MSR
MSR PocketRocket 2 Mini Stove Kit
- Weight: 8/10 How much it adds to your pack.
- Fuel use: 6/10 How much fuel it burns to boil a litre in calm air: less fuel to carry.
- Boil speed (calm air): 8/10 How fast the maker says it boils 1 litre in calm air.
Solo walkers and bikepackers who want a light, cheap one-pot kit for boiling water and simple meals
- Fuel
- Gas
- Weight
- 278 g
- Pot size
- 0.75 L
- Boil 1 L, calm air
- 3:30
- Fuel per litre
- 14.2 g
Packed size 12.7 cm long and 10.2 cm across Compare with a 2-litre bottle
Shorter than a 2-litre bottle and about as wide as one. Drawn to scale.
Where to buy
Snow+Rock £84.95 In stock. Delivery £6.95. Page shows RRP £100. Free next-day delivery over £125.
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Weight
From maker's figures 8/10How much it adds to your pack. 8: Clearly better than most.
278 g is MSR's published weight for the complete kit (stove, 0.75 L pot, bowl, lid, pot lifter, stuff sack), in the 250-349 g band. MSR also lists 0.26 kg packaged (same band) and 0.24 kg minimum, which would sit in the under-250 g band; we band the complete 278 g kit. Backpacking Light and Bikepacking.com both quote 278 g.
Fuel use
From maker's figures 6/10How much fuel it burns to boil a litre in calm air: less fuel to carry. 6: A bit better than average.
MSR says 16 litres per 227 g canister (MSR IsoPro), which is 14.2 g per litre, in the 14-19.9 g band.
Boil speed (calm air)
From maker's figures 8/10How fast the maker says it boils 1 litre in calm air. 8: Clearly better than most.
MSR says 3.5 minutes (210 s) for 1 litre with IsoPro, in the 210-269 s band. The 0.75 L pot is marked to 500 ml; Inga's Adventures timed 2 min 40 s for 500 ml in calm air.
What reviewers say (out of 10)
Ratings marked * are from reviews and are not part of the trip score. They are reviewers' scores, not our own measurements. How we score
Wind performance*
Reviewers' average 6/10How well it keeps boiling in a breeze.
6 reviews on wind performance, e.g. "its burner head design offers reasonable wind resistance for short boils. In strong wind, however, performance suffers noticeably.".
Simmer control*
Reviewers' average 8/10How low the flame turns down without going out, for real cooking.
7 reviews on simmer control, e.g. "The PocketRocket flame was easy to adjust and both the pot and pan resulted in acceptable eggs.".
In short
Good for
- Solo walkers and bikepackers who want a light, cheap one-pot kit for boiling water and simple meals
- Three-season wild camps in sheltered pitches, with a windbreak when it blows
- Anyone who wants a compact kit that nests a small canister, stove and pot in one stuff sack
Strengths
- 278 g for the whole kit, in the 250-349 g weight band
- Stove, 0.75 L pot, lid, bowl, pot lifter and a small canister all nest in one stuff sack (12.7 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm)
- Boils 1 litre in 3.5 minutes by MSR's figure (210 s)
- Insulated pot grip, strainer lid and measuring bowl make it a cook-and-eat kit for one
- Inga's Adventures found the aluminium pot cooked eggs evenly and the flame easy to adjust
Weaknesses
- Open flame with no windshield: the only kit wind test took 69% longer in a strong wind, and reviewers of the stove call it susceptible to wind
- 16 litres per 227 g canister (14.2 g per litre) is hungrier on fuel than the integrated systems
- No igniter, so carry a lighter
- The pot is marked to 500 ml, so it suits one person; the bowl melts if you leave it on the pot when you light the stove
- No pressure regulator: power drops as the canister empties or gets cold, so not for winter
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.
ShowHide sources (10)
- MSR (Cascade Designs): PocketRocket 2 Mini Stove Kit page (Tech Specs)
- Backpacking Light (Chris Servheen): MSR PocketRocket 2 Mini Stove Kit review (sample provided by MSR)
- Bikepacking.com (Miles): MSR PocketRocket 2 Mini Stove Kit review, when packability counts
- Inga's Adventures: MSR PocketRocket 2 Mini Stove Kit gear review
- The Great Outdoors (Chris Townsend): Review of the MSR PocketRocket 2 (stove only)
- OutdoorGearLab: MSR PocketRocket 2 review (stove only)
- SectionHiker: MSR PocketRocket 2 stove review (stove only; stove donated by MSR)
- CleverHiker (Brett Kretzer): MSR PocketRocket 2 stove review (stove only; published 2020, page says last updated 18 Sep 2024)
- Switchback Travel (Maddie Downie): MSR PocketRocket 2 stove review (stove only)
- MSR (Cascade Designs) customer reviews: PocketRocket 2 Mini Stove Kit (page header 47 reviews at 4.4 out of 5; the feed returned 46, 38 distinct, 28 flagged verified buyers, none incentivised; the maker's own Yotpo feed)