Quick pot mod for cooking in fire.

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  1. Pattree United Kingdom

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    This is a cross post from the Bushcraft UK site but as it’s mine that’s OK.

    i wondered if it might interest here. Pretty obvious really.


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    I think we all know that charity shops (is that Goodwill in the US?) are a great source of equipment if you can look at it in the right way.

    My almost antique set of cooking equipment has served me long and shall probably see me out.

    However I am doing more and more group camping.
    I have found a 20cm stew pot and a frying pan/egg poacher for a couple of pounds each.
    But
    Like many of us I cook on a fire so plastic knobs won’t work.
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    It was a matter of moments to undo the original knobs - but don’t do it after you’ve just eaten! However shiny the pot, no one cleans under the handle.

    A five millimetre female lifting bolt screws straight on. It’s fire proof and it can be lifted with a pot gripper or a stick
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    Simple quick job and I get some low cost but effective equipment.

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    Now I know that the idea works I’ll file down the lid screw flush.
     
  2. frg7700

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    Nice one. And as SWMBO has just purchased us a nesting set of Tefal pans (the ones with clip on handles) I have a couple of old stock pots to play with.