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  • #3397453
    Gary Pikovsky
    BPL Member

    @gosha007

    Locale: New Hampshire White Mountains

    Dan – I’m assuming the cup the 550ml cup that comes with it is the light cup 1.9oz cup.

    #3397467
    DAN-Y
    BPL Member

    @zelph2

    In staying with the backpackinglight theme, I’ll get the Toaks “light” 550 pot:

    #3397469
    Matthew / BPL
    Moderator

    @matthewkphx

    Ok put me back in the “I’ll probably buy one” camp. :)

    #3397795
    Richie S
    BPL Member

    @landrover

    Just as an FYI cup fits the lid from the gsi minimalist set and the GG cosy perfectly (though I guess the lid fit could vary from pot to pot). This gives you, for the small extra weight) a well-functioning insulated coffee/tea cup function.

    #3397805
    Gary Pikovsky
    BPL Member

    @gosha007

    Locale: New Hampshire White Mountains

    @RichieS – can you post a link to the GSI minimalist set and GG cosy?

    #3397819
    Richie S
    BPL Member

    @landrover

    Sure.

    http://www.gsioutdoors.com/halulite-minimalist.html

    http://gossamergear.com/warm-sack-ultralight-pot-cozy.html

    What I would say is that it is an only just fit and I already owned the minimalist. I also don’t know what variation there is in Toaks pot diameters or if adding the rim would change things on a case-by-case basis – so at your own risk and all that,

    The pot cosy works easily though.

    #3397829
    Matthew / BPL
    Moderator

    @matthewkphx

    I can confirm the Minimalist lid is a good fit. It’s 46 grams on my scale versus 17 grams for the Toaks lid.

    #3397922
    Richie S
    BPL Member

    @landrover

    yeah it’s heavy no doubt – but does add a lot of functionality for a coffee drinker. I’d normally have a second cup of some sort anyways, and this would let me go without it.

    #3397929
    Richie S
    BPL Member

    @landrover

    if you wanted to go the other way the Ruta Locura carbon lid also works well, (but just as a lid, not a cup) for 7g.

    #3398202
    DAN-Y
    BPL Member

    @zelph2

    Today, Toaks said the 550’s with handles are on their way.

    Has anyone used the new improved Starlyte burner?

    #3398213
    Richie S
    BPL Member

    @landrover

    The modified burner works well. I got to a boil in somewhere like 10-11 minutes last night with an almost full cup.

    But then I didn’t really have much of a problem with the old one which was a smite quicker to the boil. There was a left flames flickering out on my burner but nothing too significant.

    Ah, sign me up for a cup with handles (assuming it fits the original cone) once you get them done Dan.

    #3398481
    Richie S
    BPL Member

    @landrover

    Ok, some further testing saw the new burner bringing about 1.75 cups of cold (fridge door) water to the boil in about 12 minutes and c1oz of fuel went on to burn well for about seven minutes after boiling. The new design burner seems to deliver a much improved efficiency with far less heat being lost.

    #3398506
    DAN-Y
    BPL Member

    @zelph2

    Richie, thanks a lot for posting those test results. good to know it’s working out. A lot of time and effort goes into getting the right diameter opening. it’s a good thing I like to boil water :-)

    #3399039
    DAN-Y
    BPL Member

    @zelph2

    I ordered pot and cones a week ago, both orders have been shipped. Pots are due to arrive tomorrow.

    Got this report back from Kaptainkriz over at Whiteblaze.net

    05-01-2016, 13:10
    Kaptainkriz
    i just ran some tests with the 550 setup and was getting 2 cup boils outside in 55F/breezy with 16g. :D
    I’m liking this thing.

    #3399118
    Matthew / BPL
    Moderator

    @matthewkphx

    Unscientific testing of the cookset on a breezy, snowy May 1 morning at 7500′ in Arizona. Boy was busy boiling some ramen for breakfast (eww) in his Imusa cup and looked cold so I made him some instant coffee in my Zelph Toaks pot. I’m very pleased with the efficiency of the cookset with Esbit. I got a soft boil of 1 cup of water with 1.5 four gram Esbit tablets.

    #3399168
    DAN-Y
    BPL Member

    @zelph2

    I got a soft boil of 1 cup of water with 1.5 four gram Esbit tablets.

    Yes, that’s doing just fine. Thanks for the feed back. Looks cold up in those elevations, when does spring arrive :-)

    I ordered some Toaks cross bars for my kit. My goto fuel is wood. I’m going to see how well the 3″ tall cone works with 2 cross bars on bottom and top. White man make little fires ;)

    #3399170
    Bob Moulder
    BPL Member

    @bobmny10562

    Locale: Westchester County, NY

    I got a soft boil of 1 cup of water with 1.5 four gram Esbit tablets.

    …just keeping in mind that a full boil at 7500′ elevation is ~195°F and a ‘soft boil’ is perhaps ~185°F(?)

    Plenty warm for coffee and instant oatmeal but perhaps a bit more is needed for FBC, etc, and a really efficient cozy for rehydrating.

    #3399171
    DAN-Y
    BPL Member

    @zelph2

    I use 185 degree water in Mountain House “chicken-n-rice” wait 5 min. no cozy….enjoy…..plenty hot……warms the tummy….makes things right :-)

    #3399304
    DAN-Y
    BPL Member

    @zelph2

    Pots and cones came in today.

    Ridgelines are applied, ready to ship tomorrow.

    #3399312
    Gary Pikovsky
    BPL Member

    @gosha007

    Locale: New Hampshire White Mountains

    Dan – how can I order the 550ml set with the handles? [email protected]

    #3399313
    Zack h
    BPL Member

    @want2belite

    Same here!

    #3399315
    Abraham Schlossberg
    BPL Member

    @ernda

    Locale: Southern California

    Me too!  Take my money already!

    #3399328
    DAN-Y
    BPL Member

    @zelph2

    The kit can be order in Gear Deals

    Modified Toaks 550 Titanium pot with handles

    P.S.   I only have 6 kits

     

    #3399331
    DAN-Y
    BPL Member

    @zelph2

    3 sold

    only 3 left

    #3399333
    DAN-Y
    BPL Member

    @zelph2

    5 sold

    1 left

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