Paul,

You only go for titanium if you want to shave grams from your pack weight.

This is a hard, durable material that can withstand extreme conditions,
knocks and abrasions.

The hardness of the metal means that pots can be made thinner, hence
lighter.

That is the only advantage of titanium and you are paying a top premium
price for a metal mined at Eneabba, shipped overseas to be made into a
product and re-imported back to Aussie.

If shaving grams is not what you are after you would probably be better off
going for a Duo SS AL pot. That is a stainless steel and aluminium where the
two metals are pressed together under high pressure. The aluminium on the
outside is good for the thermal conductivity, and the stainless steel on the
inside is scratch resistant.



Cheers



Ralph



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From: aushiker@... [mailto:aushiker@...] On
Behalf Of Paul Homes
Sent: Tuesday, 12 August 2008 9:15 PM
To: aushiker@...
Subject: [Aushiker] Titanium Pots




I'd be keen to hear members opinions on titanium pots. I've made some
"pepsi can" stoves and would like to couple my best stove with a
lightweight pot. Looks like the MSR 2L pot at US$90 and the MSR
Cookset at US$120 seem to be the market leaders from my web searches.
I've been using a Trangia until now.

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance,

Paul





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