What size pot?

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Surfer99

Trail Blazer
just gathering the components of my cook system, generally I'll just be doing one nighters, wildcamping. Not sure which size pot, alpkit ti 650 or 900? I'll more likely be using dehydrated meals/ready made wet meals as opposed to cooking a meal.

Thanks
 
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craige

craige

Thru Hiker
It depends a lot on how you plan to eat your meals too. Rehydration and eating from the bag a 600ml is plenty. If you're putting food in your pot you may need a little bigger.
 
Mole

Mole

Thru Hiker
Wet meals you'll likely want a larger pan if boiling in the bag. If decanting and warming in pot you would get away with the 650. But that's almost cooking ;)

I rarely use wet meals for backpacking as compared to the average dehydrated, they are twice the weight for half the calories.
 
edh

edh

Thru Hiker
As above, 600 good for boiling, too small for easy slop less stirring of wet meals.

A 900 would be my choice for a pan that does both.
 
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Myles21

Section Hiker
How about boiling just the required amount of water to rehydrate a dried meal, adding the meal/dried ingredients to the pot (instead of pouring the water into a freezer bag) and then putting the pot in a cosy? What size for this kind of set up do you think? I was thinking 700-750ml.
 
EM - paul

EM - paul

Thru Hiker
I like a big brew and a feed from 1 boil. Toaks 850 is my choice for this. id only cook a wet meal if basecamping and a 1kg trangia 25 is what id use :D
 
Whiteburn

Whiteburn

Thru Hiker
I'd choose a 900 as a good all rounder.
IMO the Evernew 900UL, swat one, would be a better choice than the Alpkit; lighter, absorbs heat more efficiently than a mug & it'll hold a side winder cone. Last time I looked they were less than £40 on Amazon.
 
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Surfer99

Trail Blazer
My thinking was 900, say I went 650, less 250 to rehydrate a meal, would leave 400 or a brew, or 650 maybe a squeeze for a boil in the bag type meal.
 
Whiteburn

Whiteburn

Thru Hiker
Surfer99 said:
My thinking was 900, say I went 650, less 250 to rehydrate a meal, would leave 400 or a brew, or 650 maybe a squeeze for a boil in the bag type meal.
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The 650 is 650ml full to the brim, IMO the practical volume is really less than 600ml.
 
cathyjc

cathyjc

Thru Hiker
As Whiteburn says - you won't get 650ml of water in a 650ml pot, not unless you like boiling water slopping out everywhere. Think more like 550ml useable volume.
Same for bigger pots too.
 
WilliamC

WilliamC

Thru Hiker
Surfer99 said:
My thinking was 900, say I went 650, less 250 to rehydrate a meal, would leave 400 or a brew, or 650 maybe a squeeze for a boil in the bag type meal.
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While I agree with those who say you won't get to boil 650ml in a 650ml pot, 400ml seems an awful lot for a brew.
 
Arne L.

Arne L.

Thru Hiker
Whiteburn said:
I'd choose a 900 as a good all rounder.
IMO the Evernew 900UL, swat one, would be a better choice than the Alpkit; lighter, absorbs heat more efficiently than a mug & it'll hold a side winder cone. Last time I looked they were less than £40 on Amazon.
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+1. Have used a Evernew 900UL with a Sidewinder for quite some time. Perfect sized pot & cooking system.
 
Mole

Mole

Thru Hiker
WilliamC said:
Guess I'm just a wimp :(. Or maybe it's because I only drink coffee. not tea?
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Don't worry William. We drink 300ml brews. Though if tea, usually have 2 each in quick succession... ;)

Arne L. said:
+1. Have used a Evernew 900UL with a Sidewinder for quite some time. Perfect sized pot & cooking system.
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Agree with others. Have recently transitioned from MSR Titan Kettle (very similar shape to the Alpkit 900) to the Evernew 900. I think we prefer it now. Certainly a more convenient shape for use with food.
 
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