titanium cook pot

mystical woodsman

mystical woodsman

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I am considering buying a titanium cook pot for camp use. I heard they boil water a lot faster than stainless, are lighter and are... well... just plain all around better than most other metal cook pots. What I envision I would need would be something around 2 qrts or what have you and have a metal loop handle so I can hang it over a fire (by lashing three sticks/poles together) with 550 cord or something. The problem is, given my specifications, I can't seem to find this elusive creature.. although I have found one that is ALMOST :o perfect (albeit somewhat big and EXPENSIVE :eek:). Here it is: http://www.rei.com/product/764180?c...ferralID=fd2be2a9-fa00-11dc-a631-000423c27407
I see many pots that have no bail handle but they do have handles on the side. I am not interested in buying little stoves. I plan to have it over an open fire, which is why I want one with a bail handle to hang with. Can anyone help me with this?
 
IIRC the heat conductivity of Ti and SS is about the same though my Ti pot is very thin so things heat up quickly. The major advantage is light weight .
 
Looks quite like what I've been looking for quite a while.
A bit too big though... and too expensive.
They should add a notch in the middle of the handle.
Non stick is nice, just wonder how it is efficient and/or durable.


Always wondered why so few makers make billy cans.

As for heat conduction properties, might be a factor, but not as important as one might think.
Plus maybe important when using a stove, but not that important on open fire.
 
Ti pot is all I use. I used different compoinents (i.e. burner and windscreen) and they all fit inside the pot making it a compact, lightweight, cook kit. I also use the Ti pot in the camp fire for cooking to save on fuel. Works well for that as well.

We've done a number of side-by-side studies with other pots using the same heat source (burner and fire) and the cook times are extremely close - negligible in difference. Granted it is on the "spendy" side but it is a one-time lifelong investment.

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Here is my set up with Trangia windscreen and alchoal burner. All fits neatly inside of the pot along with a small 3M pot scubber and a left handed leather glove (for holding the pot while eating).
 
hollowdweller said:
Here's what you need. I have one and it's excellent. Aluminum totally easy to use over a fire and only set you back 13 bucks:thumbup:
http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=13899&memberId=12500226

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I have that exact little kettle and it is probably the best piece of cookware you can get. I use it to boil water (obviously) but it works great as a pan, bowl, mug and water scooper. It can cover all my cooking needs. It's really light too. :thumbup:
 
I'd love that exact pot in SS. Don't give a damn about light really. I want one pot that can do everything from eggs to stew. I just don't like aluminum.
 
tknife said:
I have that exact little kettle and it is probably the best piece of cookware you can get. I use it to boil water (obviously) but it works great as a pan, bowl, mug and water scooper. It can cover all my cooking needs. It's really light too. :thumbup:
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No sh*t:thumbup:

and at almost 2 quarts you can make coffee for 4 people. I am giving serious consideration to buying some stainless steel screen and rigging up sort of a basket for the interior so you can use it to steam wild greens:thumbup:
 
That would be a cool addition to it. It also works great with a hobo type stove, the size is perfect. I got mine at a yard sale many years ago with a bunch of other camp cookware for like $3!
 
I looked at the REI and the diffrence in weight is huge. Ti about 6oz and the msr SS about 1lb 3.5oz both pots are about same size. I like to cook on trail, so is the Ti that bad at burning food. Like rice or polenta?? Which you cant stirr often. I got an alu pot that is the right size for me and cooks great. Its a hand me down from a friend. But with all the alu talk i started to look at other pots.

Sasha
 
I'm not worried about aluminum pots.

I mean I wouldn't use them every day for home use cooking acid foods, but to boil some water or for camping I'm not that worried. You probably absorb more aluminum from antacids and the stuff that's in foods than from 20 or 30 days a year camping.

Evidence linking aluminium and Alzheimer's disease
The 'aluminium hypothesis' was first put forward in 1965 when it was shown that the injection of aluminium compounds into rabbits caused tanglelike formations in nerve cells. However, these experimental tangles differ in structure and composition from Alzheimer tangles and the human brain. Since then a number of other circumstantial links between aluminium and Alzheimer's disease have been claimed.
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Aluminium has been shown to be associated with both plaques and tangles in the Alzheimer brain. Some groups have disputed these claims and, in any case, the presence of aluminium does not prove a causal relationship - it is more likely to be a harmless secondary association.
It has been claimed that the brain content of aluminium is increased in Alzheimer's disease. However, recent studies in which Alzheimer brains were carefully compared with normal brains failed to find any difference in the overall amount of aluminium.
It has been claimed that the brain content of aluminium is increased in Alzheimer's disease. However, recent studies in which Alzheimer brains were carefully compared with normal brains failed to find any difference in the overall amount of aluminium.
Studies of other sources of aluminium such as tea, antacid medications and antiperspirants have also failed to show a positive association with Alzheimer's disease.
People with kidney failure are unable to excrete aluminium and yet they frequently have to be treated with compounds that contain aluminium. Studies of the brains of such patients have shown that aluminium accumulates in nerve cells that are particularly vulnerable in Alzheimer's disease. However, even after years of high exposure to aluminium, patients with kidney failure do not develop dementia or the hallmark pathological changes of Alzheimer's disease.
Treatment with desferrioxamine (DFO), a drug which binds aluminium and removes it from body tissues, has been reported to slow down the mental decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease. However, the effect is small, the drug has to be given by injection into muscle and it also has a major effect on iron stores in the body. Since there is evidence that iron is involved in age-related 'oxidative' damage to tissues, the effects of DFO may have nothing to do with aluminium.
There have been many experimental studies on animals and on isolated cells showing that aluminium has toxic effects on the nervous system, but in almost all cases the doses of aluminium used were much higher than those occurring naturally in tissues.
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There have been numerous conferences on aluminium and health ever since the idea that the metal might be a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease was first proposed. The medical research community, international and government regulatory agencies and the aluminium industry all review the evidence at frequent intervals. The overwhelming medical and scientific opinion is that the findings outlined above do not convincingly demonstrate a causal relationship between aluminium and Alzheimer's disease, and that no useful medical or public health recommendations can be made, at least at present.

It has proved extremely difficult to devise studies which could resolve this problem one way or another. Alzheimer's is a common disease with multiple causes, while aluminium is widepread in the environment and there are no methods that allow us to measure an individual's 'body burden' or lifetime exposure to this element.

It is possible that suitable 'transgenic' animal models which develop the pathological features of Alzheimer's disease in their brains will enable scientists to determine if such changes are accelerated or exacerbated by aluminium at levels which correspond to normal human exposure.
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http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=99
 
I have an aluminum cook set that works with my SVEA 123 stove. I don't use it enough to worry about the threat of an early death. I love it.

If I start spending too much time thinking about the health risks of my cookware, my nalgene, cell phone,and the additives in my food, I might not get out of bed.
 
sasha said:
I looked at the REI and the diffrence in weight is huge. Ti about 6oz and the msr SS about 1lb 3.5oz both pots are about same size. I like to cook on trail, so is the Ti that bad at burning food. Like rice or polenta?? Which you cant stirr often. I got an alu pot that is the right size for me and cooks great. Its a hand me down from a friend. But with all the alu talk i started to look at other pots.

Sasha
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Whoa!!! Thats almost a whole pound. That stinks. Time to look at Aluminum again.

IMO, Titanium is just too trendy and expensive. Not for me. A ninety dollar camping pot is just not my style.
 
Thats good 411 too HD. Thanks.
 
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