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Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 12:35:24 No.779310 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>779331 >>779335 >>779832 >>779883 >>779948 >>780969 >>781628

What's the difference from a $10 stove against a 40$ pocket rocket?

From what I can tell your just not paying for the brand name.

Can a msr shill convince me to spend +30$

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 13:11:50 No.779331 Report

Quoted By: >>779335 >>779843

>>779310
I bought a cheap 7$ one. The electric starter stopped working but a lighter still does the trick.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 13:17:13 No.779335 Report

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>>779310
>>779331
Yeah, Ive been using my dirty cheap one for a few years, no complaints.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 14:12:27 No.779360 Report

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I have an extremely cheap one. It could pass for a bunsen burner. It works fine/ but the pot stand isn't as sturdy as it could be. Otherwise, it's functional and seems to work fine

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 21:36:58 No.779832 Report

Quoted By: >>779846

>>779310
Energy output and efficiency, depending on fuel consumption.

Etekcity Ultralight ($10 on Amazon)
Output: 6,666 BTU

MSR Pocket Rocket ($40 at REI)
Output: 8,200 BTU

Snowpeak GigaPower ($50 at REI)
Output: 10,000 BTU

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 21:42:36 No.779838 Report

Quoted By: >>779846 >>779851 >>780109 >>780291 >>780517 >>780727

No difference, it is an immediate proof that you don't belong in the woods regardless. If you are not building your own fires you should stay at home.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 21:48:33 No.779843 Report

Quoted By: >>779849 >>779850

>>779331
I keep hearing this.

Is there anything that can be done to keep the igniters on this shit from breaking?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 21:50:11 No.779846 Report

Quoted By: >>779855 >>779859

>>779832
which in practical terms means a difference of 1 minute at most to boil the same amount of water.

>>779838
Don't be mean. When you are mountaineering there's no wood to burn.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 21:51:41 No.779849 Report

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>>779843
Who cares. Just keep a couple of lighters on your kit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 21:51:48 No.779850 Report

Quoted By: >>780487

>>779843
No, there is a reason it only costs $10.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 21:52:04 No.779851 Report

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>>779838
Stay out of the west.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 21:59:27 No.779855 Report

Quoted By: >>779871 >>779884 >>779887 >>780874

>>779846
they were built for mountaineers. theyve become common kit for everybody for some reason. im sure they are nice camping items, but backpacking items? seems like a comedy

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 22:02:55 No.779859 Report

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>>779846
Depends a lot on the efficiency of the pot as well. A JetBoil Flash system, for example, only puts out 4500 BTUs but will boil about twice the amount of water with the same amount of fuel as a Pocket Rocket with a smooth pot. The $10 stove puts out 6,666 BTUs but will use about as much fuel as the Pocket Rocket to boil the same amount of water, this is because the burner isn't burning all the fuel that goes into it. It's also the reason that it gets so dirty. Depending on how long the stove lasts and how much you pay for fuel eventually the $10 stove will wind up costing more than the $40 stove through added fuel costs.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 22:14:23 No.779871 Report

Quoted By: >>779884

>>779855
>theyve become common kit for everybody for some reason
LNT has a lot to do with it, and in a lot of places campfires aren't practical or desirable.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 22:24:45 No.779883 Report

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>>779310
>MSR:
Simple design. Better performance in wind.
>POS:
Got what you paid for.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 22:25:39 No.779884 Report

Quoted By: >>779928

>>779855
>they were built for mountaineers
And that's why I said that in the first place. I use a remote canister stove tho, and alcohol stove when inna.

>>779871
>LNT
Maybe, but they are very practical, as well as fast and burn clean so you don't end up with black pots, which detonates a lot of people's OCD's

For someone that is starting to go /out/ and is not quite sure yet if he is going to keep at it, it's the only answer. They will always be handy at home,by the bbq, in your car, at hotels, etc.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 22:31:46 No.779887 Report

Quoted By: >>779902

>>779855
It's against the law to start a fire at the national park closest to me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 22:49:43 No.779902 Report

Quoted By: >>783130

>>779887
This happens in a lot of parks around the world. I have mixed feelings about it because I'm a responsible adult and can manage a fire properly. But then again, there's a lot of idiots that don't, and that cause forest fires.

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Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 23:35:04 No.779928 Report

Quoted By: >>779950

>>779884
I think you might have misread that LNT post.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 23:50:34 No.779948 Report

Quoted By: >>782663

>>779310
had one for 6 years right up until i went jetboil

in all fairness they are fucking amazing things for the money, i keep mine at home as a spare stove now

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 29 May 2016 23:51:48 No.779950 Report

Quoted By: >>779972

>>779928
How so? leaving no trace might have had to do with them being popular, but also because people can't oe don't want to make a fire, and these stoves are a cheap alternative.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 30 May 2016 00:17:28 No.779972 Report

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>>779950
Yeah, that's pretty much what was said. Props to agreement, though.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 30 May 2016 00:30:11 No.779982 Report

Quoted By: >>780007 >>780500 >>783130 >>783199

I have exactly pic related. It works fine.

The pot holder legs stick a little and it's not all that stable, but it gets the jobs done.

I'll get a jet boil some day, until then, etekcity it is.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 30 May 2016 01:02:34 No.780007 Report

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>>779982
>I'll get a jet boil some day
No. Get a windscreen tho.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 30 May 2016 03:10:11 No.780109 Report

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>>779838
No groundfires in some areas, just want to follow the rules m8

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 30 May 2016 10:46:19 No.780291 Report

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>>779838
stop talking shit please. Not all of us are bushcrafters, also ground fires are not allowed everywhere.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 30 May 2016 17:03:35 No.780487 Report

Quoted By: >>780935

>>779850
so the ignition on the 40-50 dollar ones hold up?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 30 May 2016 17:19:32 No.780500 Report

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>>779982
I have it too and also use with that Stanley pot. It looks super unstable but actually works really well. I'm not sure how well it would work with a larger diameter pot though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 30 May 2016 17:39:07 No.780517 Report

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>>779838
"This guy isnt exactly like me so he is wrong"

Classic /out/

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 30 May 2016 22:29:09 No.780727 Report

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>>779838
Kek-a-fuckin-rino.
>poorfag get the fuck /out/

Also, I'm sure you leave your fire pits looking like shit and I bet you burn your trash too, you fucking scum. Leave no trace you piece of shit, communist-loving, gremlin-face, pants-on-head retarded, nigger loving, cock monger.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 31 May 2016 01:31:58 No.780874 Report

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>>779855
>>779855
>theyve become common kit for everybody for some reason. im sure they are nice camping items, but backpacking items? seems like a comedy

Not when there is a fire ban in the area and you dipshit only are allowed to use controlled flames like a stove.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 31 May 2016 02:47:55 No.780935 Report

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>>780487
Yes. If it doesn't, you can usually warranty it and get a new one.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 31 May 2016 03:14:33 No.780969 Report

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>>779310
I have that, use it to boil water for coffee when im /out/. No point in building a fire for small stuff when you can just use one of these.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 31 May 2016 20:14:36 No.781628 Report

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>>779310
I have a 12 dollar primus. It's heavier than the pocket rocket, doesn't pack as small, but not big enough of a difference to complain about for me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 Jun 2016 21:48:07 No.782663 Report

Quoted By: >>783199

>>779948
Jetboil stoves are fine. The heat transfer between the burner and the pot is efficient enough that they can get away with putting out half the BTUs of a Pocket Rocket while boiling the same amount of water. You'll save a bunch on fuel and end up carrying less stuff.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 01 Jun 2016 21:57:31 No.782668 Report

Quoted By: >>782771

I got an MSR pocket rocket because I had a gift card for gander mountain and couldn't find anything else I wanted or needed. It works okay but I don't have anything to compare it to. All I use it for is boiling water for dehydrated foods or for making a hot beverage. I might get a jetboil one day for the fuel efficiency. It pains me how much heat is lost with the pocket rocket, especially in the wind.

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Anonymous Wed 01 Jun 2016 23:15:51 No.782771 Report

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>>782668

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Anonymous Thu 02 Jun 2016 05:37:50 No.783130 Report

Quoted By: >>783402

>>779902
I don't care how responsible you are, an errant ember could ruin a lot of people's day. You can't control the wind and the dryness of your surroundings.

>>779982
> not clearing those leaves away
Come on nigger, really?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 Jun 2016 09:12:35 No.783199 Report

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>>782663
Hmm, think I meant to reply to >>779982

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 Jun 2016 14:57:27 No.783348 Report

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I use a pocket rocket, I have never used the super cheap ones that look very similar.

I have no complaints about the pocket rocket.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 Jun 2016 16:13:15 No.783402 Report

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>>783130
It was actually really wet on the ground. Had rained a bunch earlier in the day. Usually if it's dry I'll clear a small area for the stove. I also don't leave it unattended (since it's not very stable), so it's not really an issue.

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