User Review: Optimus Kettle

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October 29, 2012

oaeaglescout69
102 reviewer rep

Rating:
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $18.99

Summary

Perfect for my alcohol stove.

Pros

Handle on top where you wouldn't burn yourself
Ideal for solo hike
Light weight

Cons

Not as lightweight as a titanium pot of equal size

I have been experimenting with different alcohol stoves and couldn't seem to get my boil times under 8 minutes using the Snow Peak titanium 700ml pot. So when a friend suggested a larger diameter pot may be the trick I started shopping.

Unfortunately I couldn't find a kettle (meaning large bottom) made out of titanium. So the next best was hard aluminum and I found this Optimus kettle. I have now put it through some testing and the results are great. I now have two cups of water to a boil in a little over 4 minutes with my cobalt stove.

Thanks, Optimus.