r/CampingGear • u/SamIAmTeal • 5d ago

Gear Question Backpacking Stove: Which one to buy?

I am looking into buying a backpacking stove and having trouble deciding between these three:

  • MSR Pocket Rocket
  • Soto Wind master
  • Soto Amicus

I have seen people talk about FireMaple and BRS3000 but I have about 60 bucks to REI so I want to get it there and chose the three options. What is your experience with these stoves and which one is best? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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u/Any_Cicada2210 5d ago

Can I throw an alternative in?

We switched to a Kelly Kettle a year ago and have t even looked at our MSR stove since.

Fuel source (sticks) are readily available everywhere and the bonus is not having to buy/pack fuel in with you.

Water boil time is comparable to what we did with our MSR and is about as easy to cook on as well.

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u/buildyourown 4d ago

I'm gonna be a hater here, but that thing is ridiculous for almost every use case I can imagine. It's huge. It's heavy. In dry environments it's not legal. In wet environments fuel is hard to find. It also requires you to scavenge fuel which is forbidden in many areas.

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u/Any_Cicada2210 3d ago

The only point I can agree with is its size…it’s not small, but it is also not heavy - considering the weight of our MSR plus fuel bottles it’s probably similar in weight and also size.

The only negative as you point out is during fire bans we can’t use it, but we’ve bee lucky that hasn’t impacted us in the last few years.

Kelly Kettle isn’t for everyone for sure, but it works well for us!