Warning: My $30 Amazon stove died at 9,200 ft on Mount Whitney and a stranger's Jetboil saved my trip

Evan Garcia · 2026-09-26T01:45:03.318398+00:00

I had to ask three separate hikers for a light before someone with a working piezo let me borrow theirs at Trail Camp, and now I want to know if anyone else has had a cheap stove just quit on them above 9,000 ft or if I'm the only one who trusted the reviews too much.

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