I'm hiking the JMT in august/september this year and want to lighten up my cookset for the trip.
I will be purchasing a dehydrator in the near future and luckily will be able to make all my dinners for this trip. Furthermore, this trip seems to be perfect for that due to resupply options. I'm planning on going minimal on cooking gear to make up for the bear canister weight. I only plan on boiling 2 cups of water at night to rehydrate one of my homemade dinners and a cup of coffee every now and then in the am.
My main priority is to go light! I have never really used esbit before, but I have a Trail Designs Gram Cracker esbit burner in front of me right now. I'm going to start practicing with it. Furthermore, I want to keep my pot clean due to smell issues, bears, etc. I'm not a big fan of freezer bag cooking, however, this trip seems perfect for it because I can dehydrate my own meals.
So for a setup here's what I'm thinking:
BPL 550 Firelite SUL Cookpot
Trail Designs Gram Cracker Burner
DIY Aluminum Wind Screen
Pot Support
Stuff Sack
REI Long Lexan Spoon
Clean Mountain House Bag for Pot Cozy
Anybody have success with Esbit here on the JMT? If so, how do you think my aforementioned setup would do?