[pct-l] Praising pot cozies

[light_of_aton at mindspring.com (Terriann McGlenn)]

I tested the temperature with an instant read thermometer, lifting the pot
lid only far enough to slip it in without touching the sides.  I wanted mine
for 2 reasons too; 1 was to allow me to cook with alcohol and save weight, 2
was to make it so the pot had some padding in my pack.  I'm trending to
lightweight packing and with my narrow pack I can't seem to find the right
place for weight balance and padding it away from me.  When I don't carry
much gear, it's hard to find a way to pad the pot without inconveniences.
Now I hope that 1. my husband thinks it's cool too (he's the chief cook) and
2. that it works as well as I hope while at the ocean.

Thanks,
t

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Subject: Re: [pct-l] Praising pot cozies

I haven't done a temp test on my homemade pot cozy yet (nor have I weighed
it).  I'm so enamoured with it, I guess I'll take it regardless of its oz's.
I used it on our last San Gabriels outing in close to freezing temps, and
can attest at least anecdotally that it was effective.  You've inspired me
to run the temp tests!  How did you avoid or account for temperature drops
when you tested?  Did you open the pot each time to test the contents?  Or
just keep a thermometer in the cozy all closed up?

I made mine out of the same material they make ironing board covers out of;
it has a silver surface that doesn't let heat penetrate on one side, and
cotton insulation on the other.  I didn't follow any pattern (so it's as
u-neek as me), and made it so that it fits my pot, can hold my windscreen,
and has pockets to hold my spork, and other "kitchen" accessories.  This
achieved my secondary objective for the cozy which was make a carrying case
that elimates the rattling that occurred when my cookset was in a silnylon
bag, and keeps the whole kaboodle compact. 

>From one pot cozy fan to another!

L-Rod