You can lose some weight by going to aluminum or titanium over stainless. Depending on what you are carrying, you could lose about a pound. The question is “is it worth the extra cost?” I would suggest avoiding titanium since titanium’s heat transference is pretty bad compared to aluminum or steel.

Here’s mine for two people



I change out the larger pot set for a much smaller one for solo travel (which I do much more often). The set up includes salt, pepper (in mill), some Italian seasonings and garlic. I use a collapsible measuring cup and an MSR foldable spoon. My cup is a titanium one with a double wall because titanium is do bad at transferring heat.

• large pot: 800g
• tea pot (with sweetener and coffee filters): 480g
• Canister: 380g
• utensils: 290g
• cup: 195g
• coffee filter: 140
• stove: 100g
• small pot: 480g
• Cleaning supplies: 55g

Total for 2: 2450g

Total solo: 2130g

I have a frying pan but I’ve never used it in more than 20 years of using these pots. My meals aren’t all that elaborate on the road. I use mostly boxed pastas and rices with added foil packed chicken for protein. I’ve found that Star Kissed makes a buffalo chicken that is very good with a cheesy pasta. I did find foil packed meatballs on my trip last fall which were surprisingly good. I’ve also found foil packed India meals and rice from Tasty Bits that are really good as well. Even easier to cook and a nice break from pasta.

If I’m off-road bikepacking, I carry freeze-dried and a lot less (the tea pot, coffee stuff, cup, and the spoon/fork set