wideseaCamping Cookware Outdoor Pot Pan Cooking Equipment Heat Exchange Design for Hiking Backpacking

I recently had a backpack trip with the youth group from my church. Since there were a lot of boys going up, and I wasn't sure how many I would have to help with food, I wanted to get something a little bigger than the single serving pot I normally bring. I liked the idea of titanium because of the weight issue, but didn't really want to spend over $100 for something you might see at the outdoor store. I found this one and thought it would be a great alternative. I really liked the heat exchanger concept and the price seemed very reasonable. I did some time comparisons to see if it really makes much difference and was surprised how quickly I could boil water in this thing. It took only about a minute longer to boil three times as much water as my smaller cup (sorry, I had more specific information about the tests I ran, but by the time of my writing this review, the paper that had that information could not be found). I like that it comes with a mesh bag so you can keep it all contained and if it's still a little wet, the water can drain away without being trapped and allowing other things to grow in there. I would still recommend cleaning it out between uses though... Anyway, there is really only one thing I did to mine that I wanted to share and the reason I considered not giving it a full five stars. There are a couple places where the pans are stamped to hold the piece together. These are a little rough on the outside and can make it difficult to put in the mesh bag or may damage other things that rub up against it. I took some sandpaper and sanded down those spots a little and that helped a ton! That's the only downside to the product itself. I really like that the handles are insulated (I learned the importance of that with my other pot the hard way), but because of the size of these pots, they take up a lot of space in my bag. To use the inside space more effectively, I cut some foam pieces to put inside that would help protect the surface from my stove, another pot, and my lighter that I kept inside it. I don't actually fault this product for not having something like that, but it might be something you would want to consider. You may also want to look at your stove and check the measurements. This one worked fine for me, but my stove died the last day and the replacement one I got is a bit too small so it fits all the way inside the heat exchanger. I'll have to look at that a little more to see what I want to do there. Ultimately, I think the size is a bit too big for me to take if I were just preparing food for myself, but if I had a similar situation or had to cook for my family, I think this is the best way I could go. Highly recommended.

Only downside is it does not have non-stick coating inside.

Very compact

Habe dieses Topfset gekauft da mich Preis-Leistung in der Theorie sehr überzeugt haben. Die Wärmetauscher waren mir bei der Kaufentscheidung sehr wichtig.Prinzipiell bin ich mit der verarbeitung und Optik auch sehr zufrieden. Nach dem ersten Test (1L Wasser zum kochen gebracht) hat die Beschichtung sich innen bei den Wärmerippen verfärbt (Ist die beschichtung feucht sieht man diese Verfärbung allerding nicht). Nun frage ich mich: Ist das "normal" oder eine Beschädigung der Beschichtung? Löst diese sich bei Hitze direkt auf oder ist das nur eine Optische veränderung wie ein Metall welches blau anläuft? Prinzipiell wirkt die Oberfläche noch intakt.

takes forever to heat tbh but it looks cool and stores together so thats nice