Zelph's Stoveworks Cobalt Blue Solist

rated 4.5 of 5 stars average rating
Reviewed by 1 Trailspace user

This little stove is a solid piece of gear, well built,…

Rating: rated 4.5 of 5 stars
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $18 USD

Summary

This little stove is a solid piece of gear, well built, it's a perfect match for smaller pots and mugs.

Pros

  • Easy to light
  • Efficient burn time
  • Designed for mugs and small pots
  • Built-in pot stand

Cons

  • Mug/pot can easily be bumped off of pot stand


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The Cobalt Blue Solo is designed for 3-inch mugs/pots, it has a built-in stainless steel pot stand, low pressurized double wall burner with top rim jet holes. Inside the stove is a braided copper wick that enables easier lighting in cold temperatures, dribble a few drops of fuel on the wick and light.

The stove kit is shipped with an EZ-Fold aluminum windscreen measuring 23”x4” (can be trimmed to length and height to better fit mug/pot) with pre-punched air holes, one large paper clip for holding windscreen in place, a 1-fluid ounce plastic measuring cup and printed instruction sheet.

Average burn time- 09:20 minutes on 1oz of denatured alcohol w/windscreen, air temp 52 degrees, wind speed 10 mph

Average boil time- 07:15 minutes on 0.75 oz of denatured alcohol w/windscreen, 2-cups of water at 48 degrees, air temp 52 degrees F, wind speed 10 mph

Mug/pot- used for testing an Evernew Ti 500

Weight:

Stove 34 grams

Windscreen and Clip 22 grams

Measuring Cup 2 grams

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reviewers paid:
$18.00

The Zelph's Stoveworks Cobalt Blue Solist is not available from the stores we monitor.

where to buy:

You may be able to find it new or used at one of these sites:

- Trailspace Classifieds

- GearTrade

- eBay

- Amazon

Or check directly with Zelph's Stoveworks.

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