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Does a pot lid justify its weight in fuel savings?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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[–] Pencilnoob 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm also curious about at higher elevations. Also now that I can chuck my titanium pot lid I've got more grams for my chromecast for zeros 😎

[–] miles 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

this is a good point, differences in pressure and temperature might change the numbers. never take zeroes myself, i hike 24/7 so i don’t need a quilt or shelter 🥴

[–] Pencilnoob 2 points 1 year ago

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[–] Linus_Torvalds 2 points 1 year ago

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[–] miles 1 points 1 year ago

the answer is “it depends”; it was interesting to learn for the Toaks 550 w/o handles that it takes several canisters-worth of burns to save a lid’s weight in fuel — that is, from a weight-efficiency perspective for trips where you’re only using a single canister it is likely not worth carrying a ~16g lid to save a few grams of fuel. i wish the stock lids were lighter...