JetBoil’s stove & a “regular” pot

Eric, Ive tried this both ways; jetboil burner with an MSR pot, and MSR pocket rocket with the jetboil pot.

The reduced output of the jetboil stove increases(slows) the time-to-boil with my non-heat exchanger pot.

The increased thermal efficiency of the heat-exchanger jetboil pot, and the increased output in BTUs of the MSR stove decreases(speeds up) the time to boil, at the expense of consuming fuel more quickly and loosing heat to the environment due to the non-shielded burner. Using the MSR stove absolutely CRANKS the jetboil up to a vigorous out of control boil.

The jetboil pot is 'tuned' to the output of the jetboil stove.

Brett,

I own the 1.5 L. JetBoil pot (but not the JB stove) and the Wind Pro stove & windscreen. I got the JB pot for winter camp snow melting and found it does work very well compared to my regular 1.5 L. aluminum pot… that is IF the MSR windscreen is used.

In my observation I think the MSR windscreen, closely wrapped, seemed to compensate for the lack of the JetBoil stove's "heat radiator" burner & its minimal flame shielding.

Perhaps what I actually like is the Wind Pro's ability to boil faster. The stove is fully controllable so I can match the heat to the "need for speed".
Still, I'd like to see a stove-to-stove comparison of the JB stove & mine W/ just a plain 1.5 L. pot.

Maybe JetBoil will end up selling more pots than stoves once people realize the pot's efficiency.

I use the GCS pot with an MSR Superfly (or Snowpeak Gigapower). It uses, by my testing, 20-25% less fuel than a regular 2 liter aluminum pot (Evolution). I can get 18-20 liters boiled per 8 oz canister. I do not use full flame with the GCS pot, as it would just waste fuel.

The Jetboil stove could be used with other pots (with the pot support), but as has been noted, it would be slower due to the lower heat output. Being slower is not necessarily a problem, as it would help efficiency.