User Review: Jetboil Personal Cooking System

Jetboil Personal Cooking System
Above: The current Personal Cooking System, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Rating: rated 3.5 of 5 stars

Pretty convenient, but not without flaws.

I have the Jetboil Personal Cooking System (PCS) and the Group Cooking System. They're essentially the same thing -- a PCS becomes a GCS with the addition of 1) stabilizing legs that fit under the canister; 2) a pot stabilizing device that fits on the burner; and 3) a 1.5 liter pot instead of that big mug.

Hard to beat the conveniences of the system -- quick to set up, quick to boil, packs down conveniently, not too heavy, easy to adjust the flame, integrated igniter.

However -- and this is why I give it 3.5 stars -- while I have used it successfully in warm and cool-ish weather, when I used it on a cold Columbus Day weekend in the Adirondacks, it was difficult to get started; I was worried I might not be able to get it going.

This is always a problem with canister stoves, I realize, but this wasn't winter camping, it was colder-than-usual fall camping, so I was a bit disappointed.

I won't give up on this system, but in the future, I will probably feel compelled to carry a back-up stove that can invert the canister (MSR Windpro or Snowpeak Gigapower or similar).

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Buy Online We found the Personal Cooking System at 10 online stores:

StoreProduct DescriptionPrice

Backcountry.com
Classic Personal Cooking System$99.95Buy Now

Moosejaw
Personal Cooking System$89.95Buy Now

Altrec Outdoors
Personal Cooking System$99.79Buy Now

CampSaver.com
3 purchase options:
Jetboil Flash PCS Stove Java Kit$99.95Buy Now
Jetboil PCS Stove$99.95Buy Now
Jetboil PCS Stove - Camo$99.95Buy Now

Teton Village Sports
Jetboil Personal Cooking System$99.95Buy Now

Mountain Hideaway
Stove PCS$99.95Buy Now

RockCreek
JetBoil Personal Cook System$99.95Buy Now

Gear for Adventure
Personal Cooking System (PCS)$89.00Buy Now

Tahoe Mountain Sports
Personal Cooking System with Pot Support$109.95Buy Now

US Outdoor Store
Personal Cooking Set$99.95Buy Now

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