a gear company listening to customers?

Nice to read that, Jim. Seems that smaller companies with ardent/serious/actual users of their products are willing to learn and to incorporate new ideas and improvements. "Back in the day" as it goes, we did a whole heckuva lot of snow melting using Open country 2- and 4-quart pots with an XGK at plasma blast level… as if there's any other level with that stove, lol. Great alarm clock. Most often we used a "dipper cup", which was a plastic Open Country measuring cup, to transfer hot water to Nalgenes, bowls with instant oatmeal, etc, so as not to interrupt the process. Sometimes there was occasion to pour straight from the melting vessel and I recall it as being a very clean and straightforward operation without excessive dribbling. I don't know if it was the shape of the pot rim or the technique, or perhaps the volume of water behind the water being poured, but it seems the larger pots are not as "picky" on this point.

Jim, that's great to hear Toaks response. Have you considered the Mors pot? 1.8L hard anodized aluminum, pour spout, bail handle and built in handle for one hand use. http://fourdog.com/1-8-liter-mors-camp-pot/

Have you considered the Mors pot? Hadn't heard about that one. A little heavy at 11oz but this is for winter after all. I kinda prefer a pot that is wider than tall for snow melting though. Seems to be popular with the bushcraft and survivalist crowds.

Open Country 2-quart hard anodized aluminum Actually a little shy of 2 quarts as TD description points out, and no handle, but with a 1.2oz pot gripper the total weight is right at 7oz. I have this Evernew 2.6 liter pot with interesting handles that let you pick it up somewhat like a bale but also let you pour from it as if it has a common side handle. Mine is old-school without the nonstick coating. I used it a lot in the past but haven’t used it in a long time and am happy to send it to you to trail test if it piques your interest.

Hi Bob, For snow melting I’m content with a pot large enough to let me fill a one liter bottle and still have about a quarter liter left to add snow to … I’m never precise enough to hit a quarter liter so there might be as much as a half liter left over. That 2.6 liter pot is certainly large enough … how well does it handle in a one handed pour with 1.5 liter of water in it? Is there a pour spout shaped into the lip? I have a 2 qt aluminum pan with a pot grabber … not good enough for MY taste doing a one handed pour. But hey! After quite a bit of looking with no luck, this discussion took my searches in new places and this might be exactly what I’m looking for edit: I wish it wasn’t non-stick though … I know, picky, picky, picky … some people are impossible to please:-)