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Is a lid worth the weight? by GearSkeptic (youtu.be)

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Does a pot lid justify its weight in fuel savings?

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[–] [email protected] 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...