Show your cook kits

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Strigidae , 2 questions Sir. The 2 larger pots with lids, ss or aluminum ? And who made them please?

 

This is the Sno peak Ti I've used for years, it's only flaw is I wish it had bails on the pots.

 

I'm still rockin' my Jetboil....

 

digging the copper spoon.

 

Than you. The idea/challenge was to build a water filter from material you could find or salvage. Effectively made from natural filter elements and refuse or litter that you could find at any boat ramp or public park.

 

Well, my cook kit is pretty boring. (Though I do have more stuff if I'm camping out of a vehicle or setting up a base camp) Generally I have a small kettle and a titanium cup (with lid). I try to keep it lite as I like to go for distance quite often. But I have found that often this is all I need to be comfortable during mealtime.

 

Here's a pic of me and my cook kit at a hockey game....

 

ZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I'm pretty much in the same camp as Caleb O - light and minimal. No great pics at the moment, but my usual cook kit for the backcountry is:

Vargo Ti 'BOT' or MSR Ti Kettle
Snowpeak Ti mug (450 ml)
Snowpeak spoon

Sometimes I think simplicity can be deceptive, so to expound a bit:

Vargo BOT:

• Allows me to carry a liter of water in a sealed container when needed (it has a screw top with a silicone gasket seal) to/from camp
• Cook directly on a fire or on a stove with it
• Serves as my "big pot" for larger meals

Mug:

• Not just my mug, it also serves double-duty as my food bowl.
• Great for scooping water out of skinny water sources.
• Keeps my coffee just hot enough, but not too hot, for getting going in the morning. The importance of this advanced feature can not be over-stated.

Spoon:

• This particular spoon is of the "spork" variety - a term I refuse to incorporate into my vocabulary, but whose utility for impaling small items I am willing to begrudgingly acknowledge.
• The handle is long enough to serve as an effective fulcrum - something which comes in handy when, say, you bait the spoon end, prop it on a rock and launch kangaroo rats high and far into the desert sunset. Long winter nights require creativity and entertainment.

 

Yeah, if I'm hanging out a pan/pot is nice for sure. Having the option to nest items would be convenient. Looked at a couple kits that did that. Haven't gotten around to picking one up though.

The Emberlit stove I chose for a couple reasons. I really wanted a non gass option. (I have a pocket rocket msr also, backpacking convenient) I wanted something I could cook on fast and easy without having to make a larger fire (I'm in the Southwest so dry twigs abound) and figured that made it simpler than carrying around gas canisters. I liked the fact that it packed flat, and it is super easy to stash away. Also, it's fun (at least to me) to have actual flame while sitting down to enjoy a meal, and not having the deal with all the extra that goes with a traditional fire (it's easier to douse and move on down the trail). Lastly, and this is more just a personal thing, the guy who designed the Emberlit stove is very involved personally with the bushcraft and primitive skills community. That to me was cool in of itself.

 

I got the original one in stainless steel. It's awesome, but the lighter gear I end up getting the more I wish I would have spent the extra cash and went with the titanium version of the same. (Yeah, I'm an ounce counter lol). It's a great size though. Been thinking of picking up the smaller one, but I have this one dialed in for myself, so I'll probably just keep rolling with it.