If you remember back to the end of May when I was at the UKGE and camping I had a problem with my brand new Jetboil Genesis Basecamp stove.

The issue I had was that the fuel regulator didn’t attach to the stove properly. It screwed on but not enough to hold the fuel hose in place to allow the fuel to flow. As soon as you turned on the fuel the pressure broke the seal, pushing the hose away and cutting off the fuel.

Obviously once home I contacted Burton McCall (the current guardian of the Jetboil brand) and sent my Jetboil Genesis Basecamp back.

They basically swapped it for a brand new stove. That arrived at the weekend.

Naturally the first thing I did was try it out.

Guess what it has the same issue!

Is this a design problem?

The issue is that there is not enough thread on the bit that screws onto the stove to take it far enough on to hold the fuel connector in place when fuel flows.

I contacted the support people again saying the problem still exists. I gave them a choice a replacement that works or a refund.

They went the refund route.

Which I’m happy with.

However I’m disappointed that the Jetboil Genesis Basecamp has this issue.

I really like it!

It’s a great bit of design.

Yes it’s expensive. But you get everything, two burners, a five litre pot with heat exchanger, frying pan, windscreen, carry case, that you need for camping.

The quality of it all is fantastic up to the fuel regulator.

Now my much cheaper Naturehike dual burner stove just works. No issues.

The Jetboil Genesis Basecamp gets picked up today (as of writing) then I get my refund.

I like the frying pan and pot. So I’ll buy them separately. Well not the five litre pot. I’ll go for the smaller 1.5 litre pot. It’s more usable for me.

I already have a case for the Naturehike. Sadly I lose the convenience (that obviously came at a price) of everything fitting nicely into a single case. But at least this works.

I will be taking the Naturehike with me to see Nathan so we can “tailgate” or picnic during my visit.

So that is the end of the Jetboil Genesis Basecamp dream/saga. Such a shame.