They’ve taken the best parts of the stove that has lasted me 10 years and improved on it in nearly every way. The new MSR Pocket Rocket 2 is out, and they have really stepped up their game. Spoiler Alert! MSR has figured out a way. How can you improve on perfect? Well, this MSR Pocket Rocket 2 review is going to tell you all the deets! Now, ten years later my first Pocket Rocket stove is still going strong, working just as well now as the day that I bought it. The stove has been along with me to more than 15 countries and countless adventures including a majority of an Appalachian Trail thru-hike. So, I went with MSR.ġ0 years later, I’m still using the same MSR Pocket Rocket stove that I bought when I was 19! I was young, I wasn’t sure what I was doing, all I knew was I needed a great backpacking stove. I realize that a lot of people leave the case at home, storing the stove in their cookpot, but I still found it odd that MSR would go to so much trouble to lighten the stove and then turn right around and wipe out all the weight savings with a heavier case.When I was 19 years old, I bought my first backpacking stove – the MSR Pocket Rocket. I did a double take when I weighed the new case. Interestingly, if the case is included, there is essentially no weight difference between the MicroRocket and the PocketRocket. Weights in ounces will not necessarily add up properly due to rounding error. All weight were measured in grams and then later converted to ounces. These weights may differ slightly from the weights listed by the manufacturer. The above weights were all determined using my Kitchen Chef gram scale. The MicroRocket's piezo electric ignition weighs a mere 13g/0.46oz.
I didn't include the weight of the piezoelectric lighter because I wanted a 1:1 comparison. OK, so that's all for now in this very brief first look.
NO! Counter-intuitive as it may seem, they've managed to beef up the stove while dropping the weight and size. Um, Jim, beefed up? Don't you mean they've turned a perfectly good stove into a fragile little ultralight toy - a little toy that's useless to the average hiker? They've really improved and beefed up the stove. And they seem to have succeeded in just that. Overall first impression: It's like the top stove designers at MSR did nothing but play with a Pocket Rocket for six months straight, looking for anything they could improve. MSR MicroRocket (left), MSR PocketRocket (right). Note the smaller wind deflector on the MicroRocket MSR MicroRocket (right), MSR PocketRocket (left). Now, since this stove is super compact, you probably have to give up on the "surface area" that the pot supports cover, right? Nope. When I unfolded everything into "working mode," the supports felt very solid. The attach points on the new MicroRocket are way beefier. I've read it elsewhere, so I know it's not just me. One of my pet peeves about the older PocketRocket is that the point where the pot supports join the body of the stove is prone to bending. MSR PocketRocket (left), MSR MicroRocket (right) Like I say, though, I haven't fired it up yet. Not too much looks new in terms of the burner head although the wind deflector is a bit more compact. The valve control handle folds compactly around the base of the stove. I'm liking the way the valve control handle folds around the base of the stove. It literally fits in the palm of my hand, and I don't have particularly big hands (ring size 9.5). I will test it out.ĭid I mention it's compact? Man! They really mapped this one out. These are just my first impressions upon taking the stove out of the box. Wouldn't I be better served by a more versatile conventional lighter? What's the point? Now, I haven't fired it up yet (I just took it out of the box this evening), but my first impression of the separate piezoelectric lighter is: Why? Sorry, MSR, but wouldn't I be better off just carrying a regular lighter? What's the advantage of carrying a separate piezoelectric lighter? A piezoelectric lighter is only going to be able to ignite gas whereas a regular lighter will ignite pretty much anything. MSR MicroRocket stove (top) and its separate piezoelectric ignition. The new MicroRocket comes with a separate piezoelectric ignition. Sweet!Ī new MSR MicroRocket (left) and a PocketRocket (right). Talk about saving some room in the ol' pack. We already have them in stock and are shipping to retailers. Just got a note from MSR: The official release date is January 3, 2012.
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Other installments in the series include: This is an installment in my series on the new MicroRocket stove from MSR.
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