Gear review: Jetboil Genesis Basecamp System

When it comes to your morning coffee and easy cooking of simple meals in the great outdoors, you want a camp stove that gives you consistent performance and which takes up little space. The Jetboil Genesis Basecamp system is an option to consider.

What is the next best option if you don’t have an external kitchen on your camper? It should be the Jetboil Genesis Basecamp stove from JetBoil. It’s not cheap, retailing around $650 and that will turn a few of you away — but read on.

I have already taken this Genesis setup on three trips, one from the boot of the family car and twice with camper trailers and I’ll bring it on my next big trip because it’s so compact, useable and powerful.

It packs into itself with a 5L 10-inch ceramic-coated pot doubling as the main storage, and the nonstick frying pan as the storage lid. The twin gas btu burners fold onto themselves and the gas regulator fits inside too, and all of this goes in a canvas carry bag with carry handles.

All up it weighs a smidge over 4kg and once packed is 26cm tall and 18cm round — the compact design fits neatly into the back of a car or in a drawer in your trailer. The stove system also comes with an attachable windscreen for wind protection.

Using it is what you’d expect. The regulator can be a bit finicky to attach as it holds the gas bottle on an angle to promote gas flow. The dials rotate a full four turns to allow for precise control of the flames (really important for simmering) and the pot and pan are ceramic coated making cleaning a breeze.

Jetboil stoves are designed to be used with a standard propane cylinder. I have yet to use all of a gas canister (I am using a 468g Companion bottle) but JetBoil claims I should be able to boil 48L of water from it. They also claim 10,000BTU of heat output. That’s decent if not a little on the low side.

The pot has been designed with what makes JetBoil famous, its FluxRing technology that promotes even heat transfer which JetBoil claims will help get 2L of water boiling in under two minutes. I have not tested that yet, but I expect it to be realistic based on other claims I’ve verified.All in all, the Jetboil Genesis Basecamp System is a great option for any camp chef looking to enhance their outdoor cooking experience.

The JetBoil Genesis Basecamp System is currently available on A247 for $589.95.

To find out more about Jetboil's outdoor cooking range, head here.

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