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disco-stu
03-25-2012, 19:58
Im looking to go lighter as I try to shed as much pack weight as possible and cover more miles! Any creative homemade ideas for storage/transport of my cooking pot, utensils, and small plastic mug? Im trying to avoid plastic....

ScottP
03-25-2012, 20:05
Are you carrying extra in your belly?

disco-stu
03-25-2012, 20:07
Hahaha good point.....no sub 145 and dropping as the section hikes add up

Sarcasm the elf
03-25-2012, 20:43
Its best to avoid cotton clothing when backpacking. Do you wear your Disco Stu jean jacket on the trail?

johnnybgood
03-25-2012, 20:49
Ti-Ware cookset is UL , if you spend a few more duckies.

Sandy of PA
03-25-2012, 20:57
If you have a cookpot that is your mug! The only utensil you need is a spoon.

daddytwosticks
03-26-2012, 07:14
When I go ultralight (not all the time), I use a SP-600 mug, lexan spoon, and a titanium Esbit wing stove. :)

BrianLe
03-26-2012, 07:30
One creative approach is to go without a stove or pot or mug, i.e., a style shift in what kinds of foods you carry and how you eat them. Or indeed as Sandy suggested, combine the mug and cookpot items into one.

RWheeler
03-26-2012, 09:47
Then just carry them in your bag. Don't need any extra container. Just get a rubber band and make sure the lid stays on, if that's the style of your pot.

d.o.c
03-26-2012, 10:00
in your food bag put rice crispy treats over snickers same calories half the weight..

garlic08
03-26-2012, 10:01
Gadget stole my thunder on this one, beat me to it. The last leap I made in lightening my load was leaving behind the kitchen completely, except for a lexan cup and spoon. That got me below the weight threshold for a frameless pack, which saved yet another pound or more. Before that it was going with a single-wall tent, switching to a short closed-cell foam pad, switching to down sleeping bag, leaving behind the fleece, bringing a razor blade instead of multitool, a single sheet of difficult puzzles instead of a book, an LED light...the list is long.