Snow Peak, Ti vs. SS Cookware...

Well, the set you linked to is titanium, not stainless steel. EDIT:I'm sorry, I have now re-interpretted your post as inquiring about the ti set, and you're looking for a ss billy pot. Sorry.

I have the trek 900 titanium set, and it is pretty nice. http://www.basegear.com/snow-peak-trek-900-titanium.html. I think the Trek 900 set is huge, especially for solo adventures, so it doesn't get out too much.

What sort of adventures will this be for? Solo trips or group trips? Cooking over fire, or gas? Cooking food inthe pot, or just boiling water?

I mostly boil water to reconstitute freeze-dried food. I'm not much of a backcountry gourmet. Anyhoo, my Regular lighter-weight setup us a small canister stove and the Snow Peak Trek 700 cookset, http://www.basegear.com/snow-peak-trek-700-titanium.html. The stove and canister fit inside the 700 pot, and the pot has a lid.

I recently learned that my stainless steel SIGG bottle fits inside a Snow Peak 600 single-wall cup, so I may just go with that next time, and leave the canister stove at home.
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The 600 single-wall cup is also available at basegear. I got mine from Campsaver. I got the bottle from Altrec, though I've seen them on the bay with free shipping, and I've recently found them locally.

If you want to got the ti route, I have really been happy with my Snow Peak stuff. They make a wide range of sizes for their pots and cups, so they should have something to suit just about everyone. Snow Peak also makes aluminum and stainless steel cooksets, but those seem to be harder to find.
 
If you'd like an indestructible ss billy can, I'll recommend the Swedish Army cookset, as seen in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpzHLic1A0Y. It is very heavy duty, and can usually be found pretty cheap even as a complete set with alcohol stove.

Prior to getting some ti pieces within the last few years, I have always exclusinvely used stainless steel. My Coleman Peak 1 Solo cookest and my MSR Alpine Cookset have seen many, many miles, and have been scrubbed out with everything from beach sand to dune sand. Gotta love stainless. It's sooooo easy to care for.
 
Yes, I have that set, and I LOVE it! It is all I carry when backpacking. I boil water in it, eat out of it, etc.

It is pretty big, but it can hold all my cook gear. Any size Iso pro canister will fit inside, as well as my titanium spork, and stove. You might also want to check out the 700 if your stove will fit in it, and you only plan on taking the small canisters of fuel. I think the snow peak stoves fit in the 700, but I have the pocket rocket, and it is a little longer so I had to get the 900.

Titanium is the way to go, if you can afford it, it saves a ton of weight, and it doesn't rust like SS can. Remember it's stainLESS, not stainFREE.
 
hikeeba said:
What sort of adventures will this be for? Solo trips or group trips?
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Generally myself or the three of us as a family.

Cooking over fire, or gas?
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Fire, exclusively.

Cooking food inthe pot, or just boiling water?
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Both.

I mostly boil water to reconstitute freeze-dried food. I'm not much of a backcountry gourmet.
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I have folding steel skewers for beef chunks, hot dogs, brats, marshmallows, you name it. They don't weigh anything and they fold! I think my Wife bought them for me at Bass Pro Shops a few years ago. They get a lot of work out of a small Igloo Cooler full of stuff when car camping.

Canned goods, when I take any, get eaten first because they're bulky and heavy and I generally eat whatever is in them right out of the can and pack the can out when I leave, on foot or car camping, doesn't matter.

If you want to got the ti route, I have really been happy with my Snow Peak stuff. They make a wide range of sizes for their pots and cups, so they should have something to suit just about everyone. Snow Peak also makes aluminum and stainless steel cooksets, but those seem to be harder to find.
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The Ti was attractive because they are light, strong and won't rust or corrode if abused a smidge. :)

If I am by myself, the kit I linked to would be enough, along with the couple SS cups that I have and my nastyass, blue-white-speckled enamel coffee pot! I'm a big fan of the standard old USGI Mess Kit and Utensils as well. I like old stuff too which leads me to my next question, do you have a source for the Swedish Army Cookset in the vid?
 
Don Rearic said:
If I am by myself, the kit I linked to would be enough, along with the couple SS cups that I have and my nastyass, blue-white-speckled enamel coffee pot! I'm a big fan of the standard old USGI Mess Kit and Utensils as well. I like old stuff too which leads me to my next question, do you have a source for the Swedish Army Cookset in the vid?
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Try here:
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=sw..._nkwusc=wedish+mess+kit&_rdc=1#item5633b71472

My buddy boils water in a blue enamelware coffee mug on his canister stove. It has held up pretty well.


FYI on the Swedish kit, it weighs a ton. Great for car camping or multiple-person short packing trips, but cruddy for solo ventures.
 
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Don, I have both the Snow Peak 1400 and Mini Solo, and I really like both. It just depends on the size of the group on which one I bring. I also bought a custom Trail Designs Ti-Tri Titanium Stove for both. I've boiled 2 cups of water in 4 minutes in the Mini Solo/Ti-Tri combo with just a handful of twigs. The stove is extremely light and gives you the flexibility to use alcohol, esbit, or wood.

http://www.traildesigns.com/caldera-tt.html


If you want pics of my setup just PM me.
 
You only need titanium if you are backpacking. For car camping, any material (stainless or aluminum) is fine.

Titanium is a compromise cooking material, for people who can live with the slightly inferior cooking performance in order to shed every excess ounce from their packs.

I personally would never part with any of my titanium pans. Except for the EverNew Frying pan. Doesn't fry worth a flip.
 
I also have that exact set, plus one of the large coffee mugs and a Gigapower titanium stove w/auto ignitor. I like the extra capacity of the 1400 when I want to make tea for 2-4 tired backpackers. Also big soup or stew meals.

I could probably heat water for freeze-dried meals with just the large Snow Peak coffee mug but the 1400 is handy if you're actually doing some cooking.

I've also found the Snow Peak products to be surprisingly durable for their light weight.

DancesWithKnives
 
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