Hilldweller
SE Expedition Society
...warn me so I have them with me. They're in the cupboard at home right now.Sold. Not in a rush so when I bump into ya I'll grab em
My office is in Alpharetta, btw. Probably closer to you.
Pot Set
- Thread starter oscar the grouch
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My office is in Alpharetta, btw. Probably closer to you.
oscar the grouch
Jeep Nut
I'm down in Macon but I might swing threw there next weekend after the georgia traverse deal
Thirty-Nine
Explorer
Another vote here. We just got ours and have used it a couple of times. However, it's compact and works great.
402xjeeper
Observer
Lodge dutch oven, and lodge seasoned steel skillet, and a garage sale stainless steel pot to boil water. The 3 legged dutch oven works on the gas stove or real fire/coals.
oscar the grouch
Jeep Nut
okay back in the market.
torn between these two.
Stansport Family Cook Set SS
http://amzn.com/B000HK50IU
and the GSI GLACIER STAINLESS COOKSET Base Camp
http://amzn.com/B0018BNFCK
I was initially sold on the GSI because I have a bunch of their other stuff and its good but the stansport gets better reviews.
torn between these two.
Stansport Family Cook Set SS
http://amzn.com/B000HK50IU
and the GSI GLACIER STAINLESS COOKSET Base Camp
http://amzn.com/B0018BNFCK
I was initially sold on the GSI because I have a bunch of their other stuff and its good but the stansport gets better reviews.
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IMHO, it's all about layer thickness. Do they have specifications listed?
Herbie
Rendezvous Conspirator
It's not the thickness that worries me, its the coating inside. I'm guessing the higher, sometimes concentrated, heat of a campfire might scortch it. Also, plastic lids. Handy that they have "strainer" functionality, but there are a few reviews where people have had them get soft even on a campstove (perhaps in combo with high output and a windscreen reflecting heat back to the lid).
That said, I like my GSI set for my chuckbox. If I'm going to be doing campfire cooking, there's often a dutch oven in the load anyhow, so that gets used for all fire duty.
oscar the grouch
Jeep Nut
NEITHER of the pots I listed are plastic. they are both stainless steel.
oscar the grouch
Jeep Nut
not that i could find but im not sure what im looking at really.
http://www.gsioutdoors.com/explore/glacier/glacier-stainless-cookset-lg.html
http://www.stansport.com/index.php/cookware/stainless-steel/369.html
Herbie
Rendezvous Conspirator
Sorry, was thinking of my GSI Bugaboo Basecamper, not the GSI Basecamp
Hilldweller
SE Expedition Society
The Stansport has a higher nickle content and will be slightly more corrosion resistant.
I love my GSI Dutch oven but my GSI Bugaboo cookware didn't last one year of hard use.
It would be nice to feel them both in your hands...
I love my GSI Dutch oven but my GSI Bugaboo cookware didn't last one year of hard use.
It would be nice to feel them both in your hands...
oscar the grouch
Jeep Nut
Wish there was a place to do that. I cant find a store that carries both.
oscar the grouch
Jeep Nut
no worries. i was looking at the bugaboo for a minute but im a buy it once type and ive never had a teflon pan stand up to any use.
I'd avoid the GSI like the plague, at least the models you linked. I have a similar set and those handles are absolute junk. No matter how hard you squeeze the clamp they will drop the pot. I just lost breakfast a couple weeks ago to the pot falling off.
Bit the bullet and got the Magma. Used this past weekend they were great. Seem to heat evenly, solid handles, clean easily. Bottom line is they were not an issue at mealtime, which is as much as you can expect from cookware. Only one complaint; the lid knobs are metal and they get hot.
Bit the bullet and got the Magma. Used this past weekend they were great. Seem to heat evenly, solid handles, clean easily. Bottom line is they were not an issue at mealtime, which is as much as you can expect from cookware. Only one complaint; the lid knobs are metal and they get hot.