Pots and pans

[willem jongman]

The Trangia pot sits inside the windscreen, and that is very stable. To use the frying pan, you lift the tabs, and then the pan sits on top. That is a bit less stable, but still much better than the frying pans on top of many small gas stoves on top of canisters.
The hard anodized is expensive, does not clean as easily as the non stick (but almost), but it is hard wearing and lighter than the teflon. You could use a teflon coated frying pan, and have the pots in Hard Anodized. You could even decide to get the whole stove: cooking on meths is a lot cheaper than on gas canisters, and meths is often easier to get.
Willem

[LondonBikeCommuter]

Bought sone GSI Micro Dualist pots for my tours late last year and couldnt be happier with them!

[foxyrider]

On a bit of a tangent but how do you all do your cleaning? Does anyone use the collapsible kitchen sink contraptions or just wipe things with some grass/leaves or wait until you cross paths with a stream?

The campsite facilities? But seriously, theres usually a bit of hot water left in the kettle, enough to move the grease then wipe with a (usually) pilferred paper tissue.

[randomblue]

Good point! I meant if wild camping but using a bit of left over water fromt he kettle sounds like a good solution =)

[Vorpal]

On a bit of a tangent but how do you all do your cleaning? Does anyone use the collapsible kitchen sink contraptions or just wipe things with some grass/leaves or wait until you cross paths with a stream?

It depends... If there are facilities available, I'll do proper washing up. Otherwise, I clean up with whatever is available. If there really isn't anything suitable, I may boil water in it, or rinse it with recently boiled water, after washing. If I need soap, I use my hand soap or shampoo, rather than carrying washing up liquid.

I don't like to pack dirty washing up, and I don't recall ever having done so, but I guess it could be an option to carry a few spare plastic bags for the washing up, and do it en route.

[DaleFTW]

http://daleftw.tumblr.com/post/69783891285/thats-the-current-cookshop-setup-for-multiday

That's what I use, but I reckon it's hard to look past the Primus Trek Kettle tbh - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Primus-Litech-T ... B000KBH2CS

(One of) The problems with screw top stoves is the stability of them. You can get round that problem by using legs that clip onto the gas canister, but tbh, I'd rather just use a remote gas stove.

[DaleFTW]

cooking on meths is a lot cheaper than on gas canisters, and meths is often easier to get.

In which country is this Willem?

[willem jongman]

Netherlands, Belgium, France, USA, in fact almost anywhere apart from the UK. It is often used to clean windows, and as fuel for table top stoves to keep your food warm warm. In the States to defrost car fuel lines.
Willem

[DaleFTW]

Netherlands, Belgium, France, USA, in fact almost anywhere apart from the UK. It is often used to clean windows, and as fuel for table top stoves to keep your food warm warm. In the States to defrost car fuel lines.
Willem

I was going to say, I really don't find that to be the case in the UK. Gas all the way in the UK IME.

[fluffybunnyuk]

I use a 1 litre kettle. I boil 1 litre. 1/2-5/8 litre goes to making coffee for the thermos. Some into the thermos cup( for later) the rest for cooking pasta.

I put the boiling water for pasta into my messtin, and pour the pasta in so cooking takes 4 minutes.(it will cook off the heat for another 4 minutes just fine. Saves on fuel

After eating I wipe the pan round with nutty brown bread, soaks up grease lovely, and is better in me than in a ditch someplace. I use the thermos cup water to just wipe round the pan, easy now the bread has soaked up the grease.

Im new to this so if anyone has a better routine Id love to use it. But on the OP's post Id say a kettle is essential.

[RickH]

When I use a thermos (usually when walking rather than cycling) I tend to just put hot water in it. I carry a supply of instant cappucinos (so the milk is already added - you could quite easily make a DIY equivalent) and a few cuppa soups & make them up when I want one or the other.

If you don't already do so, It is probably worth sacrificing a little of your hot water to preheat the inside of the flask a bit before filling it.

Rick.

[SA_SA_SA]

Isn't meths usually available from (and probably cheaper* from) many UK pharmacies?

*ie about 2 pounds vs 4 from homebase/cotswold big chains etc

[randomblue]

Thanks for all the tips and suggestions!

Just trying to put some dots on the map for places to buy screw top gas cannisters in Europe. I'm visiting big cities along the way and I've been told using once a day the canisters should last around a month each? I'm going to carry 2 to start with so I have a better measure of lasting power with my actual useage. But I should be able to just get a new cannister when I'm in big cities when I'm running low. So, any experiences of places these are available? Route will go through Bruges, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Berlin, Prague, Krakow, Budapest, Vienna, Salzburg, Zurich, Milan, Rome, Nice, Montpellier and Barcelona. Based on the one cannister a month I expect I will need new ones around Prague, Vienna and maybe Rome, but places to pick up these cannisters in any of those cities will be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks!

[foxyrider]

Thanks for all the tips and suggestions!

Just trying to put some dots on the map for places to buy screw top gas cannisters in Europe. I'm visiting big cities along the way and I've been told using once a day the canisters should last around a month each? I'm going to carry 2 to start with so I have a better measure of lasting power with my actual useage. But I should be able to just get a new cannister when I'm in big cities when I'm running low. So, any experiences of places these are available? Route will go through Bruges, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Berlin, Prague, Krakow, Budapest, Vienna, Salzburg, Zurich, Milan, Rome, Nice, Montpellier and Barcelona. Based on the one cannister a month I expect I will need new ones around Prague, Vienna and maybe Rome, but places to pick up these cannisters in any of those cities will be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks!

There are Globetrotter stores in Hamburg and Berlin where you can completely re-equip if you want - they do gas too! Alternatively any Karstadt Sport store will usually do gas canisters of the right type and quite often they are available at German/Swiss/Austrian campsites. I found getting the right type of canister in Switzerland a little more problematic but there are specialist outdoor stores in the big cities that generally have what you need. Be aware that screw top blue Gaz canisters won't fit anything but Gaz stoves!

[randomblue]

Great to know! Thank you for the warning about the blue gaz cannisters! I will probably go for taking the stove and old bottle in with me and just show them to be sure I get the right ones when I do need replacements!! I'll add dots for those stores on the map though =)

Does a month per bottle sound about right? I assume from you knowing the availability that you've used this kind of stove before?