what pot n stove

looking for a new pot /pan and stove for wild camping for me and my son , we will be cooking boil in bag mainly , i have a jet boil  at the min but not sure if thats the right stove to be doing boil in bags in like lwwf , as its a struggle to get one in be lot better if we could both could eat two gether

My suggestion would be a 'remote' gas can type of stove. to many to choose a best one. You can even get 'knock off' ones on ebay at silly prices, I've used them and found as good as 'brand' named ones.

 I'd get a wide 1.5l pot with a lid, should be able to fit two BITB meals in that, plus as long as labels, etc don't come off, can use water for something else, making a drink,(coffee,tea), of a cup a soup, etc.

 If the labels come off, or packet stains water, you can always put into a bottle and use as a hot water bottle in your sleeping bag. Dump out in morning and fill with fresh water.

Copie, I've never been a fan of the Jetboil stoves. As you mention they are small which is fine for the uses they were designed for but not so good if you need to do things like larger portions.

You don't say what sort of budget you have but if your only doing boil in the bag type food then you won't go far wrong with an MSR Reactor. Being a glutton myself I've often done 2 LWWF meals on the Reactor whilst on solo trips. MSR also do a 2.5ltr 'convential' pot for about £60ish.

Reactors often come up for about the £80 mark. 

Bedouin im not on a budget for the right stove, but only want to buy the right  one first time . thats why asking the question on here. il have a look at the MSR Reactor thank you ,

huskyman thank you for your advice as well, looks like il be looking round for a while longer,

The Primus Express Spider is a nice remote canister stove that'll hear water up fast for boil in the bag but can also be used for real cooking should you want to do any. It also has wide pan supports so can support decent sized pans, is pretty light for the performance and is a decent price at around £45.

If you want a stove that will use other types of fuel, not only gas, Colemans, petrol, etc. You could look at the multi- fuel stoves. Dearer than gas only types. But can be more versatile.

 Most will burn any type of liquid fuel, some even diesel, with the right fuel jet fitted. 

been looking at the msr reactor and few other pans today , came across a webb site that had a diffrent cup/mug for the jetboil, called the sumo , have any one tried one out as i be able to use my jet boil burner on it, or would i be still better buying a remote stove and pan or the msr reactor ,thank you for your in put so far, till you try you don`t know how well these stoves work

I can vouch for the Express Spider stove. I've paired it with a Primus Litech kettle set, which comprises a 1.1l Pot and small frying pan. Very robust and light (for one/two)

Cople, I had a look at the Sumo cup for the jet boil a while ago but came to the conclusion that its still a Jetboil i.e. the burner size is still the same just a larger cup.

I've seen a number of comparisons between the Jetboil and Reactor on youtube over the years and it all seem to come down to the Reactor being faster to boil but using slightly more fuel (1 gram per roiling boil) than the Jetboil.

I've read quite recently on here that a Jetboil ti was melting its heat exchanger i.e. ruining it. I also don't like the plasticy feel/look of the Jetboil.

If you were on your own then I think that the Jetboil might be a valid option but with two of you the larger pot and quality of the Reactor I think makes it the far better choice.

I can see that a number of people are suggesting liquid fuel stoves.... I think based on your stated usage that they'd be an OTT hassle.

Youtube have lots and lots of video review/comparisons of stoves.... might be worth checking it out

I use a Jetboil for boil in the bag meals (like LWWF), I don`t mind doing 1 meal at a time but the only problem I find is, the Jetboil doesn`t like being run on low as it`s solely designed to boil water fast. The sumo cup could be a good solution as the water wouldn`t boil over the top of the cup.

How old is your son. ?

Have you considered a Trangia?, would fulfil your needs and be very safe. 

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