I am wondering if I should take 1 or 2 pots with me on the trail… I was thinking about taking a 1 quart and 2 quart pot with me.
Also I am using an MSR dragon fly stove and was wondering how many meals I can cook with a 22oz can of fuel.
Thanks!
Tidi
Depends on what you’re going to do with the pots. I carry 2 pots and a frying pan. I like to make sauces and stir fry stuff. Most people are gonna tell you one pot only. But most people don’t eat good while hiking. 22 oz of fuel is a lot. That will last at least a week.
Lone Wolf
Tidi:
i carried a MSR 5 piece(1qt&lid,2qt&lid & gripper)cook kit on trail last year…NEVER used the large pot…this yr I’m taking the 1 qt only. I have a MSR pocket rocket stove & cannister (approx.8oz)…this year…last year I carried a Coleman propane cannister (22oz)& stove (over 3lbs)it lasted me 8 days. hope this helps…
seeya UP da Trail…
"Jaybird"
Springfield,TN
“Jaybird”
As others have said, a thru-hiker usually carries only one pot. Size is generally 1 liter, although I carry a 2 liter pot.
The reason why only one pot is that most cooking is one pot meals. The usual objective is to get some calories into your body. Typical meals are Mac & Cheese, Liptons, etc. Most thru-hikers don’t do anything fancy like stir-fry etc.
Fuel bottle size: I carried 11 ounces last summer, and didn’t have any problems. Although I did carry 22 ounces in the 100 miles.
Peaks
Tidi. Most “thru-hikers” don’t make it to Maine cuz most of them eat lousy. The ones that do make it are malnourished. Start out with 2 pots, if you find you’re not using it much get rid of it. I don’t know who Peaks hikes with but a bunch of “thru-hikers” I know cook like I do.
Lone Wolf
One, 1 liter pot is plenty for most hikers, and if you use it right will provide you with plenty of calories.
Colter
I carried a Dragonfly and I have to admit that it is one of the most fuel efficient stoves out there. Noisy little bugger though, something some bigmouth will eventually point out to you while you’re out hiking (“It’s noisy?? No frickin’ way!!” Einsteins).
Anyway, 22 oz should be more than enough. I used an 11 oz. bottle, and at my maximum fuel usage - boiling enough water for a pot o’ noodles, a cup of coffee, and half a liter for dissolving the iodine tabs - the fuel bottle lasted 8 days before getting low enough to make me uncomfortable.
Sleepy the Arab
Well, they’re a little noisy when three are going at once as they were at one point for us. They get harmonic and vibrate the shelter walls when they all get in tune. “YOU WANT A WHAT?!!”. It was funny, but. We took a full 22 0zs in the winter months just to have enough for two to melt snow, thaw boots and enjoy another hot cup 'o cocoa. 22 for about a week of two hot meals a day and some drinks plus several hours for extras. After the weather broke we went to butane and an MSR Superfly. We found a ton of fuel left in shelters!. Twenty plus days on a small can. One guy we hiked with made it from Springer to almost Harpers on one double can!
Bushwhack
As far as cooking gear goes, we carried a 2qt pot for the 2 of us with a homemade flat lid. Our best meal was the fajitas made by rehydrating some salsa and refried beans in the pot, then using just the lid for heating up the fajita with some cheese…awesome. And got many coveting looks from our fellow thru hikers. This worked really well on the superfly…I love that stove. No muss, no fuss, just turn on and go. Depending on our moods at the end of the day and the temp, we made hot cocoa or tea before or after the meal in the same pot and poured it into our nalgene bottles. This was nice on a cold night when climbing intothe sleeping bag. Make the water a little beyond drinkable to warm yourself with the bottle. Warms the hands, or the whole body if you put it between your inner thighs…
Bramble & Bushwhack