solo cook kit?

“Now I have a msr bakelite 1.5 liter ? pot that is light and cleans up easily but it is just to big and most of the time all I use it for is to heat up water for dried food. It also will hold my cookstove but it does take up alot of room in my pack and packs kinda awkwardly. I was looking at the stainlees Perrigrin Outfitters set at EMS ($19.00 free shipping). Its a boy scout type kit with a fry pan,dish and 1 pt. pot. It looks like it packs up small and the fry pan will come in handy if I try some (gourmet)recipes. What does everbody else use?”

“Evernew titanium 0.9 liter pot details

I mostly boil water for freeze-dried Mountain House meals, oatmeal and hot beverages. The rest of my food can be eaten cold. I have not done any gourmet cooking on the trail, to date. I also carry a cup and a spoon....that's it - no bowl, no fork.”

“I use my sieara cup, its stainless steal, light, and cheap.”

“I've been pretty happy with my Bugaboo set, as far as price+ ease of use+ options.
I usually leave most of it at home, but when going out with a group I have a nice teflon cookset that everyone can use.”

“I love my blacklite set - very lightweight and easy to clean. Just don't take the whole set when solo.
As far as space constraint goes, just stuff other items inside the pot - this actually works well for me, in that it prevents me from stuffing other, heavier, stuff in the pack. Also a good place to put small, easily lost, or fragile items.”

“I have one of the Perrigrin Stainless sets. Very sufficient for the boil method.”

“I also leave most of the kit(s) I've gotten behind, taking the small pot and lid if there are two of us, plus our 16-oz stainless cups with folding handles. For solo this summer, I'll probably try to get by with just the stainless cup if I can find an appropriate "lid." Boil the water, dump it in the freeze-dried pouch, or dump the instant oatmeal in.”

“You could always take tin foil for the lid.”

“Good idea skiracer. You offer hope to the braindead. May you be blessed in a fashion of your own design.”

“My solo cook kit is a .75 liter teflon pot (8 ounces) with aluminum foil lid, a lexan fork and spoon and an insulated plastic mug. Sometimes I take a 2 cup stainless steel cup depending what the menu is.”

“snow peak Trek900 Ti”

“*1.2 liter Stainless Steel Peak 1
*Spoon
*Peak 1 Micro Butane stove
*butane mix cannister fuel
*Sometimes a small plastic bowl to eat out of so the clean up is easy”

“I got a MSR Blacklight cookset also, Ms.G. Love the 2L and 1.5L pots, frying pan, lid. I even bought a MSR plate that fits like a glove under these pots. Too bad I only use the 1.5L pot and lid!”

“Titanium”

“I use a cheap aluminum perc-style coffe pot without the insides. It's about as light as can be, and I like it because the pour spout has a strainer so I can boil pasta a just pour off the water”

“Nice one, trailbuster!
See, that's why I keep coming back. Every few months I get a solid, valid tip without a lot of smart-@ass monkey-mouths!”

“Good idea trailbuster, I happed to have a nice little coffee pot like you are talking about and I think I will give it a try.I do not know where I got it and have never used it but it sounds like a good idea. I dont think my stove will fit in it but I can fill it with something to take up the empty space. I also have a Army canteen cup that I thought about using but the coffee pot seems better. Thanks for all the input from everyone!”

“trailbuster- what a great idea! I'll have to check out your pasta technique this weekend.”

“Ti pot! and spoon. And a coffeemug with the insulated tore off. That way I can carry in 2ltrs of pepsi! Mohaaaaaaaaaaa!”

“trailbuster - I use the exact same pot! Great for boil-n-eat. Never tried the pasta technique, though.”

“Walmart sells an aluminum grease pot for $7. Its 1 quart approximately and is feather weight. i had one last year. It wore out due to my desire to back muffins on the trail. I found out that if you heat aluminum pots that are empty with esbit tabs you can literally melt a whole in it. At least it was cheap.”

“Just get a stainless steal cup with handles that fold flush to it. Then make a top out of tin foil to keep ash out when sticking it on the fire. No need for a stove or pot.

Now all you need is a spork!”

“esbits are a ripoff, though, even when compared to the price of canister fuel.”

“The benefit of esbit is weight savings,not necessarily total cost. Sorta like lotsa high tech gear,accept esbit is real low tech.”

“I inherited my mom's family's whole 1950s aluminum camping cooking kit. Plates, cups, pots. Quality aluminum tho. I have a 2 liter pot that I use the most, even when solo. It's got a wire handle good for carrying water from a source. I spraypainted the outside with black stove paint but am unsure if it makes a difference. My cat can stove, tin foil windscreen and support nest inside, along with my featherweight Sigg, springloaded/locking mechanism pot grabbers, campsuds, a plastic scrubby, a lexan fork/spoon and one of the aluminum plates as a lid. It doesn't weigh much.”

“by the way a great scrbby is a luffa sponge. you can grow them . they are biodegradable. they are lightweight. Just a small tip.”

“hey thanks for the praise. The coffee pot cookware came more from not wanting to spend $$$ than anything else. anyway it's not a bad idea. The only complaint I'd have is that it's sometime too deep. I can live with it though”