Bushwalk Australia

i carry a Kovia stove and ex-Army dixies, which are great as they slot together and i can fix a Hexi stove and tablets inside them. They hold enough for a small meal but i have trouble with stuff like porridge where i cant fit enough in and it slops everywhere.
What sort of cooking impliment do you take?

I like BIG containers to cook in.
I use a 2L (133grams)Titanium MSR pot and also take the 1L (88grams)for boining water for a cuppa and for having sweets in.
Use alfoil for a lid.
I used to use an old Trangia 1.75L-2L (175grams) pot for years which served the purpose very well.

currently using a kovia stove with my trangia bowls.

will be moving to a jetboil soon tho i think.

have toyed with the idea of just my kovia and a steel mug, but i havent been bothered trying yet

i have a steel mug which my plastic water bottles slip into. its good for boiling water but i would refrain from actually cooking in it as it's a real buggar to clean. hard to get you hand and steel wool right down inside.

I like the MSR titan pot because for me, its the smallest size i can fit everything in. The sea 2 summit collapsible cup fits perfectly inside when folded, and I can also fit a stove, fuel, windscreen, spoon/fork, and cloth inside.

Evernew have also just released a new lot of pots and pans for 2010 which look mighty tempting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNl8uu0oP24&playnext_from=TL&videos=LwTpL7yjbIU&feature=sub

I used a Trangia for many years but upgraded to a MSR Pocket Rocket and GSR titanium-like pot about 2 years ago. This set up is lighter and less bulky than the Trangia and takes less time to boil. I like the look of the Jet Boil but it is a bit pricey. I tend to take freeze dried meals when I go waling and therefore only need to boil water. If I was in the market now I would probably buy the Jet Boil

I use a Kovea Super light with a 600ml Snow Peak titanium cup. The stove, lighter and 100g gas canister all fit in the cup and I use the cup for everything from cooking to drinking anything. Nice, tough, compact light setup. Also take a S2S Aluminium long handled spoon and that is everything for cooking & eating except a piece of SS gauze for toasting sometimes, or if I go all Master Chef and cook 'real' food

I notice that the Evernew have insulated handles, where as the Snow Peak doesn't. Does the handles on the Snow Peak get too hot to handle? An a piece of cloth is needed?

Can do if you run the burner flat out (and hence inefficiently), but either way being titanium they cool down really quickly. I use the bag from my Kovea if they are hot.
Only problem with insulated handles is you can melt/burn them.

For multiple people a Primus Eta is the way to go for me combined with a GSR frypan. New toy is Optimus one that holds a 230 gram cylinder and folding Crux. Near perfect for those that find the 100 gram cylinders way to expensive.

Cheers Brett

Trangia for car camping.
MSR titan kettle for solo walking. Actually, that was my partner's latest purchase - I think he is being excessive considering what we already have!!!
MSR reactor for cold weather walking, for 2 people. It is amazing!
Before I got the reactor, i used the GSI duolist with the optimus crux (actually still do on short, warm walks). I think that's what it's called. It was really well priced for what it is, and I still use the mug/bowl set it came with when I take the reactor. It's not that different in weight to titanium, but a lot cheaper.
I also have a non stick trangia frypan for overnighters where my gear is so light that I'm prepared to carry in eggs. I loove eggs.
My very first pots were a 2 pot stainless steel msr set, which comparitive to my gear now, weigh a tonne, but will never die, and I still use them for car camping and in fire.

sthughes wrote:I use a Kovea Super light with a 600ml Snow Peak titanium cup. The stove, lighter and 100g gas canister all fit in the cup and I use the cup for everything from cooking to drinking anything. Nice, tough, compact light setup. Also take a S2S Aluminium long handled spoon and that is everything for cooking & eating except a piece of SS gauze for toasting sometimes, or if I go all Master Chef and cook 'real' food

My setup is similar when walking solo; I use the larger pot from this set to boil water for dehy meals.



Otherwise I use the 1L Trangia pots - does a good job cooking for two.