Good options for cookware?

[oguruma]

I am looking for good options for space-saving and durable cookware for outdoor use. I have a set of the GSI outdoors cups that fit around Nalgene water bottles, and those are great, but I am wanting something larger and more capable. I would really like something that can fit a 16oz Iso-Butane fuel canister since that is what I use the most (mainly because I can get the 16oz canisters for $5.00 at the PX, and the 4oz can is only $2 less). I try to shy away from Aluminum cookware as well, and either go with stainless or Ti. Any ideas on what would be a good set?

 

[MustardMan]

I personally love the TiWare line from REI, which is just a rebranded version of the Evernew titanium pots. I especially like that they are available in nonstick versions - yes, you have to be a bit more careful to avoid scratching them, but if you are going to actually cook in the pot (not just boil water), they make camp cleanup a breeze.

I have the 1.3 and the 0.9 liter short versions, and am going to get the .9L tall with the frying pan lid, to use with a bushbuddy.

 

[Codger_64]

I have a stainless billy (like a Zebra brand) and both my gas cannister and stove (folding Coleman Max) fit inside with room to spare.

 

[oguruma]

I have a stainless billy (like a Zebra brand) and both my gas cannister and stove (folding Coleman Max) fit inside with room to spare.

Which size can do you have and which size canisters do you use? If you don't mind me asking...

 

[Codger_64]

Which size can do you have and which size canisters do you use? If you don't mind me asking...

The billy measures 5-3/8" across and is 5-1/2" tall. It comfortably holds 6 measured cups of water, but likely could hold more with less freeboard. My blended fuel cannisters are the short Coleman 3250-702T "250" which are 4-1/4" wide and 3-1/4" tall. My billy came from a friend in Australia and it isn't maker stamped, but I seem to remember it had a "1 Liter" sticker on the side when new. It has a folding flat stainless bail with bakelite handle, a plate/pan that fits inside, and a close fitting lid also with bakelite knob.

ETA: Using strict planning and use management, one small cannister with this stove lasts me a week. That is boiling breakfast coffee water, frying an omelet and biscuits, and boiling water for a FD supper and tea. For the frying I have been using the One Egg Wonder pan from Walmart. It holds three eggs with onions and bell peppers, then three canned biscuits or bisquick mixed biscuits.

 

[keithcarter]

Teflon coating makes cleaning a breeze. I wouldn't be without it.

That blue-with-white-speckled cookware made in mexico and sold by Walmart (in the camping section) is simply metal with a glass-like coating (as fragile as glass, too). This was used in a white version by everyone 75 years ago. They lasted until the coating chipped off, and the metal rusted through. You can hardly find an old dump in farm country without the remains of a few in it.

Adequately serviceable, fairly easy to clean, cheap, and filled with nostalgia.

The cups won't burn your lips like metal will, nor will they melt like plastic.

 

[jca21]

Teflon coating makes cleaning a breeze. I wouldn't be without it.

That blue-with-white-speckled cookware made in mexico and sold by Walmart (in the camping section) is simply metal with a glass-like coating (as fragile as glass, too). This was used in a white version by everyone 75 years ago. They lasted until the coating chipped off, and the metal rusted through. You can hardly find an old dump in farm country without the remains of a few in it.

Adequately serviceable, fairly easy to clean, cheap, and filled with nostalgia.

The cups won't burn your lips like metal will, nor will they melt like plastic.

i believe what you're referring to is called enamel cook ware

i'd much rather have a zebra billy can than enamel cookware.

they're available for fairly cheap over at bensbackwoods.com