[pct-l] Evernew Titanium Stove System

[Austin Williams]

I use esbit and my stove - made from aluminum - weighs less than 1 oz.
 It cost less than a dollar to make.  I've used it for about 1,600
miles of hiking and it's still running strong.  It consists of a
potstand that doubles as a windscreen, and a double-thick layer of
heavy duty aluminum foil to hold the esbit.  The
potstand-windscreen-stove is made of a band of aluminum about 2.5"
wide and roughly 8" long (I'm not sure of the exact thickness), with
holes punched along the top and bottom edges for air flow.

My spork weighs 8 grams.  I also have a titanium pot.  If I had bought
 The FireLite SUL-1100 Titanium Cookpot (3 oz with lid), then my
"kitchen" would weigh a total of 4 oz.  But since I have the heavier 4
oz version, my kitchen weighs a whopping 5 oz.

That puts my basepackweight at about 9 lbs - which is about as light
as I can get it for under $400, unless I go no-cook.

I wonder how much my stove/windscreen/cookpot would weigh if it were
made out of titanium.  0.5 oz?  That'd be freakin' sweet -  a cookpot
that weighs less than the fuel it takes to cook 1 meal.

I've heard of people converting fat beer cans into cookpots.  I don't
know how well that works, but that should be substantially lighter and
cheaper than anything titanium on the market.  Cheaper too.   I'll
have to look into it.

-Austin



On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Sean Nordeen <sean at lifesadventures.net> wrote:
>>Did you see the price tag on that thing?!  The funny thing is,
>>aluminum is substantially lighter than titanium, and an order of
>>magnitude cheaper.
>
> While that is true, titanium is stronger and less of it can be used for the same strength which
> is why most titanium pots end up lighter then the equivalent size alumnium ones.  Some don't
> think the weight savings is worth all that extra money as many have been fine with a
> Walmart greese pot.  But for those of us living on the edge of titanium pot technology for the last
> few years, carrying any pot that weighs more then 2 or 3 oz is a burden that we can no longer bear.
>
> It certainly isn't the first thing one should look at when trying to lighten up their pack.
> But for those of us who have been backpacking for years and have long ago lightened up
> our big 3 as much as possible, things like that catch our eye as we have become obsessed
> with ounce cutting to the point of spending big $$$ to cut just a few ounces.  At least the
> satisfaction lasts longer then financially supporting a cigarette or starbucks habit.
>
> I personally like the looks of Mountain Laurel Designs titanium pot and stove system
> better then that Evernew one.  Maybe I should sell off some of my older titanium pots/mugs
> at the silent auction at this years ADZPCTKO so I can justify buying yet another one.
>
> -Sean "Miner" Nordeen
>
>
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