OliCamp  RBS Infrared Stove System

Wow this stove burns hot. Boils water faster than any stove I have used. Boils water in a stiff wind too thanks to the radiant burner.

Ok I gave it 4 stars because I really hope and pray that this stove gets a lot more refinement and development. I believe this has the potential to be an MSR/JetBoil killer. I purchased this via REI for the listed price as OliCamp sells the stove at the moment for $25-35 less than REI. Is what it is, but for a bit more development I could justify a higher price that REI sells it for. I have yet to find an actual REI to have ANY OliCamp products on their shelves which I find highly discriminatory towards OliCamp and their level of price gouging when OliCamp sells this stove for $125.99 with free shipping. Anyways here’s my review. The stove arrived from a distribution center due to none of their products ever being in an REI store. The unit I received had horrible machining gouges in the cook pot itself. The outside of the cook pot was in fine shape and still is. If I could post photos I would. Due to liking the design as much as I do, I went and bought 80, 120, 1000 grit sand paper, heavy duty Brillo pads, and baking soda. I sanded down the surface until I could no longer feel a catch of the nail on the interior surface of the cook pot itself. Then stepped down to a Brillo pad and baking soda slurry and smoothed the surface till it was slick. Then hit it with 1000 grit sand paper and dawn dish soap with water and wet sanded to polish. Before I did all this work I did cook in it to see if it needed it, and it did due to the horrible machining gouges holding food residue. Now that the surface is smoothed and polished it shouldn’t hold food residue. What I love about this cook pot is it’s 1.5L. I don’t know of any other cook system as compact that is this large. One can cook a full box of velveeta Mac and cheese in this without worry of spillage or boil over. I love that it’s remote fueling. In cold weather it can burn solid fuel by inverting the canister. This burner though is a fuel hog I cannot lie. The machining work of the valve is wicked cool too. The valve itself though needs work. I should not be able to push down on it and it mess with the gas flow. But this seems to be a common issue with all of OliCamps valves. I love the fact that the burner and a 200-230g fuel can, CAN fit in the cook pot for storage and when packed into your pack. Absolutely phenomenal vs carrying a 100g can, especially during cold weather hiking, trekking, camping. The lid is awesome too, nice thick and stiff plastic with strainer holes. Even the handle locks into place nicely for use and storage so things don’t spill out. And the silicone pot lid grabber thing is 10x better than any other on the market. I have personally used JetBoil Java, MSR Whisper lit, OliCamp Titanium EV burner and now this one. Hands down the best by a long shot. There are so many different possibilities I see for this stove IF they are wanting to further develop it and refinements. I do believe this could be a $250 stove and be picked over all the brands and stoves every time with the proper refinements. I personally though would sell add ons for the stove rather than a complete kit. This is due to needs of the hiker and having the add ons keeps the initial cost low while leaving room for the stove system to grow with the hiker/adventurist as they grow. There is no point in breaking a persons wallet when they might not even be sure if the outdoors is for them if that makes sense. I really wish I knew the owner of OliCamp because I would be beating down their door to further develop this stove even if it meant working for free. That’s how much I believe in this stove.