MSR Titan Kettle?

Titanium is one of the principle metals used in jet and rocket engines due to it's excellent resistance to heat and light weight. Unless a pot or kettle is made of some strange alloy of Ti, coals or stoves should have no adverse affect.
 
Guyon said:
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You can't view any pics posted here from Photobucket?
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Correct. I used to be able to but maybe 2 months ago it was blocked so all I get is X's.

Sometimes I can at home if my system is running fast enough.

A lot of the others work though so like I can still see about a third of the stuff posted.
 
The only reason to go with Ti pots is to save weight. Hard anodized aluminum isstill very light and half the price or less. Stainless is tough but heavy-- and costs less. Non-anodized aluminum is cheap and works, but it scratches and doesn't hold up as well.

Other options: GSR makes a stainless pot with long handles that fits the bottom of a 1 liter Nalgene bottle and they cost $5-$6. Olicamp makes exactly the same thing. Kmart sells a Sternco aluminum grease pot for $6. AntigravityGear.com sells a bunch of different aluminum pots. Backpackinglight.com has a line of Ti pots, and REI has a bunch. They can handle a fire. My little Coleman butane stove cranks out 16,000 BTU's in a burner that is less than 2" diameter. If that won't hurt it, your coals won't. Ti isn't as efficient as aluminum in transferring heat, but it is made thin and you don't lack BTU's with a hot campfire.

As others have said, a small Ti pot works great if you are going to boil water for a dehydrated meal and most call for two cups of water. I use one for that and hot drinks and it is a back-up water purification system. I too prefer a container that is easier to clean.

One bargain in Ti stuff is the SnowPeak Ti bowl. They are large enough (5.5" diameter) for a one-man meal, easy to clean and they cost about $16. http://www.rei.com/product/720286. You can find them on sale for a few dollars less. Add a wire bail and a little foil for a lid and you have pot and bowl that weighs under 2oz. With the bail you can get it in and out of the fire without BBQ'ing your pinkies.
 
hollowdweller said:
Correct. I used to be able to but maybe 2 months ago it was blocked so all I get is X's.

Sometimes I can at home if my system is running fast enough.

A lot of the others work though so like I can still see about a third of the stuff posted.
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I ask because there's got to be some way to view Photobucket pics again. I don't think it's a speed issue, as they would just load slower with a slower system. Are you running software that loads text and only a portion (or none) of the picture files? Anyway, not to hijack the thread, but you might ask a question or two in Service & Support or even Gadgets & Gear (since it's a computer question). Lots of computer savvy people on this board.
 
Guyon said:
I ask because there's got to be some way to view Photobucket pics again. I don't think it's a speed issue, as they would just load slower with a slower system. Are you running software that loads text and only a portion (or none) of the picture files? Anyway, not to hijack the thread, but you might ask a question or two in Service & Support or even Gadgets & Gear (since it's a computer question). Lots of computer savvy people on this board.
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I can hit reload at home about six or 8 times and view all the pics in a thread, but our phone line is so bad i usually get kicked off line before I can open them all. At work, where the speed is fast enough it's blocked. I can view Fokti, Imageshack, but not Photobucket. Thinking about satellite at home so i can still see pics.

On the good side it has really cut down on my knife buying since even though to sell here you have to pay so you CAN upload pics, most knifemakers and sellers use Photobucket, so I can't see their pictures and therefore am not tempted;)
 
Here's another vote for the MSR Kettle. :thumbup:

Like Guyon, mine is paired with a Pocket Rocket stove, but I use the fire when one's available.

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By the looks of my kettle, I'd say that pic was taken a long time ago. :D
 
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