Jetboil Stash Backpacking Stove Review
The Jetboil Stash (7.1 oz) is the lightest weight integrated backpacking stove system that the Jetboil makes. It includes a cookpot with a handle and lid, a stove with an integrated pot stand, and a fuel canister stabilizer to form a very compact unit that is easy to pack. In addition, the stove and cookpot are optimized for use together. This is the advantage of using an engineered and integrated system from a single manufacturer instead of assembling one with components from multiple vendors. But the appeal of the Stash stems from its all-inclusive nature and low weight, which are more important for many solo lightweight backpackers than boiling times or cookpot volume.
Specs at a Glance
- Mfg Weight: 7.1 oz / 201g
- Actual Minimal Weight (pot w/lid, stove w/stand) = 7.2 oz/ 204g
- Actual Recommended Weight (pot w/lid, stove w/stand, canister stabilizer) = 8.1 oz/ 230g
- Type: Canister Stove (Isobutane fuel)
- 16 oz / 0.5L boil time: 2 minutes 30 seconds
- Pot liquid capacity: 27 fluid oz / 0.8 liters
- Stove BTU: 4500
- Piezo lighter: No
- Pot cozy (insulation): No
- Regulator: No
The Jetboil Stash is a tightly integrated backpacking stove system designed for a single person to boil water for making hot drinks or rehydrating backpacking meals. It’s designed for use with a small 100-110g fuel canister and is sufficient to boil approximately 10-12 liters of water. However, the actual performance will vary based on the starting water temperature, ambient air temperature, and wind speed. The stove is lower powered compared to Jetboil’s other stove systems and best used for three-season backpacking where fast boiling times and higher-powered snow melting aren’t required. It does not include an ignition source, a cozy pot, or a pressure regulator, available on some of Jetboil’s other stove systems.
| Make / Model | Volume (L) | Weight | Stove BTU | Boil Time (m,s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jetboil Flash | 1.0 | 13.1 oz | 9000 | 1:40 | 16 oz |
| Jetboil Stash | 0.8 | 7.1 oz | 4500 | 2:30 | 16 oz |
| Jetboil Zip | 0.8 | 12 oz | 4500 | 2:30 |16 oz |
| Jetboil MicroMo | 0.8 | 12 oz | 6000 | 2:15 | 16 oz |
| Jetboil MiniMo | 1.0 | 14.4 oz | 6000 | 2:15 | 16 oz |
| Jetboil Sumo | 1.8 | 16 oz | 6000 | 4:15 | 32 oz |
Stash Components
The Jetboil Stash comes with:
- Cookpot with a folding handle and pot lid (146g)
- Stove with an integrated pot stand (58g) and cloth carry sack (6g)
- Fuel canister stabilizer (26g)
- Empty demonstration canister that helps illustrate how to pack the stove system
Cook Pot
The cookpot is made with anodized aluminum with a folding, silicone insulated handle that locks in place when used or when packed. The insulated handle is an upgrade from the cloth pot handles included on Jetboils other units and is much easier to use. The cookpot has liquid measurements embossed on the inside and outside of the pot in ounces and milliliters with a maximum capacity of 27 ounces; although you don’t want to fill the pot with more than 16 oz / 500 milliliters to prevent boilovers. The cookpot also has aluminum flux ring heat exchange coils welded to the bottom like those found on Jetboil’s other integrated stove units. This helps retain heat and provides about a 10-20% efficiency boost but provides very little wind resistance.
The pot lid is plastic and is designed to lock onto the top of the pot, but is still fairly loose. It has a pour spout and an air hole to help release pressure and prevent boilovers. When packed, a small fuel canister hangs upside down from the pot lid and is held in place by small plastic tabs, while the pot handle folds over the top of the lid to help keep the unit sealed. It’s a clever way to pack a cookpot that is shorter than Jetboil’s taller cylindrical cookpots but is more difficult to pack in the external pockets on a backpack because it is wider.
Stash Stove
The Stash Stove has a three-pronged stove stand integrated into the burner head that folds away compactly for easy packing. The stove puts out 4500 BTU and is one of the least powerful stoves that Jetboil makes, but it is perfectly adequate for boiling up to 16 oz of water in 2 minutes and 30 seconds (on average). You can simmer with the Stash stove if you carefully adjust the flame height, but it’s apt to flicker out unless you watch it carefully.
There are cutouts on the stove stand arms designed to hold the Fluxring on the bottom of the cookpot and keep the burner head at an optimal distance from the bottom of the pot so the heat is concentrated in its center: too close or too far away and you lose efficiency. While you could substitute another pot for the one included with the Stash, you’d be shooting yourself in the foot because the stove is optimized and purpose-built for the Stash pot.
You will need a lighter, matches, or a sparker to light the Stash stove which does not include an ignition source. The stove is also not pressure regulated, which means that the flame size will diminish and the boil time with increase as the gas in the fuel canister is used up. The stove comes with a small cloth carry sack, which can help reduce the noise the stove makes inside the cookpot when packed and carried, but it’s not essential and most people won’t carry it.
Fuel Canister Stabilizer
The last important component of the Stash system is a folding fuel canister stabilizer, which you may be tempted to discard to save weight and make more space in the cookpot. My advice is to keep it and use it. The Stash, like Jetboil’s other stove systems, is pretty tippy, particularly when used with the small size fuel canisters it is designed around, and using the stabilizer will help reduce accidental tip-overs. I used to discard these fuel stabilizers myself, but now make a point of carrying and using them with canister stoves after watching one too many dinners spill onto the ground.
Jetboil doesn’t include the fuel canister stabilizer in their 7.1 oz weight calculation for The Stash, which is curious since they go to the trouble of including one. I chalk that one up to “marketing optics” to make the stove system appear lighter weight.
Packability
The Jetboil Stash Stove is compatible with small 100-110g Isobutane gas canisters from other manufacturers, despite what Jetboil claims in their product documentation. I’ve used it with 110g fuel canisters from MSR and Snow Peak without any issues and it will work with any fuel canister that has an industry-standard screw-on Lindal adapter.
The Stash is designed so you can fit a 100-110g fuel canister inside the pot along with the Stash Stove, the fuel canister stabilizer, and a small lighter. This makes it much easier to keep track of all the components and I consider this level of packability to be a must-have in a stove system, including ones that you assemble with components from multiple manufacturers.
When packing the Jetboil Stash, the fuel canister snaps into tabs on the underside of the pot lid and is positioned off-center to one side of the pot. The fuel canister stabilizer is placed on the bottom of the pot and the stove is inserted opposite the canister in the remaining space. The lid is closed over all of the components and the insulated handle is folded over the lid, locking everything in place. It’s a neat little system that doesn’t rattle.
But when it comes to packing the stove in a backpack, you may find that the short squat form factor of the Jetboil pot is too wide or ungainly to pack in any of the external pockets of your backpack and must be packed into the main compartment where there’s more room. I hate doing that because my cookpot is usually still wet from making coffee or tea in the morning and I don’t want it to drip on my dry gear. That’s one of the downsides of the Jetboil Stash shape, which is a departure from Jetboil’s more cylindrical stove systems.
Beyond the Hype
The Jetboil Stash is a great advance in terms of reduced weight compared to the other stove systems in the Jetboil product line. But it’s quite an expensive stove system for boiling two cups of water when you consider that it comes with a low-powered stove that does not have a pressure regulator or a piezo igniter, that can’t simmer reliably, and has very little, if any, wind resistance. Jetboil is making a huge profit on some pretty low-cost, low-function components when you can do much better for less money.
For example, here are two alternative lightweight cook systems that will fit a small 100g-110g fuel canister and a stove and cost and weigh considerably less than the Jetboil Stash.
Budget Stove System: weight 4.6 oz / 128 g
This budget stove system includes BRS 3000T canister stove (9200 BTU) with a folding pot stand and a Toaks Light 650ml Titanium Pot with lid and folding handles that can hold a 110g fuel canister and stove. At 4.6 ounces, it’s lighter weight and less than half the price of the Jetboil Stash.
Premium Stove System: weight 6.7 oz (190g)
This premium alternative includes a Soto Windmaster Stove (11,000 BTU) with a wind-resistant burner head, a pot stand, a pressure regulator, and a reliable built-in piezo igniter (weight 3.1 oz) and a Toaks Titanium 750 ml cookpot (weight 3.6 oz) with lid and folding handles that can fit a 110g fuel canister and the stove when packed. The Windmaster is a much better stove than the one included in the Jetboil Stash by leaps and bounds. The (8,200 BTU) MSR Pocket Rocket 2 (weight 2.5 oz) would also be a good stove. It’s also very high quality, comes with an attached folding pot stand, but lacks the piezo, regulator, and windproof burner head of the Windmaster.
Recommendation
The Jetboil Stash is an all-in-one cook system designed for solo hikers that is best used in three-season weather to boil water for rehydrating backpacking meals and making hot drinks. While it is lighter weight than any of Jetboil’s other cook systems, it’s way overpriced when you compare it with other best-of-breed components, especially stoves. That said, we think it will appeal to new or occasional backpackers who want to buy a lightweight stove system from a trusted brand like Jetboil without doing much research.
If you want an all-in-one cook system from a single manufacturer, you’ll have a hard time getting one that’s lighter weight than the Jetboil Stash. That alone is noteworthy. But we think you’ll get a lot more value and flexibility by assembling your own cook system with components from other companies. We provide two examples above.
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I was fooled by the cleverness of the design and the Stash’s kightweight, but I after using it on a few trips, i agree with you. Its way overpriced, the wind resistence is crappy, and its hard to pack. Keep on keeping it real Philip! Love your thoughtful reviews. They are so educational.
Nice to see JetBoil doing a lighter weight setup since they are so popular with new or occasional backpackers. Always felt they were way too heavy for what you supposedly gained. Personally, I’d recommend the Soto Amicus Cook Set Combo, only slightly heavier, but you get a cup as part of the kit, so probably about the same total weight since most people bring a cup. Much better stove and the whole combo is about a third of the cost ($46) of a JetBoil. Still, I prefer to put together my own setup using the excellent Soto WindMaster, with different pot sizes for backpacking solo or not.
Also, Soto does do a one pot and stove package, it’s the Soto New River Pot with Amicus stove. It’s in the +4 oz weight range, but it’s about $10 more than the Amicus Cook Set Combo. Some people might prefer this because they like their insulated mug vs the cup in the Combo Set. Again, a complete package from one brand.
I briefly glanced at the Stash when it first came out, but it wasn’t impressive enough to make me want to buy it (right now, I’m happily using the MicroMo, at about 12 ounces.) What you give up is the pot cozy (which actually does keep food warm, if like me you prefer to rehydrate in the pot and eat from the pot; doing so also eliminates a wet, slimy, smelly piece of trash), the regulated stove, and the spare cup (which is marginally worthless anyhow, and I may start leaving it behind.)
I’m also looking at an alternative: the Snow Peak Gigapower 2.0 and the Snow Peak Trek 700ml titanium pot. Together, they cost right at $100 and do pretty much everything the Stash does (except have heating fins and a canister stabilizer) plus has an auto-igniter. This setup compares favorably to the MicroMo and at 8 ounces (same as Stash) weighs about 4 ounces less than than the MicroMo, but lacks the cup, stabilizer, and pot cozy. Add a Snow Peak 450ml titanium mug, the JetBoil stabilizer, and a $15 AnitGravityGear Trek 700 pot cozy (which works even better than the Jetboil cozy), and you’re up to 12 ounces, the same weight as the MicroMo set.
I haven’t yet decided whether I like the MicroMo or Snow Peak setup better – pretty much a toss-up right now. I probably won’t make a decision until I’ve used both over the summer. The point is: there are much better choices than the Stash.
How does the Soto Windmaster compare to the MSR Pocket Rocket 2, which seems to be very popular among thru-hikers?
Both are very good stoves. Very high quality. the major difference is that the pocket rocket 2 has an attached, folding stove stand but no piezo lighter or pressure regulator. It also does not have a wind-resistant burner head like the windmaster (which is a pretty spectacular innovation). Poor wind resistance is the number 1 reason (well a main one) for poor fuel economization.
You should always bring a second source of lighting a stove. Last fall my Jet boil piezo lighter and Bic lighter got soaked when I fell off a log in the dark. Neither has worked since, I am glad I had another Bic and matches in a plastic bag stashed in with my spare clothes.
Thank you for your honest review and informed insight. I’ll admit I was tempted when this system came out last year, and I’m sure it will sell well, even amoung thru hikers, who should know better. But I’m keeping my Windmaster.
On a 6 day trip to Sequoia I used one and a third small canisters with my BRS while my son and his girlfriend used less than one canister between the two of them with their Stash. We were all eating about the type of food. This illustrates how efficient the heat exchanger pot is compared to a BRS setup.
Sorry – I’m not convinced. There are lots of other explanations. Such as: starting water temperature, pot material use and thickness, wind speed and the use of a wind protection or not be it a natural windbreak or a man-made one, distance between stove and pot, pot shape, amount of fuel burner (turning your stove down very low is much more efficient than when turned way up high).
Not really…he says the stoves were used in the same conditions on the same trip in the same way…sure it is anecdotal but there are far less variables than you imply. Did you test the fuel efficiency? If not then you are just waffling. I have seen the JetBoil Stash and the MSR PR2 Mini Stove Kit, its obvious competitor, in a head to head test in still 3C weather heating water at 6C to boiling. They both took around 4.5 mins. The Stash was only 10secs slower and used about half the fuel (7g vs 13g). While I agree with your general conclusion that the pricing seems high, JetBoil clearly made this to be a fuel efficient setup. They did not choose a low power stove for no reason and I think you missed the point. The BRS is known for being cheap, light and (dangerously imo) small but it is also know for being temperamental and completely unusable if there is any wind and is very inefficient…amongst the worst for canister stoves apparently…not to mention occasionally melting. I get the appeal. It is much better than it should be but personally I wouldn’t recommend the BRS3000T. Obviously, tests are tests, ymmv and fuel efficiency doesn’t always matter on shorter trips. However, given that fuel efficiency is a JetBoil thing…they are generally at the top in any comparison….your review and these comments seem overly dismissive of that aspect.
If you care about fuel economy, you’ll add a windscreen to your canister stove system.
Flat Cat Gear sells one that is compatible with many canister stoves.
https://www.flatcatgear.com/ocelet/ocelot-windscreens/
No you would not. You would chose a sheltered spot. Windshields are not generally recommended for use with canister stoves since they can cause the canister to overheat and explode if used incorrectly. Possibly an abundance of caution but I’m sure it has happened.
Fuel economy is intrinsic to the stove system. Some stove designs fare better as the wind increases but any of this kind of stove perform their best with no wind. You will not improve the stove’s basic fuel economy by sheltering it but you will only get a stove’s best fuel economy if you do shelter it. You can see that from the graphs Fat Cat publishes. The fuel consumption is the same when there is no wind. The Fat Cat apparatus just improves the wind performance.
The Fat Cat is essentially a stove modification and not a simple wind shield. It is a geeky thing, fun for those who have fun with such things. I like it just because of its geekiness. Most would not because it is fiddly, bulky and adds quite a bit of cost and weight relative to the stove ($32 and 6oz to a BRS 3000T which sort of defeats the purpose of buying a cheap stove of dubious quality) . I don’t doubt you could improve the Stash’s wind performance with the same kind of apparatus so I really don’t think it is relevant.
We had the same number of boils, but there was two of them so they boiled more water, probably close to twice the volume. And yet they used less fuel. I don’t think the Stash stove is anything special, but the Stash pot has the heat exchanger which also acts a bit like a wind screen, and I think that explains the fuel efficiency. I love my BRS and Toaks 650 ml pot, so I won’t be switching to the Stash anytime soon. But I think I might add a wind screen to my BRS setup to improve the efficiency.
Interesting that JetBoil makes this in a crowded market for mini canister burners. I’ve had my folding Brunton CRUX canister burner for over 10 years and like its wide burner to avoid hot spots.
To its credit the JB burner appears wide also.
It’s actually not that crowded. I think Jetboil did this to jump on the ultralight bandwagon and prevent people from buying cheaper stove/pots like the ones I describe. if you’re not aware of the options, it’s easy to take the bait, especially if you’re an occasional backpacker/camper.
I have used the BRS Toaks combo that Philip used as a budget example for a few years now and have had absolutely no problems. Weight and cost were deciding factors. I gave my MiniMo to my daughter who is a car camper and she loves it, but too much weight for me to carry. JetBoil is great for occasional campers but not for serious backpacking.
FYI – in my testing, the BRS 3000 works well up to about a 2 mph wind after that, fuel efficiency drops like a rock. How much is a 2 mph wind? Basically, if a BIC lighter blows out, you are above 2 mph. My 2 cents.
Jon – you are the only person I trust when it comes to testing the fuel efficiency of canister stoves in a wind tunnel.
How does the fuel efficiency of the BRS3000T improve when it is used with the Ocelot windscreen compared to the Jetboil Stash stove without one (since you don’t make one for the Stash)?
Jon sells an Ocelot windscreen for the BRS3000T for $32.50.
https://www.flatcatgear.com/shop/ocelot-brs/
IMO, here is the basic problem with the BRS 3000. In calm conditions and low burn rates it is an OK stove. I can get it to boil 500 ml of 20 C water using around 6-7 grams of fuel. The fundemental problem is that as an unregulated stove, you can jack the burn rate up and you can consume 3X the amount of fuel. So the stove requires some skill to get good fuel efficiency and it is not very forgiving.
The second problem with the stove is that the burner is so far away from the bottom of the pot that it is hyper sensative to the wind. Above 2 mph, the BRS 3000 really won’t boil water. With an Ocelot windscreen, I was able to get the BRS to boil 500 ml of 20 C water using 10 grams of fuel at 3,5 mph winds. A windscreen will turn a poorly designed stove into a better one. The BRS 3000 with a windscreen will out perform a Soto WindMaster without a windscreen, but not by much. Does that help?
Yes, we do make an Ocelot version for the Stash: https://youtu.be/gxOYtIRz1NI
It works up to 10 mph. That being said, it seems silly to spend an extra $25 on a system that you already spent $130. The design will not work with many other stoves and has to be made of titanium.
A 3 gram titanium windscreen for $25? No wonder titanium-hulled subs cost a billion dollars!
As a % of cost and in practical use, it makes far more sense than the BRS model imo. You should promote and talk it up more. Get Philip to review it! People who have money to buy Jetboils are not necessarily looking at price. They are far more likely to want the best. If it is as easy use and store as it looks, more than doubling the wind performace for $25 seems like a good deal to me. People that buy $16 BRS stoves do so either because it is very cheap or because it is very small and lightweight. Adding a Flat Cat apparatus enhances none of those aspects so that’s a much harder sell imo.
@T Let’s be very clear. Ocelot Windscreens are a way to make a bad stove (BRS) better and a good stove great. It was intended for people who had already purchased the stove and would like to get better performance out of it. I would never advocate for a user to buy a BRS & an Ocelot to get better performance, buy a better stove first (Soto or Pocket Rocket).
So, I have done extensive testing on several canister topped stoves including the Stash, Soto WindMaster, Pocket Rocket Deluxe, BRS 3000 and more. The JetBoil Stash in apples to apples comparision has very good fuel efficiency: Boils 500 ml of 20C water using about 5.0 grams of fuel. It is slightly better than the Soto WindMaster and Pocket Rocket Deluxe, however; this is all due to the HX pot.
Now that being said, the JetBoil Stash performance in the wind is fairly poor. You get good fuel efficiency up to about 4 mph wind. Above that, the performance basically falls off a cliff, boiling times at 5 mph are in excess of 20 minutes and uses at least 5X the amount of fuel. This is where the Soto WindMaster and Pocket Rocket Deluxe shine. In the wind, fuel consumption will go up, but you will be able to boil water.
Full disclosure here, I do manufacture windscreens for canister topped stove. My statements above are for canister topped stove as the manufacture intended people to use them. My intent is to pass on information for people to make intellegent choices. The JetBoil Stash is the probably the most fuel efficient stove system up to about 4 mph. If that meets your needs, then it is expensive, but a nice compact system. My 2 cents.
Another BRS3000t user here. I have had no problems with the stove and really like its packability. Im not that concerned about fuel efficiency to be honest since I go on pretty short trips…couple of nights out. I only boil water with it and its worked fine. hadnt known about the Ocelot windscreen. Thanks for mentioning it Philip.
Where did you get the “10 to 20 %” efficiency boost for the flux ring? I seem to recall a number closer 50%. With the overall weight in the ultralight range I liked the idea of not needing to hunt down fuel while thru hiking on the CDT. Also I carry one of those gadgets that allow me to refill my canister from all those partially used ones left in the hiker boxes at hostels.
Never hear that! Jon also discusses it on his website, but you have to be very careful is how you throw any of these numbers around because it depends on all of the factors described above in addition to the conductivity of the metal being heated (fuel, stove distance, wind speed, etc). The basic effect of a flux ring is to increase the surface area of the pot. I wouldn’t be surprised if you get a similar effect by putting a disc of metal under a pot when cooking with a lot less welding.
I used a Stash on my thru. Seemed pretty light and was a simple decision. I used Phils previously issued advice to turn down the heat for fuel economy, Did experience some performance loss towards a can being empty, so a pressure regulator would be nice. Used about 7-8 cans in 4.6 months on the AT. My impression was that was less than average. 12oz of coffee in the morning and about hat or a little more of water for dinner. In October I started sleeping with the water I intended to use for coffee. Definitely a noticeable difference, but would be true for any system.
Jon, it sounds like you’re saying that most people never need anything for normal camping in a reasonablywind protected csmpsite anyway in which the BRS300t is perfectly sufficient but that you can make it a much higher quality stove at 4 mph with an ocelot windscreen at which the Jetboil sucks wind literally and fails.
Here is my perspective (as cynical as it may seem). A huge majority of backpackers prefer canister topped stoves because, they are cheap, they are light, and they take up little space. A large majority of backpackers take weekend trips that last just over the weekend. In many cases, fuel efficiency doesn’t matter to them. How many boils do you need to do over a weekend?
Many of my trips are (with my wife) in the Eastern Sierra, and often above tree line. Usually, I go for 4-10 days and usually don’t have access to re-supplies. Normally, I use a Kovea Spider with a full windscreen to optimize fuel efficiency.
I tackled a windscreen design for the BRS 3000 because its wind performance was so very bad. Even the general population that I mentioned in the first paragraph had problems with the BRS3000. The primary goal for developing the Ocelot system was to bail out the thousands of BRS users out there and to give them a way to salvage their cooking system when the winds begin to blow. Does that help?
You didn’t answer either half of my question, but I still find your answer interesting, if not deliberatly vague.
“Jon, it sounds like you’re saying that most people never need anything for normal camping in a reasonably wind protected campsite anyway in which the BRS300t is perfectly sufficient”
I do not agree with this statement. Look at various reviews and blogs; the BRS underperforms in normal camping situations. It has difficulties boiling water in a 2 mph wind, that’s barely a breeze! The reason that it is so popular is that people are willing to live with it because it was so darn cheap. Virtually any windscreen will improve the performance of the BRS.
So none of this huge thread about stove efficiency matter to the majority of backpackers. What a waste of time. Seems like the BRS3000t is a pretty good budget recommendstion to me! Judging by tbe reviews on amazon, seems like it work well enough!
While I agree one could put together a comparable system for less, it does have an advantage over any other system specific for my needs. I like to use alcohol, and the Stash pot is the exact pot I’ve been looking for for years, due to it’s ideal size, dimensions, and heat exchanger. I have previously used the Olicamp XTS pot, which is great, but quite heavy and bigger than I need. There is an UL Sterno Infero pot (VERY cheap) but it isn’t big enough for me to cook in. The Stash pot is substantially lighter than the Olicamp and just the right size to boil two cups of water with food. I put the pot in a pot cozy and let it set til done (not a fan of FBC). The heat exchanger is critical for my system because my DIY pot stand is a cylinder of Aluminum flashing with air intake holes on the bottom (none on the top). The bottom of the heat exchanger sets on the stand so all the heat is directed through the exchanger for max efficiency and power. This stand also acts as a wind shield so it performs fine in cold and wind. My stove is a DIY eCHS (9 g). I cooked a meal the other day with below freezing temps and strong winds. 20 mL of methanol was enough fuel to bring it to full boil and keep the food boiling for one minute. Of course I also have the option of using the gas burner (if I need or want to use that), but with gas I expect performance in cold and wind to be compromised over alcohol. I also did a more controlled water boil test to get reliable specs for the alcohol system.
Ambient conditions were 48 F and no wind. I heated 473 g (2 cups) of water from 68 F to 212 F in 3:45 with 15 mL methanol (yellow HEET). After boil, the stove continued burning for 30 seconds, til 4:15. This comes out to about 10.5 g of fuel to boil 2 cups of room temp water in 3:45.
The review is objective and detailed, and most commenters seem to prefer other stoves. My perspective is from someone who did guided backpacking trips for many years before my wife and I started backpacking on our own in the Sierras several years ago. On the first few trips we took food we prepared at home, but finally decided that we wanted to have hot dinners. Based on another review, we bought the Stash and used it for the first time last summer on a trip into the Hoover Wilderness.
We were astounded at how fast it boiled water. The amount of water it boils is perfect for pouring into a packet of dehydrated trail dinner. The result was that we did not have to wait long to have our dinner. While it does not fit into an exterior backpack pocket, that was not a problem. Even though I carry our tent, there was plenty of room in my pack for the Stash. Plus, I’m non-technical, so the simplicity of the Stash appeals to me.
To maximize trail time, we don’t eat hot meals for breakfast or lunch, and don’t drink coffee while backpacking, so we pack up the Stash after dinner. That means we don’t have to dry it off after breakfast. Overall, in return for the convenience, low weight and small size, we think the price is reasonable, even on our retirement budget.