Large (2 gallon) backpacking put with frying pan lid?

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Macchina

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I often find myself hiking in groups and (especially in the winter) we tend to cook our dinners in one large pot. For boiled water in the morning and a hot meal at night I use a 2.5 gallon lightweight stainless stock pot right now but would like to upgrade to a non-stick backpacking pot with a non-stick frying pan lid.

I always thought that setup was hokey but I find myself planning meals for 7 people for 6 days and a large pot with a frying pan would be perfect.

Any recommendations?
You get extra points if the lid locks on...
 
For hiking/backpacking, one large pot is not the optimal solution. Most people choose a cook system that can nest 2 or more pots.
http://www.rei.com/product/765749/rei-campware-nonstick-cookset-large

If your packing everything on your back, As in hiking & not camping next to a pick-up truck! Weight is more important than non-stick.

i would go with a Toaks Titanium set. you can nest everything down to a coffee cup
http://toaksoutdoor.com/comboset.aspx

This is an option if your on a tighter budget
http://www.cascadedesigns.com/msr/cookware/simple-cooking/alpine-4-pot-set/product
 
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I guess I should clarify that I'm a pretty experienced backpacker with hundreds of miles under my boots over the past two decades. I have (as many of us do) a whole drawer of titanium and stainless backpacking pots.

Most of the time I do my own food in a little pot, but this next trip is a 6 mile hike into a central camp which we will hike from for 6 days of hunting. We are planning to do group water each morning (boiling about a gallon) and group dinners (I will be dehydrating a few things to rehydrate in the pot).
 
Interesting question. Cast iron is the way to go for natural non-stick and food quality. It's heavy, obviously, but when sharing a load perhaps worth it. Bonus points in that the weight actually acts like a lock and the lid is also a skillet. Obviously more viable in winter.

I only use the large cheap steel pots for boiling maple syrup, I've never really seen any large pots for camping. You could clamp the lid on if need be and fit a pan inside for hiking. It seems most stuff has moved to individual items. Be interesting to see what you find though.
 
I have used some of these brand products, but not the following models. I guess there is various degree of 'non stick', and hope the following may be of use:

GSI Pinnacle Base Camper Large, nesting set with net bag, 5L
MSR Flex 4, nesting set with locking lid, 5.3L(get the non-stick frying pan which should nest with Flex4)
 
It's the frying pan lid that's got me stymied. Dedicated outdoor two and three gallon non-stick aluminium pots with lids are easy enough to find, but that frying pan lid clause …
 
I bought the non stick versions of the 4 and 10 quart Open Country pots. They're relatively light and should allow some simple browning of meat with a decent amount of oil.

The trip is 7 day deer hunt where we are planning to eat dinners as a group and hoping to have Venison to cook by the last day. There are no fires allowed so we will have to braise or otherwise pan cook the venison. This is something I've done plenty of times at the cabin in a cast iron skillet but never in a thin pan... I'll let you know how it goes.
 
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