Bushwalk Australia

G'day All If this pot http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product is as good as the FMC-XKS 1lt one I use it will be I believe excellent for larger parties and at this price cheaper than others I have found .
corvus

Sorry all it seems the link needs a password

I you go into http://www.aliexpress.com and search heat exchanger it comes up as one of the options - US$25 shipped to Australia. I'll post again when it arrives.

Is it the Fire Maple 1.5L pot you're talking about?

No Joomy, it's the 1lt FMC-XK6. I have also seen on the site a combined stove/pot/cup set for about US$68 with the 1lt pot by Fire Maple.

The pot I mentioned is FMC-K2 1.5l
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2012-New ... 84242.html
corvus

dashandsaph wrote:No Joomy, it's the 1lt FMC-XK6. I have also seen on the site a combined stove/pot/cup set for about US$68 with the 1lt pot by Fire Maple.

I was talking to corvus, and it looks like it is the pot I was talking about.

Is 1.5L really enough for most people for groups? I find 1.5 to be barely enough for 2 people, and 2.5 is much better for 3-4. Then again I eat a lot.

I ended up buying the Fire Maple 5 pot set from Ali Express for 50 bucks, which comes with a nice big 2.7ish litre pot perfect for 3-4 people IMO. Also has a 1L, 1.3L and 2L (roughly, the volumes aren't specified). I would have considered buying a 2 to 2.5L heat exchanger if they'd had one. The big question of course with heat exchangers is whether they really save you much weight. Others have done calculations but I've never been convinced that 20% less fuel is worth the extra weight penalty (of course it depends on the type of stove, the amount of cooking/boiling done, and on how much you value the faster cook times).

I have found that for most meals a 1lt pot x 2 adequate for two provided of course that you are not attempting a one pot meal and I use one for the "stew" and other for vegies/pasta /rice.
No science involved but I have found the FMC XK6 performs better than all of the others in my pot collection ,yes it is 91g heavier than my MSR 1lt Titan but it will really simmer on the FMS 100T stove I favour now so no burn't on bits on the "billy" easier to clean so winner as far as I am concerned
corvus