Spotlight: ALOCS Kettle

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It's a hard anodized aluminum kettle, 0.8 L capacity and 144 g in weight as delivered. It looks like the standard Trangia 200244 kettle, but the Trangia kettle holds 1.0 L and is 195 g in weight, on its home web site in Sweden, although some USA web sites list it as 0.9 L. The Trangia kettle is shiny aluminum rather than the dark or hard-anodized of the ALOCS kettle.

The kettle tested comes from www.gearbest.com, where it is listed for US $19.42. This is on a par with the price for the Trangia kettle on some web sites. However, on Gear Deals there is a GearBest coupon for the kettle which drops the price to US $9.90, with free shipping. That seems a nice price.

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Sep 16, 2015 at 9:38 am #1332641

Stephanie Jordan
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@maia
Locale: Rocky Mountains

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Sep 23, 2015 at 12:24 am #2228291

K. Urs Grütter, LL.M.
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@charly13muri-be-ch
Locale: Switzerland

Kettles are cute – I yielded to the temptation with the Trangia set and the Optimus standalone, but the scales then stroke back mercylessly: A Toaks 1350 straight pot with aluminum foil lid weighs in at 95grs and boils water as efficiently. If you stay with aluminum, the aluminum 1 liter pots are around the weight of the kettle or less, depending on volume, and the pots are more versatile – I would never consider to cook anything than plain water in a kettle. So what about decent pasta? For ultralight use, kettles are definitely out…

Sep 23, 2015 at 4:23 am #2228297

Roger Caffin
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@rcaffin
Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

Well, yeah, they are not the lightest way of going. We use our kettles on day walks, just for the style … :-) Cheers

Sep 26, 2015 at 8:28 am #2228796

todd
BPL Member

@funnymo
Locale: SE USA

I DEFINITELY don't need one of these. But I dig the style points too, Roger! It has a great design.

Sep 26, 2015 at 3:57 pm #2228829

Roger Caffin
BPL Member

@rcaffin
Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

Hi Todd > I DEFINITELY don't need one of these. Since when has that stopped a gear junky from buying something? :-) Cheers

Sep 28, 2015 at 4:10 pm #2229182

al b
BPL Member

@ahbradley

How did you resist making a lighter lid?

Sep 30, 2015 at 7:38 am #2229488

James Marco
BPL Member

@jamesdmarco
Locale: Finger Lakes

I have the Trangia. I use it for base/car camping, never for hiking. I noticed the radial ridges in the bottom. These improve efficiency a bit by acting as a heat exchanger. Looks good, and, Thanks!

Sep 30, 2015 at 3:31 pm #2229576

Roger Caffin
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@rcaffin
Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

> How did you resist making a lighter lid? :-) There are only 24 hours in the day. But otherwise, it makes a kinda cute assembly as it is – and fine for day walks. Cheers

Oct 7, 2015 at 4:39 am #2230711

al b
BPL Member

@ahbradley

Given how light your bail is, a pan / kettle hybrid might be lighter but functional: would have a lip to pour, bail for easy pouring / proper kettleness :( I wonder why most backpacking manufacturers just make conventional little mini kettles…. * http://www.cascadedesigns.com/msr/cookware/rapid-cooking/titan-kettle/product

Oct 14, 2015 at 11:04 am #2231954

Jim H
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@jraiderguy
Locale: Bay Area

Looks really close to the GSI kettle that's been around a few years. http://www.gsioutdoors.com/tea-kettle-hae-1-qt.html

Oct 14, 2015 at 12:24 pm #2231975

Dave P
Spectator

@backcountrylaika

Had a Trangia kettle. I liked it a lot for winter-camping. Lost it somewhere in my girlfriend's apartment though. Haven't seen it for a few years now.

Oct 14, 2015 at 3:00 pm #2232017

Roger Caffin
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@rcaffin
Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

> There is the MSR Titan Kettle* but that is too narrow and made of pointlessly > expensive titanium :( I have one, and it's cute, but I agree it is not optimal. Rugged though. Cheers

Oct 14, 2015 at 3:10 pm #2232022

Roger Caffin
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@rcaffin
Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

> Looks really close to the GSI kettle that's been around a few years. True. I had a GSI kettle at one stage, but it was different. It had a seam around the bottom. That does not matter for boiling water, but you would not want to get any food caught in the seam. This GSI kettle looks identical to the ALOCS, but it may be slightly larger. The larger size could be useful for two people. My suspicion would be that both the ALOCS and the GSI come out of the same factory. Cheers
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