Flat Cooking Pot from Korea

probably wouldn't buy it..

handle options?
metal fatigue at the corners from repeated bending
too big of a surface area on the bottom
stability issues

Jake,

Thanks for your feedback. I just realized the lack of handles! How are you going to pick that hot thing up? The shape is a little awkward compared to other backpacking cookware on the market that is more of bowl shape. I'll address the metal fatigue issues with the inventors when I meet them later this month.

-Adam

Even if you put a handle on it, stability when you move hot contents would be a huge problem. Like a rectangular baking dish, it would seem that you would have to pick it up with oven mits to avoid spills. Also, for me, I like the ability to put my cannister and stove inside of my cooking pot to keep them together, organized and somewhat protected.

Aesthetically, it reminds me of a chafing dish or grandmas coffee table candy bowl. That's not good or bad.

The concept may have more promise as some kind of a winscreen/stove stand/stove for solid fuel or alcohol stoves. You would have to shrink it down a little for those purposes.

Not a fan. I like being able to store things in my pot, and it looks awkward to handle.

I don't want to be critical but the flat cooking pot looks like a solution looking for a problem – at least in the context of a backpacking pot.

Daniel,

Candid feedback is what I'm looking for. You are the folks that rely on this kind of equipment so I trust your judgement. I'm not much of a backpacker so I have no idea if this product would succeed or fail in the U.S.

-Adam

Could possibly work as an Asian stir fry pot where multiple people eat out of the same pot and it doesn't need to be handled.

Totally impractical for backpackers.

–B.G.–

Not interested…too akward.

Might be good for pancakes and eggs.

I don't see many experienced backpackers buying it because it's too difficult to use. It might sell okay initially if sold in stores because inexperienced backpackers would want the new shiny toy, but I doubt sales would keep up, reviews are probably going to make things worse.

I think it could be used in a survival kit. Some already use heavy duty aluminum foil for that. The shape of the pot looks odd in your fold. It needs to fold up the size of a cup to me so it would be easier to cover the top with aluminum foil easily.

What is it made of?
Is that the only shape?

I can't foresee a need for such a thing yet or ever in my lifetime.

i would find that about as useful as a chocolate tea pot. enjoy ya trip to Korea though. will you be interviewing/looking at any other people/items? these guys may have other interesting products though, keep ya eyes open

This should also be brought up at Equipped to Survive forums (preparedness website).

http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm