{"id":5811,"date":"2015-10-08T17:00:16","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T00:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=5811"},"modified":"2018-11-11T21:50:50","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T05:50:50","slug":"gear-review-sea-to-summit-x-pot-5-piece-cookset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/gear-review-sea-to-summit-x-pot-5-piece-cookset","title":{"rendered":"Gear Review: Sea to Summit X-Pot 5-Piece Cookset"},"content":{"rendered":"

In August we took the X-Pot five-piece collapsible silicone cookset on a seven-day backpacking trip in Wyoming\u2019s Wind River Range<\/a>. Because we were counting ounces, like most of you do, we left one bowl and one cup at home. The pot, cup and bowl we carried weighed 15.8 ounces total, down from the original five-piece set\u2019s 21 ounces.<\/p>\n

\"X-Pot<\/p>\n

I have to admit I was a little skeptical when this cookset arrived in the mail\u2014a silicone pot with sides that could (potentially) melt if exposed to open flames? I smelled impending disaster. Granted, it has an aluminum base. But I\u2019m pleased to report that even after cooking six dinners and six breakfasts in this pot, I failed to melt a catastrophic hole in its silicone walls.<\/p>\n

\"X-Pot<\/p>\n

Late in our trip I did have the stove turned up too high and must have scorched the side of the pot, because I smelled something burning; thankfully I pulled the pot off the burner after a few seconds and found no damage. If you\u2019re super-paranoid, I\u2019d suggest keeping the stove flame down, or not using a windscreen. I was cautious with the flame and did use a windscreen every time I cooked, and only had the one \u201cclose call.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"X-Pot<\/p>\n

I\u2019d say my (mild) skepticism has been neutralized after a week with this cookset. Three things I liked were the set\u2019s collapsibility\u2014instead of stuffing a bunch of stuff inside a big cooking pot every morning, I just squished this whole set down together and slid it into my pack; the mug\u2019s interior gradient markings; and the ease of cleaning. Nothing stuck to the bottom of the pot, or the sides. We didn\u2019t cook anything with cheese in it, though, so that might affect this point. The pot was a little hard to pour boiling water out of, and it was impossible to pour out contents of about two cups or more without using both hands.<\/p>\n

\"X-Pot<\/p>\n

Overall, we were satisfied with the cookset. We thought it worked extremely well as a three-piece set, with one of us eating out of the cup and the other eating out of the bowl\u2014then we’d rinse them and one of us would drink coffee out of the cup and the other would drink coffee out of the bowl. But if you don\u2019t mind the extra five ounces, the entire five-piece set would be luxurious.<\/p>\n

Shop the\u00a0Sea to Summit X-Pot 5-Piece Cookset<\/a> at REI.com.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In August we took the X-Pot five-piece collapsible silicone cookset on a seven-day backpacking trip in Wyoming\u2019s Wind River Range. Because we were counting ounces, like most of you do, we left one bowl and one cup at home. The pot, cup and bowl we carried weighed 15.8 ounces total, down from the original five-piece […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[387],"tags":[15,443,277,8,444,138,149],"internal-tag":[1673],"class_list":["post-5811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hike","tag-backpacking","tag-cook-pots","tag-gear-review","tag-hike","tag-sea-to-summit","tag-united-states","tag-wyoming","internal-tag-pre-redirect-hike"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/hike\/gear-review-sea-to-summit-x-pot-5-piece-cookset","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Gear Review: Sea to Summit X-Pot 5-Piece Cookset","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/gear-review-sea-to-summit-x-pot-5-piece-cookset","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/gear-review-sea-to-summit-x-pot-5-piece-cookset"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/20150809-Wind-River-High-Route-36.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/20150809-Wind-River-High-Route-36.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000"},"articleSection":"Hike","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Angela Crampton"}],"creator":["Angela Crampton"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["backpacking","cook pots","gear reviews","hike","sea to summit","united states","wyoming"],"dateCreated":"2015-10-09T00:00:16Z","datePublished":"2015-10-09T00:00:16Z","dateModified":"2018-11-12T05:50:50Z"},"rendered":"