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jacko vanderbijl
(jacko1956)

Locale: Shelley Western Australia
Lightweight titanium pot/billy? on 05/31/2012 03:42:03 MDT Print View

My son and I are reviewing our cookware and are keen to get something to carry instead of our stainless steel billy when we are counting grams on longer hikes.

Now my query is does anyone know of a titanium pot/kettle type container that is at least 1 litre (a quart) in volume but with a swing handle like a bucket not a handle on the side like a mug?

I like to have something that can sit on coals in a fire or hang above it from the handle.
I find aluminium just doesn't cope with that kind of treatment well and the steel one is not light enough for longer trips.

Roger Caffin
(rcaffin) - BPL Staff - MLife

Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe
Re: Lightweight titanium pot/billy? on 05/31/2012 03:50:43 MDT Print View

The usual thing is to get a pot with no handle, drill two small holes just under the rtim, and to make a Ti wire handle to go thru the holes. Been done many times.

Cheers

Bob Gross
(--B.G.--) - F

Locale: Silicon Valley
Re: Re: Lightweight titanium pot/billy? on 05/31/2012 12:45:41 MDT Print View

"Ti wire handle"

I found that solid stainless steel wire is cheaper and almost as lightweight. I had to make sure that the wire bail was long enough to allow me to slip a pot lid under it, even with heat and steam around.

--B.G.--

James Landro
(justaddfuel) - F - M

Locale: Land of Herring
Re: Lightweight titanium pot/billy? on 05/31/2012 13:16:18 MDT Print View

This is kinda neat http://www.moontrail.com/vargo-bot.php

Bob Gross
(--B.G.--) - F

Locale: Silicon Valley
Re: Re: Re: Lightweight titanium pot/billy? on 05/31/2012 13:23:01 MDT Print View

I had reported this solo titanium rig on March 22.

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=61732&skip_to_post=533616#533616

It is only 20 fluid ounces, and you want to scale that up a bit. Finding the right titanium vessel might be tricky.

--B.G.--

Roger Caffin
(rcaffin) - BPL Staff - MLife

Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe
Re: Re: Re: Lightweight titanium pot/billy? on 05/31/2012 22:32:31 MDT Print View

Hi Bob

> stainless steel wire is cheaper and almost as lightweight.
True, very true.
SS MIG welding wire is excellent.

Cheers

Bob Gross
(--B.G.--) - F

Locale: Silicon Valley
Re: Re: Re: Re: Lightweight titanium pot/billy? on 05/31/2012 22:51:00 MDT Print View

A friend of mine is a race car driver, and he had about a mile of solid stainless steel "safety wire," and it worked good. I think solid works better than stranded.

--B.G.--

Bud Chapman
(budman5) - M

Locale: Alaska
Billys on 06/01/2012 00:35:38 MDT Print View

For light weight look at the 1400 snowpeak and add an handle.

For regular pot take a look at the Mors pot.

http://fourdog.com/1-8-qt-mors-camp-pot/

Franco Darioli
(Franco) - M

Locale: Melbourne
Lightweight titanium pot/billy? on 06/01/2012 00:42:52 MDT Print View

Hi Jako
Another two possible solutions..
Vargo has a .9 and a 1.3L Ti pot that are the Evernew pots without handles.
http://www.antigravitygear.com/vargo-titanium-non-stick-kettle-1300-ml.html
Not sure about that non stick coating...
MSR has (had? ) the Titan set including a 1L pot , again no handles and no coating.
From memory the MSR felt strong enough...
Since you are a member here you could put a Wanted ad in the Gear Swap (Wanted 1L Ti pot no handles...)
Franco

jacko vanderbijl
(jacko1956)

Locale: Shelley Western Australia
Thanks for all the input on 06/01/2012 03:28:26 MDT Print View

I think Roger is right and I'll have to come up with a suitable pot and then put my own handle on. I think a steel handle would do (am confident of ability of steel wire to be bent and rebent and rebent etc).
I'll keep looking as not urgent until about January as departure for the AT is early March and that is really when I really want it.