![]() ![]() The Jetboil Stash easily tops the others for this category. While all of these stoves are incredible options for your adventures, there are key reasons why you should consider one over the others. The MSR Windburner is the go-to for alpine excursions, with weight and boil-time trade-offs that could tip the scale towards the Jetboil stoves. Jetboil Stash is, as its name implies, a packable backpacking stove for a single backpacker or patient pair, while the Flash offers faster timing and a more secure fit for a little more weight. The main difference between these three is their intended environment. MSR Windburner - Jetboil Stash - Jetboil Flash ![]() In order to parse through the myriad features, specs, and accessories, we’ve created a straight forward comparison of three capable setups from trusted outdoor brands. MSR is well-known for their altitude-ready kits, while Jetboil has been the go-to brand for many a seasoned backpacker. We can all agree, whether you are ultra-light fast-packing or weekend car camping, there’s nothing like a warm meal at the end of the day.Īlthough all stoves will eventually get you the same result, each contains variations that make an actual difference when you start cooking. See categorized menus of all of my gear reviews at The Big Outside.Camping stoves are a necessity for all backcountry enthusiasts, and the number of specialty stoves released in the last few years prove this. At The Big Outside, I review only what I consider the best outdoor gear and apparel. NOTE: I reviewed gear for Backpacker Magazine for 20 years. Like what you’re reading? Sign up now for my FREE email newsletter! See all of my reviews of backpacking stoves and backpacking gear at The Big Outside. While self-contained cooking systems are popular with solo backpackers, MSR’s Pocketrocket 2 provides a more affordable burner that’s versatile, efficient, ultralight and compact, for two or three backpackers on weekend to weeklong trips, and will likely endure many years of use.īUY IT NOW You can support my work on this blog, at not cost to you, by clicking any of these links to purchase an MSR Pocketrocket 2 stove at at, , or. (Placing the canister in a pan of shallow water while cooking alleviates that problem.) Plus, like any canister stove that burns isobutane or butane-based fuel, freezing temperatures can cause condensation on the canister and diminish flame output. The Pocketrocket 2 lacks an auto-lighter, so you have to use an old-fashioned match or butane lighter but I’ve seen stove auto-lighters that function well for years, and others that break within two or three seasons. One advantage of this type of stove is that its simplicity of design means there’s little to break, so they tend to last for many years. MSR Pocketrocket 2 in its case, with canister.Īssembling it is about as easy as backcountry cooking gets: Fold out the pot supporters, screw it onto a canister, and light it. Click here to learn how I can help you plan your next trip. Click here for my e-guides to classic backpacking trips. Join The Big Outside to get full access to all of my blog’s stories. Click here to sign up for my FREE email newsletter. Hi, I’m Michael Lanza, creator of The Big Outside. Also like other single-burner canister stoves, it has very precise flame control, enabling you to dial back the heat and avoid burning food to the pot when a meal requires a longer cooking time over low heat. In the field, I found the stove, when mostly protected from wind on mornings around 40° F in the North Cascades and in Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains, boils a liter of cold, mountain lake or stream water in four to five minutes-as quickly as similar models. MSR says the Pocketrocket 2-which, like many similar models, burns standard MSR IsoPro fuel and any other brand’s screw-top, isobutane canister fuel- boils a liter of water in 3.5 minutes, a metric undoubtedly measured with no wind at low elevations. But when deployed, the stove easily holds pots of two to 2.5 liters. ![]() ![]() At three ounces, its three pot-support arms fold up against the burner to create a collapsed unit that almost disappears inside a closed fist. If your priorities are low weight and bulk, you can hardly do better than the Pocketrocket 2. ![]()
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