I have not noticed a rubber smell but as I pointed out I have replaced mine with aluminium to save weight.

I think your pocket rocket on full blast may well be quicker. I think the jetboil is optimized for fuel economy not all out speed. Mind you having it all in one system means that a lot of people could stop at lunch time and brew a hot cup or 2 quicker, from stopping to first sip, with a jetboil. It is very convenient.

Concerning the other stove remarks about stoves for long periods without resupply a bushbuddy type wood stove will win for fun and lightest overall weight in my opinion. I have not however found it easy to consistently find fuel in Scotland as I cant get it to burn heather and on high routes wood is not usually there. As a wimp who likes to cook in my tent when it rains, the bushbuddy has its problems.

Multifuel stoves I think are smelly and dangerous. I use mine when I dont expect to be able to get canisters, places like Morocco, but I dispute that they are lighter either alone or as a package with all fuel, than a Jetboil for extended trips without resupply.

I remember having to engineer my bicycle pump to pressurize my multifuel when the fuel pump stopped working in Morocco. I suppose that was more fun than a jetboil would have been.

There was a podcast about a twig burning stove (might be the bushbuddy or an earlier product) that allowed you to put twigs in it to dry for the next burn. Can't remember the make but I think it was on a TOC podcast where podcastbob went out with someone called Andy somewhere on the ridgeway. Just an idea if you cannot find dry wood, just keep a set of dry wood ready for the next burn in case of no dry wood.

Rather a bush buddy than a jetboil. Of course I use a primus with the AGG cookset (excluding the meths burner, plastic tub and primer ring). With this I make one 125g canister last over 5 days (had an old canister that dis Lairig Ghru overnighter plus a few boils then the first 5 days of a 10 day trip, only going on to the 2nd canister on the 6th day). The primus stove I think is called the express and has piezo that works everytime and the wire gauze in the middle to spread the flame / heat. I think this is the most efficient small stove without heat exchanger fins in terms of gas usage available. Certainly and old lightweight Colemans stove went through gas a lot quicker than this.

I think the system together with the style of cooking needs to be considered with any system. If you use dehydrated food and just boil water in the stove then you also have to use a pot cosy to eke out the gas. It is almost as important how you cook as what you cook with. IMHO anyway.

ps gelert version of trangia mini 30g lighter and only about £12 from Winwoods.

I have a Jetboil and have replaced the piezo igniter once. There is a black plastic cup which is meant to fit on the bottom of the Jetboil when it's not in use - I threw this away as clawing it off was a nuisance.

It does benefit from a supporting tripod like the one you can buy from backpackinglight.co.uk as the centre of gravity is high when filled up with water.

Would probably go for a Mytimug and a little stove like a Pocket Rocket second time round, but the Jetboil works reasonably well so will hold onto it for now.

The Bushbuddy does look like fun even if does make the pot all sooty.