Iriscaddis wrote: ↑Sat Apr 02, 2022 1:47 pm
Looking to lighten the load and leave the JetBoil behind.
If you're looking to lighten the load then it depends on the length of your trip and your hot water usage.
I can offer my experience. I use a Jetboil MicroMo. Jetboil says it can boil 12 liters on a 100 gram (3.5 ounce) can of fuel. I have verified this to be true over several years of backcountry use. It is very fuel efficient.
Outdoor Gear Lab (link below) reviewed the Soto stove and they claim that in calm conditions, the stove uses 0.5 ounces of fuel per liter of boiled water. So, that's 7 liters per 100 gram can. It might be less in windy conditions. The Jetboil is nearly twice as efficient.
I use about 1 liter of hot water per day for morning coffees and dinner. For a long trip, say 10 days, the Jetboil is the lighter option for me, since using a Soto would require a bigger and heavier fuel canister. For shorter trips, like 7 days, I end up carrying extra fuel, since the Jetboil is so efficient. I could lighten the load by a few ounces on these trips by using a Soto, but I'm cheap and I don't need another stove.
Note: The Jetboil Flash is 10 liters of boiled water per 100 gram can since it doesn't have the simmer control of the MicroMo.
If I'm being a gram weenie on a given trip, I just leave some the Jetboil components behind. The orange pot stand weighs 1 ounce and I find that I don't need it. It stays home. I rarely use the lid, saves another ounce. The measuring cup weighs an ounce and is not needed since there are marks on the inside of the pot. One could also remove the neoprene pot cover, trim it, and reinstall to save some weight. I haven't done this since I find the neoprene to be one of my favorite features... no burned fingers or lips.
https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/reviews/ ... windmaster