The Pocket Rocket has served me well on many trips but has some potentially serious safety issues......

The user is depending on the "base" of the canister for stability........add in that the pan supports are rather modest and the potential for wearing a pan of hot water or worse, hot grease, on a sandal clod foot are a distinct possibility.

I have decided that the remote stoves as being far more desirable for canoe camping. Much safer (lower to the ground) and larger over all flame distribution yield better cooking results as well.

The larger MSR fuel canisters last a reasonable amount of days.......at least 4 days solo without fires so it is not that big an issue IMO.

The pocket rocket will continue to be in my arsenal however.......the stove of choice for backpacking or when wanting to go ultralight.

This is a dandy choice and quite reasonable as vs the MSR Windpro (I own both, they are quite comparable)........good reviews and helps the economy of South Korea as well  ;)........the stove has excellent flame dispersion as well as nice simmering qualities. 

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