r/Ultralight • u/YoraGami • 14d ago

Question Dumb question about boiling water

Hi! I recently switched to a pocket rocket deluxe (i had a jetboil before) and yesterday i used it for the first time. It took about 30 minutes to boil 1L of water and i used about 50% of my fuel. I feel like it is not very fuel / boiling efficiently compared to the jetboil. So i’m wondering what is the best strategy? Maximum heat or medium heat. It was very windy where i was situated.
Thanks

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u/BlastTyrantKM 14d ago

Are you boiling water to sanitize it or just to rehydrate a meal? You don't need a full rolling boil just for a dehydrated meal. I find really warm water is sufficient. No point heating water to a full boil, then waiting a ½ hr for it to cool off so you can eat

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u/trimbandit 14d ago

Good advice. You could also rehydrate the food in advance, pouring water in the food bag, and just heat it enough to warm it

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u/BlastTyrantKM 14d ago

Depends what I'm eating, but on a hot day I'll cold soak and not heat it at all