Camp cooking, round 2

Removed Materials:

• Snow Peak Trek 1400 Titanium Cookset

Added Materials:

• GSI Outdoors – Pinnacle Backpacker, Nesting Cook Set

Results:

• I moved to a larger pot and fry pan, with a non-stick coating instead of titanium.
  • This unit comes with four plastic cups, two nested inside the others.
    • Though cute, I reasoned that I didn’t actually need four or even two cups
    • So I’m sticking with my original titanium cup, and leaving out all the plastic cups.
• I still need at least one plate, perhaps two for food preparation.
  • There are plates that fit perfectly inside this cookset, but they are sold in a different product, which is annoying and wasteful.
    • I’d have to spend another 35 dollars for them and then throw away the four additional cups and two of the plates.
• This unit comes with a lid for the pot that is separate from the fry pan.
  • I suppose it would be handy if I had two burners instead of one and wanted to fry and boil at the same time.  But I don’t.
  • The lid is also not suitable for placing over the pan.  Apparently hot grease should not contact it.  That sharply reduces its usefulness.
    • Why would they handicap this well-planned cooking set with this lid?
• There is enough room inside to fit all the parts of the stove in their original sack, except for the fuel bottle and/or canister(s).
  • Those items can now be placed in a separate drawstring sack.
• The whole set is held together with a waterproof half-sack which acts as a water carrying bowl and washing-up sink.  Pretty convenient.
• The wrapped-up set and the fuel bottle bag still fit into one mesh sack on the outside of my panniers.
• Much easier to cook regular-size meals, easier to clean, and now I have room for plates.
• Still no knife.
• The spork is not a very good fork.
• I think I may want to move to a dedicated fork and knife, but a plastic spoon so I can eat right out of the non-stick pot when I make cereal or soup.