I posted a video a while back on an ultralight cook kit that Zelph at
Zelph’s Stoveworks put together based around a specially modified Toaks 550
titanium cup. I liked it a lot and have continued to tweak it to what I think
is my final configuration. This is my ‘go to’ cook set for quick weekends and
provides enough capacity and fuel for me to boil enough water for a couple cups
coffee, oatmeal, tea, and rehydrating a meal or two. Want to go longer, just
add more fuel. In a pinch this can also be used with Esbit to drop a few more
grams off the weight or with a small twig fire in an emergency. I have a bunch
of other stoves and kits and really don’t use them much anymore. The one
exception is winter hiking and I’m still tweaking my winter setup. Expect a
video on that some time in the future as well as a “What’s in AlphaGal’s Pack” video.
My current setup comes in at 185 grams – this includes enough fuel for
a weekend. I do not have any other pot and just use this Toaks 550 cup for
everything. Not included in the weight is 3g for a cheezy Wendy’s long plastic
spoon. I’ve been using the same one for over a year now and it serves me just
fine. 😊
Cook kit total weight - 185 grams (6.5 oz)
The basis of the
kit is the modified Toaks 550 with handles (54g) and Trail Designs Titanium
Sidewinder Cone (18g). I’ve ditched the
heavy stuff sack and went with a small Zpacks Cuben Fiber stuff sack (5g). I also
replaced the lid with a lightweight carbon fiber lid from Ruta Locura (9g). I
find the modified Starlyte burner (15g) works very well in this application but
can be replaced with a BGET Esbit burner to save a few grams. I use the foil lid from a can of nuts (1g) as
a ground reflector for the burner and it fits perfectly inside the pot without
bending. In there I also have a tiny ShamWow and scrubbie as well as Snow Peak
Hotlips, neither of which is necessary and I’ve not used (the cup rim does not
get too hot to drink from with this setup)…so you can save 6 more grams if you
want. The fuel squeeze bottle (66g) fits inside the rolled cone for storage.
The whole thing packs nicely into the pot and there is plenty of room in the
stuff sack for another ‘travel size’ bottle of fuel if you want.
Zpacks Ultralight Stuff Sack - Small: http://www.zpacks.com/accessories/stuff_sacks.shtml
Weight: 5 grams
The Toaks Ti 550 light version with handles: https://www.toaksoutdoor.com/products/pot-550-l?variant=31412326534
Weight: 54 grams
Ruta Locura Carbon fiber lid: http://www.rutalocura.com/Carbon_Lids.html
Lid Size: Lid #2
Weight: 9 grams
The Trail Designs Titanium
Sidewinder Cone for the 550: https://www.traildesigns.com/
Weight: 18 grams
The modified Starlyte burner and lid: http://www.woodgaz-stove.com/
Weight: 15 grams (13 gram burner + 2 gram lid)
ShamWow trimmed to 3” square and
Scrubbie trimmed to 1” x 3”
Weight: 3 grams
Peanut can foil
Weight: 1 gram
Snow Peak Hot Lips: https://snowpeak.com/products/hotlips-2-piece-set-mgh-001?variant=671143453
Weight: 3 grams
Mini Bic Lighter:
Weight: 11 grams
Small squeeze bottle for fuel
Weight: 66 grams (14 grams empty + 52 grams fuel)
I originally saw this being discussed over at https://backpackinglight.com forums.
Zelph has produced a clever mod to the Toaks titanium pots that allows them to
cleanly mate with a Trail Designs titanium Sidewinder Caldera Cone. It’s a
pretty nifty setup. The titanium pot is
machined to put a bead around the perimeter to hold the pot on the cone at the
correct height to work with the Starlyte burner. The cone rolls up and fits
sideways in the pot, along with room for the modified Starlyte burner and a
fuel bottle inside the cone. The Starlyte
burner has been modified with a smaller aperture so it works well in an
enclosed space like under a Caldera Cone.
I did a performance test outdoors in 55F breezy weather and 2 cups of
water comes to a full boil with 16g of fuel in about 16 minutes. The burner
burns about a gram a minute.
Watch my other hiking videos and gear reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdxYynz7DmRoLfGNWYRI5wsvPi-WJ_OIa
My Zelph Toaks 550 kit box opening:
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