Snow Peak Kettle No. 1 - Stainless Steel Kettle for Outdoor Cooking - Durable Camping Kettle for Camping & Hiking

Ideal, sturdy, well thought out, useful at the campsite, perfect with alcohol stoves, camp fires, the "Firebox" or most any other wood burner. Mine is busy getting its "woods fire patina" right out of the box. It's just about the perfect size. You may be struck that it's small, but it handles a meal for one or even two people. It is light enough to back pack and you can nest a lot of items in it on a hike. Works just as well in a base camp on a Coleman stove. I had admired them in the catalogs for years, glad I broke down and bought one. In spite of the quality construction; it is not overpriced.

Just about perfect for one-person hike. It holds about 0.9 liter upto the brim. The bail wire is useful for hanging. I bent the tabs in wide "V" to keep the bail wire erect. The handles are long and far above the flame, so it does not get too hot. The lid is shaped, so that you can put coal on it to cook from both top and bottom. The lid handle is heavy gauge, so it will last and last. Trangia Mini T28 fits inside so lovely, with room to spare for other things.

Preface: I own the solo stove titan (for packing) and the solo stove campfire for home/car use, as well as their associated pots that are sized for them to pack into. I do not own the solo stove original (the smallest one), as it was too small to be practical for a party of two or more for anything other than heating water.However, I wanted the addition of a smaller pot for heating small quantities of water on the titan (say, for rehydrating meals, beverages, etc.), so I began my quest for a 30 oz. (900 ml.) or so pot. I narrowed my choices to the solo pot (having good experiences with solo’s other products) and the snow peak kettle #1. (Zebra makes nice pots as well, but they do not have side handles, nor a pour spout.)In many ways, the two pots are very similar—about the same capacity, both stainless steel, both with folding handles on the pot itself, and both with functional flat lids. Both were purchased directly from Amazon (they do not always have the snow peak in stock.)But there the similarities end.The solo pot is taller and narrower, vs. the snow peak's shorter and wider.The solo pot came with a small dent in the side—apparently not from shipping, as the packaging was pristine—so either damaged at the factory in China, or perhaps it was a mishandled return? Also, the bottom was not completely flat, and “popped” in and out with a small amount of pressure. I know that this pot was designed to be very lightweight, but the thickness of the metal was nowhere near that of solo’s other pots. Could be that I got a lemon, but I noticed some of the more recent reviewers complained of the same problems.The snow peak kettle #1, by comparison, seemed significantly sturdier, with thicker metal. It was constructed perfectly, with no flaws or dents, and the bottom was completely flat. It also has a bail handle (i.e., like a paint bucket), which will be handy when hanging over a fire. Its folding handles are longer, so less likely to get too hot to hold. It does not, however, have measurements marked on the side, which are very handy (I suppose I could scratch or engrave them on, but it would be better if it came that way.) Another downside is that the spout is a cutout on the side covered by a welded-on piece---don’t get me wrong, it is well-executed (typical high quality of snow peak equipment I have bought, all made in Japan), but the design is harder to get really clean if you heat something other than water.And the snow peak is considerably less expensive!So, if you own or are contemplating owning the original solo stove, the solo pot will be adequate for your needs and allow nesting with the stove, a potential space-saver. If you are like me in not owning or planning to own that particular stove, the snow peak is the better pot. I’m keeping mine, and the solo is going back.

First use. Butterfly handles are loose and rattle about when closed but stay together when wedged in open position. The lid handle can be grasped when hot, but the shape of the tab makes it too easy to squeeze tiping the lid to the side vertically, not cool. Would be better to use with a stick or a spoon. Bail handle stays up when cooking, very nice. A strainer for the spout would be a nice change, but the spout pours well without spilling. All in all I would like to see a spruced up version of this, even if it was a few bucks more, with handles that are more firmly in place, rounded lid handle and a strainer int he spout. But all in all for fifteen bucks not a bad little pot. About to see how well it does as a blow eating straight from it, should be fine though as it is not to heavy to hold when full by the butterfly handles. A good tea pot, and a decent cook pot.

Hmm. Have done much more research on a kettle of this type since purchase of this product and wish I'd gone in another direction. The kettle is serviceable, but has some annoyances. Specifically, the handles flop and swing freely -- zero retention. I find them swinging open or closed at all the wrong times. Not terrible, but I suggest keep youtubing for clearly better options.