PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Camper is a cook set from their NFORM Crossover line. The Crossover line is designed to pack a lot of essential cooking gear into one package. All of the items fit into one another and some single items function as two things. All of the cookware that is needed for a group of four is neatly stacked and integrated into each other and held together in this very unique package. This cookware uses Teflon with Radiance technology which is approved to be used with this cookware. The Pinnacle Camper is also part of GSI's Infinity line. It is an ultra-lightweight, completely recyclable BPA-free alternative to polycarbonate resins.

INITIAL IMPRESSIONS
I was very interested in seeing how all of this was put together. When the box showed up and had an exploded view of the Pinnacle Camper on the side of the box, I was thinking there was no way all of this could be in this package. After removing it from the box I started pulling items off and out of each other. I was absolutely amazed at how all of the items were designed to fit in and on one another.

The first thing that is pulled from the stack is the 9 in. (22 cm.) fry pan. The fry pan acts as a lid and has a metal tab on the side with slots. This is where the pot griper is placed and locked into position when ready to be used. The next two items are the lids for the pots. These lids have strainer holes on one side and an orange plastic tab on the top. This tab can be raised so that it stands straight up so when it's time to pull the lid from the pot, fingers won't get burned trying to lift it off the lid.

Once the two lids were removed, a group of four, triangle shaped insulated mugs were resting inside the 2.0 L (68.0 fl. oz.) pot as seen in the picture above. At first I was thinking that I saw four cups and four mugs on the web site. And when I saw that there were only four mugs I figured maybe I was seeing things wrong on the site. It turns out that the insulated mugs fit inside the bowls. Once I figured this out I was truly impressed. All four of the mugs and bowls are colored in red, blue, green and orange. The mugs have Sip-It lids which helps keep younger kids from spilling the contents and helps keep any hot liquids, warm while drinking from them. Another nice addition to the mugs is that they are marked with measuring cup markings for 1 and 2 cup (200 and 400 ml).

Inside one of the mugs was the folded pot gripper. Although this is not a standard pot gripper that grips the pot like a pair of pliers, it does snap onto the metal tabs on the side of the pots and fry pan. Once the gripper is into position to slide onto the metal tab in the up position, the orange slide button is slid back to allow the gripper to be seated on the tabs. The orange tab is released and a pin is placed into a hole on the metal tab to keep the gripper from sliding off. When I went to release the gripper my first action was grabbing the pot to hold it. This would not have been good if I was cooking and the pot was hot. So, I tried it again one handed and without touching the pot to see if it would come off without holding the pot. It did, and I'm sure it will be easier when there are contents in the pot.

Below the 2.0 L (68.0 fl. oz.) pot were the four colored plates. These fit perfectly, stacked at the bottom of the 3.0 L (101 fl. oz.) pot. These also come in red, blue, green and orange. These plates are pleasantly thick and seem very durable. The 3.0 L (101 fl. oz.) pot fits inside, what GSI calls, the sink. The sink is almost seamless except for one side and it is sealed with some type of fabric tape. The sinks main function is to keep this whole package together. the handles for The sink connect together over the fry pan by hook and loop fastener and keeps it all nice and neat.

I am very excited about using the GSI Pinnacle Camper cook set on my fall and winter camping trips. I will see if things tend to stick to the Teflon or if I have to scrub more than normal to get the pot or pan clean. I will see how well the Pot Gripper works with a pot full of water to see if there is any danger in this design of it slipping off of the tabs. Many more tests will be run through out this testing series.