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Dang, $30 to save an ounce? You'd be better off to carry a half can of fuel...

What part broke and generally how did it happen? Just for information's sake--Thanks

The ring under the bottom of the pot where the 3 holes are came apart, I ended up repairing it temporarily with a sardine can lid I found next to our camp. I have no idea how that happened but luckily I had bought it in Anchorage and he replaced the pot without question.

Try storing your fuel upside down in the cup. This should also give you more room because of the the concave shape of the fuel canister.

Jet Boil sent me a cozy from their Zip line to replace the one on the Sol Ti. Great service I thought.

My jetboil broke in the same place as akmthntrs. Trying a soto now that I bought from EdT. It broke on day 1 of a 7 day Quetico trip which was a bit of a pain. Need something a bit more tough.

The white jeep dropped off the new Sol Ti and I quickly had 2 cups of ice water at a rolling boil, very impressive indeed!

Could be wrong but my initial thoughts so far is the Sol Ti is a bit on the fragile side, the valve assy has that cheap Chinese plating look (Jetboil did move production for these stoves to China from what I read). The burner looks thin and cheap as well. Definitely would not want to drop this puppy in the rocks! The cozy is cheap (they blew it there for sure). The pros are its light, fairly compact, stable and has water boiling like no other - they got that right for sure! Keep in mind lots of ultralight products are fragile, and maybe the burner/valve assy is more rugged than it looks. At least there's no pump assy to fail right?

If I were going on a week long hunt in the backcountry, especially far from home with non-resident tags I would pack the Sol Ti but maybe pack along a Soto Micro for a backup stove. The more rugged Japan made Soto Micro only weighs 2.6oz and the Jetboil mug can be made to work with it (thanks to Alaskalanche). Carry a Bic lighter or two as well.

For weekend or day trips trips I'll pack my Soto Micro/SP 600 Ti mug combo. It's more compact, lighter and a partial filled canister is all that is needed for an overnighter or two anyways. The more fuel efficient JB Sol Ti will pull the extended duty trips where fuel & weight is a concern.

MtnHtr

I stayed away from the first Jetboil I ever saw because I felt there were to many parts that seemed easy to loose and parts that looked like plastic that would break. Stubborn old goat I guess.. Still feel the same way..

I went with the SP LiteMax as it seems to be built very durable and my SP Giga Powerhas proven tough for the last 6 yrs.

Having played with a SoLTi at a local gear nerd shop myself that was my impression as well. Just a bit filmsy to be trusting it alone on a 7-10 day hunt. However I have been burned by a stove break down on a sheep hunt years ago so I am no packing 5 oz of stove (2 Sotos) on the upcoming flyout sheep hunt with my wife.

Finding a balance between lightweight and durability is always a struggle with trying to lighten up the pack and different folks draw the line at different places. I can certainly see the SoLTi being a great product, but not good enough to sell my mini jetboillette setup off just yet.

Only 18 more days until I land in sheep country with my wife in pursuit of caribou (for me) and sheep (for her).

Luke, is it the stove hardware that looks flimsy or the Ti cup/cozy, or both? Still thinking your Soto/JB cup combo would be nice, but wondering if the Zip, Sol or Sol Ti cup is the best route since I don't have any cool friends to chop a cup for me. The Zip is the cheapest and has the thickest cozy. Don't know much beyond that.

Have you had a Lite Max in your hand yet? Think you'll find it appears more durable than the the Soto. Even lighter,shorter and specs claim more efficient than the Soto.. I like mine a lot. In a 6-700 Ti mug saves a guy some room over the Jetboil too. For the amount of boils I run on a week long hunt, one 110g canister is plenty at 20-40 degrees at elevations that average between 3000- and 6500ft.. Some nights as low as sea level and just a hand full at at 7500ft plus.

Just got my Sol Ti for $95.86. Thanks MtnHtr! Of course I had to boil some water right away. I put icewater in the cup and let sit for about ten minutes and then removed the ice, leaving 500 ml. I boiled indoors at room temp and of course without wind and got a full rolling boil in 2 min and 15 seconds. My old setup (brunton canister fuel stove with snowpeak soloist Ti cup) using the same icewater setup boiled in 5 min and 40 seconds. I am completely thrilled with the boil time and overall weight reduction from the old setup. I have been following this thread with interest, and am not really concerned about the durability issues that are being discussed. Seams if packed properly in your pack (and I will probably keep the cup on for added durability) there shouldn't be an issue. I am bummed with he cozy and have sent an e-mail to Jetboil customer service requesting an upgrade. We'll see what they end up doing. Thanks for all the information posted in the thread, it has been helpful in the stove selection.

To solve the rust ring issue, you can turn the canister upside down if you carry it with the plastic valve cover. Or cut a paper towl the right size to fit under the canister.

Follow-up to original post: I sent an email to Jetboil CS right after my post, and got a response back the next morning. Today I received in the mail the cozy for the aluminum version of the SOL. I would say the cozy is somewhat better as it stays on better and I think very slightly thicker. Pretty good CS by Jetboil in my opinion. Very nice.