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Who has what? Im looking at getting one, was considering the MSR pocketrocket for about $80. MSR seem to have a good name or is that all you are paying for? Is it worth while spending a bit more and going to something like a jetboil? Will be mainly used for me and the missus on overnight camping/hunting trips
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Pocket Rocket is great. I have the Micro Rocket and it's slightly better and smaller.
I've got a cheap and small kovea. $30 or so. Goes good.
I have a jetboil...fantastic for a cuppa or dehy, not so good for heating stuff or frying.
Jetboil is so quick, makes a quick start to the morning, I even take it on winter day trips and have had a hot lunch or brew on the hill. My mate with his regular stove always comments while Im supping on a hot cuppa....worth the extra coin in my book!
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Dino
The cheap ones work fine but if you want the best one this is the lightest one and it's also regulated.
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kovea do a jetboil knockoff and HF had them on special for 100$, probably $100 well spent.
ive cooked porridge in my jetboil so it cant be that bad as long as you know how to use it properly!
if catering for more than 2 people id take a canister, or look at multifuel stoves
I am still using the same single gas burner I bought about 20 years ago, it has never failed me and boils water no problem. I simply cant justify the expense of a Jetboil, maybe I'm just old school but these super expensive gadgets just give me the shits.
While I would have agreed with you a couple of years ago, Jetboils are cheap as now ... and just as good as ever - to say nothing of their weight (lack of) and performance (awesome)Quote:
Originally Posted by oneshot
I have a small titanium pot that just fits a gas canister inside, and then one of those really tiny kovea titanium stove's that folds down to only take up half the palm of your hand. All of that fits easily in the lightweight mesh sack the pot came with. All together it only takes up a bit more room than the actual gas canister. Was the smallest/lightest combo I could find.
I have the same set up and it's outstanding. Packs down nicelyQuote:
Originally Posted by MattyP
If I'm travelling a bit heavier I take my jetboil, along with a msr titanium pot kit which fits nicely on the burner ring and is good for cooking a group feed super quick. Highly rate the jetboil
Jetboil aren't that much more expensive than a burner and a pot? $145 gets you a sweet setup in a jetboil.Quote:
Originally Posted by oneshot
Each to their own though. I use to just run a small kathmandu burner and a pot before but my jetboil is way faster, easier and more convenient
Do you have any pics? I am always looking to lighten my cooking kit.Quote:
Originally Posted by ubique
this +1 keeps it fairly simple tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Nibblet
Shit, I'm still using hexi !Quote:
Originally Posted by oneshot
Thanks for that. It looks good and has the heat exchanger which saves fuel on long trips but according to the web site it comes in at 650g. My current setup (titanium billy + the same kovea titanium cooker + the plastic case the cooker comes in) comes to 317g.Quote:
Originally Posted by ubique
Mate!, you are not climbing Everest, get fitter or stronger if .3 of a kilo is tough to deal with!:)Quote:
Originally Posted by MassiveAttack
I'll dig it out and weight it next time I'm in the garage but off the top of my head I think that includes the gas cannister which is stored inside the whole dealy
Jet boil . Can't falt mine . The biggest plus for me is one 100 gram gas lasts 3 days two people on the tops . Considering I don't fly up there weight is everything .
Same system here. All up weight 380gQuote:
Originally Posted by MattyP
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Looking at some of the setups, I'm not big on doing dishes in the bush so try to keep them to a minimum.
Got a 30yo Primus cooker that screws on a gas can. A pot that just fits a gas can and a tea towel in diameter and tall enough to heat a bag of food. I will heat Pasta meals or Kaweka meals in their bags in the boiling water and eat out of the packet. Use the hot water for 2min noodles, washing spoon or a cuppa.
I have the same set up, but different brands....cant beat the titanium pot/mug for weight!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by ebf
Has anyone used firelighters instead of hexamine or is that just stupid?
I might have to investigate these Titanium pots.
Yeah - similar. I just use the one pot and it literally only just fits a gas canister inside. So the whole cooking kit is the size of a gas canister + the titanium kovea and those things are way smaller than Jetboils from what i've seen.Quote:
Originally Posted by ubique
You still pay for this setup - but it's smaller and a bit cheaper. The titanium pot can be expensive...you're still looking at $100-150 for a good pot and the kovea.
Awesome cheers for the help, this looks like a really good setupQuote:
Originally Posted by ebf
Fire lighters do the job enamel cup on some small stones.Will do two cups.
380g sounds more like it. The pic on the web page with the weight on it had a heat exchange in it so maybe they used the wrong pic?
Titanium pot - 95 grams.
Titanium kovea - 88 grams.
Titanium spork - 15 grams.
Gas canister? 110g from what I can find online, but not sure if those are the ones I use.
So 198g + your gas canister. 308g if that one is right. I don't carry any cleaning stuff as all I do is boil water for the meals I take (Backcountry Cuisine, etc). For more people, add more sporks :D.
For even the lightest Jetboil setup you're looking at 450 grams and a lot more space. Not to mention paying more, but I was more concerned with size/weight.
The plastic spork at the bottom of the page is almost half the weight and 4 dollars verses 27
I paid $4 for my plastic spork. Turned out to be a pack of 4 :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
Thing I love about my jetboil is you turn it on, heat the water and then drink your tea/coffee/cuppa soup etc straight from it. Acts as a thermos as well.
I have a small fold up kovea that I have had for 30 or so years and a TI pot with frypan lid that just fits a gas can and the cooker in, I have no idea what any of it weighs but it is not much.
I have been using a MSR pocket rocket & alloy pot for the last few years which works well enough provided you keep it out of the wind and don't leave the canister out in the snow!
I had been thinking about getting a fastboil type stove for a while and in the end splurged on a 1L MSR reactor (still quite spendy on sale). Not a featherweight, but hell it boils water quickly and is very economical on fuel; I figure fuel weight is a significant component of your cooking system weight so going for a super efficient unit makes sense. Very happy with it so far; although not as versitile as my other set up as it only really boils water
