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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....
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. :)
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.
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.