Olicamp XTS Pot

First the bad.Spec says 6.5oz for this pot. That's just the pot. Lid is 1.1oz, forgot to weight the bag but this pot with the lid actually weighs 7.6oz. Not bad, but when you're counting grams that's a big difference from spec.Silicone lid, good and bad. Locks on tight making the bag non-essential when stove and fuel are stored inside. Tough to remove when water starts boiling without burning yourself. Already melted the edge using an alcohol stove and had to clean melted silicone off the pot. I'll probably order a new titanium lid from Four Dog Stove Company, they have a nice one that fits this pot and should cut 1/2oz off the weight.The good.Boil times and fuel efficiency are great, with certain stoves. Using my Kovea power nano stove, indoors, tap water, I boiled 2 cups on my Snow Peak trek 1400. Took 3:30, used 9 grams of fuel. Used the XTS pot, took 1:45 and used 4.5 grams of fuel. My alcohol stove (capillary hoop) showed similar improvements over the titanium pot. Outdoors with creek water, varying temps and wind I'm getting boil times between 2:00 and 2:30, using no more than 8g of fuel to boil 16oz of water. Significant improvement. This pot did NOT show the same efficiency improvements with stoves that have a wide flame pattern. On my Kovea spider it did a little worse than the titanium pot. Most of the flame was hitting the bottom shield on the heat exchanger and not making it to the pot. It was also worse than a standard titanium pot with a cat-can alcohol stove. In short, the efficiency gain only happens with stoves with a narrow flame pattern that gets the heat up to the bottom of the pot. This pot won't help efficiency on a primus classic or Whisperlite, mediocre gains with a gigapower stove, big gains with a pocket rocket.This pot weighs 2 oz more than my 1400 with a FDSC lid, but could extend the use of a 100g fuel canister by 2-3 days based on my typical use. Not having to bring another canister or a larger canister could save me 8oz of fuel/canister weight, making the net savings with this pot 6oz. I'll still probably carry the titanium 700 or 1400 for overnights to save weight, but on a long trip where it can save you that extra fuel weight, it makes up for the added weight over titanium with efficiency.Price is good. About half of the cost of a titanium pot of comparable size and far more efficicent. Heavier, but that weight can easily be made up with reduced fuel consumption assuming you have the right stove for it.All in all, I'm happy with it so far. We will see how it holds up over another season. 40% efficiency gains probably aren't a stretch IF you're using a compatible stove.

My plan was to build a jetboil-style cup/stove combo on the cheap, and this works perfectly. Add in the "Ultralight Backpacking Canister Camp Stove with Piezo Ignition 3.9oz" stove and I still had enough money left over to buy 17 MSR 8oz fuel canisters at about the same price for a jetboil alone.The side markings are for fluid ounces, and are spot on accurate.The Ultralight stove I mentioned above (without it's storage box) plus an 8oz MSR fuel canister SNUGLY fits into this pot while still allowing the lid to snap on. Weight of pot alone is 6.5oz, lid is 1.1oz.To calculate burn time and fuel usage, I boiled 16oz and 32oz of room temperature water to a rolling boil using the Ultralight stove and 8oz MSR isopro fuel:- 16oz: 1 minute 35 seconds, 6g fuel- 32oz: 3 minutes 17 seconds, 12g fuelWith 12g of fuel to boil 32oz (or 1L) of water, I think that's enough for an 8oz fuel canister to cook nearly 19 bowls of ramen. :)Previously, I had boiled 16oz in a standard pot without the heat exchanger, and it took over 3 minutes and 10g of fuel. So using this pot with the heat exchanger definitely helps save time and fuel.

I used this for a three day motorcycle trip. Used THREE times a day each day and here are my findings:First impression: I like it. Not overwhelmingly impressed... and it is way less expensive then other options.1) it definitely boils water much faster than non-heat exchange units2) it is delineated in ounces 8, 16, 24, 32...3) if you use the lid, you can sip your hot drink directly from the pot. It's big and unwieldily, but serviceable.4) pot stays hot to the touch for a long while. So, using the handles is essential.5) spots appeared at the bottom of the pot. Not sure what they indicate. I'll keep an eye on them and repost should I find anything further.6) large enough to store 8oz fuel canister, stand and burner inside of it with lid on.In my opinion, if you camp extensively and plan to use this more than a few times an outing.... I would urge you to spend some additional money and get one of the complete options. However, if you're getting started or looking for something to use a few times/ year.... then, this..is a terrific option.

I bought this pot to start back packing with. The pot is very light weight, but feels sturdy. I was able to boil 16 oz of cold water from my tap in 1:48 using my miniature titanium ultra-light stove, which happens to fit inside the inner diameter of the heat exchanger. I don't think I would have the same efficiency if I had a larger stove. The pot has graduated measurements etched on the side for easy measuring in the field, and they are accurate.Others have reported that the lid is either too tight or too loose. My lid fits snug, but I don't feel I have any problems removing the lid. Others have reported problems with the lid melting. I Have not had this experience.The pot came with a draw string mesh bag which I did not see advertised anywhere on the site and was a nice surprise. I am able to fit my fuel canister tripod in the bottom of the pot with the fuel canister upside down on the tripod with room to store my pot scrubber (also included with this pot), stove, and matches. With all this inside and the lid on, I can then place a small stainless steel cup upside down on the lid (and house more items in the cup) with the mesh bag fitting over the whole package to keep it all together.Overall, this is a great pot and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good lightweight backpacking pot.