 I'm looking for a titanium mug/pot to reduce the size of my cook kit. I already have a pocket rocket stove and am happy with that. The choices look limited and the prices are generally around £25 but does anyone know of any good deals out there. The best price I have seen is at ultralightoutdoor gear for the vargo t-lite for £22. Do I really need a lit on the pot and what is the best size as I will only be boiling water to rehydrate food or make a drink. 700ml seems quite big for that. I've seen the snow peak mugs in Blacks but can these really be used to heat water or are they just a glorified mug. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks
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 I use an Alpkit titanium mug with my pocket rocket which I think is very simlar to the vargo one. (similar enough that there were some legal issues, i think). The only criticism I have is that the lid doesn't fit as well as the one on my MSR titan kettle. I don't have any evidence to back it up, but I think it boils faster with the lid on. You can find a lot of stuff on this forum regarding pot cosies etc to maximise your gas efficiency. £22 seems a good price for a titanium pan. I think that the mug from blacks might be a bit on the small side unless all you want to do is make tea.
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Yes, definitely need a lid to shorten boil time but, in true ultralight fashion, can always make one out of foil. For rehydrating/making porridge etc the insulating foil/bubble wrap stuff you can get from uncle bob at backpackinglight ( or doubtless cheaper from B&Q or similar but probably for a 20 m roll) makes a fab cosy. I just bring stuff to the boil and pop it in cosy and can still scold myself with it a good twenty minutes later!
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 The MSR Titan kettle is a perfect size for a wee gas, stove and sachets of cuppa powder all wrapped in a Buff to fit inside. That and a mug is all I've carried for the last couple of years.
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Yep, I'd second the MSR Titan kettle as my 1st choice, though a tad pricey in comparison to some of the others.
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Do the handles on these get excessively hot??
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 SC, Get a Titan from this place it`ll be the cheapest Ti pot you can find . I got one from them, and some other bits, highly recommended.
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 I have the Alpkit MytiMug which cost me quite a bit less than the £25 they now charge. It is exactly the same as the Vargo version except that it has a wooden knob on the lid (which is how they got around the copyright problem). It's worth remembering that the £25 includes delivery. Cracking bit of kit. Oops! I've just noticed that the UOG is free delivery too so they have the better deal.
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 Hi Simon, Another vote for the Alpkit Mytimug, very cheap. I use mine and fit a 100 size gas cart and a Peak Ignition from uncle Bob (he also does a Ti mug thats by all account very good also as I see the Alpkit one is out of stock) and all my stuff required for tea, coffee, hot choc and soup. A windshield (made from the foil from a disposable bbq, A folding spork (also Ti from Bob) and a lighter (which I intend to replace with fire steel). When on a day walk I carry the same mug, windshield, spork, lighter, and I replace the gas and peak ignition with my home made meths stove (made using a Vaseline intensive lips tin & a Laphroaig tin lid), fuel (in a wee bottle from a hair dye kit), home made potstand and all same ingredients for drinks. My day walk kit is a good bit lighter but not as quick or easy to use. Luke a lid will deffo reduce boil times. One thing that occurs is make sure its a single walled mug or you risk exploding the thing. (I only mention as I'm pretty sure snow peak do double walled(insulated) ones also?)
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sorry, Luke I meant to say about the lid to Dan W. No I dont find the handles get to hot if I'm carefull to keep the handle side more out of the flame. Ive heard of peeps putting tape around the handles although I seem to manage fine without. Ti cools very quickly Ive noticed also, so I'm gonna look into a cosy system aswell. Saves a lot of fuel too according to Bob on his podcasts.
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 Simon I an going to get one of these also from Ultralight Outdoor Equipment; I have bought stuff from them before and they are good. The Tibetan weighs less than the MSR and is about the right capacity - you need around 250-350ml to rehydrate many dishes (like the Real Expedition Foods). I alway use a foil lid. Have a Snow Peak 900 Ti pot (nice but too big), and another wider .9L Ti pot too - but the Tibetan looks the biz.
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 i got the snowpeak because i like to have a cuppa with my food, the top of the larger pot flips over and fits the cup and the whole lot slots together. i did have a stainless steel mug which i just used to stick direct on the burner. you can fit a small gas plus stove plus brew making stuff inside or two small gas plus stove at a stretch. The cup section is big enough for my porridge in the morning too. the price is a bit steep however. I use a bandanna for the handles but they cool very quickly.
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I have one of the Tibetan 550s, ended up getting it from a seller on Ebay since Ultralight Outdoor Equipment didn't have stock. It's very cute ....er .... lightweight and useful  Boils enough water to rehydrate a freezer-bag meal or to make an industrial sized cuppa 
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 I got my Titan kettle and a Pocket Rocket for £44 from The Outdoor Shop, but they seem to have stopped that offer. They still have the Kettle for £33.
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 I use the vargo version, I like the idea of a nice hardwood handle knob instead of the black plastic one on the vargo ti-lite. also would be nice if the lid would stay on by some means so that when packed it doesnt come astray. those lid edges could damage something- i keep mine wrapped in bubblewrap which then has an elastic band to keep it in place. (stove, gas, spork, cleaning sponge & windshield inside)
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 Snowpeak mini cookset for me. Good quality stuff, but outrageously expensive.
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 Non-stick aluminium is near as no matter the same weight. Foil does fine for a lid. Why pay all that money for titanium, can't see it's logical myself...
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Titanium pots are good for boiling water even better if you want to burn food. I use my MytiMug for heating water for coffee or rehydrating dried meals and an anodised Aluminium Primus Trek Kettle for real cooking. Much better than titanium for that.
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Morph, a small stuff sack would do the trick as with my trek kettle below.
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 SC, Get a Titan from this place it`ll be the cheapest Ti pot you can find . I got one from them, and some other bits, highly recommended.
I ordered one from this place last Wednesday afternoon and it turned up on my doorstep Monday morning. Most impressed!
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