• 2 Quart pot w/ lid - 5.9 oz.
• 2 Quart pot cozy - 1.4 oz.
• 3 Cup pot w/ lid - 3.8 oz.
• 3 Cup pot cozy - 1.0 oz.
• Clamp Handle for the pots - 1.4 oz.
• A "Tin Man" alcohol stove - .4 oz.
• Windscreen - .8 oz.

• Boil times for a given (identical) quantity of water in each pot on the “Tin Man” stove.
• Size of meals that can be prepared in each pot. My son (12 years old) also attends these outings, and may be joining me when I hike without the troop. While we (leaders) usually try to get the boys fed first, so we can prepare and eat our meals in peace (yeah… right), I think it would be nice for my son and I to eat together when it is just the two of us. I will cook a variety of meals – including oatmeal, Ramen noodles, and some dehydrated stews and pasta meals – to try to find a functional limit to the set.
• Effectiveness of the cozy(s). How hot will they keep food for how long? Will it be enough to fully prepare the meals I am making?
• Effectiveness of the windscreen with different pot diameters. How adjustable is the windscreen, and how well does it pack into the set?
• Cleanability. With the lip on each pot rolled out instead of in, and a non-stick coating, there should be very little clean-up necessary besides a wipe and rinse after each use.
• Packability. I keep my current pot inside a cut-off 1-gallon (3.8 liter) plastic milk jug, which serves as a wash basin. I am interested to see if Mama’s Kitchen will fit inside my sink. :-)

• Packability: The complete set does not quite fit in my wash basin. However, if I bring just the small pot and cozy, with the windscreen wrapped around the outside, everything fits together quite nicely.
• Cleanability: A little water and a small piece of paper towel (from my hygiene kit) are sufficient to wipe out the pot in the field. Dish soap can be used when I get to town for a more thorough cleaning.
• Windscreen: The windscreen fits nicely between the large cozy and large pot. As the fit between the small pot and small cozy is a little tighter, I prefer to wrap the windscreen around the outside of the small cozy (inside my wash basin) when I am carrying only the small pot. It provides more benefit to the large pot, but is still effective when used with the small pot.
• Effectiveness of the cozy(s): After 4-5 minutes in the cozy, the Ramen noodles were still too hot to eat, but otherwise fully prepared.
• Size of meals: The small pot is large enough for a single serving of Ramen noodles or oatmeal, but I would hesitate to put anything larger in, since the noodles bring the water level pretty close to the top of the pot. In practice I found Ramen noodles, prepared one serving at a time, was the most practical for us. The first serving was transferred to an insulated mug while the second was prepared. Since my son liked his cooler than mine, and meal time was break time, we both welcomed the down time.
• Boil times: As seen in the table in my Field Report, boil times didn't seem to vary from one pot to the other, or amount of fuel used, but did change relatively predictably with an increase in water being heated. Experience tells me that boil times will increase when the set is exposed to colder and/or windier conditions, but should decrease somewhat with the use of a windscreen and/or pot lid, neither of which I used so that I could observe the water.

1. Lightweight.
2. Compact.
3. Good use of space.
4. Company benefits Boy Scouts and hiking/trail organizations.

1. Difficulties with fuel volumes in excess of 1 oz (30 ml) of fuel.
2. Potentially dangerous overflow when using 2 oz (60 ml) of fuel.

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