Need a POT...

[2009ThruHiker]

Looking for a lightweight pot and i've found two...

First is a 2 L capacity at 8 oz. weight
Second is a 1 L capacity at 4.05 oz weight

For a thru hike for my wife and I, with an alcohol stove, which pot size have couple hikers used before? And how does this work out? Or even solo thru hikers...what capacity has worked for you?
We will probably Take 1 Snow Peak 24 oz. capacity mug to split the cooked meal up so we can enjoy at our leisure (one of us can just eat out of the pot...

thanks for the advice....

[sbennett]

Are you just boiling water for freeze-dried/dehydrated meals or actually cooking meals within the pot?

[2009ThruHiker]

Are you just boiling water for freeze-dried/dehydrated meals or actually cooking meals within the pot?

Good point. Both actually.

I also see a 1.3L pot at 6 oz. of weight.

[Hooch]

Go with a heavier pot like the 2L, but make your wife carry it. You can't really go wrong that way.

[sbennett]

My dad got me these a few years ago:

http://www.msrgear.com/cookware/titanminiset.asp

I use the 1.5 liter pot when I'm going with someone and have always found it adequate in size. When I go by myself I take the 1 liter pot, which works just great and weighs basically the same as any other .9 L or 1 L kettle. The only thing I wish was different is maybe a non-stick surface but that's not really a big deal. They are a tad expensive (and I doubt I would have bought them if they weren't a present); I'm sure other companies have something entirely comparable. In fact I did see some pretty nice looking REI non-stick titanium cookware two weeks ago....

[bigcranky]

My wife and I use a Snow Peak 900ml pot and a 700ml mug. I can cook in the 900ml, and share the meal in its lid. Then I can make a shared hot drink in the 700ml. Or, if we are making freezer bag meals (say, oatmeal for breakfast), we can make two separate hot drinks in the two pots. I have homemade pot cozies on each pot, and the 700 with the cozy nests perfectly inside the 900. Oh, and I've removed all the handles, and carry a foil lid for the 700.

When I go by myself, I take one or the other, but not both. Depends on the time of year, or what I might want to cook. The 700 is a little too small for a Liptons meal and a bag of chicken, but it's perfect for solo freezer bag cooking.

[LIhikers]

Keep in mind a bigger pot will take more fuel to heat up no matter how much, or little, is in the pot.

[partinj]

Get the kmart grease pot just 4oz price $7.99 size 1.7lites
great little pot.Heat really fast and clean real easy.

[Sidewinder]

My dad got me these a few years ago:

http://www.msrgear.com/cookware/titanminiset.asp.

that's a really nice set

[Nest]

Get the kmart grease pot just 4oz price $7.99 size 1.7lites
great little pot.Heat really fast and clean real easy.

It's 1.7 liters? Never knew how much it held. Anywho, I carried the kmart grease pot on my thru this year and loved it. Super light, no frills, extremely cheap. Also, I actually cooked the whole time and never burned a meal. So the aluminum being so thin doesn't make it more prone to burning.

[Feral Bill]

It's 1.7 liters? Never knew how much it held. Anywho, I carried the kmart grease pot on my thru this year and loved it. Super light, no frills, extremely cheap. Also, I actually cooked the whole time and never burned a meal. So the aluminum being so thin doesn't make it more prone to burning.

Good choice, but maybe you just use it carefully.

[Nest]

Good choice, but maybe you just use it carefully.

Have you had problems with burning or it getting damaged? I did take care not to let it get crushed and stirred fairly often, but that was because I used an alcohol stove. Since it's a constant "high" heat I stir a lot so the food cooks evenly. I wasn't extremely careful with it or anything, but maybe I got lucky.

[weary]

I carry a two liter pot, both when I hike solo, or with a group. Why? I cook real rice, oatmeal, pasta and I need more than hot water. A moderate sized pot allows me to easily to stir things without sloshing over the sides, and to sterilize water for use next day in areas where that is appropriate.

I'm not terribly poor. But one reason that is so, is that I have rarely over the decades have used expensive convenience foods, which cost a lot, but rarely are terribly convenient, and are always 3 or 4 times more expensive than generic, rice, pasta and oatmeal -- trail basics, whether you pay $4 a pound or $1.

The food value of generic grains is identical. Weight is identical. But the cost is significantly cheaper, especially when talking about a six month walk.

An extra 2 ounces for a larger, more convenient pot, always has struck me as a sensible trade off.

Weary

[oops56]

I got this nice little wok i think it make a nice all round using pot.

[Montana Mac]

I got this nice little wok i think it make a nice all round using pot.

Also saves carrying a rain hat!

[TwistedToad]

Go with a heavier pot like the 2L, but make your wife carry it. You can't really go wrong that way.

lmao!

[aaroniguana]

Gotta agree on the grease pot. For the weight and money nothing can touch it.

[JAK]

I wish they would make a titanium or aluminum nalgene bottle.

[kayak karl]

http://www.antigravitygear.com/prodd...hp?prod=MK2QNS they have some nice stuff. cant beat the price.

[Happy Feet]

Hatman and I use a 2L pot with an alcohol stove. We used this system on our '01 thru and still use it today. We both eat right out of the pot and we do not carry an extra vessel to ration out the other's portion. This can be dangerous for the slower eater if the faster eater is extra hungry!