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2 to 3L aluminum pot WITHOUT handle to use with clamp-on ?


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    Pierre-Yves C
    Spectator

    @py-2

    Well, I guess the title is pretty self explanatory.

    I’m looking for a somewhat large pot, between 2 to 3 litres. Preferably out of aluminum, for price reasons.
    So far I really liked using some fire-maple or other cheap Hard-Anodized pots from Aliexpress. To lighten their weight, I’ve stripped the steel handle, and use a simple clamp-on pot holder, which is, IMO, more practical especially when cooking on a wood stove or wood fire. The pots leak just a bit when really full.

    Now I need a larger pot, 2 to 3L. I could find one on Aliexpress and strip the handles as well, but I’d like to know if there’s something that I wouldn’t need to modify. I can’t be the only one looking for that !

    To sum up :
    2-3L capacity, 2.5L ideal.
    no-handle
    Hard-anodized, no ceramic or other coating

    Thanks in advance !!

    #3556934
    Mole J
    BPL Member

    @mole

    Locale: UK

    2.5l potfull with a pangrabber  is hard work.

    Trangia do a decent designed aluminium 2.5l Billy with a bail.

    About $25

     

    In itself, it’s reasonably light but the lid and bail push the weight up.

    https://wildreview.blogspot.com/2015/10/trangia-billy-can.html?m=1

    #3556969
    Dale Wambaugh
    BPL Member

    @dwambaugh

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    http://www.opencountrycampware.com/products/CAMPING-EQUIPMENT/Pots-and-Kettles/

    Removing the bail is easy, probably as light as your gripper anyway. $6 for the 2 liter!

    #3557018
    Mole J
    BPL Member

    @mole

    Locale: UK

    Think the 2 quart pot is the same size/pattern as the old AGG 2quart non stick pot I have.

    Actually only 1.6litre capacity.

    Does that mean the 4quart is 3.2litre?

    I see on AliExpress plenty of 4 litre pots or larger, but nothing 2.5litre.

    #3557023
    Pierre-Yves C
    Spectator

    @py-2

    For reference, this kit has a 3.2L with Handle though.

    #3557042
    Axel J
    BPL Member

    @axel-t

    That Trangia pot could be an art mantle piece of for some of us! +1 for that one.

    #3557057
    Eric Blumensaadt
    BPL Member

    @danepacker

    Locale: Mojave Desert

    What Dale said, Open Country pots have no handles or bales. My 3 cup pot came with my TD Sidewinder ti Caldera Cone. I use a skeletonized aluminum gripper.

    Also I cut the handle off my aluminum “1 egg” skillet. Got it at WallyMart B/C it had a cermic non-stick lining. Weighs as much as my pot and lid so I only take it when I absolutely have to fry something, like pancakes and raw sausage in winter. (Makes my mouth water just typing it.)

     

    #3557164
    Pierre-Yves C
    Spectator

    @py-2

    Forgot to mention: I recently received a NatureHike 4L HA aluminum billy pot. Here are the approximate weights

    • Pot without bail and lid but with bail attachment points : 355 g
    • Bail : 70 g
    • Lid : 95 g

    Some quick testing makes me think that the bail could easily be replaced by a lightweight chain or cable, somehow attached to the lip of the pot. I tried it with some small hooks and a lightweight cable and it could hold about 4kg with no problem.

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