For your comment-Cooking Pots

[rorymax]

Just asking your opinions on:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GQ4B6HA/ref=pe_1248431_56789831_em_1p_0_ti

Thanks folks,

rorymax

 

[Macaroon]

Looks as if it comes from the same factory as Alocs, Yellowstone et al; good value for money, lightweight and good to cook in. I know people who have used this type of pot without problems for a good while now

 

[bambodoggy]

They look like what they are, cheap Chinese made cooking pots. At that price they probably aren't great but if you look after them and don't expect too much from them then there's no reason they couldn't last you a couple of years or more.

Clearly without seeing them in the flesh I can't comment on just how well they've been put together, they could be great....they could be....not so great

Hope that helps,

Bam.

 

[sunndog]

In that sorta price range i'd rather buy from (spit) yeomans or millets
At least then you can handle the actual item and see the quality first hand

 

[petrochemicals]

My comments,

Too narrow for efficiency, useless frying pan, and the pots do not nest, a bit of a bulky option, a 14 cm pot and a 15cm fryingpan will nest allowing for stowing of other things

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

I have had this set for around 6/7 years now and never let me down.
http://trakkerproducts.co.uk/product.php?id=86&scid=18&sid=2

pretty much the same but with a smaller set that nest inside.
You have a 13.5 cm pot with lid/bowl and a 12.5 cm one that I use as a kettle and a cup/small bowl.
They have been used on open fire and gas stoves without problem and are far from flimsy.

 

[Dark Horse Dave]

How about these new ali pots from Alpkit?

Look pretty good to me

 

[steingis]

i have the exact same design from a company called go system its a 1l pot weighs 238g doesnt take up too much room fits a fork and spoon inside and fits nicely on a cat can stove if your just boiling water and doing uncomplicated cooking like super noodles and pasta its fine ,it works for me but i mostly do hiking, if i was base camp bushcrafting i would have somthing a bit more substantial


oh and those plastic/rubber handles didnt last too long better to take them off than set them on fire

 

[Old Bones]

I bought something very similar from a Blacks sale about 5 years ago, and its fine, as far as it goes. There are loads of very similar setups around, such as this Vango one, which looks identical http://www.blacks.co.uk/equipment/068264-vango-hard-anodised-one-person-cook-kit-assorted.html - except for the price! Or the DX one - http://www.dx.com/p/ds-101-outdoor-...cycling-picnic-grey-green-324011#.VF0hjskYthU - which woud cost you about the same as the Amazon one. Or you could go for the Fire Maple ones - http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-...lloy-Pot-Sets-For-1-2-Persons/1977385926.html In my experience, Amazon is not always the cheapest place for hiking stuff, and you can do just as well elsewhere.

Personally, I'd spend a bit more and go for the Alpkit ones. They are made by Fire Maple (this set is very similar http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...zing-Aluminum-710g-FMC/703556_1172096656.html ), and because of bulk buying, etc, are actually cheaper to buy from Alpkit than they are from China. Your paying no more per pot, but the quality will be good, and you can always take just half the set if you want to reduce bulk.

 

[petrochemicals]

I have had this set for around 6/7 years now and never let me down.
http://trakkerproducts.co.uk/product.php?id=86&scid=18&sid=2

pretty much the same but with a smaller set that nest inside.
You have a 13.5 cm pot with lid/bowl and a 12.5 cm one that I use as a kettle and a cup/small bowl.
They have been used on open fire and gas stoves without problem and are far from flimsy.

On that site http://trakkerproducts.co.uk/product.php?id=85&scid=18&sid=2

Just take the frying pan and the large pot and lid and nest them so you can fill the space, or if you want to go light just take one pan, fry in a saucepan, with something like this,


http://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co...c9/primus-eta-pots-with-heat-exchangers-p1943

 

[13rett]

I have a set that are pretty much the same but made by colemans but 2 pots where one fits inside the other and mine have no plastic covers on the handle. I'm not great at cooking so I only use them for boiling water, soup and pasta I think they are great. Can use them on a stove or just stick them in a fire. If you think they take up a bit of space just put your brew kit in them or some other cooking gear. My mate also has a set but with the handle covers not sure on the make but he thinks they are great.

 

[Quixoticgeek]

Those look suspiciously identical to fire maple FMC-209. Which I think is the same as the small pot+lid from the FMC-208.

Fire maple make all the alpkit pots, and seem to be well regarded in that context.

Julia

 

[Quixoticgeek]

The set linked to by Johnnyboy1971 looks like a rebadged FMC-208 from fire maple.

J