Reddit reviews Stanco GS1200 PTRSTEGS1200, 5.625" Dia x 4" H
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I hiked the Appalachian trail and cooked dinners (and the odd lunch or breakfast) the whole way.
Lightweight backpacking food means dehydrated, and high in fat since it has the most calories per weight. My staples were pasta sides of varying flavors, peanut butter, ramen, quick-cooking pasta and dehydrated sauce, jerky, dried fruit, junk food (candy, honey buns, granola bars etc), cheese, oatmeal, summer sausages, and instant potatoes. I brought some dehydrated vegetables for a little nutrition, added olive oil/cheese to most things to add more calories. A few hot sauce packets go a long way too.
Hikers rarely to never used freeze dried foods due to cost. I ate a couple but they were all given to me.
You could move the butter in a screw top jar, maybe a small peanut butter container?
I did the whole trail with one pot (the infamous grease pot, get rid of the strainer and replace the handle with something lighter. It's as light as expensive backpacking pots at 1/5 the price), one small plastic cup for tea, and a spork. Boil some water, dump in your food, let it simmer for 5-10 minutes, eat. No one carried a pan since they were just dead weight.
Cooking in foil in coals does work. The problem is that stuff you can wrap in foil (potatoes, ground beef, onions etc.) has a very high water content and will therefore be very heavy.
30lbs, then your food and the extra clothes you're going to add on. You're carrying so much weight you might be miserable. I'm a believer in hike your own hike but man, that's a lot of crap you don't need and a lot of crap that's heavy. Every item you don't NEED is extra weight. It's luxury. It's luxury that's heavy and you're carrying for "just in case" or "so my butt doesn't get dirty"...like that 3oz seat cushion. That stuff adds up fast. Dump it.
Dump that huge pot and get a grease pot.
Dump the zippo for a bic, zippos suck in the woods, bics rarely fail.
Do you already own that tent? 6 pounds is freaking heavy.
Dump the knife sharpener, dump the lantern, the batteries and the charger, dump all of those drysacks and just use trash compactor bags...they cost less and weight almost nothing.
Your sleeping pad is also heavy. Get a cheap blue pad like this for now
Your pillow is among the heaviest available. An Exped Air UL and spare t shirt will save almost half a pound.
You dont need the scrapers and dishcloths, just the scraper, and you don't really need that.
Just those changes saves 5 lbs 2 oz, not counting the tent.
If you don't want to spend a lot of money right now go with this: http://andrewskurka.com/2011/how-to-make-a-fancy-feast-alcohol-stove/
and this:
https://www.amazon.com/Stanco-Non-Stick-Grease-Strainer-Black/dp/B000MVTIOQ
Then grab some foil from your house for a windscreen and grab a spork from KFC. You'll have a complete cooking setup for less that $10. Plus it's super light.
Philosophy: spend as much money as you can on the best Big 3 you can. Leave worrying about shaving grams with titanium mugs and other small shit until you get bored and you budget is bigger. :)
Big 3: $610
Cooking: $24.50
First Aid: $32
Clothing: $64
Other: $58
Total: $788.50
base weight : ~10lbs
Stanco Grease Pot from Amazon is well regarded for lightweight and cheap.
I wouldn't cheap out on a pan. The GSI Pinnacle 8" is good quality and the MSR skillet is also worth the money.
If you are doing mostly "freezer bag" meals, you will not need a very large pot, and shape is less crucial. However, if you plan to cook in your pot a lot, you will need to be more picky. Wider bottom pots are easier to cook in and eat from, and typically you want a pot wider than your stove for efficiency. Think about stability, both in the width of the pot and weight/length of the handle.
Titanium isn't really lighter, it's just stronger. I have an aluminum grease pot from Kmart, weight 3.5oz and holds 1.5 liters, it's nice and wide. Only cons are that it does not have a handle or fry pan lid, and will dent much more easily (but can also be bent back into shape or replaced cheaply). Grease pot from amazon.
Here it is on Amazon. I've been using one for years with a cat stove and aluminum foil windscreen. Total cost less than $10 and UL.
https://www.amazon.com/Stanco-GS1200-Non-Stick-Grease-Strainer/dp/B000MVTIOQ
I would consider a headlight or a sleeping pad
Depending on what type of cooking you want to do a homemade alcohol stove and a grease pot will let you cook all of these recipes. from Andrew Surka http://andrewskurka.com/section/how-to/food-nutrition/meal-recipes/
https://www.rei.com/product/127720/rei-co-op-backpacking-bundle
That's a pretty good deal for what you get. Note that the sleeping pad is not an optional item. You need insulation from the ground. You'll also need a pack, and on a budget I would recommend the REI Coop Flash 55. REI has a reputation for being expensive, but the REI brand stuff tends to be pretty good value.
You can also keep an eye on used gear on Craigslist. It's not uncommon to find used gear in good condition for 50% off retail. Good brands to look out for are Osprey for packs, Big Agnes for tents, Western Mountaineering/Feathered Friends for bags (tons of brands here), and Thermarest for pads. There are way more good brands (e.g. NEMO), but those are the big ones known for high quality.
Beyond those four things, you will need:
I probably forgot something but that should cover it.
Get this
preface: After reviewing the proposal below, I personally think you'd be better off merely leaving stuff behind (including the camera, if you still feel heavy), not buying any of the purchase recommendations (other than maybe Stanco pot and Frogg Toggs), and just slowly upgrading slots to whatever your dream best-in-slot items are one at a time, starting with sleeping bag/quilt, tent, backpack. There's no shame in a 15lb lightweight baseweight. It's not that terrible if you make sure to not overfill water, food, and worn clothing. :)
that drops you to 15lb for upwards of $40 usd + s/h... the main points to attack after that (other than in worn gear/carried clothing) are thus the 3.4lb tent, and 4.1lb backpack. But, as the backpack is new... Hard to tell man. $90 could get you a 3lb tent, $200 a 2lb tent. You could try to go tarp + bivy/bug net or poncho tarp+bivy/bug net to cut out something like 3 lbs, but even then you would be a lb heavy.
boom, you're at around 11 lbs baseweight without touching the 4.1lb backpack, the 1.5lb camera, or going no-stove. Keep in mind that you got forced out of camping by "extreme weather" once already, so going to something that might only be warm enough down to 40 degrees isn't necessarily smart. If you were the reason you left, I'd say that you are not properly wearing your layers. 46 ounces of sleeping bag, 28 ounces of softshell jacket, 12 ounces of merino tshirts, 8 ounces of rain jacket, and 25 ounces of shorts/pants should be enough thickness and weight to go far below the temperatures you're claiming you will see (one reason i suggested leaving so much of it behind and replacing the bag). Could you elaborate on the extreme weather temperature so we have a metric for what threshold of safety to put you at?
I was referring to a different grease pot of theirs:
http://www.amazon.com/Stanco-Non-Stick-Grease-Strainer-Black/dp/B000MVTIOQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1427807151&sr=8-3&keywords=imusa+grease+pot
The one you have may be thick enough to be food grade, it does still look like non-anodized, which would explain the staining.
Re: Pots!
You should look into a "grease pot" from WalMart/Kmart. They're also offered on Amazon. They're super cheap ($10), super light (3.5oz w/ lid), and hold around 1.3 liters (just enough for 2 people if needed). You will need to buy some sort of "gripper" or pot lifter, but they're not expensive ($5-$15). If you wanted to save more weight/money, you could go without the pot gripper. There is also info on the internet (backpackinglight.com I think) on modifications you can do to the lid of the grease pot to shave weight further.
If I can chime in on the cookware stuff. I agree with u/rusty075 about switching to aluminum as a good way to save weight.
Traildesigns has some pretty inexpensive aluminum cookware. Decent stuff for under thirty dollars.
Im playing around with the stanco grease pot that I read about on an ultralight forum. Its 9 dollars and seems to work just fine for boiling water.
Switching from aluminum might save you half a pound.
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Response to your Questions:
Good luck! If I see a couple with a dog and a cloudburst I'll say hello!
No. I've been using this pot over the flames of my Whisperlite twice a day for months and it's a total champ
http://www.amazon.com/Stanco-Non-Stick-Grease-Strainer-Black/dp/B000MVTIOQ
If you get something like this it wont get rancid. Its the stuff in the grease that makes it go bad.
Monoprice Titanium Stove 1.7oz $20
Stanco Grease Pot 3oz $10
4oz isobutane for stove 4oz $5
This works really well for meals that are simply boiling water and adding to dehydrated food.
Years and years ago when I was a kid, bacon grease was strained in something that looked like this and used for all kinds of cooking examples here
$5 at Walmart, or my local grocery store (C-Town). $8 on amazon.
Another option that people love is the Imuza. Comes in 10CM and 12CM widths.
All you need is one of these nifty do-hickeys.
I have used an alcohol stove for about 6 years and I love it. I use mine with an MSR Titan Kettle but it is about $50. A cheap option would be to use a grease pot. Loads of people swear by them. You can buy one at Walmart too. The Toaks titanium pot is around $30. People also use this mug to cook water in and claim it will boil 2 cups. Here is another grease pot that people use.
You can make a windscreen for it out of lightweight aluminum flashing or heavy duty cooking foil.
Unstrained bacon fat has more protein in it and protein loves to stick. These are nice for straining bacon fat.
Haven't personally tried it but I've heard good things about this: http://www.amazon.com/Stanco-Non-Stick-Grease-Strainer-Black/dp/B000MVTIOQ
That is one and is very similar!
I am talking about this one though: https://www.amazon.com/Stanco-Non-Stick-Grease-Strainer-Black/dp/B000MVTIOQ/ref=pd_bxgy_79_img_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B000MVTIOQ&pd_rd_r=AT2XE5G2MTQ6PBXB800J&pd_rd_w=BOOJu&pd_rd_wg=cHF91&psc=1&refRID=AT2XE5G2MTQ6PBXB800J
http://www.amazon.com/Stanco-Non-Stick-Grease-Strainer-Black/dp/B000MVTIOQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458849793&sr=8-1&keywords=grease+pot
Pulled this off my budget backpacking bookmarks list.
https://www.amazon.com/Stanco-GS1200-Non-Stick-Grease-Strainer/dp/B000MVTIOQ
This. And they're on Amazon for the lazy (cheaper at Kmart) https://www.amazon.com/Stanco-Non-Stick-Grease-Strainer-Black/dp/B000MVTIOQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467355948&sr=8-1&keywords=stanco+grease+pot
You do not have to spend a lot. Here are some suggestions that I choose to use even though I could spend the money on more expensive gear.
Pack: Rent until you decide you want to do this a lot and have already bought the rest of your gear
Tent: rent it for this trip if you don't already have one. If you do, it's best to split it up, poles and fly for you and tent for him or vice versa
Sleeping bags, bring them if you have them or rent
Stove: http://www.amazon.com/Ultralight-Backpacking-Canister-Ignition-silvery/dp/B00ENDRORM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396264963&sr=8-1&keywords=backpacking+stove Works just as well as the 50$ one.
Water filter: http://www.amazon.com/Sawyer-Products-SP128-Filtration-System/dp/B00FA2RLX2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396265006&sr=8-1&keywords=sawyer+mini+water+filter cheap, durable, no moving parts to worry about and it's super light
Pot: A lot of people use this, but it might be a bit small for you depending on what kind of food you're going to cook but this works well for freezer bag meals http://www.amazon.com/Stanco-Non-Stick-Grease-Strainer-Black/dp/B000MVTIOQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396265044&sr=8-1&keywords=grease+can
Long Johns and other clothing: Walmart usually has decent options. Make sure that they are synthetic. You may find that you already have a few things if you look through your clothes at home. Depending how thick they are your snowboarding socks might make good hiking socks or if you have long underwear for snowboarding they would be useful camping.
What are you doing for shoes? Do not waste money on boots if you don't already have them. 90% of trails can be done in good running shoes and 95% of trails can be done in light hiking shoes.
Misc hints: For water bottles just re-use old gatorade bottles, those nalgenes are super heavy. Think about getting two hiking poles instead of just walking stick but this is a preference thing. Avoid cotton at all costs and have fun!