1/8″ CCF as pot cozy

I would imagine the Refletix would be more efficient at keeping your pot warm on windy scenarios. I can't imagine the CCF being very good at keeping those wind chills at bay.

On the other hand, I have one of those CCF bottle sleeves that seem to work OK to prevent my water from freezing when winter backpacking.

I used 1/8", but two layers, with seams on opposite sides. I did this after making a couple of Reflectix cozys. With Reflectix the tape rolls off, and the seams fill with grunge. Probably "operator error", but there you go …

And no, CCF won't melt in boiling water. And 1/4" of CCF is at least as good as Reflectix for this application.

I have used my CCF sit pad as a make-do cozy. Better than nothing with a dehydrated dinner bag and no problem with melting, but I never tried it with metal pot. I would expect better performance from a well fitted Reflectix cozy.

"Will it melt?"

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I use 1/8" CCF (small craft sheets from Hobby Lobby) on all cooking mugs, etc. It works well to maintain the warmth after cooking and enable you to hold the hot mug with bare hands, but you have to take it off while cooking or it will melt. Once the flame is turned off, you can put it on as I've found that boiling temps do not melt it.