Reddit reviews OuterEQ 8pcs Lightweight Outdoor Camping Hiking Cookware Backpacking Cooking Picnic Bowl Pot Pan Set
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This outdoor cooking set is designed for one or two people.The pot and frying pan are made of anodised aluminum, which makes it solid and light.This cooking set is a kind of non-stick cookware.Foldable handles on pot, frying pan and soup spoon. They can be folded to save space.Small size and portable: All the objects in this cooking set can be stored together in a mesh bag for convenient carry.
This is what I'm using now, but I don't use anything except the pot. I should have got something like this. It's more expensive but it's lighter and doesn't come with anything unnecessary. They both have stuff sacks.
For the most part, anything you buy for cooking at home is going to be too big and heavy to use backpacking. It may work for car camping if you've got a big dual-burner stove, but it's not going to work well on a small backpacking stove. And a small pan that is small and light enough for backpacking is going to annoyingly small for cooking at home.
For home, you can usually find stainless steel cookware at Goodwill, mostly in great shape. Used non-stick isn't a great idea since the teflon could be starting to deteriorate and you don't want to be eating it.
You can also find good deals in TJMaxx / Marshalls / Home Goods, in the clearance section. There are often pots and pans that are a little banged up or from a mismatched set.
For backpacking, there are anodized aluminum cooksets on Amazon for about $15... here's one:
https://www.amazon.com/OuterEQ-Lightweight-Outdoor-Cookware-Backpacking/dp/B00PTRLR6U
There are dozens of them on Amazon with different accessories, and some pot/bowl sets as well.
If you want to compromise and get smaller home pots and pans and bring them backpacking, you might think about getting ones with removable handles (usually plastic handles have a screw that allows it to be removed) to save a little bulk and weight. Then get a pot grabber for all your pots and pans. When you get home you can re-attach the handle, or just continue to use the pot grabber.
I bought a lightweight cooking set from Amazon this summer that works well. Interesting enough the wooden spoon looking thing turned out to be the most useful eating utensil I have used. It was also good for cleaning the pots without scratching, stirring and eating from those freeze dried packages to get the last morsel out.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PTRLR6U/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Just picked up this cookware set for 15
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00PTRLR6U/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Don't know if it is any good but the reviews look promising
I'll remember that for next time. I've already packed it all away, but I might drag it out and take some pics. My foot is pretty banged up so it'll be a minute. But Ill give you a short list :)
Pack: Osprey Exos 58
Sleeping Bag: Teton Sports Tracker
Tent: ALPS Mountaineering Lynx 1
Tarp: Ultimate Survival Hex tarp
Mess kit: Mess kit and Mug
Water Filtration: Sawyer Mini
Tools/Defense: Note: Normally I would only take one knife, but I wasn't sure which I would prefer as they're two quite different blades. Ka-Bar Becker BK2, Condor Bushlore, and Bear Spray
Stove: MSR PocketRocket
First Aid: I had the Adventure Medical Kits Day Tripper, and then added to that with Celox and an Israeli Bandage
Trekking Poles: Cascade Mountain Tech CF with Cork Grips
In addition I had a few little things in a small kit; Ferro rod, duct tape, trail blazes, chemical water purifiers in case my Sawyer failed, bug spray, a small thing of sunscreen (which I didn't end up needing as it was overcast), deodorant, TP, etc.