How to Choose Camping Cookware

This 1.1-liter GSI Outdoors Halulite Boiler pot is simple, efficient and incredibly strong, making it perfect for alpinists, fast-packers and long-distance bike tourers.
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View the GSI Outdoors Halulite Product LineView all GSI Outdoors PotsBest Use | Backpacking |
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Liquid Capacity (L) | 1.1 liters |
Liquid Capacity (fl. oz.) | 37.2 fluid ounces |
Dimensions | 5.1 x 5 x 4.8 inches |
Cookware Material | Aluminum |
Material(s) | Hard-anodized aluminum |
Nonstick Surface | No |
Includes | 1.1L pot wit lid; mesh stuff sack |
Weight | 8.6 ounces |
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The size is great and the packing possibilities are great. Performs well over all. Works great for two people eating dehydrated meals and great for solo trips as well. The size is just right for my needs. The pot is lite and the packing possibilities are awesome. The size allows you to store more items within the pot and the netted bag it comes with. Works great over a stove or directly on coals or close to a fire. I love the material the pot is made of. For some reason it starts making a sorta hissing noise when the water is close to boiling in a stove or fire coals. I’ll be picking up another for my wife’s pack. -Stilts
I love this pot. My hiking companion was so impressed he went and bought one too. I love that it holds my fuel canister & pocket rocket 2 inside. The foldable handle and mesh bag make it secure and easy to carry.
I wanted to try out a new cooking system from my usual Primus (ETA) with built-in pot. So, I got this product and took it to a bikepacking trip. The pot is a perfect size to house a medium-sized isobutane fuel canister. It weighs more, but I didn't want to run out of fuel using the small canister (which I did at the last trip). The pot is light weight and compensates for the fuel. Having the handle comes in handy, too. Good size for 2 cups of coffee at a time in the morning.
As a mountaineering instructor and backcountry guide, GSI Boiler is my lifeline during long, rugged expeditions. Its part of my GSI Coffee Kit and has been a game-changer—compact, lightweight, and built to withstand the elements, it’s the perfect companion for early alpine starts or quiet canyon mornings. Whether I’m leading a group in the remote Utah canyons or prepping for a summit push, this boiler ensures I get my food cooked fast or water boiled no matter where adventure takes me.
Great product. A little heavier than the Snow Peak cook pot, but the cool rubberized handle and teflon coating are really nice. This pot holds a MSR pocket rocket stove and a fuel canister or a MSR pocket rocket stove and a Snow Peak 450 mug inside.
I use bottles for water instead of Platypus, and this is great for storing your entire cooking items (stove, lighters, matches, 1 fuel canister plus room for extras). I can soak my oatmeal overnight in my bear canister or hung from a tree while clamped shut and give it a quick heat in the morning. Saves time and packs up nicely. Isn't too large and sits just fine on the rocket stove, holds a lot more product than the standard sized cup so you can make a hot beverage and a meal in a single boil.
this pot is big for its small footprint. and it can hold a large backpacking stove gas canister. i made a card board sleeve to nestle in the pot, walls and bottom, so when the gas canister was placed inside, for efficient packing assistance, the pot the metal would not scratch or damage the finish inside the pot.
I recently needed a bigger pot because we need to heat water for two of us now. I've always been disappointed with titanium because it doesn't heat evenly, scorching the area above the flame, especially on a stove with a narrow flame. Aluminum disperses the heat much more evenly, which is important for those times when you are actually cooking and not just boiling water. For swift and even heating, I am willing to accept the slight weight penalty (about 2 ounces for equivalently sized aluminum versus titanium pots). In addition, this GSI pot is half or less of the price of an equivalently sized titanium pot. In my backpack, I like this pot a lot. It holds a 4-ounce gas canister wrapped in a microfiber towel, a folding canister base, a small piece of plastic scrubber, a mini Bic lighter, and my stove all with the lid securely fastened. (With an 8-oz gas canister inside, my stove will not fit, but everything else will). Speaking of the lid, I could fashion one out of aluminum foil, but I'm not a gram counter and this lid does double duty by keeping everything securely inside. For me, it's weight well worth carrying. In use, I like this pot a lot. The folding handle, which serves to hold the lid closed in the pack, locks in place and is extremely sturdy, even with a full pot of boiling water. The plastic coating on the handle and the pot lid handle mean that I don't have to remember to bring a bandana to the cooking party so that I can grasp and pour from the hot pot. And the size is perfect for two people, holding a full liter of water comfortably. Pros: smooth even heating, inexpensive, brilliantly engineered, sturdy, perfect for two people. Cons: very slight weight penalty versus titanium, a bit large for one person.
I use this daily to boil my coffee in the morning in an array of environments from the house to the peak. This is my third pot that I have used and it is the best by far. Everything fits neatly into the pot and the pot heats very efficiently. I'm really happy with this choice.
This little pot is perfect for backpacking, small enough to pack away nice yet big enough to hold a butane can and burner head. We just went hiking in the Gila Wilderness and was able to boil enough water at one time for me and the wife to use in our Peak meals.