When pots and pans need to get bigger? Backpacking to trailer

[07 Elephant]

I think the cuisinart set we have is copper core bottom wrapped in stainless.

They sure heat up and cook nicely. And they pack down. Very pleased.

 

[Corey]

I use Paul Revere cookware at home I bought about 20 years ago.
It is stainless steel with copper clad bottoms.

I have the exact same set that was my grandparents from the 50s or early 60s in my camping gear.

Light weight and it cooks great at home or camping.

http://www.revereware.com/index.asp?pageId=19

They still look the same too as the new ones being made today.

http://www.shopworldkitchen.com/index.asp?pageid=231&upc=50035008045

 

[R_Lefebvre]

I think the cuisinart set we have is copper core bottom wrapped in stainless.

They sure heat up and cook nicely. And they pack down. Very pleased.

Very nice. Thanks. Do the handles lock on well?

 

[07 Elephant]

Very nice. Thanks. Do the handles lock on well?

yes they lock on and unlock with a pull of a trigger thing on the handle. I was talking to Mike S. at autohome yesterday and he uses the same set. I chuckled cause he mentioned it at the same time I was posting up the pics you see in my post. The removable handles are really nice for packing away the pots and pans too.

I don't recall how much the set costs but they're worth it.

We used to take stuff from our kitchen and bed room when we'd camped. Now though I have stuff that's dedicated to camping and we keep that stuff in action packers etc so it's ready to go.

 

[805gregg]

My wife and I Bought a new set for the kitchen, so the old kitchen set is going in the camping Box. maybe that could be the route to take.

That's what I do, the old stuff goes in the camper and boat. It's used who cares what happens to it. No cast iron for camping it's just too heavy and harder to clean, than used non stick.

 

[Radio]

We keep our "retired" non-stick cookware in the trailer. Reliable and good enough for the camping trips. There is a distinct trade-off between functionality, non-stick, cast iron zombie hunting cookware and cheap cookware. Too cheap ruins food and makes a mess... too expensive is not always the best either. I think it has to cook well, reasonalbly non-sticky and not so heavy. Storage options is a bonus, but nothing crafty packing can't solve.
The other issue is simple: How many people do you cook for per meal? When camping, I frequently cook for 4-6 people. After a certain size, the wee bit of extra weight for some extra cookware features hardly matters! (Although the 40 pound cast iron skillet would be nice to cook 24 eggs in...)

 

[adamha]

Garage sales make for perfect camp cookware, silverware, plates, ect. Who really cares if it matches. Just get what you need to make a full set. If you break it or lose it who cares. Just hit another garage sale.

 

[07 Elephant]

We also take a dutch oven. Classic camp cooking adds to the fun of being outdoors.

Peach cobler in a 10 inch dutch oven. Made in USA.