Jetboil was started in 2001 with a simple but powerful idea.  Frustrated with heavy vacuum bottles and clunky stoves, Jetboil founders Dwight Aspinwall and Perry Dowst set out to make outdoor and backcountry cooking easier.  They discovered that the secret to a fast and friendly design lies in increasing heat transfer efficiency.  Alternating between lab and mountains, a series of designs were subjected to intense experimental and field testing.  The result is a series of products as reliable as they are remarkable; as usable as they are unique.