MSR Alpine cookset

[Moondog55]

Either they changed it or Old-Timers disease has hit early.
I went in to Mountain Designs this morning to buy a new cookset, I wanted the MSR Alpine set having borrowed one many years ago and was impressed.
The cookset I was shown is different to my memory, rounded base and no step on the pots.
I seem to remember being able to place the large pot inside the smaller one with the model I borrowed 20 or so years ago.
now! Am I mis-remembering or was that pot set something else by Trangia perhaps?? or perhaps SIGG??

[hikin_jim]

Either they changed it or Old-Timers disease has hit early.
I went in to Mountain Designs this morning to buy a new cookset, I wanted the MSR Alpine set having borrowed one many years ago and was impressed.
The cookset I was shown is different to my memory, rounded base and no step on the pots.
I seem to remember being able to place the large pot inside the smaller one with the model I borrowed 20 or so years ago.
now! Am I mis-remembering or was that pot set something else by Trangia perhaps?? or perhaps SIGG??

An Alpine cookset should be two rather sturdy stainless steel pots. The smaller should fit inside the larger. The lid should fit either and has "steps" in it so that it will fit the different pots.


HJ

[Moondog55]

I think I may have got confused with the SIGG tourist set then,
I just found a few on Evilbait starting at $175- plus post.

plus I also found this on British Blades

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/con ... -SVEA-123R


This is actually what I am after

[Moondog55]

Seems SIGG have completely misread the market and collapsed into a water bottle company; who supplies the Swiss army with gear now?/
Any body know of a copy; clone or replica of the "Tourist" cooking set??

[hikin_jim]

Seems SIGG have completely misread the market and collapsed into a water bottle company; who supplies the Swiss army with gear now?/
Any body know of a copy; clone or replica of the "Tourist" cooking set??

The Sigg Tourist cookset is a really nice piece of kit. To me, it's a bit heavy for bushwalking, but no worse than, say, a Trangia 27.

I'm fortunate: I have two sets. One a bit battered, and the other practically brand new. eBay for the first and a garage sale for the second. They really are nice, although I usually bring a separate non-stick fry pan rather than use the lid/fry pan that comes with the set.

Unfortunately, I know of no one who is producing anything along those lines anymore. Sigg certainly isn't.

HJ

[Moondog55]

A little heavy for summer perhaps, but perfect for snow and winter, I can get a few more seasons from my old SIGG dixies while I wait for some smart Asian country to start making a clone.
I have to tell you that if I take bacon along i usually take a real frying pan as well, a proper non-stick 10inch pan by Scanpan, so summer is not always a lightweight pack

[hikin_jim]

A little heavy for summer perhaps, but perfect for snow and winter, I can get a few more seasons from my old SIGG dixies while I wait for some smart Asian country to start making a clone.
I have to tell you that if I take bacon along i usually take a real frying pan as well, a proper non-stick 10inch pan by Scanpan, so summer is not always a lightweight pack

Trangia is the only company I can think of that's making stackable aluminum pans like the old Sigg Tourist cooksets.

I've seen a lot of different adaptations of the Trangia with various stoves including the Kovea Moonwalker, the MSR Dragonfly, and of course Trangia sells gas and multi-fuel set ups. For snow, I can't think of a better set up. Have you looked into using a Trangia with gas or liquid fuel?

HJ

[Moondog55]

Yes but I never could figure out a decent way to get the MSR X-GK inside a Trangia windscreen without buggering the whole thing, so I am still using my 30 YO pot set

[flyinglion2000]

Hi Moondog

Looks like old timers disease

I seem to remember being able to place the large pot inside the smaller one with the model I borrowed 20 or so years ago.

If you can mange that little trick NASA, David Copperfield and whole lot of others will be knocking on your door any minute now.

Seriousy, I just checked the MSR website and it certainly seems to be a stackable pot system so you should be able to nest the small pot into the large. Maybe the dude who served you at MD didn't have a clue or showed you the wrong set???

[hikin_jim]

Hi Moondog

Looks like old timers disease

I seem to remember being able to place the large pot inside the smaller one with the model I borrowed 20 or so years ago.

If you can mange that little trick NASA, David Copperfield and whole lot of others will be knocking on your door any minute now.

Seriousy, I just checked the MSR website and it certainly seems to be a stackable pot system so you should be able to nest the small pot into the large. Maybe the dude who served you at MD didn't have a clue or showed you the wrong set???

Well, there's nesting and then there's stacking. A lot of pots will nest. Not that many will stack so that you can use multiple pots simultaneously on one burner.

A Trangia 27 with stacked pots:


I don't have a photo of my Sigg Tourist handy, but it's the same idea -- although I think the Sigg is actually more practical since the upper pot perches on the rim allowing one to use the full volume of the lower pot whereas with the Trangia the bottom of the upper pot impinges on the space of the lower pot.

HJ