 If you have an Aldi close by nip down and get a cookset from them, they currently have non stick aluminium sets for £7.99 which are a frying pan / lid and two pans, one of which is very light. To me its worth it just for the one light pan! Plus it comes in a handy draw string pack for packing away and a plastic pot grabber that doesn't wreck the non stick, used mine few weeks ago in Scotland and first thing I did when I got back was go out and buy them for my friends! If you want something small then IMHO the MSR Titan kettle is expensive but well worth it for its versitility and convenience. I've started using my big lightweight pan from Aldi though instead of my Titan Kettle.
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Hi all, thanks for your replies. The Tibetan set on ebay looks exactly what I was looking for, though a bit more than I wanted to spend (well, than I wanted my sister to spend, she's buying it for me). The Gelert Altitude set also looks great, and very good value. I'm not sure I'd carry around the kettle for normal use, but I guess I could keep it for when there are more of us.
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A cookset that is light, cheap and of pretty good quality is the Trango UL aluminium stuff -- and you can get a frying pan/lid in the same material, if you want one. About as light as titanium and a lot cheaper, tho not as tough -- but then a few dents in you pans doesn't do any harm.
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 Hard anodised aluminium is pretty tough.
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FOR ME, THE POTS TO GO FOR, ARE THE "TIBETAN" POTS THAT ULTRALIGHTOUTDOORGEAR SELL, THEY ARE LIGHTER THAN ALL THE ABOVE POTS (SIZE FOR SIZE), AND ARE A NICE BRUSH FINISHED TITANIUM. PLUS THEY COME WITH NICE CLOSE FITTING LIDS
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 No need to shout Ray, down boy! Only makes people less inclined to read your reply unless you don't know where the caps lock button is that is... But yes the tibetan stuff is good value and good quality.
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Hang on a sec (And remembering the caps thing is only an adopted inernet protocol, not actually correct grammer), I hate to point this out, but you actually read my shouty post. Although you are of course correct, and have my apology. But to be honest (and you may regret learning this ) I was busy practicing on my bugle as I typed, and although I saw the error of my ways, I didnt have a free hand to sort the issue. P.S. I do actually mean the type of bugle used in military parades etc. and not some other devilishly smutty meaning.
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 Don't worry there, Ray. They are always having to tell me off on here quite often as well, for 'shouting' like that in posts too!  I don't have the 'bugle' playing excuse though sadly!
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Orian, There is a smaller Gelert Altitude 1 set. I very nearly purchased one myself but faced with a lack of reviews of the Gelert sets, I chose the Optimus Terra cookset instead. Both have two large-ish pans, a frying pan and separate pot lifter. Additionally, the optimus set comes with a close fitting insulated bag which is great as it means I no longer get food all over my fleece from trying to insulate one pan whilst cooking wirh the other. I wouldn't want to stick my Optimus pans in an open fire though - wish I could have found some of the cheap Aldi pans for that sort of use!
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Better a tuba than a one eyed piccolo.
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 Or a one eared weasel 
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I can vouch for the Gelert cookware being ok too!  I have a few bits from out of a Gelert Pheonix cookset I use occasionally.
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Bet he has a slide trombone up his sleeve as well.
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Sorry! Just a mere Penny whistle in fact!
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I used to like cooking in my old mess tins for ages, till I bought some 'Short Stack Cook Kits' years ago. These days I use all kinds of things instead though. I always thought that a 'Short Stack Cook Kit' sounded like kind of a weird insult maybe.  Or it would do if I were just a little fella that is! Rather than the six foot one tall git that I am.
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Trevor, I have used the gelert pans in your link above for several years, and Find them very nice to cook with. The copper bottoms really do seem to help with heat distribution (even though they are only "dipped" into copper, and not true bases) These pots are also very easy to clean. Plus the lids are very solid, and have a home from home feeling about them. I always thought the plastic coating on the handles looked very brittle and flimsy (as though they were made of polystyrene rather than ABS, or some similar plastic) but in practice,I've never had one fail on me. As pots go, these Gelert (or any of the other brands they are sold under) pots, are good solid pots (although fairly heavy) and I have on occasion even used them as extra pans when cooking as large meal at home!. The collection I use ranges from about half a litre to 5.8 litres, And are Ideal "car camping", or just camping pots, but perhaps a little too heavy for backpacking.
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