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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Gear Forum Pocket Rocket - Question #2 |
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07/15/2019 08:31PM
So... with the pocket rocket type stove. Obviously, I'm not going to go through all of my fuel for each meal. Can I just unscrew the (cooled) pocket rocket from the fuel canister, and travel and use it (fuel canister) again the next night, or whatever?
I've only ever cooked over the open flame of the campfire, or over a bio-lite stove. No experience with a fuel type of stove in the backwoods, but wanting to shave some weight.
(Yes, I also have a cat food/alcohol stove, but I've determined I want the pocket rocket for price, weight, ease etc.)
I've only ever cooked over the open flame of the campfire, or over a bio-lite stove. No experience with a fuel type of stove in the backwoods, but wanting to shave some weight.
(Yes, I also have a cat food/alcohol stove, but I've determined I want the pocket rocket for price, weight, ease etc.)
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07/15/2019 08:48PM
johndku: "Yep, Take if off and put it back on as many times as needed, the canister self-seals when you remove it from the stove. "
Awesome! Exactly what I wanted to know!
Thank you!
“The Wilderness holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask.” - Nancy Newhall
07/16/2019 01:08PM
Just be aware that this isn't the kind of stove for gourmet type cooking. Because it sits on top of the fuel heat can (and will) get reflected downward. If the can gets too hot it can blow up.
You'd have to be using a wind screen that completely wraps around the whole stove and have no ventilation for that to happen, so for typical backpacking boil & dump type meals you should be okay.
You'd have to be using a wind screen that completely wraps around the whole stove and have no ventilation for that to happen, so for typical backpacking boil & dump type meals you should be okay.
When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known. - Sigurd F. Olson, "The Singing Wilderness"
07/16/2019 04:34PM
mirth: "Just be aware that this isn't the kind of stove for gourmet type cooking. Because it sits on top of the fuel heat can (and will) get reflected downward. If the can gets too hot it can blow up.
You'd have to be using a wind screen that completely wraps around the whole stove and have no ventilation for that to happen, so for typical backpacking boil & dump type meals you should be okay."
While a wind screen should not be used, the utility of the PocketRocket stoves extends far beyond just boiling water. There are many long simmer dishes, fried dishes and even gourmet dishes possible with PocketRockets. Proper pan/pot selection makes a bit of a difference.
With respect to screwing stove on and off the canister: My stove folds smallest with the valve slightly open. I try to remember to close the valve before screwing the stove back on to the canister. When I forget, the stove reminds me by leaking a bit of fuel until I tighten the valve closed.
07/19/2019 09:09AM
OCDave: "With respect to screwing stove on and off the canister: My stove folds smallest with the valve slightly open. I try to remember to close the valve before screwing the stove back on to the canister. When I forget, the stove reminds me by leaking a bit of fuel until I tighten the valve closed. "
That's a good tip, and it's true of many canister stoves. My Snow Peak is the same way. You get used to it when that's your go-to stove.
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