Outdoor Professionals
- John Morrison, February 2005
- Last night on my way home, I happened to stop at a friend’s house for a cold beer and to make a hot cup of coffee. Now, before I go any further, let me tell you that this house is currently occupied by two botanists, one herpetologist, one geologist, and two BLM wildland firefighters. All of these guys – like myself – rack up some serious field time on, and off, the job. In short, the kind of guys that live off their gear. Upon firing up the Jetboil, everyone was really impressed with the fact that everything nests inside the cup, and even more impressed with the extremely rapid – to say the very least – boil time. Then, of course, everyone had to break out the stove setup they’d been using and compare for weight, burn time, etc. Having impressed the crowd, I then proceeded to break out the coffee press. That did it, even the guy who wasn’t quite happy about the weight (he currently uses a homemade teeny-tiny alcohol burner) was sold. Today, four of these guys came home with new Jetboils. The other two are waiting until payday!
