Stanley Mountain Food System Preview

First impressions of this Stanley product for the outdoors.

[@johnmonk66]

It is not made for people sitting at a camp site, it is made for distance hikers. You get up in the morning, cook breakfast as well as your lunch, then hours later you can stop and eat with no fuss. It is made to save cooking time, cook one big meal and carry half of it for later.

[@b0mazor]

I agree on a 5 day canoe trip each breakfast you get the fire going for coffee anyways. its convienent to have dished stowed already holding your cooked lunch.

[@Heiple2007]

When I'm hunting from base camp, hiking out a mile or more planning to spend the day at my stand, perfect. Cook up grub at camp, go to the stand and have a hot lunch to tide you through till back at camp. Love it.

[@Readymagazine]

I have a theory. If you are on a multi-day trip and you want to have a hot meal at lunch you can prep the meal while you make breakfast, seal it up and have lunch when the time comes. That makes sense to me and I think it would be welcome if you like cool weather camping. Thanks for another great review.

[@opotime]

Ready Magazine save some daylight on the Run, or a Hot drink to go. chicken soup powder in the Lid and im ready to go. I use a thermos and a Cook Set with this i think I will save wight. greatings from Germany have some nice days

[@GrahamDavid17]

"Thermal cooking is awesome" Most people just completely missed this point - with the exception of Silhouette Park Farm. This Stanley Cooking System (not food system) is very energy efficient (always a bonus when living off grid). Just bring contents to boil and then seal in the vacuum flask to slow cook until required. Wake up to a hot breakfast, or prepare an evening stew earlier in the day. Would I use it for hiking/back-packing? No I agree with Donny here, but would I use it at base camp or in my vehicle? Yes, definitely

[@BearClawAK47]

Use mine weekly. I've cooked with it, cooked in it. It has kept soups warm for up to 10hrs. one of the best piece's of kit I've purchased in years.

[@MeMe-cd1wy]

Ever hear of thermal cooking? Bring water to the boil. Pour into the vacuum bottles Bring temperature of vacuum bottle up. Then start to cook a meal in pan that requires an hour or so of cooking. Pour out hot water and pour in simmering food, cap it off and food will continue to cook in this device. This work for foods such as stews and whole oats. Look up Shuttle Chef. My guess is that this device is designed to do the same thing at a fraction of the cost and without the bulk.

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

Me Me Thank you! I will check that out.

[@lyfandeth]

Not just thermal cooking. Rice or pasta needs only 1/2 the fuel if you let it thermsl cook, but when fuel is short this would sllow you to boil water once, make hot (breakfast?) and put away the hot dinner to slow cook. Really cut fown uour fuel needs.

[@fortitude9932]

@@lyfandeth good idea 💡

[@benbraceletspurple9108]

That is great, however they marketed this as a different way to get people to impulse purchase.

[@Rob88]

You could also cook a meal in the evening and store it hot while you sleep then wake up to hot already prepared breakfast.

[@Rob88]

***** thanks.

[@jonny9884]

Been thinking the same, especially if I have to get up around 04.30-05:00 and get a move on ASAP, which I have done before.

[@fortitude9932]

After your outdoor coffee and some soup meal sleep with it on a cold night might keep you warm

[@generaldodger940]

​@@fortitude9932 if it kept you warm then its not a very good thermos.

[@margaretadler6162]

It's alot of excess weight to carry around I can't see it,unless like you said for a day hike but still to heavy! I'd rather cook on an alcohol stove or something like that. It gives you more options. In my opinion

[@kurtbaier6122]

Been using thermos for winter camping since the 60's. Due to cold temp s and limited daylight. Cook supper at lunch time, and breakfast at supper time or before turning in for the night. I hadn't seen that configuration before at my Wal-mart. I use the drinking cup as my measure for the pot. Thanks for the review.

[@SilhouetteParkFarm]

Thermal cooking is awesome. Cook a stew in the pot. Quickly cook up the ingredients at breakfast time, put them in the pot hot. Then by dinner time it will be tender and amazing. I also put in a couple of small bread dumplings to cook all day. One fire two meals. It’s basically a mini version of the dream pot cooking it’s self all day.

[@jackieflynt995]

Agree. What is a bread dumpling? Sounds interesting

[@SilhouetteParkFarm]

@@jackieflynt995 it’s a simple bread dough and you cook it in a stew. Everyone makes them different but it’s awesome in a stew

[@jackieflynt995]

@@SilhouetteParkFarm ...solike a dumpling? They are delicious. Thankyou for explaining.

[@briantaylor340]

If you pour water from your Nalgene bottle you will know how many ounces of water you pour into the cup. I have Type 1 Diabetes and I have to keep food in me if I'm hiking, I'd totally use this just like you said, I'd cook my meal in camp and put a second meal in the thermos for a second meal while out on the trail later or cook it at home and take it with me in my day pack. I wouldn't take it for bushcraft but I am a big hiker and this totally fits the bill for me runnin around in Red River Gorge in my home state of Kentucky.

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

I could see carrying fresh meat, or frozen meat in it. I could see keeping something cold rather than hot. Great review, very informative.

[@forthwithtx5852]

One fire=two hot meals. The math works for me.

[@dwightsmith3860]

sound logic!

[@happycamper9300]

Must of the time when I am camping I do prefer to make a small fire for cooking. When hiking the small stove is the preferred option

[@hilohaianmolinere7168]

I am with Forthwith Tx. Cook my breakfast then lunch or dinner and be on my way with a meal ready to be eaten.

[@TheCoomer]

Could even make a hot drink for later, then the food. It's a great idea.

[@jewelharris1724]

A good use for this would be as a "luxury/(heavy) item" for an ultralight backpacking scenario with multiple full days worth of walking and no time to set up a quick camp. I don't recommend using the vacuum container on the fire because it's probably a double wall which is dangerous to heat directly.

[@tompain9586]

The idea is heat the water, put your dehydrated food in the thermos and add the hot water. The thermos contains the heat and cooks the food while not wasting fuel. "Mountain" is in the name because water evaporates at altitude and wastes huge amounts of heat/ fuel.

[@Phantom8Bit]

As one other comment mentioned, there is such a thing as thermal cooking. If you boil extra water during a meal, you can put the ingredients for your next meal in the container along with the right amount of hot water, and it will cook your next meal as you hike or sleep. For backpacking, it makes for quicker/easier lunch breaks, or lets you pack up faster in the morning. It works pretty well, you still get a hot meal but without having to take the time to cook it. However, you can purchase much lighter containers that are the exact size you need for that purpose. The Stanley looks huge and all that extra plastic adds unnecessary weight.

[@jiujitsu2000]

Nice video! Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Merry Christmas!

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

+JIUJITSU2000 Thank you brother! And a Merry Christmas to you and yours as well!

[@jiujitsu2000]

:-)

[@cabotbluegill]

I ment to add i was reading a older hunting book on moose hunting (Jack Oconner) I think and he said to his woods guide it was time for coffee the guide thought it would be to hard to make coffee in the rain and wet woods. Well the hunter pulled a thermos of hot coffee out of his pak and they had a cup of coffee. The Indian guide looked the thermos all over and Jack explained it would keep things hot and cold. The guide looked at Jack and asked how does it know. Jack gave him the thermos as a tip t the end of the hunt some 20 years later Jack went back and the guide was still careing the same thermos

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

+cabotbluegill Now that's a great story brother!

[@watermanone7567]

Maybe o.k. for sitting in a Deer stand on a one day trip.

[@rhiannonstudios]

Yeah it looks like it’s for thermal cooking mate, I’ve just been doing some experimenting with it and think I will be using it a lot this year, I do a lot of motorcycle camping and think this will be very useful to me, get up in a morning, quickly chop some potatoes carrots and broccoli, drop them in the pan with a stock cube and bring to boil, poor in flask, pack your stuff away, set off on your day’s journey with your food cooking in the flask as you are riding around, when you stop for dinner you’ve got a really nice stew waiting for you and you haven’t used a full canister of gas to cook it, also makes great rice pudding and I have a flask full of semolina pudding sat right next to me as I type this, should be ready in an hours time, gunna rip the lid off a portion of strawberry jam and drop it in there👍🏻 😆 could also use it for pasta bolognaise, spaghetti etc anything that requires a bit of gas to cook, this system will be useful 👍🏻

[@salfun3655]

would be nice if there was a half cup under the cook pot so youcan add a sternal can as fuel to cook with ? i may just make one

[@tray22]

I could see this in my backpack for an all day hunt. Coffee in the thermos, alcohol stove in the cup, freeze dried food cooked in the pot.

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

Tom Muse I can see your point brother!

[@LGSkywalker82]

thanks for this review. I was wondering about that new setup

[@EspenFrafalne]

I think a food thermos is a good alternative to bringing 2 stoves. Then i can boil enough water for maybe some rice and gravy, before i add it all to the food thermos, shake it up really good, and let it prepare itself, while i have the stove free to cook meat. Of course you can just make the meat and rice first, and heat it up in the gravy, but this will take a lot longer than if you can prepare it all simultaneously.

[@ZZoutdoors]

Lookin' for the follow up.Hope you and your family have a Big Christmas and a safe and outdoors New Year. ZZ.

[@homermayo4967]

I seen them in the store and wonder how they would be for backpacking

[@GrottoGroveGroves]

long distance backpacker here. hate they heavy. but like it ! how many oz. was the thurmos ? i have made a similar kit that i have put together myself. but mine is lite. i like the way this fits together, for back pack space. here comes your rebuttal ! if you use any of the bear creek type soups. they take longer to cook than say mountain house. so if you but some soup in the thurmos . then boiling water. in about two hours you have your meal perfectly cooked.and piping hot.and those type soups make about 4 meals using an 18 oz. thurmos. at a fraction of the cost as back pack specific meals. i like to make a thurmos in the morning , carry and eat through the day. then make more, as soon as i make camp. thats just me. if it's not to much heavier than my kit?.i may just purchase it. good review thanks.

[@jamesreck8476]

I use mine for freeze dried meals when car camping. Boil the water, add to food in thermos and stir, replace lid and let soak while you continue what ever other camp activities you are doing. Keeps the food hot if you're not going to get back to it right away.

[@OGFreedom1776]

I could see this being good in fall or winter when it’s cold and you might want to keep something hot and ready but in my opinion I’d use something like this more for my lunch break at work rather than camping

[@jlborish]

Looks interesting, thanks for the review. I like your idea of carrying your favorite hot dish and making tea or coffee on location. You can also make a two person meal and eat some now and save some for later. Certainly something different. Thank you for sharing.

[@12noonclock]

I like the idea of bringing the food in the food jar- getting to my location & if I stay longer then expected, the food can be reheated.

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

I can respect that!

[@Countryprepper]

I think you're spot on with how most people would use it. One of my favorite things to do when I'm out in the woods is cook over a fire, so it wouldn't be good in that sense. It could be a good option for a KZbinr or photographer that is going out to get some outdoor footage and would like a warm meal without having to spend the time cooking while they're out there.

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

+Country Prepper Exactly CP! I completely agree brother! For certain situations, it will be a welcomed kit addition. Thank you good brother!

[@jimsteele7108]

I like the cooking pot only. Can you buy it separate?

[@jeremiahduggan4467]

I often don't finish an entire mountain house. Might be nice for the second serving.

[@westaaron9984]

Finally a outdoor enthusiast with the familiar accent! great video my friend very good information thank you sir!

[@texaslonestarrider]

Great Review Donny! Happy New Year My Friend!

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Interesting, thanks for showing us.

[@DaddyODylan]

it's actually not a bad system. I have my own set up that's just like this. I have a canteen cup, I boil my water and added to my dry food in my thermos close it and go on my business. Then 25 minutes later my hot meal is ready. This is just a complete kit to what I carry. By the cool video :-)

[@AndersErichsen-rr7vs]

Can't you use the top for a lid for the cooking pot? Looks to me that it may fit for a lid?

[@rjr49631]

when I buy ready to make meals like mountain house, or mountain aire, I try to get the larger "two portion" size. One, because I may be making a meal for my wife and me while on an outing. 2nd and most important, if I'm trying to be highly mobile like in a SHTF situation, now I only have to stop one time to prepare my meal, I get to stash the second half in the thermos to eat a second warm meal later as i stay on the move. I have the other Stanley cook sets as well and couldn't believe my good luck when I found this new kit. I agree, Volume marks like on their other kits would have been helpful, but it's Dremel time till that day. Also that handle does get too hot on an open flame to touch bare handed. Thanks for the Vid work Donny, just now aware of you for the first time, looking forward to seeing more of your impressions.

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

rjr49631 Thanks brother! I can truly see your side of this. Seems reasonable to me!

[@kacperekrusin1173]

Is there any chance to get one now? I'm from Poland and i have very big problem to buy exacly this model.

[@cmrsvids]

Personally, I could see having one of these in my car/truck kit. Not that I'll run out and buy one, but it does have some versatility. Not something I would normally carry in a pack, though. That said, Stanley DOES make some durable, good stuff ... and I do own and use some of their products.

[@mech5]

You can use this setup to actually cook meals, not too warm expensive rehydrated meals. The first thing I was making, chicken noodle soup with two eggs dropped In. I would splash some boiling water into the thermos to preheat it, put in my dry chicken noodle soup mix, pour in the rest of the hot water,and drop in two raw eggs and wait 35-45 minutes.

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

Great idea John! I'm learning good stuff from you guys every day and I thank you.

[@alastair7128]

So I have lots of different set ups and use this one as my backpack set up. But your are correct on many items. What I do is only use the pot to boil water or else it’s makes everything dirty and messy when you put the dirty pot back over thermos. Boil the water when you have time pour into the thermos with your dehydrated meal. Then continue on while it cooks your meal then when ready stop and eat. Also I only put food only in the thermos so the cup is always clean for a drink and tea bags go in the storage spot. The pot works good over the fire or stove. I tossed the spork in place for a long handle one

[@jamesrust2871]

Good review, makes me wonder if the makers ever go into the woods for anything other than glamping lol. I've spent a lot of time in the mountains and would probably leave that heavy thing in the truck for when I got done a one day serious hike through the mountains lol.

[@SquidandCatAdventures]

Bring your hot coffee ready to go in the thermos, drink it all morning. Rinse out the thermos at lunchtime. Then use the pot to heat up water to make something like hot noodle soup in the thermos. Thermos keeps it hot while you're eating. Too bad the lining of the lid of the thermos is plastic, otherwise, it could have been used as a lid for the pot. If it was silicone, it would have been fine. I don't know if this needed a "wtf" though.

[@slowtaknow]

you nailed it. that was what i thought right off the bat. bring a meal and make coffee on sight.

[@finnbruhsyoutubechannel]

During my conscription service we got issued a 1,2l food/drink thermos so that on the field exercises if needed, we could get given our meals straight in to our thermoses and then continue in to the "operation area", and enjoy our hot meals without the need for the cumbersome food logistics to follow up during an offense or anything. Another use for a thermos system like in the video could be to fill it with hot water at a basecamp, then use the hot water for a trekking meal and while waiting for the trekking meal to get good, boil more water in the pot. This way you would make the whole process a lot faster. We did that in our NCO training with our trangias and thermoses, (Although usually we carried one trangia per 3 soldiers, 1 person carried trangia and 2 persons had extra fuel for it.) when we were eating trekking meals that we got in our combat rations. So, I could in a way see this as a one mans substitute for the thermos/trangia combination that we carried. Just add a small gas stove and you'd be ready to rock!

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

These comments like yours have been very educational for me. Great viewers like yourself have taught me a great deal about thermos cooking/ meal rehydration. Thank you brother!

[@twofingers2034]

is it possible to get it in Europe? i can see only US page for US and Canada delivery

[@snakrut]

Sensible assessment. Thanks for the review.

[@MtnBadger]

If you're heading to the duck blind or deer stand for the day it's a good way to take your lunch and have hot, instant coffee/hot chocolate, etc. (keep the powder in the storage in the cap you showed) to go with your hot soup or stew and that's about it. To serve as a multi-purpose camp/bushcraft kit, I fully agree. No bueno. That said, seems stout and will probably serve it's purpose for a long time.

[@EverettVinzant]

Why not just use a regular thermos? Why would you need to bring a pot with you to a deer stand. The question being asked is, "why is this a system that makes sense?" I get wanting hot food in a duck blind or on a deer stand. You can't use the pot in those places (or there is no need for the thermos). So why spend the money for it/why spend the weight for it?

[@BearNDragon]

simple answer is you don't need it, but it may be a nice luxury. weight isn't as significant when you you are sitting all day in a blind.

[@brianmccann666]

Everett Vinzant ... Bring your preferred hot drink, to sip on throughout the day. Pot is to reheat it if you need to, or to cook some food. Cook your Lunch. Leftovers go into Thermos. You now have dinner too...

[@KellyS_77]

06:50 you’ve got it right there. Excellent bit of kit for a blue collar worker. And for the office workers, it would save having to fight for fridge space and microwave time.

[@Rose__L]

wondering if any1 can suggest what size or where to find a replacement gasket for te Mountain food system thermos?

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

You can contact Stanley at the STANLEY PMI website. From what I have heard, their service is good.

[@jamaisonmoore6268]

I watched this during a break at work, so I don't know if this was addressed in the comments or not (I didn't have time to read them all): this might work if you are on a multi-day hunt with a base camp. Cook and eat your breakfast like normal and prepare a hot lunch with this at the same time so that you don't have to worry about heating anything while you are on the hunt. I'd have to spend some time with it to see if it would work like that, but its just a thought.

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

Jamaison Moore Not a bad idea! Thanks for watching!

[@samuelalley7331]

Somethings are more for casual camping not necessarily backpacking, scouting, or hunting. Food for thought.

[@MrBluesluver]

Yep. Saw this at my local WM and didn't see a use for me. I agree with you on the day pack use, though.

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

+Bill Strack Thanks Bill!

[@IanRogerson8420]

Useful for hiking over a few days , when you get up in the morning and make breakfast , you could also make your lunch (or even just not coffee) to carry , then at lunchtime , rather than getting your cook gear going , just eat from the vacuum part , then hike to your next camp ... When you think about it , it's useful

[@t.giddey4080]

I was in Target today and picked Up a Stanley 24 oz. Camp Cook & Cup Set on Clearance from $ 15.19 Marked Down to $ 7.58 ..... Then at the Check out , it Rang Up at $ 4.55 with .27 cents tax , Grand total $ 4.82 Well I am Cool With That !! Add that to my Pack of Neat Stuff . Cheers to all Y'all Happy Campers !!

[@ernestohemingway2308]

It’s good for a day pack kit or when you’re driving in your pickup truck to go fishing. Thank you for the video. I didn’t know Stanley made a gadget for truck drivers.

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Well thanks for showing us. Might be a bit heavy for me, but may work in a base camp or a picnic. Take care.

[@KdawgCrazyOutdoors]

Great review. I'm totally with you. No marks or lid for cook pot...what? Every now and then I'd like to keep food warm while i'm cooking the rest of the meal, so the thermos would come in handy for that or for keeping coffee or something warm to sip through the night, but other than that you do really gotta wonder what the heck they are thinking when they design these cook systems. I like my Stanely Adventure Cook pot with lid and marks, super light, but still wondering why the heck it comes with 2 heavy cups. Does anyone use those cups? Anyways, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

KdawgCrazy I agree brother! What were they thinking? lol

[@JAB671]

Coming to this one a bit late but, kind of along the lines of your 'day pack' idea I think it could be a good thing for a day of fishing. You could put some hot soup, stew, etc. in the pot, throw some instant coffee crystals or a couple of Earl Grey tea bags and maybe a little creamer and sweetener in the storage space in the thermos lid. Throw it in a small pack with a propane backpacker burner/stove, a fuel canister and a couple of bottles of water and you would have a pretty good way of having a quick lunch on a fishing pier, river bank or what have you especially in early spring or fall when the weather might be a little cooler (I'm thinking crappie fishing weather.)

[@grandmaprepper3212]

I can see someone making a meal and eating a serving and keeping the meal hot for future meal times. We used to hike all over the mountain and would have been nice to have made a meal in the morning before breaking camp and heading out to our next location. Downside... eating the same meal all day.

[@kekelaward]

Aloha! Great vid! Thanks. I knew I couldn't be the only one who initially thought "WTF" when I picked this up. The weight prohibits it from being used on long trips on foot. Like you said, I use it to take lunch to work, along with a Hydroflask of coffee.

[@zacharytakach8487]

Good review, i think it'd be good for long distance hiking other than the weight, get up in the morning, cook breakfast, eat, cook a hot lunch and it's ready to eat when you stop, just my opinion.

[@RuggedOutdoorz]

A really good review and I totally agree with your comments

[@DreadnoughtAdventure]

I may well get one of these because I currently have an individual thermos with my camping gear so that a 2 or 2.5-serving Mountain House Freeze-Dried (or any other meal) can have the excess portion saved for the next meal.

[@keithsimpson2492]

I was thinking of using it when on a long distance fishing trip. Make a hot meal at the base camp and take it for a shore lunch. Use the pot to make coffee and eat right out of the thermos. I don't see it as a work place food system, most businesses have microwaves to reheat food making the thermos unnecessary.

[@abesan7688]

I hike a lot and can see some situations where cook first eat later might be handy. Torrential rain on the way and no way to cook a hot meal. Nothing like a hot meal to warm the core. Nice review!

[@geargriden19]

Thanks for introducing us to this here jar of the stanley! Have a good'nnn

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

+geargriden19 Lol! Thanks brother!

[@KentuckyWoodsman]

Great review Donny!

[@BBQDad463]

Thanks for this video. Subscribed. One could boil water for breakfast, plus enough to cook a freeze-dried meal, put the freeze-dried meal (plus boiling water) into the thermos, then eat breakfast, break camp, start hiking, and enjoy a hot lunch on a cold day on the trail with no need to break out the stove. Just sit down, open the thermos, eat, and get back on the trail. Whether the convenience justifies the weight is someone else's call. Just my two cents...

[@scoutingfreegermany]

Yeah, I think too this was just a wild pitch from Stanley :-) Cheers, Marc

[@stephenmitchell3569]

It's a great item when I was 26 yrs old and thinking a normal pack weight 90+ lbs ha ha! 40 yrs later still great if I had a mule when I hiked.....I wonder make that two mules, great video and it nice if I'm own my UTV but good imformative and smart video. Thanks!

[@averyblanton301]

Love it! Great for hicking or camping, and an emergency situation. Store a hot meal for later.

[@BikePackingPleb]

that thermous would make a great gassifier stove, just needs a few holes. how much was it?

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

+CHEEZ I think I paid 29.99 American for it. Great idea man!

[@TedMotcheckIII]

I could see it being of good use for winter hiking/camping.

[@alanjhornung7077]

Sweet Great Review !!

[@sigoutdoors2013]

I'm 50/50 on this. I do believe there are better setups and I do know there are worse options out there. Hell I carried an old pot from a yard sale when I first got into camping & hiking. As for me, weigh matters but not as much as it does to UL packers. For me I like this idea as another option as there are days where I can make breakfast and lunch at the same time, pack lunch up and go with it (mainly at deer camp). Also for colder days out on the trailer you can do the same. It does to me have it's place on my shelf of cook systems. Is it an all around go to product, no definitely not. Good review but I'm curious as to if it actually keeps it warm & cool for the number of hours they say?

[@watermain48]

How about taking that kit with you, adding a dehydrated meal product to the thermos, fill it with water you just boiled in the pot, seal the lid and let it cook. While it's steeping boil up some more water and have coffee with your meal. Just a thought. Nice review.

[@dalecarpenter8828]

I am so glad you said woodman !!! I keep tell people that in America it is woodsmanship !!

[@free4free68]

Does the spork slide into the handle of the cooking pot?

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

No, it slides into a slot on the insulated bottle.

[@brianj123458]

I think I want one. how much is it to purchase? I'm a new subb and think it was a good video I realize you said it was heavy but I believe I want one for my bug out bag or at least in one of the side pouches thanks for video

[@SnowyOwlPrepper]

For the folks that are interested in classic camping, Steve Watts, this is a great piece of kit. Also for those that are interested in slow cooking style meals using thermos or hay ovens this is a great durable product from Stanley. Not really good for a day hike as would a small alcohol stove with a cup would be. Bush craft cooking I have seen uses open camp fires going for hours. This kit is better suited where you want to conserve fuel. I would get one but I have an Esbit vacuum jar, and prefer a stainless pot.

[@ysmeine8]

Other uses could be to take something cold and warm it up for day trip, while camping cook lunch or breakfast while camping and go about your day and have a warm meal when you return to camp. Particularly when daylight seems to run out before you are ready.

[@AdventureTimeOutdoors]

I can see that as a decent cold weather option. I agree with you about not good for bushcraft.

[@Grooveygrover]

Good job with the vid. To sum it up, equipment"s usage or application is just as important to consider as the units quality. it may be built well, but used in the wrong application can make it useless or alternatively considered junk. Thats why it's important that we have people make these videos, to offer perspective and provide realistic application to counter cleaver advertising, that targets genre specific groups. Like with terms ( extreme mountain food system ) for only the REAL mountaineers. first thing that comes to mind is weight. I live in Alaska and when out cruising friends trap lines and or clearing trails for days on end in snow shoes. Weight becomes the first, middle, and last thing you consider. Everything is about weight. Snow shoe 12 miles a day and you will understand. I think your analysis is right on as to the products use, a good day rig or if you have an atv or other means to carry that doesn't impact your ability to be mobile. For me I carry the a small jet boil and keep the fuel can inside my arctic gear. I carry light dry foods and never cook to much, just enough to keep the hunger at bay ( don't want to be bogged down with to much in the tank). Plus heading out on the trail with a big pot full of food ads a lot of weight, rather than an empty vessel and then stopping to quickly cook. I do however carry a small insulated bladder thermos filled with chicken broth.....it's warm, helps to replenish the salts lost during heavy exerting when clearing trails, also helps to keep the core warm verses cold water for when the temps drop to that minus 45. Any way, I am rambling now, keep post vids, they are helpful.

[@themichiganwoodsman1372]

It’s good to see an honest review. Good job on the video bud. I’d have to agree with you on this one

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

Thanks Mike!

[@sgtfader]

I agree with you. I would see it great for camping Fishing trip so hot meal on lake or hiking from base camp to have hot meal on trail before getting back to base camp.

[@grizzlytaco3447]

Nice review, but I'll stay with my other stanley cook pot! Plus if they weighs as much as you say its not for a BOB, we want light stuff! Merry Christmas!

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

Grizzlytaco Right on brother!

[@frankzalenski370]

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[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

Frank Zalenski Yeah buddy!

[@woodhall2937]

So... I agree with all you said here... I do think I'd buy one stuff the thermos with packets of jus add water foods... toss it in my trunk with a small fire kit and some water bottles... great winter time set up if packed away for that day here in Buffalo ny when the evening commute turns over night on the highway

[@kamaeq]

If it would work as a slow cooker? I use a insulated Mr Bento jug for day trip bike trips, along with a insulated thermos cup for coffee and/or cool insulated jug for ice. Fix it, toss it in the trailer, ride, eat, ride back.

[@xlncy]

You can slow cook with thermos

[@rhiannonblue5988]

Hikers.... Base camp cook and take it on the trail. Hunting too. You can just cook in the normal thermos too without the extra pot. I could see this being great for hot cereal and make the coffee like you suggested.

[@WayneRogersOutdoors]

This actually would not be a bad deal if you were in a base camp situation and going for a short Scout. You could pre cook your food in the morning for the day's hike so that when you stop for a lunch break you do not necessarily need to build a fire away from your base camp to have a hot to moderately warm meal before heading back to base camp for dinner. However I'm sure it would be just as easy to use their other cook set that is lighter weight and any old thermos to accomplish the same thing without having to buy more kit. The other advantage to this kit of course being that although it is heavier it does nest nicely by Design. Carrying a different Stanley cook set with a separate thermos will take up more space if they do not nest.

[@karenstein8261]

I like the possibilities. My thought: boil water, add rice or pasta, let soak as you travel. Cook in AM, have hot lunch without stopping to cook. Yes, stainless is heavy. Maybe try a plastic version and use to supplement canteen cup cooking. Need a true leak right seal. Insulated Tupperware, so to speak.

[@crabtrap]

wow you really don't no shit about thermoses

[@seanbuchanan7110]

As noted below one fire = two hot meals, especially hiking, cook dinner and breakfast, wake up to hot meal in the morning with out effort or fire, good way to start and get energized, or cook breakfast and dinner, that way you have a hot meal to eat before you build your nights shelter, and you have more time and energy to build a better shelter

[@WeaponsMachinist]

I wonder if they'll bring out a snap together mess hall kit that stacks like Dixie cups.

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

+HRM Weapons Machinist Lol! Hell Brother, who knows?

[@windhamcabin]

Yeah that is interesting. It is like a spin on the age old thermos stanley has made for years but with a pot and spork attached. Interesting. Maybe a nice thing for a hunter to bring a hot meal in the woods ready to go and then have the option to heat up more as the day goes on....or in my neck of the woods it would be good for ice fishing! Hope you guys have a Merry Christmas my fine Southern Brothah! 🤘🎅🤘

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

+Windham Woodcraft Thank you my Maine Man Chris! Yeah man, it's kinda funky but strangely enough, has some real possibilities. I hope you fine cabin folk have the absolute best Christmas ever! ROCK ON BROTHER!!!

[@SmokeBasilisk]

I think this would work great for people who work out in the middle of nowhere. Woodcutters, underground cable layers, whatever else there might be for jobs with seclusion from power. Yet, you can make an hour trip into a town to grab food for the week. This little thing would be a great way to cook up some food for lunch. My brother had a job where this would have come in handy, but he saved up and bought an RV trailer. I guess he couldn't do without the whole kitchen and TV.

[@talea5604]

It’s for thermal cooking. Food cooks while you’re hiking.

[@waltaskew7410]

thank you for your honesty

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

WALT ASKEW Thank you for watching Walt!

[@76unclefester]

I think we're this would be handy is when out camping on the river fishing or hunting . especially in the winter before leaving camp make hot lunch to eat on boat great review thanks.