I'm currently after a cookset/panset/pots for camping.

Generally there's two of us, so some kind of pot/pan with a lid, possibly two pans would be good, plus frying pan. Kettle would be good, or pan large enough for two mugs worth of water.

Ideally like a set that packs into each other, maybe with a bit of space in the centre for a alcohol burner.

Cheaper the better as far as i'm concerned. Has anyone ogt any recommendations? (or even an old set that they're looking to get rid of having bought themselves a shiney new set).

I keep seeing either stainless steel sets, or aluminium, which would be better?

Generally car camp at the minute, but at some point would like to throw the kit in a bag. Hence not too worried about weight, although no cast iron skillets!!!!!

Have you looked at the trangia range? They come with a set of pans and a meths burner and you can get a kettle too. They may be a bit slower than gas but there's nothing to go wrong with them.

trangia stoves might be the answer or the cheaper copys

beat me to it

Already got a gas stove, so don't really need a whole Trangia. Just really looking for a panset.

As for the alcohol burner, been trying to make my own.
And Rhys has kindly offered to make me one too. ;)

Anyone had any experience with these:

http://www.gelert.com/products/Trek_2_Cook_Set.aspx

Cheers for the help.

Regards

Dave

Trangia 27 are brilliant for two car camping and only just bearable for short trips bakcpacking, although with the entire thing and the heavy fuel it can be a bit much. I'd get a Trangia 27 and then to back it up get a Coleman F1 Lite and then when you go backpacking just take the pans and the small F1 stove and a gas cannister in one of the pans and maybe the kettle if really needed.

Bob's got a great deal on a set of titanium pans here. I have to almost physically restrain myself from buying them each time I browse over there! They're half price.

You don't need pans as light as that for car camping, but if you're planning to backpack at any stage you'll definitely appreciate the saving in weight :)

I'm a bloke, so have more minimal cooking tendencies at the best of times - so I plumped for one of these.. ;)

Serves mainly to boil water of course.. ;)

(edited to sort out the url clickey thing!)

Oh Peewiglet....why did you do that?!"
They look gorgeous!

I have just bought the MSR gormet set...the non stick ones. They are fantastic. Being a greedy pig (sorry PW) I enjoy cooking full meals and these are fab.
They replace (well add to when it is a full family hol thingy) the older non-stick MSR set I have......going strong after about 7 years or more. Only trouble is some things can get welded to the bottom hence the non-stick.
Can recommend any of the MSR stuff.
Cheap sets tend to get grotty and scratch....then the porridge really welds on!

I've got some Vango ones which are pretty good and were probably not too expensive. Come in a drawstring bag and they all sit together with space for a burner (possibly even a small gas stove) or just a washing up kit.

Got a set of Gelert pans (2 pans, 2 plates,2 mugs & pot handle) all fit in to each other. Plates are aluminium mugs plastic. Leave out the mugs and there could be room for a small gas burner. £5.99 from Yeomans Outdoors.