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0 pointshef198982y ago0 comments

Damn, imagine having a titanium shovel! I want one!

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They exist! Meant for backpacking/back country work.

I spent a summer as a wilderness search and rescue intern/volunteer/grunt/mule during college and was shocked at how much weight could have been saved with better gear. There’s just a minimal market for it.

amluto2y ago

That company sells titanium pots, too. And they say “ Titanium leaves no metallic smell or taste.”

I don’t believe it. Titanium is, mechanically, a great material for a lightweight pot, but in my limited testing, I don’t think it’s inert enough. Green tea in a titanium pot is especially nasty.

WillAdams2y ago

This is actually a plot point in H. Beam Piper's _Little Fuzzy_:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18137

the audiobook read by Tabithat is just about professional quality and is highly recommended:

https://librivox.org/little-fuzzy-by-h-beam-piper/

OfSanguineFire2y ago

In the backpacking and bicycle-travel community, titanium pots are widely regarded as good only for boiling water in, since they don't distribute heat as well as aluminium for more complex cooking.

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therein2y ago

I had similar experiences with titanium cookware. Could it be acting as a catalyst to something that would otherwise not happen?

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tuatoru2y ago

Oh, there's a market for lightweight backpacking gear, all right! Check out Backpacking Light for in-depth reviews.

Garage Grown Gear has some of the trendy light and ultralight stuff.

1. https://backpackinglight.com/

2. https://www.garagegrowngear.com/

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avs7332y ago

https://nearzero.co/products/shovel

They exist! Meant for backpacking/back country work.

amluto2y ago

That company sells titanium pots, too. And they say “ Titanium leaves no metallic smell or taste.”

WillAdams2y ago

This is actually a plot point in H. Beam Piper's _Little Fuzzy_:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18137

the audiobook read by Tabithat is just about professional quality and is highly recommended:

https://librivox.org/little-fuzzy-by-h-beam-piper/

OfSanguineFire2y ago

In the backpacking and bicycle-travel community, titanium pots are widely regarded as good only for boiling water in, since they don't distribute heat as well as aluminium for more complex cooking.

1 more reply

therein2y ago

I had similar experiences with titanium cookware. Could it be acting as a catalyst to something that would otherwise not happen?

1 more reply

tuatoru2y ago

Oh, there's a market for lightweight backpacking gear, all right! Check out Backpacking Light for in-depth reviews.

Garage Grown Gear has some of the trendy light and ultralight stuff.

1. https://backpackinglight.com/

2. https://www.garagegrowngear.com/

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