ANATOLY IVANOV / PROSE / 2008-08-16
OUTDOOR 2008: MSR 1,3 L TITANIUM QUICK 1 POT PREVIEW
BACKPACKING / CLIMBING / PREVIEWS
Why would a lightweight backpacker need a 1,3 L (44 fl oz) pot? To cook slow food for 5? Naaa… To melt snow in winter!
Dry winter air leads to quick dehydration. Drink a lot to compensate. Melt a lot of snow. Often. And quickly.
Have you ever tried melting enough snow for a liter of water using a 600 ml Snow Peak Titanium cup, or, maybe, an 850 ml MSR Titan Kettle? An exercise in patience. A royal pain in ass! You might spend your day sporking snow into these.
A 2 L titanium pot is much better. A 5 L is great! Switch on your white gas blowtorch and keep shoveling the snow in the pot.
But wait, titanium does not compress that well! These pots will claim those 2 or 5 liters in your pack!
// A volume vs speed dilemma:
- Either carry a smaller volume pot and consequently a smaller volume and lighter winter backpack… but spend your time melting snow.
- Or, carry a larger volume pot and consequently larger volume and heavier winter backpack… but spend your time actually walking and drinking.
Is there a middle ground between an ultralitish 600 ml and a traditional 2 L? There may be.
Photo: MSR Quick 1 Pot with insulated mug / With permission from Cascade Designs / Author unknown
WHAT’S NEW AND INTERESTING?
For 2009, MSR has developed a line of integrated cook sets. The Exo 2, Quick 1 (pictured above), Quick 2, Flex 3 and Flex 4 systems combine a multitude of pots, strainer lids, insulated mugs and dish plates that fit in each other to gain space.
But does the lightweight backpacker need insulated mugs and dish plates? No. We just need the new MSR titanium pots.
Particularly the MSR Quick 1 pot:
- 1,3 L (44 fl oz) volume
- titanium
- strainer lid
- made of heat-resistant glass-filled nylon, the integrated “Talon” handle folds upwards around the pot’s lid to the other side of the pot to hold everything together when packed
- approximately 193 g (6.81 oz) (the pot’s lid is still in development)
SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES
- Manufacturer: MSR, a Cascade Designs’ brand (msrgear.com)
- Model: Quick 1 Pot
- Year: 2009
- Materials: titanium pot, heat-resistant glass-filled nylon handle, metal lid (unknown type, still under development)
- Main features: a lightweight, titanium, rather compact, self-packing pot of intermediate volume that might be just the right size for solo winter snow melting
- Height: 7,6 cm (3 in) (stepped bottom, deepest point)
- Diameter: 15 cm (6 in)
- Volume: 1,3 L (44 fl oz)
- Weight of the pot: 148 g (5.23 oz) (including integrated handle)
- Weight of the lid: 45 g (1.58 oz) (approximate weight, lid not finalized yet)
- Weight of the pot, handle and lid: 193 g (6.81 oz)
AVAILABILITY
Should be in stores worldwide in spring 2009. But, actually, I need it this winter!
MY QUESTIONS AND DOUBTS
- Of course, the main question is whether a switch from my larger 2 L MSR Titan pot is such a good idea…
- And I am concerned about the folding handle… Will it handle 1,3 kilos with ease? Will it melt down someday?
- I will also need to see how my MSR SimmerLite, reflector and windscreen fit inside.
ALTERNATIVES
- BackpackingLight.com FireLite SUL-1100 Titanium Cookpot without handles (1,1 L)
- Evernew 1,3 L Ultralight Titanium Pot with handles (1,3 L)
- Vargo Titanium Non-Stick Pot without handles (1,3 L)
CHANGE LOG
| 2008-08-16 | Added details about the material of the Talon pot handle. |
| 2008-08-09 | First publication. |
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