Walmart/Kmart grease pots
Does anyone know if Walmart or Kmart still sells those $5 grease pots? Or if there is anything similar anywhere else?
Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.
-Edward Abbey
kmart does but now its 8-9 dollars--i just got one last week
After reading the Amazon comments it took me a few moments to get over the thought of "why are people putting grease in it?" I imagine the fellow who weighed the knob on the lid was a backpacker though!Originally Posted by jeffmeh
Wal-Mart has these:
http://www.amazon.com/Imusa-Aluminum.../dp/B0018EA048
Wal-Mart's are $6.97, though.
Maybe dumb question ... what do hikers do with a grease pot?
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They are cheap lightweight cooking pots.
lol You can cook in them. They're cheap and ultralight.
Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.
-Edward Abbey
^^ that's what I thought ... thanks!
"Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be
able to treat life as art." Maya Angelou
It has been an alternative to the more expensive hiking gear that is currently out there. It is a great cookpot, esp. for boiling water for dehydrated meals.
Which one do you use?
Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.
-Edward Abbey
The Stanco one has the rim of the pot rolled outward, which is more sanitary and less likely to attract debris than it would be with those rolled inward. If one is just boiling water, it makes little difference.
Walmart also sell 10cm imusa and 12 cm imusa pots. They are 1.97 and 2.97 respectively. Weights are 2.5 oz and 3.5 oz.
+1 on the Stanco (sometimes called KMart) grease pot as being the better option
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They are available at my local Walmart. I am still using my first one after about 2 years and 430 miles. I bought an extra and left it in it's plastic wrap and it is in storage.
Weight-wise its not a bad pot
But lack of a handle makes it suck. You need a pot lifter which makes it a PITA. Kills the nice weight.
It also has no pour spout , and doesnt pour water accurately at all for freezer bag cooking with its wide diameter
If you try to go slow, water will run down the side and drip everywhere
I found it wasnt worth the hassle to save a couple $.
I have a 1.3L evernew that I love.
Last edited by MuddyWaters; 04-16-2013 at 07:29.
I have the Evernew also, which I bought at an REI "attic sale" a number of years ago. One of the handles was broken off, so I broke off the remaining one.
I don't use a pot lifter, unless you consider my bandanna a pot lifter, because the rim of the pot tends to be cool enough (though still very warm, especially in warm weather) that I can pick up the pot almost immediately after the stove's flame goes out.
Aluminum pots will be affected by salts, which cause pitting, which makes it a bit harder to get clean, and they dent more easily than titanium or stainless, but they are by far the least expensive lightweight pots and pans available.
Aluminum is also probably the best material for a frying pan, since it is still relatively light (though a fry pan needs to be thicker than a pot to hold and distribute the heat evenly).
I continue to choose and use titanium (I've bought Snow Peak pots also, and use a smaller one as a drinking cup in which I can reheat coffee if I leave it sitting while doing camp chores - can't do that with plastic cups) because of its weight, ease of cleaning, and durability. It also seems to be immune to the pitting common to uncoated aluminum pots.
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I second the IMUSA grease pots from Walmart....in fact they carry 2 different sizes. They are very lightweight, incorporates a handle, and even has a strainer lid if you wanted to use it for pasta, coffee (with larger grounds) or tea. They have a pouring lip excellent for hot drinks, or for boiling water for purification. Lastly, they are quite inexpensive and could buy several for the cost of one titanium pot.
I ended up buying a .9 liter Evernew for $12 off of a WB member. After reading about how the aluminum in these Walmart/kmart grease pots can leech into whatever you're cooking I decided to just stick with titanium.
Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.
-Edward Abbey
LOL. Like it grows leeches or something?
Explain to me exactly what happens.
Awwww. Fat Mike, too?
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