Looking for aluminum pot

Lee,

http://www.rei.com/product/799272/rei-campware-backpacker-cookset-medium

or

http://www.rei.com/product/799277/rei-campware-backpacker-cookset-small

Would the cooksets in the above links fill the bill?

No spout but they include some small camp towels and mesh storage sack. ;-?

Party On,

Newton

Here is a 1.3 liter

http://cascadedesigns.com/msr/cookware/fast-and-light-cookware/quick-solo-pot/product

I would prefer a wide pot like the second link on the REI stuff and the MSR pot but I don't really want coated aluminum – I only cook water. I am looking for something in the 5oz. range (if that exists). My thinking is that the coating only adds weight.

Trangia makes a 1.5L sauce pan that weighs 3.9oz and they make 1L versions that weigh 2.8oz. They are in either straight aluminum or annodized aluminum. There is no difference in weight between the annodized aluminum and the straight aluminum. The straight aluminum pots retail for under $10 bucks, annodized are under $30.

http://www.amazon.com/Trangia-25-NON-STICK-SAUCEPAN-1-5L/dp/B000W3753U

http://www.bensbackwoods.com/servlet/Detail?no=687

1- 1.3 liters – check
integrated handle – check
lid – check
pour spout – check
aluminum – check

(Includes a bail kit you can install if you want)

Trail Designs, maker of Caldera Cones, has aluminum pots W/lids. You can get non-stick aluminum pots (least expensive) or hard anodized.

There are NO bails or handles, making these pots the lightest I've seen. I have a 3 cup pot & lid for my CC Sidewinder stove but use it with my other stoves because of its light weight.

This thread might help you. Especially on using a MSR Pot lifter, way lighter, less hot, can grab from any angle.
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=32537&skip_to_post=277537

Lee,

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/4269,3392A_Brunton-IB-Compact-Cookset.html

Follow the above link for the specs on this pot set. I believe the same set is for sale on Amazon for $21.99 plus $6.99 shipping at the link below.

http://www.amazon.com/Brunton-Cookset-Compact-Cookware-grey/dp/B000P3MMKI/ref=sr_1_5?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1304978889&sr=1-5

Total weight: 9.8 oz. (both pots). That ought to get you to your goal of 5 ounces. It is a hard anodized aluminum with silicone-coated stainless steel handles on the STP website. The picture on Amazon doesn't show the silicone coating on the handles.;-?

I know that you weren't interested in the coated pots but since the weight fell into your range I thought that you might be interested. You may also be able to do a little Modify Your Own Gear and replace the SS handles with some aluminum ones.

Party On,

Newton

5 cup perk

http://www.opencountrycampware.com

Item 5575-0088

http://www.bensbackwoods.com/servlet/Detail?no=687

Looks just like an anodized Open Country coffee pot.

Some good stuff here I did not know about.

It seams like Trangia ultralight aluminum pots are the lightest but they do not come with integrated handle or top and I am not a big fan of a separate pot gripper. I may be able to make a handle and get a lid from elsewhere. I found that Trangia lists only one US dealer: http://www.libertymountain.com/ they carry a whole lot of cooking stuff if anybody is interested – go to their virtual catalog.

I like the looks of the Ben's Backwoods bush pot but it does seem a bit heavy – which leads me to the Open Country Campware 5 perk cup. Tim you are correct, this does look like the Ben's Backwoods without the ano treatment. This pot is 12.4oz and comes with a removable pump, tube and basket (so I don't know what the weight of just the pot is).

Newton, I believe those two Bruton pot sets are different. By the specs the one at STP has an 800 and 1000ml pot while the one on Amazon says 1000 and 1400ml.

If there is anything else out there – keep'm coming.

Thanks guys.

Without the coffee making innards the pot with the lid weighs 6.2 oz. 5.0oz without the lid. I have one and I just weighed it.

Liberty Mountain is a distributor, they do not sell to the general public, they only sell to retailers. I am a dealer for them, so if you want to go that route let me know.

The Open Country Perk is at REI for $17.95. It can hold a standard isobutane cannister, just beware the handles can get hot.

http://www.amazon.com/Texsport-Aluminum-4-Person-Cook-Set/dp/B000P9EZWU
Buying the whole set is cheaper than most. The pot, lid and bail handle come up to about 5oz.
Squash the lid down to level out the lid handle with the top.

The Ben 1,1 qt Bushpot is made by Open Country. It's basicly there old boiler.
Coffee pot with no perc and plan lid in hard anodized. USA made and weighs only 6,8
oz.

Trail Designs has this EverNew Tirol Aluminum pot set – looks interesting. They look a bit heavy – anybody know what the black thing is on the lid?

The black thing is a big plastic gripper style handle. I wonder what the lid weighs? I would drill out the rivet and replace the plastic with a small wooden knob held on by a tiny screw.