Monday, July 5, 2021

Ultralight Cookset - How To Do Some Heavy Eating, Lightly!

 Weighing in at 132g on my scales; Jake and I have put together a fully integrated (packs down inside of the mug) solo cookset for backpacking, bikepacking and all-round-cooking-on-the-go...






The system we have created is not revolutionary in the backpacking world, especially in the ultralight backpacking community where weight and packability are carefully considered. If you’re not already versed on the principles of lightweight backpacking, I haven’t particularly the energy to explain it in it’s depths here, but many sources I have listed on my resources page will be helpful in exploring the topic further (Notably see Ray Jardine’s Guide to Lightweight Backpacking). As it goes, the lighter one’s gear and the weight one is carrying, the less energy expended to carry that gear a certain distance. The less energy one is using correlates (in theory) with the amount of enjoyment one might have whilst out walking.