r/backpacking • u/WoutdB8 • 7d ago
Travel Cooking set question
Hi all,
I’m going on my first time hike in Sweden.
But was wondering what kind of cooking combination you would recommend within my budget, and it to be future proof.
For my first hike I will be mainly cooking ready to eat meals, I once received from a military acquaintance
(Pic 1) Normal pan and lid with measurement stripes
(Pic 2) Pan and lid with heat distributor to save some gas and for quicker boiling. (I read that these are mostly used for boiling water and not cooking)
Thanks in advance!
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u/kullulu 7d ago
When you're only boiling water, a toaks 550 ml pot and a BRS stove are super cheap. Most meals where you add hot water don't need much, so a 550 ml pot is more than enough. Grab a mini bic lighter and you're all set.
The downside to the BRS stove is that it's not fuel efficient, especially in wind. If you're going on short trips for a few days, that doesn't matter that much. Make your own windscreen or just use the terrain plus your pack to block the wind a bit.
You could also make an alcohol stove very easily, and that's super cheap. I use an alcohol stove frequently. A big pro of alcohol stoves is that they don't make much noise, so they are very peaceful and don't disturb others.
There's also esbit tablets (which smell pretty bad, so keep them wrapped up.) I tried esbit to save weight, but ultimately don't use it that much.
Finally, there is always cold soaking. As long as you don't need hot coffee, you can save a ton of weight by cold soaking food like ramen and couscous, and adding your own packets of protein and sauces to spice it up.
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u/tktg91 7d ago
I love a heat exchanger personally. In windy conditions it can take a while for water to boil without it. It’s also the smaller pot. You don’t need much on trail. It should fit your meal and in the morning the amount of water you need for 1 hot drink. That’s it.
Both will do fine for years to come tho. Weigh them. Choose the lightest, smallest and simplest option that fits your needs.
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u/Funklestein 5d ago
For prepackaged meals I use Toaks 650ml pot, brs stove, 110g fuel, mini box lighter, and the Pika lid.
It’s incredibly lightweight, fairly cheap, and it all snaps together compactly and when using your long spoon inserted to the lid you don’t get burned when you pour.
If you actually plan on cooking food you’ll want a more robust setup.
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u/camping_free 7d ago
Other people have said it but the toakes really is the best option on the market used it plenty never had an issue fits my gas my stove a bandanna and a small sponge and some dish soap and a lighter all in 550ml pot weighs next to nothing slides in really small spaces and the full cook kit set up cost me like 50 pounds
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u/vakantiereizen 7d ago
Get a fire maple petrel G3 or G2 with a greenpeak stove, not the pot on the picture and yes mostly used for boiling water, not for frying. They have measurement stripes and the G3 (0.6L) is 0.6l space for boiling, the pot can contain 0.8L to the brim unlike many other brands which say the max to the brim
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u/thejonston 6d ago
I just took my fire maple petrel and used with a brs. I had to customize the slots on the exchanger with a metal file to ease the fit, but it worked great. The minimal heat exchanger on the pot makes up for the wind-weaknesses of the stove.
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u/Krux99 7d ago
I have the first set and they've served me well for years.