Cooking set up for 3 man 5 day backpack hunt

[Healwithsteel]

Hey all,
I’m looking for some basic advice on getting a cooking set setup for a 5 day back pack hunt for 3 guys. Looking f at a BRS vs firemaple stove and trying to figure out what size pot. Looks like we’ll have to do at least 2 boils per meal for food and coffee for 3 people. Any advice on set up for this many people? 750ml and boil twice, 1.6 or larger and boil once? Thanks for any and all wisdom!

 

[sodaksooner]

We all bring our own.... I have a pocket rocket and a Small kettle.

 

[PNWGATOR]

Ditto the above advice. Every person has their own stove and their own food.

 

[OKHunter84]

Trying to cook for three guys together on a backpack would be a PIA. Everyone brings their own.

 

[fatlander]

Carry your own. BRS and a toaks 750.


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[rcb2000]

Like others have said, better for all to have their own.
The only other thing I’d suggest is two ppl share a Msr reactor in the larger size, only if you just use to boil water.

 

[TaperPin]

If you are only boiling water for freeze dried meals, instant coffee, etc it’s not hard to do with one pot. A 1-1/2qt to 2qt pot with lid boils fast on a stove like a whisper light. 2qt sounds big, but the wider shape heats faster, not to mention on a cold night, that extra hot water in a water bottle down in the bottom of a sleeping bag is well worth it. The weight difference between 1.5qt and 2qt is minimal.

I wouldn’t trust a stove other than a whisperlight to be the only one, but that’s me.

If anyone has the idea of using the pot for something other than water, then they need their own stove and pan.

 

[akbrett]

msr reactor, boiled for 3 guys this year sheep hunting worked great. spent 8 days in the fields used 2 medium sized cans 14oz or whatever they are. boiled 3 times a day

 

[Buglebrush]

2 jetboils. Everyone has a cup and spoon. You're set.

 

[Marbles]

Have each person bring a BRS, small isobutain canister, and 500 to 750 ml cup.

Wider pots are more efficient, but harder to balance on small canister stoves.

You also have back ups if someone's stove breaks. Each person's pot is also their coffee cup. Boil water for meal, then make coffee while meal sits.

I use Toaks pots, but Fire Maple and plenty of others will work, to include old GI canteen cups.

 

[rayporter]

a large pot and coffee pods will let everyone have coffee. just boil them for a few minutes.

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[TheM1DoesMyTalking]

I use an MSR reactor 1.7L for solo trips on up to 3 guys. We are just boiling water and everyone gets half a liter per boil for their dehydrated/freeze dried meals. Beyond that a second stove would be good for redundancy, splitting up, etc.