[pct-l] Ultralight Fry Pan

[Marian Harmon]

I'm using this cheapo set I found on Amazon. Like Gail, I like to cook...
especially egg dishes and protein pancakes. It's not super high end,
obviously, but it's compact enough that I would even thru hike with it. I
don't use the cups and stuff that come with it... but it's small enough
that I can put a fuel canister and a pocket rocket stove (wrapped in my
kitchen towel or cut up bandana) and a few little items in there just fine.
It comes with a black mesh storage bag. This way I have a pot and a fry
pan, rather than a pot and a smaller pot or lid.  The handles are a little
weird to get used to...but I have no real complaints. I'm not sure how long
it will hold up... but for now it's good enough. I haven't weighed it
because I focus on function over weight... but I'd say the pot and pan,
alone, are maybe 6-7 ounces, tops. I have 3-4 different stove/pot systems
and this one is the one I'm using the most. It's the one I carry in my car
when I travel  in my get home bag, too. I work in the field and travel
distances in the desert so I don't leave home without a full pack and the
ability to survive for at least 72 hours.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PTRLR6U


On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 6:34 AM, Gail Van Velzer <vanvelzer at charter.net>
wrote:

> I have a Black lite pan.  It uses the same handle clamp that I have for
> the rest of my cookset.  It just happens to fit outside my existing kit.  I
> like to cook gourmet on the trail and there are two of us, so the extra
> weight is negligible.  I can also fit it into a cozy to warm other things.
> Never had a problem with the coating.  As far at titanium, it's good for
> boiling water, but the heat transfer is uneven and it stinks for cooking
> anything, especially frying.
> Golly
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Cunningham" <hikermiker at yahoo.com
> >
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 4:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ultralight Fry Pan
>
>
>
> I got a "backpacking" fry pan at Campmor, with folding handle. A
>> supposedly good brand. It had the non stick coating, which wore off the
>> first time I used it, even though I used soft plastic utensils & did not
>> scour it.  I threw it out.
>>
>> Then I went to Ikea & found a fry pan for $5. I bought it. I protect it
>> with bubble wrap & have used it on only one trip, but it looks as good as
>> new.
>>
>> I used these only on car camping trips to make pancakes.
>>
>> Whatever you do, do not use titanium, it is almost impossible to get it
>> clean. Back in Boy Scout days we used the lid of the standard mess kit & it
>> seemed to work okay, but it was fairly heavy.
>>
>> hm
>> --------------------------------------------
>> On Tue, 8/4/15, Kathi <pctlist at pctwalker.com> wrote:
>>
>> Subject: [pct-l] Ultralight Fry Pan
>> To: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>> Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 5:25 PM
>>
>> What do you use for a fry pan? I am
>> not thinking of one to take on a
>> thru hike but rather on shorter section hikes or just
>> weekend
>> backpacking trips.
>> Thanks!
>> Kathi
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