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I've been using a Jetboil Zip for backpacking and short day hikes for over a year now, but it has one major flaw. It does not have simmer control. My alternative at the time was the Mini Mo, which was slightly overkill for my needs. Then Jetboil introduced the Micro Mo, which was not exactly what I was looking for. While the Micro Mo and Mini Mo both have simmer control, neither are designed to be used with anything other than Jetboil accessories, unless you use a pot stand. I do have a Jetboil pot stand for my Zip, but it doesn't help when the Zip is balls to the wall flaming hot death all the time. Granted, the Zip and Flash were designed to quickly heat water, not cook delicious meals.
Enter the Mighty Mo.
The Jetboil Might Mo is the first standalone Jetboil stove, and it just so happens to have a regulator for simmer control :hurra:
Note: I believe that REI is the only outlet that offers the Mighty Mo. I'm unsure if it is an exclusive or not, but I went ahead and paid the $50 for the stove itself.
After receiving my Mighty Mo, I was pleased at the packaging, which wasn't the typical plastic clamshell. Rather, it was a nice triangular shaped box with a display window and nice graphics and annotation all around. Inside the box was the stove itself, a carrying bag, and a Jetboil fuel stand.
I was not able to actually test the stove out until yesterday, but I did take some photos of the minimum fuel setting and maximum fuel setting.
My buddy and I tested this stove out with a GSI stainless steel cup, since my Snow Peak 450 does NOT fit on top of the burner. 600 mL and larger diameter will fit, but the 400 mL size cups will not. Total time to boil (rolling hard boil) with 600 mL of water was exactly 3:00 minutes. We tested the stove against an Amazon favorite budget stove, and the Mighty Mo blew it out of the water (as expected). We had high hopes for the Amazon stove, but it proved difficult to light, even with the included igniter. Fuel consumption was also an issue for the Amazon stove.
Here is the Amazon Etekcity Stove (around $10). The boil time for the Etekcity stove was nearly 5 minutes, and took a while to actually heat up the titanium 600 mL TOAKS cup. I think it would have been more fair to use the same cups, but time was limited and the inconsistency of the Etekcity stove was rather frustrating.
All in all, the Jetboil Mighty Mo will easily replace my Zip, and has shaved off nearly a 1/2 pound in weight.
Enter the Mighty Mo.
The Jetboil Might Mo is the first standalone Jetboil stove, and it just so happens to have a regulator for simmer control :hurra:
Note: I believe that REI is the only outlet that offers the Mighty Mo. I'm unsure if it is an exclusive or not, but I went ahead and paid the $50 for the stove itself.
After receiving my Mighty Mo, I was pleased at the packaging, which wasn't the typical plastic clamshell. Rather, it was a nice triangular shaped box with a display window and nice graphics and annotation all around. Inside the box was the stove itself, a carrying bag, and a Jetboil fuel stand.
I was not able to actually test the stove out until yesterday, but I did take some photos of the minimum fuel setting and maximum fuel setting.
My buddy and I tested this stove out with a GSI stainless steel cup, since my Snow Peak 450 does NOT fit on top of the burner. 600 mL and larger diameter will fit, but the 400 mL size cups will not. Total time to boil (rolling hard boil) with 600 mL of water was exactly 3:00 minutes. We tested the stove against an Amazon favorite budget stove, and the Mighty Mo blew it out of the water (as expected). We had high hopes for the Amazon stove, but it proved difficult to light, even with the included igniter. Fuel consumption was also an issue for the Amazon stove.
Here is the Amazon Etekcity Stove (around $10). The boil time for the Etekcity stove was nearly 5 minutes, and took a while to actually heat up the titanium 600 mL TOAKS cup. I think it would have been more fair to use the same cups, but time was limited and the inconsistency of the Etekcity stove was rather frustrating.
All in all, the Jetboil Mighty Mo will easily replace my Zip, and has shaved off nearly a 1/2 pound in weight.
