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GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist Cookset

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A compact cookset for backcountry travelers, the GSI Pinnacle Soloist has everything you need to enjoy a tasty meal while traveling light and fast on the trail.

Cook system includes a 1.1 liter hard-anodized pot with plastic strainer lid, 14 fl. oz. insulated mug, telescoping foon, stove bag and welded sink/stuff sack
All items nest securely inside the pot with room to spare for an ultralight backpacking stove and 220g isobutane fuel canister (both sold separately)
Pinnacle-series hard-anodized aluminum pot distributes heat evenly for fast and efficient cooking; uses Teflon® Radiance technology for supreme scratch resistance
Teflon Radiance features a specially formulated topcoat to enhance heat dispersion for quick heating; nonstick coating is tough enough to handle use with most metal utensils
BPA-free Infinity polypropylene mug/bowl has a low center of gravity and includes an integrated insulating sleeve to keep your drinks hot
Infinity polypropylene has a high melting temperature, offers good impact resistance and is dishwasher safe
Lightweight pot lids doubles as a Sip-It lid for the mug; lid features an integrated strainer that comes in handy when cooking pasta or steaming vegetables
Silicone-coated handle on pot provides a comfortable, secure grip; handle locks into place for cooking and secures the entire set for transport
Ranging in length from 3.8 in. to 6 in., telescoping foon combines a fork and spoon to save weight
All components are 100% BPA free
Included stove bag holds your ultralight stove (sold separately) so it doesn't come into contact with your clean bowl, foon or pot when stowed
The complete GSI Pinnacle Soloist kit fits inside the included welded sink basin that doubles as a carry bag

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GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist Cookset Customer Reviews

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GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist Cookset

4.6

(based on 18 reviews)

94%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Compact (18)
Easy to clean (18)
Lightweight (15)
Durable (14)
Stable (10)

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking (18)
Hiking (10)
Car camping (7)
Biking trips / touring (4)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Casual/ recreational (9), Avid adventurer (6)
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Comfort driven (11), Survivalist / minimalist (6)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (17)

Reviewed by 18 customers

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May

2013

5.0

Pinnacle Soloist

By CLIMBitSKIit

from Shepherd, MT

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Compact
Durable
Easy To Clean
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
High Altitude
Hiking
River

Comments about GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist Cookset:

To sum it up: Simplicity at its finest! Plenty of room for everything you need, all in a compact and lightweight package. I fit my stove + canister, lighter, pot scrubber, drying rag, spork, and bowl in the thing. Add the included stuffsack that doubles as a kitchen sink, and you're all set! Pot size is perfect for 1-2 people and pairs nicely with a small-burner stove (not so much with a larger-burner stove; it was slipping on my MSR Whisperlite). Everything is plenty durable (spork is kind of flimsy though), and dishwasher safe. All in all a great little setup.

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May

2013

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Worked great

By hungrysquirrel

from Portland

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Compact
Durable
Easy To Clean
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Spork Sucks

Best Uses

Backpacking
Bicycle touring
Car Camping
Hiking

Comments about GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist Cookset:

Used it for a couple day trip. It's been great so far. I even got to a point where we were low on fuel so to boil water we just set the pot in the coals of the fire. I was unsure as to whether it would hold up, but other than a little discoloration it was a champ! Continued to use it in the coals for a couple of meals.

I'd recommend getting an aluminum or titanium spork; the one they provide is a little flimsy and was under som major stress with my grits and oatmeal.

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Mar

2013

5.0

A great compact kit

By that guy Dave

from St. Louis MO

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Compact
Durable
Easy To Clean
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Bicycle touring
Hiking

Comments about GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist Cookset:

This is a nice little kit, especially for the price. The collapsible spoon is kind of flimsy. The GSI Soloist also fits inside all of this perfectly to make a more expansive setup.

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Oct

2012

5.0

Great Cookset

By Deantonio1989

from Altoona, pa

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Compact
Easy To Clean
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Hiking

Comments about GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist Cookset:

Only used it on three weekend trips so far but I love this thing. My stove fits inside and is very easy to clean. The spork that comes with it isn't really great and well worth investing in a quality spork as this one melted on me a little while cooking.

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Oct

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Cookset

By STT22

from Las Vegas, NV

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Compact
Easy To Clean
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Hiking

Comments about GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist Cookset:

Great all around cookset. Very compact and easy to store my Soto OD-1R Micro Regulator Stove and gas canister in a securable and protective way.

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Sep

2012

4.0

Overall a pretty good cookset

By jupiter122

from Boston, MA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Compact
Durable
Easy To Clean
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping
Hiking

Comments about GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist Cookset:

This is a nice cookset that suited my needs almost perfectly. There were two minor issues. First, the pot lit doesn't snap tightly onto the pot or the cup, so a couple of times it wound up on the dirty ground. This seems like an easy issue to fix so I am not why that hasn't been corrected. Second, while the pot easily accommodated the included cup, my MSR Microrocket stove, and a 110 gram Snow Peak gas cannister, it was just a tiny bit too small to accommodate the 220 g gas cannister, but if it were about 2-3 mm taller, it would have. That would have been nice and could easilly be fixed by the manufacturer.

On the plus size, this is sturdy, compact pot that cleaned up easily and the insulation sleeve for the cup worked well with boiling hot water for coffee and tea.

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Jul

2012

(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

No complainants here.....

By Sticks-n-stones

from Wisconsin

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Compact
Durable
Easy To Clean
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Bicycle touring
Hiking

Comments about GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist Cookset:

I have had my Soloist for a couple of years now and have used it hundreds of times with my home-brew alcohol stove. I'll break down each component.

Storage sack: Works great as a mini sink and water storage too! There is enough room when fully packed for the aluminum windscreen I made to be wrapped around the pot, although it's a bit tight....it works.

Spork: Has worked just fine for me hundreds of times. It's not going to hold up to prying tent stakes, but for mixing food and lifting a bite full of food from a bowl to your mouth? I don't see a problem with mine. Lightweight, small and easy to clean.

Bowl: Behind the neoprene sleeve are measurement markings on mine (not sure if past or current ones do). I don't use it for much more than mixing instant food (hummus, instant mashed potatoes, etc.). It's not much of a bowl but it works great for a back up coffee cup when traveling with a friend.

Lid: Mine is an older model and the lid is noticeably different. It's a lid/strainer and does just fine with its lid/straining jobs.

Pot: I use mine almost always for boiling water or heating food still in the can in a water bath. The height of this 1.1 liter pot allows me to place a can of food in it and put the lid on, decreasing the amount of time to heat it slightly. I haven't found anything else that allows me to do this. I only use it on a small alcohol stove (made from an aluminum beer bottle) and the diameter of this pot is perfect for the flame output of my stove. I haven't had any issues with the handle other than some slight melting of the coating from using it with my stove.

Here's what else I have in it:
My alcohol stove
Windscreen (wrapped around the pot tightly)
A large paperclip for the windscreen
A bic lighter
Half a dozen books of matches
Several yards of aluminum foil
A Swiss Army knife
Half a sponge/scrubby in a zip-lock
A dozen tea bags
A Sea to Summit X-Mug (you can boil/bake a huge muffin with it.....fits perfect)

This thing survived a nasty motorcycle accident better than I did. It was almost squished flat. I managed to bend/pound it "round-ish" again and used it again this summer for a 1600 mile bicycle tour. Excellent gear!

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Jul

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Good 2-person setup

By kackeroo

from Herndon, VA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Compact
Durable
Easy To Clean
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Foon is "eh"
No measures

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist Cookset:

Just finished using this on a one-night trip in Shenandoah for two backpackers. I loved being able to fit my Snow-Peak canister and stove INSIDE the pot. My previous setup required me to pack the canister separately. The pot seems pretty bomber. Used the bowl for dinner while my backpacking buddy ate directly out of the food bag. No complaints. Also used it for oatmeal for breakfast. Even used the pot lid loosely over the bowl to help the oatmeal along so it was a little but useful. The foon came apart when I pulled too hard. Was able to put it back together though. Just don't yank on it like I did. My only major complaint was that the pot nor the bowl had any measures marked. So how am I supposed to know when I've put 16oz in the pot? Eh? I will take a previous reviewers suggestion and put markings on the bowl. I guessed and ended up with fettucine alfredo soup. This isn't any lighter than my previous setup, in fact it came in at the exact same weight. But I liked being able to nest my entire kitchen in one package.

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Jul

2012

5.0

Lives Up to Its Billing

By lacouyon

from Shreveport, LA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Compact
Durable
Easy To Clean
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Bicycle touring
Car Camping
Power outages

Comments about GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist Cookset:

This is the second time I've used this soloist kit on a multi-day hike and it performed as advertised.
It's lightweight but well built and you can pack a MSR Pocket Rocket or a cannister of fuel inside it. Easy to clean and low maintenance which is what every outdoors person wants.

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Jun

2012

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great ltwt cookset for 1/2 people

By dfault

from Boston, MA

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Compact
Durable
Easy To Clean
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist Cookset:

I got this product a few weeks ago and used it for a 4 day backpacking trip with my sister in Yosemite. This is a perfect size for 2 people and small/light enough for one.

A 220g snow peak fuel canister, my snow peak gigapower stove and bowl all fit in the snugly without rattling. The included velvet-y stove bag is really nice, but may be a bit small for some of the larger diameter lightweight stoves (primus yellowstone). The teflon coating is great and makes cleaning super easy and so far seems impossible to scratch. Mine still looks like new!

The handle wiggles a little bit in the "handle" position, but that's no surprise from the design and is still completely stable. In the closed position it is very snug and has no give.

The bowl isn't anything special in itself, and the insulation provided by the neoprene around it seems negilible, but it works and fits in the pot with the stove and fuel, so that's a win in my book.

The spork is useless. Get yourself another. I recommend Light My Fire brand. It won't fit inside, but it's not big anyways.

I didn't have too much use for the bag this trip, but it's light so I'm keeping it on. If nothing else, it helps to keep the handle mechanism from catching on anything.

Other notes: The MSR 220g canisters are ~something like 1mm taller than the snow peak ones and pushes the lid up above the top of the pot. It still closes securely though.
Make sure to pack it canister first, like the graphic on the pot, not canister last, like in the directions.
If you're looking for a stove, I can't recommend the snow peak giga power enough. Used it at 8300 ft in single digit temperatures with this pot. It held it stabily, ignited with one click of the piezo igniter, and boiled a liter in a few minutes.