MSR SUPERFLY, a fine piece of equip. I did grind the 4 legs,that contact the bottom of the cook pot, so the cook pot would set more stable on the stove.
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How much fuel does the pocket rocket take to boil one pot of water (enough for a FD meal)
Satisfied Pocket Rocket user here.
The journey of 10,000 miles, begins with the first step.
I kept track of fuel consumption on a 7 day canoe trip this is what I used. I can't tell you what I used per pot 3 cups fit in my kettle which was enough for a pro-pak and a hot beverage.Originally Posted by daveait
<TABLE style="WIDTH: 280pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=371 x:str><COLGROUP><COL style="WIDTH: 103pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 5010" width=137><COL style="WIDTH: 8pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 365" width=10><COL style="WIDTH: 35pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1682" width=46><COL style="WIDTH: 8pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 402" width=11><COL style="WIDTH: 15pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 731" width=20><COL style="WIDTH: 103pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 5010" width=137><COL style="WIDTH: 8pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 365" width=10><TBODY><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 111pt; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl28 height=17 width=147 colSpan=2>before 12.64oz. </TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 58pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl28 width=77 colSpan=3>227g</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 111pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 0.5pt solid" class=xl26 width=147 colSpan=2>after empty 4.60</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8" class=xl25 height=17>Tea kettle waters</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8" class=xl25 colSpan=4 x:num>19</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8" class=xl24>3 cups ea.</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8"></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8" class=xl24 height=17>Bread Flat</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8" class=xl24 colSpan=4>10 pieces </TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8"></TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8"></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8" class=xl24 height=17 x:str="Steak ">Steak </TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8" class=xl24 colSpan=4>14 oz.</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8"></TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8"></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8" class=xl24 height=17>Pancakes</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8" class=xl24 colSpan=4>6 ea. 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The journey of 10,000 miles, begins with the first step.
I can't tell you in terms of minutes but I can tell you that you would be satisfied with how fast it boiled a pot of water.
Panzer
that's funny. i sat down in the middle of the floor and played with pots when i went looking for a new stove. wanted the pocket rocket for the size, but my round/curved bottom pots wouldn't stay on it. found out the pocket rocket likes flat bottoms/straight edges and the super fly likes curved edge pots. weirdness, but whatever.
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in response to the PR vs. jetboil, like everyone else says, people that have either hates the other. depends on how you look at it. PR is lighter, less bulky, compact while the jetboil takes up a lot of space and is a little heavier. one thing about the jetboil is it doesn't spark in cold temperatures. when it does, it's only after ten or so clicks. i always think of jetboil as the stove for the common novice hiker or enthusiast. it's just too much to fool with. if anyone is looking for the jetboil type stove route, skip it and get the reactor. i have both, and the jetboil doesn't even compare. the reactor boils with even more water rediculously fast and has no problems with the cold.
I love my pocket rocket, with one complaint, when stored in my pot w/o the case it scratched the coating off of my alum pot. So now i put my fuel in the pot and stove in the case, problem solved. I still keep it in the case because in scared it will make a hole in something else.
Biggest problem with the pocket rocket is wind. There are some designs out there for windscreens.
If you don't make waves, it means you ain't paddling
i had the chance to use one this summer and it worked flawlessly. if i was going to use a canister stove this would be my top choice
" It's what people know about themselves inside that makes 'em afraid." ~Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
Pocket Rocket, problem solved, its worked the best for me.
"I told my Ma's and Pa's I was coming to them mountains and they acted as if they was gutshot. Ma, I sez's, them mountains is the marrow of the world and by God, I was right". Del Gue
Nice. Thanks.
"Keep moving: death is very, very still."
---Lily Wagner (nee Hennessy)
Can't windscreens be built with materials you find close at hand like stones, branches, and dirt? I've never had to bring along a windscreen but then again I only hiked the AT the full width one time.
"Keep moving: death is very, very still."
---Lily Wagner (nee Hennessy)
What you're cooking for dinner is more important that what you're cooking dinner with.
Panzer
Thing you have to keep in mind with canister stoves is that you don't want to build the heat up too much on the caister.
You can block wind to a certain extent as you say. But, a windscreen that blocks the burner, but not the canister seems to work best.
If you don't make waves, it means you ain't paddling
the wind will mess with almost any stove so dont dis the rocket. as for the jetboil vs the pocket rocket i have both of them. bought the jboil 1st but i have only used it a half dozen times. now the pocket rocket has been my go to stove up until i bought a mtn dew super stove from zelph. i still love the p rocket but i am really liking the super stove....just sayin
mags said it best, u need a different stove for different cooking styles. i will sometimes bring the p rocket and the dew stove on the same trip. hell they weigh next to nothing.....
Not dissing the pocket rocket. I have one and like it, just saying that you need to develop a wind screen for it.
If you don't make waves, it means you ain't paddling
I like my Coleman Ultralight which as far as I can tell is virtually identical to the Pocket Rocket.
Been using the Snow Peak Giga Titanium since its introduction (several years?) and it's as tight as the day it was first used. Didn't like the factory windscreen and simply robbed the one from my old Whisperlight, problem solved. I've used white gas, Esbit, Heat and alcohol and can't imagine BP'ing without it. Hiking the AT is hard work and the last thing I want to do at the end of the day is to fiddle with a cantankerous stove. I'm sure the Pocket Rocket works equally well.
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