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Afternoon all,
i'm not too clued up on camping kit but i know there are plenty that do the bivvy thing on here, i'm after a small portable stove that can boil up a ration pack meal or two, thats all i pretty much need, the smaller the better and the cheaper the better to a point.
I've seen the msr pocket rocket which looks to fit the bill,anything similar but cheaper?
Thanks in advance for any pointers in the right direction,
Steve
For a similar stove but at a better price the go system trek mate or the go system trail classic are pretty good. jet boils always been my fav but is a little bit pricey.
have a look on http://www.outdooradventurecentre.co.uk/32/Stoves.aspx
hope this helps
MSR is a good stive - but needs a windsheild to work best and in cold conditions the gas pressure can drop too low to allow a proper burn. for summer use fine. I am going to get a Trangia for use in poor conditions
I got a gelert copy of the pocket rocket for a tenner from go outdoors and it is really good and feels about the same weight as the MSR
The pocket rocket is a great stove - I use one on trips where it's not just me. If it is just me I use a JetBoil. Both are gas and neither have been an issue even in some pretty cold conditions here in Scotland. I've got Trangias as well, and some of the coke-can type stoves, but rarely use them.
Occasionally when travelling really light for an overnight I'll use one of the coke-can stoves and an Alpkit Ti mug - but the gas stoves are much faster to use.
I had a pocket rocket demonstrated to me today - looked pretty fierce to me, and pretty lightweight/small.
Local army surplus place had them for £15.
Jetboil here cracking little stove unaffected by wind in my experience.
ive recently got a coleman sportster. runs on unleaded and am very impressed by it. not the lightest but easily carryable (word?) with panniers or trailer.
Jetboil is twice the price of a MSR pocket rocket and OP was after something cheap. Believe you cannot boil large amounts at one go, I got a MSR recent;y and am happy with it to date.
Whatever you get, make sure you bodge some kind of windshield as the wind kills efficiency. A bit of sheet aluminium bent round or a bit of radiator/loft reflector works well bent round using bamboo kebab sticks to peg into the ground. Particularly so with gas canister top stoves like the pocket rocket. If using gas can, leave a gap to get to the controls and to make sure the gas can doesn't overheat.
Mini Trangia - simple and you can easily get fuel from petrol station 🙂
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There are some chinese Pocket Rocket copies kicking around. Someone had a link to one on here, for about £8 IIRC.
This sort of thing, but cheaper still
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/intensity-gas-stove-p158213
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