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    Guy Trek
    BPL Member

    @trek_guy

    I recently purchased these pots, which I felt were pretty “light” considering the Philmont pot requirements.  Perhaps others will find this information useful.

    Ace Camp 8L Aluminum Tribal Pot: 1 lb. 6.6 oz. (plus 5.5 oz. for the lid)

    Ace Camp 4L Aluminum Tribal Pot:  14.9 oz. (plus 4.1 oz. for the lid)

    #3452923
    TAG in AZ
    BPL Member

    @tagiam

    Locale: PHX

    Much appreciated.  I was looking for pots to use on our training hikes.

    #3488105
    Tim P
    BPL Member

    @empacador

    Thank you for the information.  I’m trying to research getting lighter-weight items, as we have a young crew and the weight reduction may go a long way to having a better time.

    #3488264
    Roger Caffin
    BPL Member

    @rcaffin

    Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

    The fastest route to big weight reduction is to leave half the gear behind. BPL has a slogan: “Don’t pack your fears.”
    You might also find it helpful to review all the boys’ packs AFTER Mummy has left – and leave half of the contents behind then.

    Cheers

    #3488350
    Jeffrey Peters
    BPL Member

    @petey091

    The Ace Camp is the current issued pot at Philmont.  As for lightweight options for gear you have to show them the way. We weighed each pack at the beginning of every shakedown trip. We also showed them the difference in weight of Nagene vs smartwater bottles. Most of my crew decided that trail runners worked for them. We had a father and son that stuck with boots. They got soaked at the beginning of the trek and stayed damp the whole time.

    #3488851
    Nate Ward
    BPL Member

    @tdaward

    Locale: The woods of the South

    I pick up 2 of these at WalMart for my 2016 trip and they worked great.  May be an ounce or two heavier. We also built coozies for them out of bubble insulation.  That was the best thing we did!

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-8-Quart-Stock-Pot-with-Lid-Stainless-Steel/37320201

    #3489331
    Tim P
    BPL Member

    @empacador

    Can you tell me more about the coozies?  Is it just bubble insulation that you would install after the pot was off the burner?

    #3489475
    Nate Ward
    BPL Member

    @tdaward

    Locale: The woods of the South

    exactly….boil the water and slide it into the coozie. They held the heat in for quite some time.  You can get the bubble wrap at Lowes/Home Depot, it’s made to line your roof for a radiation barrier.  We put our seams together with aluminum foil tape

    #3498305
    Gerry H
    BPL Member

    @geeteeh

    Locale: USA Mid-Atlantic

    Did your pot cozy just wrap the sides or did you have a bottom? Looks like no bottom in the pic. Do you wait half a minute before wrapping?

    We go July 2018, trying to get as much info as possible, especially regarding cooking Philmont style. Just took the one day Field PASS class, very informative.

    #3500863
    Tony Ronco
    BPL Member

    @tr-browsing

    #3500997
    Nate Ward
    BPL Member

    @tdaward

    Locale: The woods of the South

    Sorry, haven’t been here in a few weeks….went strait from the stove to the coozie….no issues ever, the stainless transfers heat so quickly it won’t melt the insulation.  You could put a bottom on them easily, we chose no to so it would pack better.

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