Jetboil Minimo

One of these from Batchstovez?  I also like the full kits from Trail Designs too.

You could also make a cat can stove, with an Imusa cup and roasting pan lid and windscreen for very little $.  If not alcohol than maybe Esbit?

You could be more specific on what type of cooking and how long your trips.  Others can share the latest superlight canister stoves.  There are so many choice for less weight than a MiniMo.

JetBoils are really efficient. There is not much you can do to lighten these.
1) Remove the Peizo starter. You should always carry a lighter/matches anyway, soo, use them.
2) Remove the clip on valve handle. You can work the valve without it, but it can get warm.
3) Remove all the extraneous plastic bits: Canister holder, cup, and in the case of the old JB’s, the ring around the cup attachment…not sure on the Moe.
4) Drop the lid and go with a piece of aluminum from a cake pan. Slightly lighter and works as well.
5) Drop anything not related to function. The neoprene sleeve can be cut down, it usually burns anyway. However, a windscreen is usually necessary for premier performance. Just make sure it doesn’t get TOO HOT!

James is thinking the right way, pretty much. Here are my ideas about lightening up the MiniMo.

1) Remove the Peizo starter. It isn’t easy to remove the piezo at all, unless you remove ALL of the black plastic under the burner (is this the ‘ring’ you refer to, James?). But I doubt that this would shave more than an ounce of weight.

2) Remove the clip on valve handle. Not me! The control valve handle just weighs a few grams, and I hate to burn my fingers.

3) Remove all the extraneous plastic bits: Canister holder, cup. Leave at home, like he says.

4) Drop the lid and go with a piece of aluminum from a cake pan. You could certainly go that route, but I prefer to use one of the Four Dog titanium lids that Don makes/sells. I swap out his heavy and bulky wooden knob with one I make from titanium rod (covered with silicone tubing). Mine weighs 20.6 gm (.73 oz), vs. the stock plastic one at 30.2 gm (1.07 oz).

5) Drop anything not related to function. The neoprene sleeve can be cut down, it usually burns anyway. That cozy is a big reason why the Jetboils are so fuel efficient. Well that and the HX fins.  I’ve never burned one. However, a windscreen is usually necessary for premier performance. Just make sure it doesn’t get TOO HOT! The Jetboils are a bit more wind-resistant than normal stoves, as the HX fins sort of block the breeze (to some degree). But a wind screen will certainly help if you can’t find a big rock or fallen log to help block a breeze.

6) The easiest way to cut significant weight off your MiniMo is to swap out the heavy (4.6 oz) stock burner for a BRS-3000T stove (.9 oz). But then you’ll also need a pot riser disk to set the pot the right distance above the burner’s flame (disclosure – I designed, make, and sell these ‘Thingies’). But also, I think that the stock MiniMo burner is maybe the best one for flame control (eg, for a true simmer capability). A decent compromise would be the original Sol burner, which is an ounce lighter than the MiniMo’s and also does a pretty decent simmer. They’re a bit hard to find now though. 

My full stock (except for the lid) MiniMo setup, with its cuben stuff sack and a full 110 gm fuel canister, weighs 20.6 oz. With the BRS-3000T burner it comes in at about 17.0 oz. Not my lightest stove setup, but man what capability it has for cooking, for melting snow, or for efficiently boiling water for 1-2 people. The MiniMo pot is pretty heavy at ~ 8.0 oz, but it is the secret ingredient. Can ya tell that I’m a fan boy?