I have the 16" lodge grill/griddle, an army issued MSR multi-fuel stove, a Camp Chef summit and a 12 year old Jet Boil.
I usually take the Jet Boil on day trips, the lodge combo and Camp Chef stove on multi day trips and the MSR for hiking.
The Jet Boil gets a ton of use though because it comes to work with me daily along with a Snowpeak French press and GSI coffee grinder. It's also been to Iraq and Afghanistan and seen frequent use there too. That little stove isn't the most compact in the world but it has more salt/miles on it than most gear I own and has never had one hiccup. (Assuming you dont let the fuel get exposed to freezing temps. Keep the canister insulated in a wet suit sleeve/wool sock or other similar item).
I do enjoy my Camp Chef too but those plastic clips are garbage and I wish the stove body was a tad thicker/more ridgid. I've been using for about a year and a half and those are my only complaints so far.
I usually take the Jet Boil on day trips, the lodge combo and Camp Chef stove on multi day trips and the MSR for hiking.
The Jet Boil gets a ton of use though because it comes to work with me daily along with a Snowpeak French press and GSI coffee grinder. It's also been to Iraq and Afghanistan and seen frequent use there too. That little stove isn't the most compact in the world but it has more salt/miles on it than most gear I own and has never had one hiccup. (Assuming you dont let the fuel get exposed to freezing temps. Keep the canister insulated in a wet suit sleeve/wool sock or other similar item).
I do enjoy my Camp Chef too but those plastic clips are garbage and I wish the stove body was a tad thicker/more ridgid. I've been using for about a year and a half and those are my only complaints so far.