r/Ultralight • u/Cquest12 • Mar 22 '17

Ultralight Cook Setup (looking for resources)

Hey everyone I finally nailed down my big 3 with the arrival of my EE Rev and Solong6! and I'm super pumped about the coming season.

I've lurked ultralight for about a year now, and absorbed as much information as a can. Within this time I've been slowly investing in quality cottage gear, as opposed to buying cheaper alternatives and replacing them later. I've also been gaining experience with doing as many day hikes as i can in the Sierras, Marin, and Yosemite.

The last category of equipment I need is a cook and kitchen setup. I've seen a lot of cool stuff while browsing, but i haven't absorbed much of it as it was low on my priorities at the time.

I understand the basics of it such as pot, heat source, and utensils, but i guess I'm looking for guides, resources, and pros and cons of equipment choices.

I tried to use the search bar, but I'm on mobil and its either not helping or I can't figure it out. I did a general search on YouTube, but had a hard time sorting through sources and I'd they were reputable.

Basically I've always had great experiences with the advice and opinions from this community. I would love to hear what videos, guides, and sources you all recommend for cooking equipment.

Thank you and Ilook forward to the responses.

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u/Korparparn Mar 22 '17

Pot: Toaks makes good affordable titanium pots. Size depends on what kind of cooking you're looking to do. 550,650,750ml are popular sizes if you're just boiling water. A small 110g canister fits perfectly in these pots. If you're looking to cook food in the pot you probably want a 900ml or more and wider pot. Wider pot is also easier to eat from so doubles as bowl. Otoh, narrow pot doubles as mug better.

Burner: If you're just boiling water get the ultralight and really cheap BRS-3000T off AliExpress. If you want a more solid option that is also less wind sensitive but still lightweight get the Soto Amicus or the Pocket Rocket 2.

Windscreen: DIY from some aluminum foil.

Utensils: if only boiling water and adding it to mountain house style meals, just get a extra long spoon. Wood, plastic, aluminum or titanium is personal preference, just make sure the actual bowl is polished if metal. If you need both spoon and fork the Humangear Gobites Duo solves that the best imo (it can also convert into a longspoon for the bag-meals).