Currently considering the Kelly Kettle system. But might be too much for a solo hike.
A British Army Crusader system. But the bottle only holds 750ml.
And the pathfinder canteen cooking set. Nice 1.2l bottle but only one cooking tin vs the Crusader and Kelly Kettle.
What do you think of the above? And do you have any other suggestions for something I can take as a solo hiker to heat up MRE boil in a bag food, or dehydrated meals, as well as tea and coffee and drinking water?
The benefit of buying a set is that they all fit into a single piece and you won’t have mismatched pieces rattling around in your bag.
@Ray
Cool. Thanks. The benefit of buying a set though is that they all fit into one piece. And you don’t have mismatched pieces rattling around in your bag.
True said: @Ray
Cool. Thanks. The benefit of buying a set though is that they all fit into one piece. And you don’t have mismatched pieces rattling around in your bag.
A set like you speak of would either be from Jetboil Flash/mini mo or MSR windurner or reactor.
True said: @Ray
Cool. Thanks. The benefit of buying a set though is that they all fit into one piece. And you don’t have mismatched pieces rattling around in your bag.
A 550ml or 750ml titanium (or stainless steel if you’re more concerned with cost than weight) is the perfect size to fit a 100g gas canister (the Coleman ones fit even better, their larger size (240g?) also fits perfectly. You can then put a small stove like the BRS 3000T and a lighter in the space under the canister and everything stays together in a neat package
@Baylor
Yep. Long distance hiker here. I use 750 ml titanium pot with lid and folding handle (98 grams), titanium stove 25 g, long titanium spoon 25 g ( perfect for eating out of packets). Pot doubles as mug, fits small gas canister & stove. About $45 US off Aliexpress all up. 2 x 600 ml plastic coke bottles for water, free & super light. (also carried Sawyer squeeze water filter with bag which gives extra storage capacity). This is a popular setup for long 2000 mile hikes
@Baylor
> For a “canteen”, why not just use a 1L smart water bottle or nalgene?
Yeah the benefit of a Nalgene is that you can see any foreign material in the bottle and it has handy volume markings. But the benefit of the systems above is that they all pack neatly into one piece. And you don’t have multiple pieces rattling around in your bag.
@True
So just an fyi, my stove, fuel, and handheld piezo lighter fit in the toaks 750ml pot. Doesn’t really rattle. My nalgene is carried outside since I also drink from it. The benefit of the toaks pot (or similar) is that it’ll balance on almost any stove. My friend has a kidney shaped pot and it is very wobbly on my stove since it’s a not symmetrical shape. Whereas mine handled either of our stoves just fine.
@True
You keep repeating this. Do you drink water from a CamelBak or do you just not drink while you hike? Unpacking your mess kit to pull out a perfectly nested small canteen anytime you are thirsty seems overly complicated.