Stove efficiency
The Jet Boil Minimo is supposed to be an efficient cooking system that uses FluxRing technology:
FluxRing® technology makes it possible to heat a conveniently shaped vessel with extremely high efficiency. This patented technology captures the heat of the burner and directs it into the contents of the FluxRing® cup, rather than into the air as waste.
The MSR Pocket Rocket is a classic and minimalist canister stove. I would like to compare the efficiency/total weight of these two stoves for the use case of boiling 2 cups of water once a day.
To make the systems comparable the MSR stove needs a pot (lets assume something like the Evernew Ti Ultralight Pot 600ml) and a pot cozy. The Jetboil setup is listed as weighing 415 g while the MSR stove, pot, and cozy would be about 240 g.
I would assume if you are out for a single day the MSR setup wins since you need to carry a single canister in both cases. Is there a break point where the Jetboil fuel savings offsets the heavier weight?
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A 100 gram canister of Jetpower fuel boils up to 10-12 liters of water according to the web site
Make it 10 grams / liter
Let'd say it is twice as efficient how many liters are the break even
And it is probably not twice as efficient
What is the break even point?
415 + L * 10 = 240 + L * 20
415 - 240 = L * 10
17.6 L = 74 cups = 37 days
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You'll have several considerations to think about.
Altitude affects water's boiling point
Temperature affects fuel efficiency
Wind affects the stove's efficiency
You'll need to make simultaneous comparisons between the two stoves, and do it in all conditions and at the altitudes you intend to use them.
In the end, you can't go wrong with either. The MSR is lighter, but you'll want a wind shield.
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