MSR Alpine 2 Pot Set

Best cookset I know of.

The Alpine 2 cook set goes backpacking or car camping with me every time I go into the woods. I like it so much I bought a set for each of my sons. Heavily used for the last 18 years, the set meets all of my cooking needs with one exception. I added the Alpine fry pan to each set so I can fry fish, eggs, bacon, you name it without burning. Two years ago I was given a Solo Stove which nests inside the set and seems to be designed to work perfectly with the Alpine 2 cook set. I'm glad MSR conti...nues to offer this, because it is the best set for the money period.

Prob gonna last a lifetime

This is the only set I own for all my camping needs. Day one I dropped a large pot full of water on the asphalt road while carrying it, there are a few dents now that absolutely do not affect anything. Other than that drop there is no damage from 8 years of use. This is the only light piece of gear I can kick around without worrying. I burned food in it rushing and washed it with sand and rocks - 0 damage. It is light enough for multi-day backpacking trips, but sturdy enough to fight off a be...ar in a frontcountry site :D. The fact that the handle is completely not a part of the pot is awesome, cuz if I ever lose or brake it I can use pliers or anything else to safely lift it. Another thing I like that I can take only one of the pots on shorter trips and lid works with both. The lid also can be used as frying pan ( not for eggs but I did cook fish in it with no issues). I was looking at other fancy AL and TI sets... but I don't want my food to touch AL ( even if health concerns are totally BS I just don't want to), while Ti has nice properties - it is not suitable for real cooking. This set it so nice that here I am spending 10 min of my life letting strangers know how much I like it :D. The only thing that bothers me is that it is double the price I paid in 2015... this is prob due to the higher cost of everything ( material, shipping, and hopefully MSR employees salaries). Anyway - if you concerned about AL, or don't want to be replacing your AL non stick gear every season and actually do anything besides boiling water - get this set and never look back. MSR also makes larger ( 3 pot, 3 lids set) that will be more suitable for 2+ people groups.