Travel AND backpacking cooking tools (Pots, pans, cups, utensils)

[@gud2go50]

Very good video. I also like to keep camping cook gear with me in my travels because I have been caught short at times. I keep a couple of haversack cook kits I made up on my own and they stay in my car. I bought a few cheap Polish military canvas haversack bags from Colemans Military Surplus and did a wax coating on them. I have one with an alcohol stove and another with a propane stove depending on the weather. All I do then is throw in a packet or two of noodles, coffee and some tuna or chicken sides and I am good to go. I am ordering the cup and militay cutlery set you showed to replace what I have now. Thanks for the ideas.

[@jelkel25]

The foldacup stuff is very useful. Have most of that stuff (but in all different colours that's been collected over years) The case that turns into plates is a good lunch box for when you want to avoid eating overpriced garbage at lunch. You have somewhere to lay out your lunch, a foldacup and flask of coffee and you're set. I use a stainless steel outdoors kettle to do herbal remedies in at home or regular tea, it's easy to get the strength you need, easy to pour (it has a spout) and easy to clean.

[@LaineyBug2020]

I love the concept of alcohol stoves. You've got a completely renewable fuel, smoke free for stealth and more safe for less ventilated areas.

[@Jfree441]

Efficiency is my only gripe honestly. A totally silent stove and it's easily packable and lightweight. Can't go wrong, I just wish they were more efficient.

[@Tiger-789]

@@Jfree441 I'm an alcohol-stove-aholic :D I think if you optimize your system further you can make quite the efficient alcohol stove and make your wish come true! A trangia type burner + a cross stand is ineffcient in my experience for the below reaons: 1. No wind protection 2. The gap between the burner and the pot is very small (generally you'd want 1.25 to 1.5 inch gap) 3. The stove is losing heat through the floor 4. I'm not too sure about this but I think the original trangia might be a little more efficient (?) So how to remedie these issues? 1. Make a windshield from an aluminum disposable baking tray, these make amazing light windshields! 2. Try a different pot stand that gives you the right gap. Off the top of my head some options are the trangia triangle, clickstand, firebox nano... 3. This is solved by the above pot stands as they lift the stove off the floor. Alternatively you can fold up some aluminum foil and place it under, or skip this step unless there's snow. 4. There are many DIY/factory made alcohol stoves out there and a trangia type stove is by no means the most efficient! especially if all you do is boil water. 5. bonus point: some alcohol stoves are spill-proof if you are ever concerned about safety ;) Okay, hope this is helpful. If you have any questions or would like to see my own alcohol stove set-up I'm more than happy to show, tell or answer Edit: Oh and when I say efficient, I mean ~30 ml = 2 cups boil kinda efficient

[@rubengomezocana5974]

Trangia 25 or 27 is the way

[@justinfreeman2401]

The sea to summit cup was my very first cup purchased for camping and still use it every time. Never had an issue either. 8-10yrs o use maybe?

[@Jfree441]

I use it as a hiking dog bowl more now than I do for myself...but still great. I agree.

[@mnight207]

As far as the alcohol stove, if im burning inside, I use 151 everclear because its the cleanest burning. But other than that I use the yellow bottle of heet. Alcohol leaves too much soot. but its probably the cheapest

[@Jfree441]

Hmm everclear. Hadn't thought of that. Is it cleaner than denatured alcohol? I can't imagine it's cheaper either.

[@mnight207]

@@Jfree441 Not sure if it burns cleaner then denatured alcohol but you can drink Everclear of course. You cannot drink denatured alcohol.

[@Jfree441]

@@mnight207 ha, fair point!

[@Tiger-789]

Here in Spain they sell 96% ethanol to clean your hands with basically. It's amazing for alcohol stoves, it's in every store big and small, and it generates quite a bit of heat, and multiuse! Anyway, ethanol is your best bet for alcohol stoves. Everclear from my understanding is all ethanol (that's why it's drinkable). Denatured is ethanol mixed in with a little methanol*, heet I suppose is maybe 1:1 ethanol and methanol or something along the line. *Methanol is the simplest alcohol, it burns cleaner than ethanol (i.e. with less soot) BUT it generates less heat and generates some toxic gases aside from your standard CO2 and CO, and you cant use it to clean your skin. On the flip side it is cheaper.

[@impermanenthuman8427]

What size is your MSR stowaway pot? I’ve heard people say they fry on the base of the pot but I think they had the 1.6 liter (largest) size, others have used wire to mod a handle to go through the handle of the lid to use the lid as a fry pan on the fire but it doesn’t sit properly on flat alcohol or gas burners properly

[@Jfree441]

Mine is the 1.1L version but I should have gotten the 1.6. The 1.1L is much smaller than I thought. I have not fried in the lid before, I have a titanium plate I use as a skillet but I could imagine it would work well enough.

[@archuka1]

Where is the link for the alcohol stove pot lifter to put pots on ???????

[@Jfree441]

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[@Brian-yx5vo]

Trangia mini 28?

[@Jfree441]

That stove actually came out of a BattleBox subscription month so it is a cheap clone but it works ok. Definitely not the same quality or performance as an actual Trangia.