What bit of your kit is a keeper?

[Mesquite]

We all know the transient nature of kit that either sticks around for a while before moving on for something different.

But what piece of kit (excluding knives) do you have that is a real keeper that you'll never move on and probably leave to your children?

For me it's got to be my Outwell SS kettle, a nice solid kettle equally at home on a gas stove as well as on a campfire. Sadly they're no longer made and I rarely see one for sale.

The other bit of kit that I'll not be parting with is my Brit Army Nos.12 stove. A solid, reliable stove that will definitely outlast me.

 

[Robbi]

My frying pan, can't remember the make but it's quite small, black with a folding handle, it's bashed and bent and I've had it for more years than I can remember, been on more trips than I can count as well as providing lunch on many hundreds of fishing trips.
I love my frying pan

 

[Nice65]

I’ve got a Primus Litech frying pan with a folding handle, also years old that I won’t part with. That non stick anodised coating is amazing. I‘ve had a fair bit of kit I thought I’d have for life and it be someone else’s beyond that, but I change my mind on things.

Probably a good thing knives have been excluded to be honest.

 

[Robbi]

Think mine might be MSR.?

 

[Mesquite]

I’ve got a Primus Litech frying pan with a folding handle, also years old that I won’t part with. That non stick anodised coating is amazing. I‘ve had a fair bit of kit I thought I’d have for life and it be someone else’s beyond that, but I change my mind on things.

Probably a good thing knives have been excluded to be honest.

I've got a Litech frying pan as well, kindly gifted to me by a forum member. I've cooked many a rasher of bacon in it so it's also definitely a keeper for me.

 

[Pattree]

Mine’s up there in the corner of my post but you all knew that anyway - I’ve banged on about it often enough.

Edit:
The other is my crazy quasi tipi, currently under repair. It’s one space, one skin and practically one ton. It was absolute rubbish when I got it but we’ve evolved and modified together for about 12 years. There is as much of that tipi in me as there is me in the tipi.

 

[Bishop]

Hi-Gear 'Hunter' cook set (Saucepan, Frypan & Kettle) it's a little small but versatile and weighs in at only 190 grams. Been with me over twenty years now along with a Regatta 'Landtrekka 35' rucksack.

 

[Limaed]

Berghaus Munro. Had it about 15 years and it’s starting to show its age a bit now. I’ve a Centurio too so I’ll probably donate the Munro to my daughter who has joined the Air Cadets.

 

[Wander]

Berghaus Munro. Had it about 15 years and it’s starting to show its age a bit now.... I’ll probably donate the Munro to my daughter...

So it's not a keeper then, surely?

Interesting to see the number of frying pans, and cooking utensils in general, being mentioned.
I'm another frying pan owner. Mine was nothing special - £1.49 from Wilko donkey's years ago. Yet I've cooked more meals in that pan than anything else in my life.

 

[eraaij]

My limited-run Birdland basha. Got it when starting my training with ExtraSurvival. Birdland tent company made these in limited runs for Extra when this bushcraft thing was in its infancies and went bankrupt later. I just returned from 14 days hammocking and hiking in Sweden and kept thinking about how I love this tarp.

 

[Tengu]

Its complicated. I have a lot of thing I love.

My Bulldog billy cans

My Tower kettle. (Unlike most cheapo kettles this one has a folding handle)

My Vango Force 10

 

[Kadushu]

My alcohol stoves - 2 Trangia clones and a titanium Evernew clone - and my Pathfinder skillet. I use them at home a lot, so even if they fall out of use in the outdoors they'll still be used.

 

[Damascus]

My Swedish army trangia and small oval cast iron skillet, which fits over the trangia, lovely.

 

[MikeLA]

My Crusader Mug my definite 1st and my Primus Litech frying pan.

 

[Allans865]

+1 for the crusader mug, excellent bit of kit.

Also my Firebox XL in stainless steel will probably out live me.

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[TeeDee]

Snugpack Antarctica sleeping bag ( with expanda panel ) - I can have a terrible day but get me in my big green sleeping machine and I'm a happy little camper.

 

[TLM]

Hmmm ... The just about only constant thing I have carried when trekking for the last 50 years is a basic Trangia. On day trips some small gas burner.

 

[plastic-ninja]

I have a Snowpeak titanium fork & spoon set I bought in a sale donkeys years ago which I’d never part with. I never got on with Sporks: I like my proper cutlery for eating and not keen on the feel of wood in my mouth. They are a real luxury on a hike but weigh almost nothing.
I even bought another set at full price for my son to stop him stealing mine!

 

[Ozmundo]

Hmmm, this reminds me I have too much stuff.

Cook kit, I have a couple but essentially the same stowed in different places garage, vehicles. I could change some items to titanium versions if weight was a real issue but I quite like a steel pot and Tesco aluminum frying pan.

I have a Kifaru Pointman that is a good winter pack. I just haven't been out enough with is being so warm lately. I am pretty sure it will out last me.

NATO E-tool might get handed down too.

I really like the Kupilka fire steel I got for Christmas, very comfortable grip. I like the cup too, gets used most days for cereal.

 

[Brizzlebush]

Bcb Crusader mug and bottle, pretty hard to break unless you drive over it. Even then it'll probably hold up if the ground is soft!

British army issue bivi bag, built for squaddies, so plenty tough, and huge! Worth the weight penalty unless I'm hiking long distance. Even then I could use it to sledge down scree/heather/snow/mud

German army mountain pack. I've yet to find a daypack that suits my needs as well as this. Again, pretty hard to break.
There used to be a great video on Varustekela where they load it up with a ridiculous amount of gym free weights and lift it with a forklift!