MSRPocketRocket 2 Ultralight Camping and Backpacking Stove

The media could not be loaded. Bought this to replace my bulky jetboil stove. Very satisfied with how lightweight and easy it is to use. Fantastic value for the money especially over the jetboil. Fits tight and seems very durable. Has a nice divider where the flame comes out to help protect and prevent it from being blown out on windy days. Flame turns down very low and can also be turned up for high heat and faster boils.

The best hiking stove you can get. Most people will say you need the jet boil or similar system that has a cup and everything else. Those systems are nice if you are going to be in extremely windy conditions or have the extra space. I prefer this rocket because it packs away into the smallest area and then I pair it with a metal cup that conforms to nalgenes (again taking up less space). It’ll boil a cup of water nearly as fast as all the other brands. Very sturdy and has held up to years of abuse now.

I have been using mine for years, but lent it to a friend who lost it. Bought a replacement, because I love it so much. It is the basic model, so nothing fancy, but it gets the job done and it is small and light.

This is a great little cannister stove. The price is fair, considering the brand and the quality. I have purchased smaller, lighter, and cheaper chinese versions but honestly, I don't know if I totally trust them. MSR makes quality products, and I'd rather pay a bit more to have a brand that I have confidence in. This is a great little stove and packs down small and light - a great little stove.

Simple effective solution for light weight camping!

Having owned several stoves over the years, I am super impressed with this one! A snow peak was in my pack for the better part of 3 years, and while I had no issues with it, I felt that boil times were too slow for 1 to 2 cups of water. I ordered this stove on somewhat of a whim, hoping that it would fit the bill and cut down my boil times.I tested the stove with 2 boil tests. Tests 1 was with 2 cups of water in my usual backpacking pot. I set the timer and was amazed when 2 cups boiled in 2.5 minutes. The power of this little stove is beyond impressive. Right away, you can see how it gets the name "pocket rocket."Test 2 was for a cup of coffee, which was 8 oz of water in the same container. Within a minute I could feel the container shaking. After 75 seconds, I had a rolling boil.the lightweight design and the smart carrying case are a nice perk for backpacking. Many similar products provide you with a small bag, which does nothing to protect the stove in your pack. The pot supports fold out to accept a container of decent diameter size. You can likewise fold them in to accept a smaller container. When it is time to pack up your kit, simply fold in the arms and igniter and place back in the case.The stove remains hot after use for about 2-3 minutes, so be cautious about handling.While I have not tested this product in the wind, any backpacker worth their salt knows to bring a wind screen or use natural materials to block off gusts while using.I would highly suggest this product for any day hiker, backpacker, or camper in general who wants a smartly designed, light weight, and efficient way to heat up water for your meals.

This is my 2nd device, not as a replacement but as an additional unit for faster food prep.When you head out in a group of more than 2 it's nice to have the 2nd cooking setup for meal time, and this unit is small enough to carry a 2nd unit.I wish the container is an ok-size - I feel like there is room for improvement there, but it does provide sturdy protection for the unit.

I am more concerned with fuel burn vs time to boil (which seems the most commonly mentioned statistic of stoves). I did up a little experiment today on how to adjust the valve (flame) for more efficient fuel use. I put my findings on my domain, but am not sure if amazon allows links or not. I'll try anyway: jgp1.com/hikingHere's a cut'n'paste of the webpage I put up, although the formatting will no doubt be less than desirable here...Recently I bought a MSR Pocket Rocket 2 stove, and was curious about the efficiency of fuel used vs time to boil water. So I set up a little experiment, very unscientific. However, as silly as my experiement was, I did glean a little info that I didn't otherwise find on the innernuts souper hi-way. Everyone seems to just post about the time to boil water. Personally, I'm more concerned with how much fuel I burn when I boil water.For the experiments I used:--Jetboil "JetPower" fuel (a barely used 16oz (net weight) can)--1.2L single-wall titanium cook pot, no lid used--16oz of well water, at ~60° (new water with each test)--Indoors, 70°, no wind, etc.--~250' elevationProcess:--Stove, attached to gas cylinder, is weighed multiple times to be as accurate as possible. In both ounces and grams (I used grams for my GpS calculation)--Water is measured and poured into a room temp pot, then placed evenly on the stove's legs.--Stove is lit at the most minimal flame possible.--Stove flame is adjusted and the timer is immediately started.--Digital temp probe is placed into the water, about 1/4" above the base of the pot.--Timer is shut off when the water temperature >= 212°.--Stove and gas cylinder are weighed for the "end weight".--Stove and pot are cooled to room temperature prior to next test.--Stove and gas cylinder are weighed before each new test, although you'll notice the weights remain consistant with previous test conclusions.Psuedoscience:Grams per Second (GpS) is the amount of fuel burned per second to reach 212°1 full turn of the valve. Flame is very high, very loud, and a lot of heat rolling up and away from the outside of the pot.Start weight: 23.10oz / 655gEnd weight: 22.75oz / 645gTime to Boil: 2:19.93 (min:sec)Fuel Consumed: 0.35oz / 10gGrams per Second: 0.0714641/2 turn of the valve. Flame is high, very loud, and a good amount of heat rolling up and away from the outside of the potStart weight: 24.06oz / 682gEnd weight: 23.74oz / 673gTime to Boil: 2:00.38 (min:sec)Fuel Consumed: 0.32oz / 9gGrams per Second: 0.0747631/4 turn of the valve. Flame is medium-high, loud, and not too much heat escaping away from the outside of the pot.Start weight: 23.74oz / 673gEnd weight: 23.42oz / 664gTime to Boil: 2:40.90 (min:sec)Fuel Consumed: 0.32oz / 9gGrams per Second: 0.0559351/8 turn of the valve. Flame is medium-low, "quiet", and very little heat escaping away.Start weight: 23.42oz / 664gEnd weight: 23.10oz / 655gTime to Boil: 9:21.47 (yes, 9+ minutes)Fuel Consumed: 0.32oz / 9gGrams per Second: 0.016029Note: It took FOREVER to get the water to boil, and in fact it did NOT boil. At 210° the water temp stablized (this near the 8.5 minute mark). I had to open the valve, a little at a time, until I was at 1/4 open (stove became louder (torch-like) at this point). Then the water finally hit 212°.My Conclusions:Winner:1/4 turn: the point where the flame starts to "roar", audiably, seems the sweet spot. Enough heat to actually boil water, and the efficiency is much better (0.055935 GpS) than at more opened valve settings (.07+ GpS). The time to boil is well within reason too.1/2 turn: is the sweet spot if you can't spare a few more seconds to get a boil going. Doubting I'll ever use it! (although at altitude things will most likely change)Warmly Regarded, literally1/8 turn: Stove is the most efficient, GpS-wise, at a low flame. Extremely efficient for long duration warming. Won't quite boil water though, but if you have a book to read it'll get close! While I didn't test lower than 1/8th turn, I'm guessing even a tiny warming flame would be extremely efficient, GpS-wise.1 turn: pointless in my opinion, it is slightly more efficient than 1/2 turn, but a TON of heat rolls up outside the pot. I had to put on a kitchen mitt to hold the digital thermometer over the pot. I also needed the kitchen mitt to grab the pot's handles at the end of the test. I don't carry a mitt in my backpack. :pA wider pot might help with the escaping heat. The 1.2L pot I used is the largest that I personally use/have, and is 5" in diameter. However, it's quite possible that a wider pot would change how effective a more opened up valve would be -- especially with all the heat that escaped during my experiment.Finally, I should add that ALL tests used roughly the same amount of fuel to boil the water (about 9-10 grams of fuel). However the efficiency would come more into play when you keep the heat applied after reaching the boiling point. At 1/4 turn, you'd do much better on fuel used over a longer duration. Even better if you turn down the flame once boiling is reached.How many pots of water can I boil with this can of gas?The Fuel Consumed value makes estimating (guesstimating!) how many times you can boil water from a can of fuel pretty simple. Using the Net Weight of the fuel canister, and using "10" Fuel Consumed as the "standard" makes the math easy. For example, my 16oz JetBoil fuel can's Net Weight is 450g. 450/10 = 45.0, so around 45 pots of boiling water. An 8oz MSR canister is 227g, thus 22.7 pots of boiling water.On average, how many minutes will this can of gas run?The average GpS for the MSR is 0.054548. Thus CanisterNetWeight / 0.054548 = seconds450g canister: 450/0.054548 = 8,249.653 sec / 60 = 137.494 min / 60 = 2.292 hours227g canister: 227/0.054548 = 4,161.491 sec / 60 = 69.358 min / 60 = 1.156 hoursNote: this is the run time to achieve boiling pots of waterAnother way to look at it, min/max run time.Least efficient was at 1/2 turn. 450/0.074763 = 6,019.020104 sec / 60 = 100.317 min / 60 = 1.672 hoursMost efficient was at 1/8 turn. 450/0.016029 = 28,074.116 sec / 60 = 467.902 min / 60 = 7.798 hoursSo that can will last somewhere from ~1.5 hours to ~7.75 hours of continuous burning.Note: this is just a "run run run" result. You might be boiling water, you might be slow cooking a pot roast, or you might be heating your tent (eep!) all night long.