A Lite Cooking Pot for Two

[buck]

I need to purchase a lite pot large enough to cook for two people. I have one now, but it is not lite. I've seen much liter ones on some of the hiking supply websites, but would rather hear from hikers who have actually held and used such a pot.

[Tim Rich]

I've been carrying a one quart titanium pot for about 12 to 15 years.  I can't attest to its cooking and cleanup properties because it's just been used to boil water for coffee, oatmeal and freeze-dried foods, but it's pretty light, tough and has served us well.  Good luck in your search.

Tim

[Nalgene Ninja]

I use a Snow Peak Trek 1400, it pretty lightweight. Big enough to actually cook if you need too, and small enough to boil water for 2 backpacking meals about 2/3rds full. And fits my stove(s) inside with a fuel canister.

[Magic City Matt]

We carry one of these:
http://www.rei.com/product/764182
Ti Ware 1.3 liter with non stick coating.

Honestly if I had it to do all over again though it would be one of these:
http://www.campmor.com/ou...door/gear/Product___82090
The reason being is that it s just as lite is not more so. You can leave the handle at home and just use a bandanna. You get a pot that is good for 2 and a nice little solo pot as well. And it's way cheaper.


M

[Firedog]

I have this GSI set. You are welcome to try it if you want. Let me know. It comes with all the stuff shown and a lined bag & stacks up compact.

http://www.peak62.com/sea...0and%20pans/itemno/50142/

[buck]

I appreciate the suggestions with links to things you are using.

Has anyone ever used a pine apple juice can? We emptied a can over the weekend so I removed the lid with a side cutting can opener. It's plenty big enough for what we cook and is lite. However, are there any health dangers in cooking with one of these type cans? I wasn't sure if they lined these cans with something that might make you sick when heated.

[sunshine]

I second the GSI...We bought the Dualist and love it!  It is perfect for 2 and it stores the bowls and cups inside. It can also fit an alcohol stove in it along with condiments and other small odds and ends . It is nice to have the built in handle as well. Takes up very little room in my pack. Highly recommend

[Lesley]

A quick google of "tin can stoves" didn't yield anything that would raise alarm bells. But be careful...just because the packaged food is deemed safe, doesn't mean the container will remain safe after degradation.

[Joshua Szulecki]

Well... I know soda cans are lined with something that I think melts, so I wouldn't be shocked if food cans are, too. I think the cans are sprayed with an enamel of some sort, but I don't recall what exactly it was, since it was on one of those silly how-they-make-crap type shows.

I mean... They do heat the cans in the cooking process, so there has to be some safe temperature, but a fire might exceed that. I can't find anything other than discussions like this, so I think it is a judgment call.

[freshface]

I need to purchase a lite pot large enough to cook for two people. I have one now, but it is not lite. I've seen much liter ones on some of the hiking supply websites, but would rather hear from hikers who have actually held and used such a pot.

We also use the GSI Pinnacle Dualist cooking set. I just forked out the money and bought the entire set. I take what we need for where we're going. It's actually big enough to feed 2 adults and 1 9-year old. I really like the fact it all packs up into the pot, then put it in its stuff sack and ta-da... ready to go. It's easy to clean too, which is also a good aspect. It works well on our alcohol stove. We had to make an adjustment to the stove to accomodate the base of the pot, just so we didn't have to sit there and hold it.
Here's a link to what we have: http://www.gsioutdoors.co...%3d9%26c2%3d19%26p%3d1%26&

[buck]

... Honestly if I had it to do all over again though it would be one of these:
http://www.campmor.com/ou...door/gear/Product___82090...

I appreciated all the recommendations and the above set is the one I purchased. It's near perfect for our preferred cooking needs, lite, and my alcohol stove and much more fits nicely inside. Good price, too.

[ednotmilkman]

Good choice buckinrutt.

I have had this exact pot set for over a year and I use just the big pot most of the time although I carry the whole set.  I also followed the advice of somebody on a hiking forum and made myself a foam cozy for the big pot. Go to an upholstery shop and get some left over scraps to cut into a top ( you can leave it on even when on the stove), and then glue a bottom piece onto a glued together side piece to keep your food hot after you get it boiling.  If you carry a solar shower sometimes like I do, you can boil water in the big pot over a fire and then add this to another 2 gallons already in the shower bag for a nice warm shower.  Wal-mart had solar showers in their camp section the last time I looked.