>>2432824I have both stoves. the differences are marginal quality of life things but they all add up to the soto's and msr's being worth the cost if you use them all the time, and not really for just a few casual trips every year. Pic stolen from google not mine.
pocket rocket 2 vs etekcity ultralight:
- PR2 is 2/3 the weight
- PR2 has much more stable pot supports
- Etekcity requires flip-out tips on the pot support to be as compact as the MSR when packed. they're kind of flimsy on my unit.
- PR2 is marginally more fuel efficient
Etekcity is actually really comparable to the Pocket Rocket 1 and if I still had a Pocket Rocket 1 I probably would never bothered upgrading to the Pocket Rocket 2.
BTW BRS and especially Fire Maple also make really good budget stoves. Some of Fire Maple's stuff is better than MSR and Soto IMO.
