Originally Posted by
HooKooDooKu
The older JetBoil systems (Zip, Flash, SOL) come with a stove that is pretty much either 'ON' or 'OFF'... there is only a 1/4 turn of the control knob between fully on and off.
The new Mo systems come with a stove that is supposed to work better in cold conditions and has a wide range of flame levels such that you can now simmer with these new stoves.
I had previously purchased an aluminum SOL system, but for a JMT thru I did, I wanted the simmer ability of the MiniMo. Got lucky and found a discounted MiniMo (apparently no one wanted to buy the ones with the camo cozy) that the whole system cost me what I would have spent to buy just the stove from JetBoil. The stove is still the same size, so what I did was combine the lighter SOL pot with the new MiniMo stove. This is essentially what the new MicroMo system is.
I always cot and clean my pots. I don't find it any easier or difficult to clean any of them. I use an MSR Titan Kettle for solo-weekend hikes with the SnowPeak MaxLite. While the maxlite has the same "deployed" dimensions as the pocket rocket, I find the pots to feel more stable on the MaxLite because the pot is supported by three arms that lay flat. The pocket rocket supports the pot on three points leaving it easier to tip over, a little less stable than the maxlite. The MaxLite also folds much smaller than the pocket rocket. So anyone thinking about the pocketrocket, I would suggest spending the money to 'upgrade' to the MaxLite.