Naturehike – NH21CJ011 – mess tin with lid (223 g)

A rectangular mess tin of 223 g with a lid and a handle that folds away. 31 × 11.5 × 5.5 cm with the handle out, 17.5 × 11.5 × 5.5 cm stowed — it packs flat in your bag instead of round.

Key features

• Weight 223 g, 31 × 11.5 × 5.5 cm with the handle out, 17.5 × 11.5 × 5.5 cm stowed.
• Material: aluminium with a silicone handle cover — the silicone cover keeps the handle holdable when the pan is hot.
• Lid included: that cuts cooking time and therefore gas, and lets you keep food warm.
• Strong, anti-deforming construction: it will not bend out of shape under load in your bag.
• The folding handle lies along the pan, so nothing sticks out to snag.

What you use it for

The classic army mess tin, and for good reason: it is pan, plate and storage box at once. You cook in it, you eat from it, and on the road your gas or your food lives inside it. Rectangular also packs more efficiently in a pannier than a round pot.

Use and care

Aluminium is soft: no steel wool and no knife to scrape something loose. Let it dry open after washing; water sitting under the folded handle is the one spot people forget.