A new trail boy toy.
You aren't a girly man - you're smart!
When it crashed onto the scene in 2004 the TurboBoil Mach4 CookSystem looked majorly major.
Fuel-efficient, wind-resistant, trendy, costing less than a pair of snow tires, it took every backpacker's attention off that nasty hiking stuff and kept it stuck on salesroom shelves.
The TurboBoil Mach4 was a huge step toward hot soup anywhere. Before that, too many hikers wasted precious hours hacking at beer cans only to get feeble alcohol stoves that could barely warm up a dish of cat food.
But all too soon the TurboBoil Mach4 itself became dated. There was that whole retro "fossil fuel", 20th-century aspect. And all those half-empty fuel canisters in the closet. And so on.
Well, backpacking stoves have now hit the bigtime.
Ta Da!
Today Hazbro, maker of the revolutionary EZ-Bake Oven, has entered the backpacking stove market. You heard it right, folks. As of today, Hazbro is on our side, with a new backcountry cooker.
Now you can look anyone in the eye and say with pride, "I hike like a girl." Because you can have tasty hot meals wherever, whenever, without burning lunch, your beard, or anything else. And how many of your friends can say that with a straight face?
The EZ-Bake goes anywhere a TurboBoil, SnowPoke, or SRM WhiskerLite can go. And because it's all electric you don't need old-style fuel. Of any kind!
Fumble-fingered? No problemo. Without flames you have zero chance of setting even one national park on fire.
Can't cook? Another non-issue. Just take along a supply of HikrChow PreMix Food-Paks, add water, heat, and swallow. As often as you want.
Practically completely bug-free!
Each PreMix Food-Pak is safely sealed off from air, sunlight, bugs, rats, mice, toads, bush weasels, flies, and basically anything with an appetite. Except you! And your friends!
And if you're shy about carrying bags of batteries, just pony up a few extra bucks for a couple of ChargeMor Batry Paks. Fit one Batry Pak on each knee and store up those kilozots as you hike. When you're set to cook, simply plug one into your EZ-Bake and have at it.
OK, you're more traditional? Bring a few EZ-Cellz Baker Batrys, alkaline or lithium. Your choice. They work just fine.
Wet it! Heat it! Eat it!
Want toast? Use the optional EZ-Broylr attachment.
Bowl of hot soup? Use the optional LektriKoyl heating unit up top. Hot drinks are ready almost as fast as you can pour water.
And though the standard EZ-Bake is only cupcake-sized, it is quick. Really quick. Especially with Hazbro's HikrChow PreMix Food-Paks. Wet it, heat it, eat it. That's what we say.
You can have a whole basket of baked goodies before you know it. Great for entertaining.
Colors? The EZ-Bake Oven comes in SnowWhite, PrettyPink, or AmmoKammo, with or without sparkles.
Technical details:
- Size: 4x4x6 inches / 10x10x15 cm
- Weight: 6 oz. / 170 g (without batteries)
- Suggested retail: $19.95
- ChargeMor Batry Pak (each): 7 lb / 3.18 kg, 9x11.5x4 in / 23x29x10cm, 75.32 volts, 10 amps, $187.59
- EZ-Cellz Baker Batrys (each): 12 lb / 5.5 kg, 75.32 volts, 10 amps, $71.64
- EZ-Broylr: 4 lb / 1.8 kg, $187.43
- LektriKoyl: 1.5 lb / 0.7 kg, $93.26
HikrChow PreMix Food-Paks
- Fudgie ChocoLike Chip Cookie Circles
- SuprSugry ChocoLike Brownie Puddles
- Hot-N-Sweet Sugry Pretzl Chews
- GoopyChoco Snackie Pies
- Mak-N-Cheez-N-Syrup (Maypl, RazlBerry, Proon)
- FishyChips (with PynAppl chunks) *
- Sausage-N-Spuds (with RazlBerry topping) *
- CowMeat-N-Cabbage (with ChocoLike FlavrSprinklz) *
- GeneriChow (misc. animal parts and animal part byproducts with SparklSprinklz) *
* (Makes its own gravy!)
Great for slumber parties too! You'll never be a "has-been" with Hazbro.