Luke- The professionalism is off the charts! You have been getting so good, so excited for that upcoming overnight adventure! Just a quick question - what camera gear do you use (mic, camera, lens, tripod...)? Have a good one. Thanks!
I have the original pocket rocket and absolutely love it,hard to think that they made something so perfect even better definitely going to pick one of these up thanks for the video.
I've used the PocketRocket for a few years now. Fantastic stove. When I saw this I juuust about bought it. Then I started looking into ultralight stoves just to see what was out there. Found the "BRS 3000T" stove on Amazon for a whopping $16 CAD! It weighs only 25g. Super tiny. I bought it just for the heck of it to try. Should be here (from Hong Kong hah) in a week or so. Still interested in trying out the PocketRocket 2 though.
I have the same one too Snow Peak from Hong Kong via Amazon.ca Keep in mind when you put larger pots on it, to make sure you put some water/food half full in it before you place it on the stove to balance for the weight of the larger sized pots/pans.You can't balance a pot on there then add the food later. Some people get it and at home just pull out their pot to test for size and balance, but don't put food or water in it as they are not going to cook indoors. They see it won't balance and that is because it is not weighted down.
Good to know Jude! Thanks for the tips. I honestly don't expect much from the stove only costing $16 and being so small but I am excited to try it out. It may even become my main stove as 90% of the time I am just boiling water for freeze dried meals (small, light and filling). I do not cook gourmet meals on the backpacking trips I do haha.
Snow Peak I've used the 3000 for the last 6 months and no issues and of course because of the shipping location and price I was sceptical.with the size and weight, it replaced my "gargantuan" 😂 pocket rocket. Won't look back.
Haha good to hear banshee. These comments are making me excited about trying it out!! I guess my gargantuan (haven't heard that word in a while :D) pocket rocket might also be set aside this year :)
Snow Peak hey I hope your enjoying your 3000 I know I am!! I don't need to use my stove often (twice so far this year) just go for highly enjoyable day hikes on October Mountain in Berkshire county. Going ultralight is a neat and fun hobby so I don't need/want to spend a lot. Get out and live
Hey, thank you for the review! I bought this stove after watching your review and i'm really happy with it. I was surprised with one thing - a sound. Everyone on youtube talking about how loud this stove is, for me it was like "wow, it is so quiet!". My previous stove was 40 years old soviet gasoline stove - clone of Optimus 8R - this thing was really loud :D
I have to say that I like the look of this version a lot more than the original. But I won't be buying it any time soon. I bought a $5 look-alike on ebay, it's smaller and it's got a piezo lighter as well - and it hasn't failed me yet. Been using it for 2 years now. Probably not as efficient as the pocket rocket, but it doesn't matter too much
Nice to see they made it compatible with us small pot users. That's the main reason I never got one. I found it odd that the original put out a narrow flame but only worked with wider pots. Why didn't they make the flame wider as well? That would have reduced burn spots and such. I definitely did not like wide flame stoves for narrow pots since a lot of the flame would just wrap around the sides. This seems to be a good combination.
I’ve used all kinds for my truck based brew kit, Jetboil, Trangia, Robens micro, but honestly the best was the Webtex warrior (PocketRocket clone). It was such a good stove but today I just got this PocketRocket 2 and it oozes quality. Light, looks great, compact and great value. Got mine here in the U.K. for £25 after a little store discount. Can’t see me needing anything else after this. Keep the vids coming, love em. 👍🏻
Wish everyone did product reviews like you. Honest, efficient, straight forward with no agenda to make a sale. Honestly the channels I watch are good about being upfront on sponsorships and promoted items, but it's nice to see reviews where I know you are telling me what you think about a product and making a real recommendation either way. It's one of the reasons why your my favorite channel 4 years running. The amazing overnight adventures and other outings don't hurt either. My time in the outdoors has been significantly improved through your sharing advice and knowledge as well as what products are going to make my time outside more enjoyable. Keep up the great work.
Another great review Luke, however the pocket rocket isn't built for cooking on Titanium, yeah its great for boiling water but thats about it, it's heavy, large and the heads to small. A titanium cookset requires a large head or it'll just burn the food. Thank's again tho Luke
love the video, I'm a assistant scout master for my son's troop I'm wanting to get a stove like this I just want to know since I seen how loud it is can the stove boil water on the lower setting to where it is not so loud I don't want to wake everyone up at the campsite when I light it up
brian martin I found that it is not loud enough to wake people up and at around a medium setting I was able to get the water to just under a boil (perfect for coffee in my opinion) in around 3 minutes
brian martin yeah it will be fine. just don't jack the heat up. it will boil water on the lowest of low settings, it will just take longer. with that said, you don't really want to jack the stove way up anyway, because you're just wasting fuel at that point. I purchased a 8.9 oz can of fuel over a year ago now, and have had it on half a dozen trips and I still have fuel in that sucker. including a trip where my uncle didn't know we were in a burn ban area and was planning on cooking by fire, so he had to use my stove as well. at least 15 days/nights on the trail and even a three nighter with two people cooking with it. and I cook stuff too btw, like rice and pasta and stuff where it takes a while to cook. so yeah, you never really need to blast these stoves where they are super loud. that's just being wasteful, and really what's the difference in 3 minutes to coffee and 5 minutes to coffee right? cheers
@@stevent7615 jetboil is far too heavy and expensive.. I Ended up using a BRS stove (16$ or so and tiny) and a titanium cup I still need to be is 35$ I think. Yes, the jetboil is more efficient but the weight and cost doesn't do it for me
I just got one slightly used off fleabay complete with an Msr ignighter. Box £30 Happy I know new ones aren’t much more but with infighter and box. I was ok to pay that.
Used mine in a 3 day power outage. Boiled water for coffee and dehydrated meals, but tip, also have small round gridle plate that I use with small disposable aluminum con tainers. Put any food in container, put on gridle, and heat. Eat right out of container and trash!
I got one, and after 6 months, it won't tighten down on a canister. Something wrong with the valve. It'll start, but then blows the canister off like a spring. No thread damage I can see. Tried it on another can, no go. Another burner works fine, so it's not the fuel canister. Is there a fix? Or am I just a little wiser?
Silly Question: Can it as easily sit on top of a little larger propane cans so there will be more actualy cooking time? I'm looking for something small to use in my car camper I'm building.
Probably a dumb question but once you put the stove on can you take it off or do you have to use up all the fuel in the can or is it liquid fuel you can put a cap on and save for later or if you take the stove off does all the fuel come spraying out thanks. For any info
Nice stove, top of the heap price too. I thought I'd remind people that also the smaller stoves that clamp onto canisters like that , some people test if their large pots will fit on the stove before they are filled with liquids or food. If they try to balance without anything in it. It will probably fall off. If they fill it first with weight, it will stay on, depending on the amount of weight and size put into the pot or pan if it stays balanced or not.
Great review, after having a kovea titanium for many years, it got stolen and then began the upgrade hunt. after much debate my brother got the olicamp kinetic with their ring pot in a buy two for one deal. that thing is pretty damn good. For me the best stove out there. We tested it and found it used bugger all fuel, boiled 500ml in under 3 mins and using their pot reduced boiling and cooking times. we did a 5 night hike cooking pasta and noodles daily and i used half a 200g canister. very impressed. would love to get my hands on one of these to test.
Most of the world uses metric measurements, only a very few countries reject it as a whole but the scientific community use metric measurements regardless, for instance in the US or UK where they use imperial measurements, but the scientific community never do, they use metric measurements.
Piezo-electric ignition is convenient and attached to the stove, you can't lose it, but it adds weight and can often fail. They also don't work at high elevation so you need a Big lighter or ferro rod anyway when you go high.
I just bought the MSR Pocket Rocket 2 I did find it a little hard to get back in the carry case. So you really have to have all 3 legs flat or it will not go back in the case. Thanks for your videos I never miss any of your stuff. You are my goto guy for all of my camping and backpacking equipment.
I just received this stove tonight. Bought it from REI with a gift card I had. It is replacing my Pocket Rocket 1. I am very pleased with the quality and efficiency. Everything you say here is true and it is a solid stove but lightweight. I will enjoy it on the CDT and other trails I'll be on. Thanks for the review and video!
Beard is looking tight Luke. I would keep that length or shorter for summer. You can go grizzly Adams in the fall. Just my opinion, and believe me without my wife I would wear sweats everyday. Thanks for another great review. ATB. Quick question if you read this. Have you been needing anything. Wanted to send you something for all the time and effort you put into videos. Much appreciated and don't BS me and say you don't need anything. Jerrod
4 years later, I've stuck a medium sized pot full of pasta sauce on this little thing and it heated/held just fine. Though probably on the upper end of it's recommended use.
I just bought this stove an hour ago. It just looked right, okay that's not true. I saw it on one of your videos and must have subconsciously absorbed the subtle bits of info. So now I'm on UA-cam looking for videos to support my choice and I find the most excellent review. It is always a great feeling to buy something and find out later that you made the best choice possible supported by a very trusted source. Thanks.
I have been looking at mini stoves for a year and last Month I found one 2C-3-53 from China which is 1-1/2 inches tall and weighs 45g. the only thing I don't like about these inexpensive stoves is we can't hook them up to those propane tanks with hoses like some more costly ones which work off Naphtha and can run all day with just a small bottle of gas.
Hey Luke couple more quick things any experience with Optimus stoves? Those look pretty nice. I am in the market for one of these. MSR stuff is always solid. I have a Sawyer water purifier; squeeze type. I am looking to get something else maybe. I liked the ease of use on what I have, but the collection part was tad limited/slow. thanks again love the channel; hope you and your family are well
it looks very nice. Interesting to see them finally update the long standing stove. I've used the original for years, abused the hell out of that thing. I don't like how the pot supports bend. while it makes for a smaller form factor anytime you add in mechanical motion like that you give the opportunity to break. Murphy's law follows me around pretty much everywhere lol so that would worry me. Maybe not everyone. Thanks for the review Luke!
I have a Jetboil that I bought around 7 years ago. I was watching another comparison video the other night and remembered mine. So, i pulled it out and boiled 16 oz of room temperature water in about 90 secs. I've only used it during power outages, so far. I hope to get a chance to use it this year.
I'm getting one to go with my Toaks titanium 2.0 liter pot. I need a nice burner and can't go micro. Well, I could, but I'll end up spilling a lot of water.
primus classic trail $16.00 more reliable sturdier faster boil Time less concentrated burn pattern superior wind screen easy clean but 8 oz and nylon carry bag. and no magic tarantula legs a little beast that with the cross brace design can hold massive pot
great video Luke; I am happy to see some items less in the bushcraft category. I am looking for ultra light camping gear. reviews like this are very handy thanks
Hey Luke, Love your videos and being part of your adventures. :) I wasn't sure where to put this but I've just learned of the Tentsile Stingray and I was curious about your thoughts on it. Has anyone else asked about it, and have you considered reviewing it? I've never hammock camped myself as I'm a side sleeper and find hammocks generally uncomfortable, but floating above the ground on a more rigid platform does sound enticing. Cheers!
nope nope nope. as soon as those rivets get looser, you are going to end up folding the legs over when your move your pot over to it. I just stockpiled 3 original pocket rockets for my self thank you very much.
I like the original pocket rocket stove and I think this is stove and the old one suit for small pots basically to heat up some water for small meal and not actually coking something as the burner is just in the center..... you can take another stove with remote canister and this will give you more stability and spread the heat better ....
thanks for review im waiting for mine right now mostly for camping and ice fishing shanty and i like the noise helps keep the coyotes away maybe thanks for all you do and your wife it helps me buy things on a budget i hate wasting money on stuff that dont work
i love the pocket rocket. i took it with me on my AT thru hike last year, and several long dist hikes this year as well as the entire Long Trail last month. 2 things i am not happy with. the wind screen didn't stay on, lost it last year while on the trail. more disappointing is that the threads stripped and now will not screw onto a canister.
What makes this pocket gas stove better than the 1000 others which look identical with same features that are also China made at a 1/2 the price apart from the name?
Niagara Kayaker I had a china made one. a rip off design. it worked awesome for one season then it started leaking Everytime I screwed it to the canister. enough leakage to spray me with the gas. I paid $15 then I splurged on a gsi
The QA/QC on the Chinese knock-off stoves vary widely. Some are the same stoves as MSR, etc - just going out the back door of the same factory. Others are decent designs with decent alloys and do the same thing for a lot less money. Some are crap in design, alloys used, or both. Look on the UL forums for someone who recently bought from a particular vendor/website and order from there. All the dozen $13-16 stoves I've ordered off of eBay have worked for me and the friends I've given them to. The $8 stoves did not and the vendor was really sleazy about refunding for a falsely advertised product (weight was much greater, only run for 1-2 minutes).
Luke-
The professionalism is off the charts! You have been getting so good, so excited for that upcoming overnight adventure! Just a quick question - what camera gear do you use (mic, camera, lens, tripod...)? Have a good one. Thanks!
Love my pocket rocket, but looks like it's time for an upgrade. Thanks for the great review!
I have the original pocket rocket and absolutely love it,hard to think that they made something so perfect even better definitely going to pick one of these up thanks for the video.
I purchased this stove 2 months ago and it's a awesome stove! also I found the regulator handle stays if you fold it down instead
I know this vid is years old, but thanks for this review. I just bought one of these to replace my BRS 3000 based on your review!
I've used the PocketRocket for a few years now. Fantastic stove. When I saw this I juuust about bought it. Then I started looking into ultralight stoves just to see what was out there. Found the "BRS 3000T" stove on Amazon for a whopping $16 CAD! It weighs only 25g. Super tiny. I bought it just for the heck of it to try. Should be here (from Hong Kong hah) in a week or so. Still interested in trying out the PocketRocket 2 though.
I have the same one too Snow Peak from Hong Kong via Amazon.ca Keep in mind when you put larger pots on it, to make sure you put some water/food half full in it before you place it on the stove to balance for the weight of the larger sized pots/pans.You can't balance a pot on there then add the food later. Some people get it and at home just pull out their pot to test for size and balance, but don't put food or water in it as they are not going to cook indoors. They see it won't balance and that is because it is not weighted down.
Good to know Jude! Thanks for the tips. I honestly don't expect much from the stove only costing $16 and being so small but I am excited to try it out. It may even become my main stove as 90% of the time I am just boiling water for freeze dried meals (small, light and filling). I do not cook gourmet meals on the backpacking trips I do haha.
Snow Peak I've used the 3000 for the last 6 months and no issues and of course because of the shipping location and price I was sceptical.with the size and weight, it replaced my "gargantuan" 😂 pocket rocket. Won't look back.
Haha good to hear banshee. These comments are making me excited about trying it out!! I guess my gargantuan (haven't heard that word in a while :D) pocket rocket might also be set aside this year :)
Snow Peak hey I hope your enjoying your 3000 I know I am!! I don't need to use my stove often (twice so far this year) just go for highly enjoyable day hikes on October Mountain in Berkshire county. Going ultralight is a neat and fun hobby so I don't need/want to spend a lot. Get out and live
Hey, thank you for the review! I bought this stove after watching your review and i'm really happy with it. I was surprised with one thing - a sound. Everyone on youtube talking about how loud this stove is, for me it was like "wow, it is so quiet!". My previous stove was 40 years old soviet gasoline stove - clone of Optimus 8R - this thing was really loud :D
I have to say that I like the look of this version a lot more than the original. But I won't be buying it any time soon. I bought a $5 look-alike on ebay, it's smaller and it's got a piezo lighter as well - and it hasn't failed me yet. Been using it for 2 years now. Probably not as efficient as the pocket rocket, but it doesn't matter too much
Nice to see they made it compatible with us small pot users. That's the main reason I never got one. I found it odd that the original put out a narrow flame but only worked with wider pots. Why didn't they make the flame wider as well? That would have reduced burn spots and such. I definitely did not like wide flame stoves for narrow pots since a lot of the flame would just wrap around the sides. This seems to be a good combination.
I’ve used all kinds for my truck based brew kit, Jetboil, Trangia, Robens micro, but honestly the best was the Webtex warrior (PocketRocket clone). It was such a good stove but today I just got this PocketRocket 2 and it oozes quality. Light, looks great, compact and great value. Got mine here in the U.K. for £25 after a little store discount. Can’t see me needing anything else after this. Keep the vids coming, love em. 👍🏻
Wish everyone did product reviews like you. Honest, efficient, straight forward with no agenda to make a sale. Honestly the channels I watch are good about being upfront on sponsorships and promoted items, but it's nice to see reviews where I know you are telling me what you think about a product and making a real recommendation either way. It's one of the reasons why your my favorite channel 4 years running. The amazing overnight adventures and other outings don't hurt either. My time in the outdoors has been significantly improved through your sharing advice and knowledge as well as what products are going to make my time outside more enjoyable. Keep up the great work.
How much does the fuel weigh and how expensive roughly is a can?
You got me at when you turn down the light and crank up the heat! 🤩 Thanks for your fantastic review!
Another great review Luke, however the pocket rocket isn't built for cooking on Titanium, yeah its great for boiling water but thats about it, it's heavy, large and the heads to small. A titanium cookset requires a large head or it'll just burn the food. Thank's again tho Luke
love the video, I'm a assistant scout master for my son's troop I'm wanting to get a stove like this I just want to know since I seen how loud it is can the stove boil water on the lower setting to where it is not so loud I don't want to wake everyone up at the campsite when I light it up
brian martin I found that it is not loud enough to wake people up and at around a medium setting I was able to get the water to just under a boil (perfect for coffee in my opinion) in around 3 minutes
Zachery Syganiec thanks I'm considering purchasing the stove
brian martin I reccomend it its the best stove I have used in that category and for the price you can't go wrong
brian martin yeah it will be fine. just don't jack the heat up. it will boil water on the lowest of low settings, it will just take longer. with that said, you don't really want to jack the stove way up anyway, because you're just wasting fuel at that point.
I purchased a 8.9 oz can of fuel over a year ago now, and have had it on half a dozen trips and I still have fuel in that sucker. including a trip where my uncle didn't know we were in a burn ban area and was planning on cooking by fire, so he had to use my stove as well. at least 15 days/nights on the trail and even a three nighter with two people cooking with it. and I cook stuff too btw, like rice and pasta and stuff where it takes a while to cook.
so yeah, you never really need to blast these stoves where they are super loud. that's just being wasteful, and really what's the difference in 3 minutes to coffee and 5 minutes to coffee right?
cheers
Tim Eubanks I agree those fuel canisters last a very long time
Great review - especially the ability to simmer! Thanks for posting!
Alexascard on telegram I think that you are the best Because your services are very fast
sweet, I've been debating a MSR Pocket rocket or a jetboil style stove. leaning towards pocket rocket because of low price and weight
You still have to carry a cup
Jetboil has everything in 1
@@stevent7615 jetboil is far too heavy and expensive.. I Ended up using a BRS stove (16$ or so and tiny) and a titanium cup I still need to be is 35$ I think. Yes, the jetboil is more efficient but the weight and cost doesn't do it for me
Is that a Woodpecker making the sound in the background ?
Hahaha It sure is! They are very active this time of year. - Luke
I just got one slightly used off fleabay complete with an Msr ignighter. Box £30
Happy I know new ones aren’t much more but with infighter and box. I was ok to pay that.
Used mine in a 3 day power outage. Boiled water for coffee and dehydrated meals, but tip, also have small round gridle plate that I use with small disposable aluminum con tainers. Put any food in container, put on gridle, and heat. Eat right out of container and trash!
I got one, and after 6 months, it won't tighten down on a canister. Something wrong with the valve. It'll start, but then blows the canister off like a spring. No thread damage I can see. Tried it on another can, no go. Another burner works fine, so it's not the fuel canister. Is there a fix? Or am I just a little wiser?
Thanks for the review Luke... MSR is a great company, and make quality products... This stove is a great upgrade, the case is as well...
Love the woodpecker on the background!
Silly Question: Can it as easily sit on top of a little larger propane cans so there will be more actualy cooking time? I'm looking for something small to use in my car camper I'm building.
I just bought a pocket rocket and came here to learn to use it. Thank you. My 2 cups water boiled so fast in my 1 quart pot.
Probably a dumb question but once you put the stove on can you take it off or do you have to use up all the fuel in the can or is it liquid fuel you can put a cap on and save for later or if you take the stove off does all the fuel come spraying out thanks. For any info
nice I have the hulu wood burning stove and would like to add a canister stove to my arsenal
Alexascard on telegram I think that you are the best Because your services are very fast
Luke, Will this stove work with a USGI style canteen cup like the Titanium heavy cover canteen cup.
Nice stove, top of the heap price too. I thought I'd remind people that also the smaller stoves that clamp onto canisters like that , some people test if their large pots will fit on the stove before they are filled with liquids or food. If they try to balance without anything in it. It will probably fall off. If they fill it first with weight, it will stay on, depending on the amount of weight and size put into the pot or pan if it stays balanced or not.
Do you think this stove is sufficient to heat a wider utensil like a cast iron pan that is 8-10 inches in diameter?
When it's on rocket mode, full blast - will it still function if held upside down?
Great review, after having a kovea titanium for many years, it got stolen and then began the upgrade hunt. after much debate my brother got the olicamp kinetic with their ring pot in a buy two for one deal. that thing is pretty damn good. For me the best stove out there. We tested it and found it used bugger all fuel, boiled 500ml in under 3 mins and using their pot reduced boiling and cooking times. we did a 5 night hike cooking pasta and noodles daily and i used half a 200g canister. very impressed. would love to get my hands on one of these to test.
Thank you so much for the metric conversions, it helps us Aussies out a lot.
Great videos
Cheers.
& us British too.
Most of the world uses metric measurements, only a very few countries reject it as a whole but the scientific community use metric measurements regardless, for instance in the US or UK where they use imperial measurements, but the scientific community never do, they use metric measurements.
Us Indians too.
Can you do a follow up with which of your pots/cooking system this will nest into with a fuel canister?
So it's normal for the wind screen thing in the middle of the stove to get cherry red? I thought mine was gonna melt.
Excellent video and great camera shots. Nice work on a great product.
for a brand new user i would have liked more on how the regulator works etc. real basics.
ooh i wouldn't mind owning this. and i don't even camp. but nice as a survival item
Anyone worn out their piezo yet? Any idea on life or quality over time?
When I saw the title I thought you meant the tiny bikes😂😂
thanks I always appreciate your reviews and yes a very nice stove I wish you and your family the very best until next time you take care my friend
Nice stove but why not incorporate a self ignition switch?
Piezo-electric ignition is convenient and attached to the stove, you can't lose it, but it adds weight and can often fail. They also don't work at high elevation so you need a Big lighter or ferro rod anyway when you go high.
Cause not all people are pussies that can't use lighter
will it not bend under a 10 pound pot of soup? I dont trust those legs
The question is, does it lift the cup at full throttle?
Great video Luke as always. Nice little stove.
They did a good job on this one I like the wider pots you can fit on the base with this one. Great review brother
Can this be used with propane adapter
What song is that at the beginning?
It’s loud but love mine
Got it for $30 at bass pro shop
I just bought the MSR Pocket Rocket 2 I did find it a little hard to get back in the carry case. So you really have to have all 3 legs flat or it will not go back in the case. Thanks for your videos I never miss any of your stuff. You are my goto guy for all of my camping and backpacking equipment.
Great insight to the product, I think this will replace my original pocket rocket.
coolness
ddue you are going bald
I just received this stove tonight. Bought it from REI with a gift card I had. It is replacing my Pocket Rocket 1. I am very pleased with the quality and efficiency. Everything you say here is true and it is a solid stove but lightweight. I will enjoy it on the CDT and other trails I'll be on. Thanks for the review and video!
Beard is looking tight Luke. I would keep that length or shorter for summer. You can go grizzly Adams in the fall. Just my opinion, and believe me without my wife I would wear sweats everyday. Thanks for another great review. ATB. Quick question if you read this. Have you been needing anything. Wanted to send you something for all the time and effort you put into videos. Much appreciated and don't BS me and say you don't need anything. Jerrod
Great video! 👏🏼
4 years later, I've stuck a medium sized pot full of pasta sauce on this little thing and it heated/held just fine. Though probably on the upper end of it's recommended use.
Just bought the brs 3000t stove way lighter than this and half the size 10£ it's excellent simmer control weight 25g! Amazon .
Great piece of gear! Still one of the best stoves on the market in 2022, after the MSR PocketRocket Deluxe with push-start igniter and a broader head.
I just bought this stove an hour ago. It just looked right, okay that's not true. I saw it on one of your videos and must have subconsciously absorbed the subtle bits of info. So now I'm on UA-cam looking for videos to support my choice and I find the most excellent review. It is always a great feeling to buy something and find out later that you made the best choice possible supported by a very trusted source. Thanks.
I have been looking at mini stoves for a year and last Month I found one 2C-3-53 from China which is 1-1/2 inches tall and weighs 45g. the only thing I don't like about these inexpensive stoves is we can't hook them up to those propane tanks with hoses like some more costly ones which work off Naphtha and can run all day with just a small bottle of gas.
Hey Luke couple more quick things any experience with Optimus stoves? Those look pretty nice. I am in the market for one of these. MSR stuff is always solid. I have a Sawyer water purifier; squeeze type. I am looking to get something else maybe. I liked the ease of use on what I have, but the collection part was tad limited/slow.
thanks again love the channel; hope you and your family are well
Hey Luke, if you compare the rocketstove 2 with the Optimus Crux. what will be your favorite and what are the pro,s and cons?
Does MSR specify country of origin for their products? Not in a hurry to buy China made products at bloated retail prices.
it looks very nice. Interesting to see them finally update the long standing stove. I've used the original for years, abused the hell out of that thing. I don't like how the pot supports bend. while it makes for a smaller form factor anytime you add in mechanical motion like that you give the opportunity to break. Murphy's law follows me around pretty much everywhere lol so that would worry me. Maybe not everyone. Thanks for the review Luke!
I am watching this while making homemade soup at home 😂 just love this channel
Hi! You said in an previous video that the Optimus Crux was your favorite... Is this stove better than the Optimus?
I have a Jetboil that I bought around 7 years ago. I was watching another comparison video the other night and remembered mine. So, i pulled it out and boiled 16 oz of room temperature water in about 90 secs. I've only used it during power outages, so far. I hope to get a chance to use it this year.
I'm getting one to go with my Toaks titanium 2.0 liter pot. I need a nice burner and can't go micro. Well, I could, but I'll end up spilling a lot of water.
primus classic trail
$16.00
more reliable
sturdier
faster boil Time
less concentrated burn pattern
superior wind screen
easy clean
but 8 oz and nylon carry bag. and no magic tarantula legs
a little beast that with the cross brace design can hold massive pot
Hey Luke, id like to see you compare the MSR Pocket Rocket II to a Chinese knock-off version.
Awesome. I will be buying one based on your review. Thank you!.
great video Luke; I am happy to see some items less in the bushcraft category. I am looking for ultra light camping gear. reviews like this are very handy thanks
I’ve been running my pocket rocket for backpacking for 20 years
Hey Luke,
Love your videos and being part of your adventures. :)
I wasn't sure where to put this but I've just learned of the Tentsile Stingray and I was curious about your thoughts on it. Has anyone else asked about it, and have you considered reviewing it? I've never hammock camped myself as I'm a side sleeper and find hammocks generally uncomfortable, but floating above the ground on a more rigid platform does sound enticing.
Cheers!
nope nope nope. as soon as those rivets get looser, you are going to end up folding the legs over when your move your pot over to it. I just stockpiled 3 original pocket rockets for my self thank you very much.
I like the original pocket rocket stove and I think this is stove and the old one suit for small pots basically to heat up some water for small meal and not actually coking something as the burner is just in the center.....
you can take another stove with remote canister and this will give you more stability and spread the heat better ....
Hi Luke, i use a Us military kanteen cup, the oval one. Does it fit on the rocket?
Like your content 👍🏻
You're not wrong, this is a fantastic stove! I love everything about it.
any plans on reviewing one of those chinese 8-10 dlls stoves? cheers luke
thanks for review im waiting for mine right now mostly for camping and ice fishing shanty and i like the noise helps keep the coyotes away maybe thanks for all you do and your wife it helps me buy things on a budget i hate wasting money on stuff that dont work
i love the pocket rocket. i took it with me on my AT thru hike last year, and several long dist hikes this year as well as the entire Long Trail last month. 2 things i am not happy with. the wind screen didn't stay on, lost it last year while on the trail. more disappointing is that the threads stripped and now will not screw onto a canister.
Great video
Curious...when boiling water, how 'open' do you run the burner?
Just picked this up tonight had a Coleman one but wanted to try this one
I want this but have no issues with my current pocket rocket. I like that u can fit a lighter into the new case unlike the old triangular case.
What makes this pocket gas stove better than the 1000 others which look identical with same features that are also China made at a 1/2 the price apart from the name?
Niagara Kayaker I had a china made one. a rip off design. it worked awesome for one season then it started leaking Everytime I screwed it to the canister. enough leakage to spray me with the gas. I paid $15 then I splurged on a gsi
The QA/QC on the Chinese knock-off stoves vary widely. Some are the same stoves as MSR, etc - just going out the back door of the same factory. Others are decent designs with decent alloys and do the same thing for a lot less money. Some are crap in design, alloys used, or both. Look on the UL forums for someone who recently bought from a particular vendor/website and order from there.
All the dozen $13-16 stoves I've ordered off of eBay have worked for me and the friends I've given them to. The $8 stoves did not and the vendor was really sleazy about refunding for a falsely advertised product (weight was much greater, only run for 1-2 minutes).
hi great video as always love that you put it in mls should i get this or the windburner ? can anyone help me with this
very good review , very interresting, i bought one but not received yet, I wonder if we can cook toast on it ?
if you were stuck in the woods for a weekend and had 3 items, what would they be?
Thanks for sharing! Just getting into backpacking and looking to buy my first stove... I’m sold!
Nice compact well thought out stove...but I think I'll stick to my jet boil flash (for now) or a nice campfire..great work luke as always
I have like 20 stoves already, but I think you've just convinced me to buy at least one more ^^
Not used a stove like this in years but that one looks pretty good.
no self ignition and rattles in it's case.hm...
Sold!
MSR Pocket Rocket 2 for the win! Oh yeah!
just a half hour of burn time? what about white gas?