I need some POT!

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sqoon

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I keep hearing folks talk about the indispensable value of a good cook pot. I recently bought a Maxpedition Falcon II and as I outfit it for EDC, as well as having interchangeable inside packs depending on the day/purpose, I want to get some recommendations on a good cook pot, or set that stows away nicely. Everything I have seen so far seems really thin and cheap, or that blue enamel stuff that I think I could bend just by looking at it.
 
If you want something bulletproof and field proven, go with an MSR Stowaway. I have used two of them for years. The 750 ml is perfect for one person (tiny bit small for a box of macaroni), and the 2 liter is great for 2. My MSR Whisperlite fits great in the 2L pot. I have other titanium and aluminum pots, but I tend to use the MSR pots more often than not.
 
I recently picked up a Snow Peak Giga Power Starter Kit. It is kind of expensive but can be had cheaper.

This cut away picture explains it pretty well. It is made of Titanium and is nice and small and light. The Snow Peak canisters are smaller than normal canisters.

Chad


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ditto on msr stainless steel cookware. no worries on denting them on 2-3' drops and they have that quality feel to them that i won't hesitate using it in the kitchen as well. i'm not an ultralight hiker - i prefer to build up my muscles instead in exchange for more heavy duty equipment :o
 
The GSR stainless cup that a Nalgene fits in is all I use any more. I carry a lexan cup that I do most of my eating and drinking out of, so the SS one is mainly just used to boil water.
 
I do!
Technically I mean the "GSI® Glacier Stainless Steel Bottle Cup-18 oz":D

edit: guess my brain couldn't decide if it was trying to say GSI or MSR..not the first time I've done that, either!
 
If you've got the room, Campsaver has the SnowPeak Cook 'n' Save 2Q pot with lid for around $40.

It's got a Titanium lid and a snap on plastic lid to save your leftovers. The pot has handles too.

Super lightweight and plenty of capacity.

B
 
depends on what you're going to use it for. if you carry a Nalgene bottle, a pot to nest w/ it is a good way to go- the GSI ss one or if you want lighter the SnowPeak 750 Ti one

if your not using a Nalgene, pick the appropriate volume for your cooking needs, size of your pack and if you want to nest your stove (and fuel) in it

I use a 450 or 600 for solo trips, a 900 when going w/ my wife in the "summer" and a 2 liter for winter where we're primarily melting snow for water

the MSR Ti kettle is a popular pot that I'd like to try out some day

I've found that both SnowPeak and MSR are both of very good quality
 
OwenM said:
The GSR stainless cup that a Nalgene fits in is all I use any more. I carry a lexan cup that I do most of my eating and drinking out of, so the SS one is mainly just used to boil water.
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mtwarden said:
depends on what you're going to use it for. if you carry a Nalgene bottle, a pot to nest w/ it is a good way to go- the GSI ss one or if you want lighter the SnowPeak 750 Ti one

if your not using a Nalgene, pick the appropriate volume for your cooking needs, size of your pack and if you want to nest your stove (and fuel) in it

I use a 450 or 600 for solo trips, a 900 when going w/ my wife in the "summer" and a 2 liter for winter where we're primarily melting snow for water

the MSR Ti kettle is a popular pot that I'd like to try out some day

I've found that both SnowPeak and MSR are both of very good quality
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Good advice, for day tripping and such I have to say that I like the basic GSI stainless steel bottle nesting cup. Takes up no space when paired with a nalgene bottle and is as good as you need for making a cup of tea in the wilderness or cooking up some noodles.

Now on multiday trips I find the bottle cups lacking in volume especially if boiling water is part of the water prep method. For a while I was carrying the Snowpeak mini-soloist kit that has a 750 mL pot and cup that both nest a nalgene. I placed that in a nalgene bottle holder and tied it to my maxpedition. This is a great combo for solo cooking. Very light weight, low space and can be used on stove or fire. However, again its too small for water prep by boiling and a touch to small when cooking meals for two. A real PITA to not be able to boil a full water bottle worth of water at a time.

So i mostly now really like my 12cm zebra pot. I've since removed the bail and replaced it with a wire one so that it efficiently nests inside my 14 cm zebra (used when I'm melting snow for water prep). The 12 cm zebra pot is by no means light weight, but it is a great robust billy with 1.35 L capacity (44 oz) which is great for water prep and big enough to cook for two. The 12 cm billy will nest (inside of the billy pot) an Ikea cannister used as a twig stove. I also found a camp pot in the clearance ilse that perfectly nests the bottom of the 12 cm billy. So that is my goto set up. Its really a bit too big to pack in my maxpedition though. However, I find that for multi-day camping I go to a larger pack size anyhow.
 
I've been using a zebra stainless steel pot. I've got the 12cm but they've got larger ones too, the 12 works great for me.
 
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