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Open Country 2 Quart Pot with Lid

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Item # 401067

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This durable, heavy-duty aluminum 2 qt. kettle stands up to the rigors of the backcountry.

Includes flat lid with a wire D-ring handle
Wire bail handle on pot folds down for packing

Made in USA.

Item 401067

with coupon code ANNV13
May 17-27 Details

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Open Country 2 Quart Pot with Lid Customer Reviews

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Open Country 2 Quart Pot with Lid

4.5

(based on 10 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Lightweight (10)
Stable (7)
Durable (6)
Compact (3)
Easy to clean (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking (10)
Car camping (4)
High altitude (3)
Hiking (3)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid adventurer (6), Casual/ recreational (5)
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Survivalist / minimalist (8)
- Was this a gift?:
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Oct

2012

4.0

Nice Pot!

By Dana Day

from Long Beach, CA.

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy To Clean
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Open Country 2 Quart Pot with Lid:

Perfect pot for boiling water! I used a diping cup to get the boiling water out and it worked great!

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Jun

2012

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Pot with lid is only 7.7 ounces

By Pacific Northwest Hiker

from Seattle, WA

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Durable
Easy To Clean
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping
High Altitude

Comments about Open Country 2 Quart Pot with Lid:

The REI website lists this pot as 12 ounces, but the website is wrong - it is really only 7.7 ounces. A similar titanium pot, 1.4 liters, is 7.4 ounces. So this pot is about as light as a titanium pot, and about 1/4 the cost. Great buy.

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Dec

2010

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Reliable, cheap, lightweight choice

By Mr. Aimless

from Pacific Northwest

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Durable
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Open Country 2 Quart Pot with Lid:

I have been using this pot as my backpacking pot for 8 years now. I am on my second one, since the first one was bent up inside my pack during a fall while I was walking XC on a talus slope.

I use this for mainly for making one-pot suppers. I do simmer the food inside the pot, rather than just boiling water and pouring the water into a freezer bag to rehydrate the meal, so clean up is an issue. The pot has always cleaned up well for me, if I am careful not to scorch it.

From time to time I consider switching to titanium, but this aluminum pot is so much cheaper and works so well that the tiny amount of weight savings with ti pots has never seemed worthwhile. Save your money for more important gear investments and buy this.

One feature this pot has that is a rarity nowadays is a bail handle. This is useful if you ever find yourself cooking over a fire rather than on a stove. A bail handle sits above the pot, further away from the fire or coals, making it easier to remove the pot without burning yourself. You can also rig a tripod, if necessary, to hang the pot over the flames.

This item meets everything I ask of a backpacking pot. If you are more of a backcountry gourmet, you may require more from cookware than I do, but if you do basic simple food prep, this is a basic, simple pot that will last you for years of good use. It does acquire small dents and dings over the years,but nothing that affects its useability.

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Jun

2010

4.0

I like it

By rmay4

from Hillsboro, OR

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Lightweight

Cons

Not durable
Unstable

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping
Hiking

Comments about Open Country 2 Quart Pot with Lid:

I have had this pot and the non-stick version that I no longer see here. Great pot for the money. Especially great starter pot. There are plenty of things to spend money on when starting outdoor activities. This pot does not have the rings on the bottom that reduce sliding around on the stove. I prefer the version that does not have the bail and would probably cut the bail and tabs off if I were to buy another. My current one uses a pot grabber instead. It will ding easy but just ding it back out and keep going.

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Aug

2009

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great little pot for backpackers!

By Twinedog

from Los Angeles, CA

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Pros

Compact
Durable
Lightweight

Cons

Difficult to Clean
Need a pot lifter

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping

Comments about Open Country 2 Quart Pot with Lid:

This is a great little pot! In my opinion there is no need for the budget minded traveler to spend too much on a fancy set of pots. This is the solution. This one pot is all you need. Lightweight, cheap and pretty durable.

Combine this with an aluminum pot lifter and you are good to go. Period.

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Jul

2008

5.0

Simple and effective

By dog hiker

from Rockville, MD

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Compact
Inexpensive
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Not durable

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Open Country 2 Quart Pot with Lid:

This is a very simple, inexpensive, and effective pot to meet your basic cooking needs on the trail. It dings and discolors easily, but it is far cheaper than similar sized titanium pots. There used to be a bread making attachment that worked with this pot, but it doesn't seem to be made anymore.

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Apr

2008

(11 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Very good for the money

By bayhiker

from Peninsula, Bay Area

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Durable
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Bulky

Best Uses

Backpacking
Hiking

Comments about Open Country 2 Quart Pot with Lid:

This pot is cheap, strong, and functional. It maybe a tad on the bulky side, given the protruding metal tabs for the bail wire.

The surface discolors easily, and it does not look pretty, after a couple uses, especially if used on open fire. The soot would never want to come off, but it adds the rugged character, and raises the boiling efficiency a little.

You can use this pot without regard to its cosmetic condition, and it will still do the job for you. It does not warp, it conducts heat evenly, it last a long time, and you sometimes wish it to break or accidentally suffer a huge dent, so that you can get a new one. Not gonna happen. It is light, tough, cheap, and functional.

The size is just right for a decent, satisfying meal. You can cook rice without burning, if you can control the heat right (I know, it takes some practice to cook rice; I do not mean the instant kind, but the real kind). For me, if I can cook rice without burning, the pot passes the test.

I do not own any titanium pots, for such is only good for boiling water. Stainless steel pot is cheap, but it tends to burn. Aluminium conducts heat so well, it rarely burns food, if I do my job.

The pot has a plenty of room to store a stove, canister, pot gripper, and food. If you want, OC makes a set that has a small one with a lid. That should add versatility to this pot. Or you can find a couple of small pots of a suitable size (ex. MSR mountain bowl or other plastic kind) and carry it inside. That would serve two people luxuriously.

This pot won't win any beauty contest, but for the pupose of hiking and backpacking for solo or two, it is just perfect. Because it is cheap, you do not need to worry about denting it. I think you would want to dent it accidentally, after you have been using it for a few years--because it just would not die.

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Mar

2008

(6 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Awesome, lightweight pot

By JCod12

from Aspen, CO

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Pros

Easy To Clean
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping
High Altitude

Comments about Open Country 2 Quart Pot with Lid:

During the summer, i am an avid backpacker. i spend nearly all my weekends cruising the mountains. this pot goes with me everywhere. I have cooked so many meals in it, there's no way i could keep track. it is fairly easy to clean, the best trick i have is put a handful of dirt, rocks, or sand in it with some water, close the lid and slosh it around for a while. comes out sparkling. (avoid big rocks due to denting). It has been perfect for all my two man trips and holds just enough food for the both of us. it's been on roadtrips too, and has stood up on them. it is actually suprisingly durable for being aluminum. it was in perfect shape till my dad decided to punch in the bottom. that was 3 years after buying the product. it will probably be replaced with the same pot, however. very stable, nice size, give it five stars for all the memories.

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Dec

2007

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Excellent Buy

By Muletalker

from Tacoma Wa

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Pros

Compact
Durable
Lightweight

Cons

None

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Open Country 2 Quart Pot with Lid:

Great replacement pot for small (one pot) Sigg Svea cook set. Good for two people.

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Sep

2007

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Low cost, light alternative to titanium

By US Kiwi

from Dunedin, NZ (native Seattlelite)

About Me Avid Adventurer, Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Durable
Inexpensive
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Difficult to Clean
Difficult to pour
Lid not a tight fit

Best Uses

Backpacking
High Altitude
Hiking

Comments about Open Country 2 Quart Pot with Lid:

Almost as light as the equivelent titanium pots, but at a much lower cost. Can bend if you really bank on it, but I've had not problem with mine for the past 5 years I've had it and it goes everywhere in the mountains with me. Lid doesn't generally fit tight (have to flex the pot a little), and difficult to pour. Can pour with handle, but usually spill a bit. A simple pot gripper works fine on this pot though. I only use mine to boil water in, but believe food would stick pretty badly on the bottom if cooking in the pot. 2 quart size has been perfect for solo trips (1 quart for freeze-dried food and hot cocoa, 1 quart to fill water bottle), but am buying the 4 quart size now to minimize the number of times I have to boil water when with others.

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