Camping and Outdoors Backpacking Equipment…?
I am planning a backpacking trip across the states. I plan on going off the beaten track, very bush crafty. I need a way to purify water and cook my food. I found this really awesome camping pot thing. It's called the Snow Peak Trek 900. I really like how the lid doubles as a frying pan. Anyway, every time i search to buy one, the snow peak trek 1400 comes up. They look pretty much the same, and i was wondering if there was a difference between the two.
Cheers!
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US $59.00
The Snow Peak Trek Series is a really nice cooking set up and there is a difference in volume between the 900 and 1400. These numbers indicate the volume of each pot in milliliters. 900 milliliters should be plenty of volume for you if you are planning on taking this trip by yourself. If you like to do a lot of cooking, then maybe the 1400ml pot would be a better option for you. On my solo trips I carry a .85 L pot (850ml) very similar to the Snow Peak series that you mentioned, accept without the fry pan lid, and it works great for me. The way I always judge a pot is whether or not I can cook 2 packets of Ramen at the same time in the one pot, and if I can do that then I can cook just about whatever I want in that size pot. As far as water purification goes I would recommend a chemical treatment like Aquamira (chlorine dioxide) because of its small package and lightweight, and because it sounds as if you plan on making your backcountry trips as side trips from your x-country backpack. I would not want to be carrying around a big heavy water filter all the time if I were only planning on being in the backcountry for some of my USA tour. I hope this helps.
Sounds like fun. I use a first need water filter and a Colman Peak 1 backpacking stove, fits in a pot I found. Here is a link I use for ratings and such on equipment and expert advice.
http://www.rei.com/expertadvice/camping#tab_4
They appear to be identical. It seems like a solid choice. If you are going for a very long time, consider a multi-fuel stove.
I do not know these equipment, but make sure to bring a weapon (knife), compass, cell phone well charged up / charger for an emergency, flash light such as Led Lenser LED, etc. Try Amazon.com for camping goods especially water purification items.
Can you provide any links to the sources of your post?