firelite 550 SUL

[victor larivee]

I have been trying to drop a couple of pounds here and there by purchasing different items I find on the gear swap. Recently I reteired my old MSR pot and cover (you don't even want to know what it weighed) for the firelight 550 SUL (no handles). first issue, how do I get this thing off the stove? If I use the pot grippers from the old cooking system I just doubled the weight of the pot. Thats not moving in the right direction. So what do all you SUL backpackers uses?

[Joseph Morrison]

Thats odd! No handles of any kind.

I would drill two holes in the top to add a bail handle made from thin gauage wire.

Joseph

[George Matthews]

bandana works or a glove – but you really have to pay attention

[Jim MacDiarmid]

Victor,

Here is a picture of myself hold my SP 700 with ~20 oz of water using a pot gripper I fashioned in about 30 seconds. I got the idea from Zen Stoves. You have to scroll down a bit.

Pouring was tricky, but as you can see, I didn't spend any time refining the curve to contour to the pot.

It weighs .6 oz exactly on my scale before doing any trimming.

I bet a light pair of gloves would work well too, as suggested.

I just ordered a Trappers Mug, and I don't believe it has enough of a lip to use the coat hanger, so I'll have to test the glove/bandana method when it arrives.

[Matt Lutz]

MSR pot grabber for the win.

[George Matthews]

trappers mug is easy with bandana – just have to be careful

[Roger Caffin]

I like my little MSR Lite Lifter too.

Cheers

[victor larivee]

for those listing the MSR pot grabber, which one are you using and why did you chose that one over the other.
MSR Panhandler pot lifter
or
MSR litelifter pot grabber

thanks

[Matt Lutz]

Litelifter.

[Sam Haraldson]

MSR Litelifter:

[victor larivee]

I can't seem to find the measurements for the litelifters. Does anyone know if these will fit inside the firelite 550?

[John Z]

Victor, yes the MSR Litelifter will barely fit in the Firelite 550 pot with the lid on.

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