GSI Halulite Minimalist Cookset

Summary

Great for 1 person, good for 2 people, this pot handles both your dinner and your morning coffee while being extremely light and durable. Fits around 24 oz water, 18 safely for boiling.

Lightweight cozy and the silicone grips complete this set for any backcountry person looking for a light cooking solution.

After three years, I still use my pot on every backcountry outing. I've made oatmeal, couscous, quinoa, tea, coffee and even have eaten backcountry lasagna in it, and it's always been pleasurable to use and clean.

The silicone grips are extremely light, but fit my lighter and a dried/compressed sponge for cleaning inside while stored. The lid still holds after years of use, and it makes boiling water a breeze by covering the pot (put the lid sippy part down so you can remove it easily!)

My one complaint would be that the cup is extremely well insulated with the cozy and the lid, so I have to wait extra time for my coffee/tea to cool down... Oh wait, that's not a bad thing :)

Boiling 12 oz of water with MSR PocketRocket in this thing takes around 5-6 minutes. Silicone grips make it very easy to transfer it into the cozy, from which I can pour it anywhere. 

I've tried using the spork once, and it's supposed to be a slide/collapsible spork, which breaks immediately.

Summary

This is a great lightweight cook set, if you have the right type of stove to accommodate the small 4.2 inch diameter.

I have recently discovered that I am no longer the young guy who can haul 80 lbs in his pack for a week long adventure. Therefore I have started downsizing on gear trying to find a way to make my adventures a little more pleasant. My first ultra-lite purchase was the Haulite Minimalist cook set. This cook set was a good idea, but I think I have the wrong stove to compliment this cook set.

Specs.

This set weighs only 6.3 oz. it stands 4.6 inches tall and is 4.2 wide. It comes with a telescoping foon/spork, a silicone magnetic gripper that only takes two fingers to use, a lightweight insulating sleeve, and a sipper lid. The lid can be flipped upside down to assist with faster boiling times or you can use it up right to sip you coffee or tea.

The Goods

Haulite is super lightweight and distributes the heat evenly. The size is perfect for cooking Rice-a-Roni or similar type meals. This makes it the perfect cook set for 1 man cooking. The material used is abrasion resistant and is easily cleaned with sand or snow. With this system you have a bowl, cup and pot all in one.

The Bad

While the telescoping fork was a great idea you have to be very gentle with them or the foon will slide right of the track. The track itself breaks pretty easily. If you’re rough on gear like I am I suggest leaving the foon at home.

The diameter is barely too small to accommodate my MSR Whisperlite. It will work if you are super careful but the slightest bump can leave you food all over the ground.

Conclusion

I would highly recommend this set if you have the right stove. I would imagine it would work great with most canister type, or alcohol stoves. It cooks fast and evenly. The insulating is a great bonus feature for sipping on cocoa in the middle of winter.

My only real complaint would be the foon. I actually liked the idea of the telescoping foon so much that after I broke the first one I ordered another and tried too be really careful, but I have come to the conclusion I am hard on gear and that is to fragile of a system to be in my hands.

Summary

Awesome set.

I have used this on every backpacking trip I've gone on for the past year and a half and really like it. I had to modify my MSR PocketRocket with a grinder to get it to fit inside with a 3.5oz Jetboil canister, the foon, and potholder.  I often switch between the PocketRocket and a Vargo Triad.

With the Triad I can fit the stove, wind shield, pot holder, foon, priming cap, 3.2 oz bottle of fuel and lighter all inside.  It is very durable, heats quickly and cools quickly as well. The insulating sleeve will keep tea or coffee hot for a long time, and the lid works great both as a drinking lid for use as a mug, but a lid while boiling.

The pot holder works well and is light enough to be worth bringing even if you're counting ounces. 

Summary

Awesome little set. Super-lightweight and compact. Get the right stove and fuel canister, and it can all fit inside! The insulation sleeve protects your hands from the hot really well, and the little mitt works well when you figure out you're supposed to put two fingertips inside it.

This thing is super-sweet. I love that everything fits inside (if you get the right size fuel canister and stove). I use Snow Peak Giga Power 4oz fuel canister and a small, cheap stove I purchased on amazon.

The insulation sleeve protects your hands from the hot really well and keeps the contents warm, but just watch your finger on the bottom: there's a hole and the metal is hot (learned that one the hard way).

Seems to be made of quality materials and should last. Spoon is a little awkward in the way it goes together. Otherwise, it's a great product at a reasonable price.

Summary

This is about the perfect solo trail kitchen out there for those looking for an all-in-one solution. I only took off a half star because the included spoon is very cheap and now sits in the bottom of a gear tub in my garage. Rather, I use the Vargo folding Ti spork.

The kit is designed to be used with a compact canister stove like a WhisperLite, but I use it with my homemade cat food can alcohol stove. With this configuration, I can fit my entire kitchen in the pot: titanium foil windscreen (Suluk46, cut down to fit), stove, pot grabber, lighter (mini-Bic), spork (Vargo Ti folding spork) and collapsible mug (Sea to Summit X-mug).

I find the pot conducts heat better than the titanium cookware out there and weighs about the same. It's the perfect size to cook a box of mac and cheese — it really is meant for one. If cooking for a group you'll want something else. In the mornings, it's perfect for a cup of coffee and some oatmeal.

The pot is well constructed. The lid is quite well thought out and even includes the helpful tip to flip it over when cooking so it doesn't get stuck on my a vacuum as the pot contents cool. The pot grabber has an embedded magnet which is designed to stick to the side of a fuel canister. Not applicable to my setup but thoughtful design nonetheless. Since I bought mine I think they redesigned the cozy a little bit, adding reinforcement to the top to increase durability, but I've not had an issue with mine.

I've used this kit on several hikes in Colorado and not been disappointed.

Summary

Great cookset for 1 or 2.

Versatile cookset looks built to last. Huge pot holds enough water for 3 dinners.

Love having purchased this. It's light, packs everything inside and I don't have to rely on anyone else for cooking. It's great as a backup and I never leave home without it even if I'm not providing meals for the group. Inside I pack a canister of fuel, my Brunton Raptor (tried the Pocketrocket, but like how the Brunton packs better in it), and all the accessories.

The silicone holder works great and the magnet sticks like glue so you don't lose the thing. The flipping lid is so novel a concept, I love it.

Only complaint with the lid is the silicone gasket which can be a wee-bit tricky to get the lid on there when storing everything because it can slip a bit if not on right. But by the 3rd use you'll have no problems getting used to this.

Keeps everything hot and the sleeve allows you to keep your hands warm but you can hold the mug with boiling water with no problems.

A little tip for the canister, I wrap the edge of the base with electric tape to prevent scratching the insides of the Minimalist.

For the money, the weight savings, the ultra-compact size, there's nothing been better for me.

This mug/pot is perfect! It's small and light yet has a short wide shape so it will never tip and has plenty of room for storing a 110g fuel can, pot gripper, tele-foon and "rocket" style stove.

The pot gripper seemed a little sketchy to me, but upon actually using it it's a genius idea. You can use it for all your handle-less pots and pans. We have 2 that we bring and mainly use as our coffee mugs, but they work perfect for solo meals, fast heat up, fast cool down, lightning clean up. The insulated sleeve lets you hold the pot when its practically on fire.

We also use the GSI Dualist for larger meals, using the minamalist as the mugs and the dualist bowls as plates, a perfect combination. For what's out there (35$ titanium mugs and nothing included) these are worth their weight in gold.