Last year I put together a lightweight solo cookset where everything nested together. This was cooking on a DIY alcohol stove and it worked really well. I had made a windscreen out of some aluminum roof flashing that rolled to store inside the pot.

This year, I wanted to adapt the cookset to use with an MSR pocket rocket stove. I thought I would need to make removable legs to get the windscreen up to the level of the much taller canister stove, but ended up finding a much more elegant and simple solution:

Cutting three small slots in the windscreen allows it to simply be hung right on the legs of the stove. It attaches/removes easily and works quite well. It is still compatible with the alcohol stove AND, it technically made the windscreen a teensy bit lighter :)

I think the piece of aluminum flashing measures 13.5" x 4.5". Lightly sand the edges so they're not sharp.

Wow, that is really great to protect the flame and high enough to keep the heat away from the fuel. Good, effective and light weight.

Nice muddyfeet,
I'm thinking about a pocket rocket to replace my jetboil.
I'm hoping to shave a few ounces of weight for backpacking and solo tripping.
I will keep your setup in mind when/if I make the transition.

I know it's a really old thread but I figured I'd post the pocket rocket windscreen idea I came up with a while ago incase others are looking for ideas. Nothing fancy...just some wire hooks and aluminum roof flashing. It's set flush with the pot supports so you can use a larger diameter pot. The small notch at the bottom is to access the flame control. I don't use the pocket rocket much anymore but the windscreen was pretty effective.

Considering you originally posted that DIY windscreen well before 2010 Andy, I do not feel the timing inappropriate.

butthead

Beavers: "I know it's a really old thread but I figured I'd post the pocket rocket windscreen idea I came up with a while ago incase others are looking for ideas. Nothing fancy...just some wire hooks and aluminum roof flashing. It's set flush with the pot supports so you can use a larger diameter pot. The small notch at the bottom is to access the flame control. I don't use the pocket rocket much anymore but the windscreen was pretty effective.

There’s a good chance I was inspired by and studied your build!
Have you guys ever used a mulder strip for the pocket rocket in the cold? I was thinking of making one- still see regular use of the pocket rocket!

I never heard of a moulder strip before. I had to Google it.

I've used mine down 30 degrees or so and it seemed to work ok. I'm kind of a wuss when it comes to the cold. If it's too cold for the pocket rocket it's too cold for me as well! ;)

I quit using my PR when I got my snow peak with the built in ignitor. I never have come up with a decent windscreen for it though.