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Jetboil Sumo Cooking System

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The Jetboil Sumo™ cooking system incorporates the all-weather Sol™ burner with the large-volume Sumo companion cup to meet your group cooking needs on backcountry trips.

Includes a 1.8 liter aluminum FluxRing® cooking cup that is large enough to melt snow or make a meal for a small group
Weighing in at 1 lb., the cooking system can easily be carried along on backpacking trips
Burner features a fuel regulator that maintains consistent flow of gas down to 20°F, making the system suitable for 4-season use
Same as the original Jetboil, the stove burner and cooking cup twist together to create a single convenient cooking system; disconnect the burner and cooking cup for storage
Adjustable-flame burner is housed in a windscreen, reducing heat loss when a breeze blows through
Push-button piezo igniter sparks the stove to life quickly and easily
Drink-through lid features a pour spout and strainer holes
Sumo cup is large enough to stow a 100g or 230g Jetpower fuel canister (not included) and the Sol burner base with room to spare
Bottom cover unsnaps from the cooking cup to double as a measuring cup or bowl; measuring cup comes in handy when preparing meals and hot drinks
Insulating cozy on the cooking cup helps keep your food warm; hold the cup by the secure strap when drinking and pouring
Includes a pot support and a fuel stabilizer tripod for use when cooking with pots and pans (sold separately); stabilizer tripod clips onto fuel canister
Please note: 1 lb. weight specification does not include the weight of the pot support, fuel stabilizer and measuring cup
Sumo cooking system is compatible with the Jetboil Utensil kit, Hanging kit and frypan (sold separately); additional Sumo companion cups can be purchased separately
Due to flammable item shipping restrictions, we cannot sell fuel canisters online; they are available at REI retail stores

Please note: We cannot ship fuel-burning products to addresses in Japan or South Korea.

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Jetboil Sumo Cooking System Customer Reviews

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Jetboil Sumo Cooking System

4.3

(based on 6 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Easy to clean (5)
Easy to light (4)
Good power output (4)
Lightweight (4)
Stable (4)

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking (5)

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May

2013

5.0

Awesome for groups

By Obstacle Racer

from Phoenix, AZ

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Pros

Compact
Easy To Clean
Easy to Light
Lightweight
Powerful
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Jetboil Sumo Cooking System:

I use this thing if I am going out and cooking for more than just me. We cooked for four recently in this guy. For the weight and the speed at which it boils water, you can not beat it. I watched my friends try to cook for one or two and it took them twice as long with their little burners and camp pots.

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May

2013

4.0

Love Sumo, but not all parts are durable

By Arizona Kathy

from Northern Arizona

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Compact
Easy To Clean
Easy to Light
Lightweight
Powerful
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Hiking

Comments about Jetboil Sumo Cooking System:

We used the Sumo on our backpacking trip to Havasupai. We loved the size of the stove as we could cook for two at one time. After 4 days and being very careful with new gear the bottom burner protector/bowl cracked and is no longer useful. Needs to be designed to be more durable!! Hope there is a replacement out there as we used it as one of our cups/bowls.

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Aug

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Stove!

By Kent Carter

from Torrance, Ca

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Pros

Compact
Easy To Clean
Easy to Light
Lightweight
Powerful
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Hiking

Comments about Jetboil Sumo Cooking System:

Just got back from hiking to the bottom of the Grand Canyon to Havasupai for 5 Days. Used the stove for breakfast and dinners for 6 people. Heats water very fast, and conserves fuel. Not knowing we brought 3 extra canisters of fuel and only used one (230 gram). The lighter worked great everytime. During a strong (very strong) wind storm one night the flame did blow out but didn't pose any real problems, we just screened it and hit the lighter button again.

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Jul

2012

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Very Good, but...

By Ed Compean

from Ventura, CA and Nairobi, Kenya

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Pros

Easy To Clean
Easy to Light
Powerful

Cons

Poor temperature control

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Jetboil Sumo Cooking System:

Just back from 12 days in the John Muir Trail with the Sumo. We took a chance and brought one stove for four people and were not disappointed. This is an excellent stove with only a few small problems.

First, the plastic bottom breaks easily. With a few small adjustments the bottom could probably even double as a cup or bowl, but it was not really usable for anything, especially after breaking.

Second, the balancing act of the pot on the stove (involves lining up some small knobs) is not intuitive. It is a little goofy, but once over the learning curve it got better. At first, getting the pot off the burner was complicated, and never got easy, but it eventually went much smoother.

Finally on the negative side, this stove does not simmer, so when cooking (not just bringing to a boil) be careful not to bubble things over the top and make a mess.

For positive, the Sumo sips fuel like it is heavy and expensive. The 230 size fuel bottles lasted about three days each. At each meal (breakfast and dinner) we probably brought three 1.8-liter pots to a boil, plus probably another two pots per-day for cleaning (us and our cups). Most of our camping was above 9,000ft, some of it above 10,000. All the water was from snow melt creeks. So I think this is really impressive.

While we were at the edge of what I consider reasonable, the Sumo performed well for four people and I would not have added a second stove. One big Sumo among four is lighter than two people with almost any other combination outside of a cat can situation.

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Jun

2012

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

First trip feedback

By Family Camping

from Pleasanton, CA

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Pros

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Jetboil Sumo Cooking System:

I had the original Jetboil PCS, but needed a bigger cup for group cooking. Like the previous reviewer I did find the flame would go out on the lower setting (I was camping on the coast and breezy, but not high wind).

Also the burner design is much different that the original PCS and seems more efficient/better flame.

When I did increase the flame it stayed lit, just had to pay more attention to what I was cooking.

With the fry pan adapter (included) a msr 7.25" fry pan was very stable. It had grooved bottom so didn't move at all.

Boiled water as advertised and when lid is properly seated it works well (didn't try straining, just pouring).

Boiled food pouches and no problems, the larger cup held several packets without a problem.

Unlocking the cup from the burner seemed to be a bit of a challenge. Trying to unlock the metal wind guard would "gap" from the orange plastic. It didn't break, but since there is only 3 attachments it will gap.

This seems like something that should be addressed in a design change as this would be something that will break or unclip.

Overall it did want I needed on this first outing.

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May

2012

(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Awesome Stove

By Mr Adventurous

from Imperial Beach, CA

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Pros

Easy To Clean
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Poor temperature control

Best Uses

Car Camping

Comments about Jetboil Sumo Cooking System:

I took this on a three week car camping trip. This stove was awesome. It was a little bit too big for two people but the other models are too small. My only problems with this was the "wind screen" was not enough to keep the flame from blowing out when trying to boil noodles at a low enough temperature that they wouldn't boil over, which was almost impossible to attain in the first place. Also, I recommend that you buy at least the 230g fuel canister if not the 450g canister. I got the 100g can and it only lasted about three days. All I cooked was dinner each night and hot cocoa once. It's a big cup and uses a bit of fuel to boil water. Maybe if the wind hadn't been blowing the flame out while I was cooking the fuel would've lasted a little longer but I seriously doubt it would've been any more than maybe one more meal. But then again I was boiling noodles for six to eight minutes, not just boiling water and pouring it one of the quick easy freeze-dried backpacking meals. If I would've been making those every night I would've probably went about a week on one 100g fuel can.