Caldera Cone and Snow Peak pots

My favorite TD system is made for the Mini Solo.

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As you can see it works very well.

The way the Ti Tri sidewinder works (Inferno is the wood-burning adapter) it is designed to fit only one size (diameter) pot, so if you have multiple sizes it is not going to work with the larger ones, although it might work with a slightly smaller pot, with the loss of some fuel efficiency. That said, if you can provide the exact outside diameter of your Snow Peak pot, among TD's array of pots there is likely one with a very similar diameter, and therefore a stove that will work.

It is not designed for use with canister stoves, but maybe somebody is doing it.

For group cooking (depending on how many constitute a group) I think you will find neither alcohol nor wood as a viable option. Superb for the soloist and okay for a couple of hikers (three season), but not adequate for more than that. And also a problem in some areas with fire bans.

I have been testing various stove options and this weekend used the alcohol option of the TD stove with a 1.35L Toaks pot and 12-10 alcohol stove. Very positive impression as it brought 3.5 cups of water to a full boil fairly quickly using 25ml of alcohol. I used the wood burning option late last winter and it also works very well, although a bit more messy with the soot, but totally manageable.

I use a Snow Peak 700ml pot from the ti mini solo set with a caldera cone sidewinder. I use esbit. I am sure I lose a bit of efficiency over using a wider bottom pot but I love my set up. Works great for me.

Keep in mind that the Snow Peak pots are made with a slightly thicker gauge Ti than the Evernew stuff, which is about the thinnest that I've seen on the market. The only reason this matters is for fuel efficiency–Ti is a poor conductor but incredibly strong (the difference is usually an ounce, give or take, between pots). A thicker-walled pot will be less efficient; though I doubt it's a serious concern for what we're talking about. Still, I'll take the slight edge when cooking with low-BTU fuels such as alcohol and esbit. For me, Evernew is hard to beat.

Based on the weight specs, the Toaks thin stuff (and it needs to be designated as thin-walled) appears to be just as thin as the Evernew. I have a LiteTrail 550 mL pot (made by Toaks) that is about as thin as my Evernew 1.3 L, so I'm guessing that they're another strong option. The guys at TD can help you with some of those questions.

For me, I am pretty enamored with my 1.3 L Evernew Caldera Cone in the Ti-Tri Inferno. I only keep two pots–the Evernew 1.3 L and the LiteTrail 550 mL. If I had to have only one cook set-up for alcohol and esbit, that's what I'd go with. It's light enough that I don't feel bad taking it on my own if I know I'll be cooking over a fire, and it's easy enough to share.

Anyway, great idea. Just my two cents.