Keith's 900ml Titanium Single Walled Pot (Ti3209)

Preface

As always, we're looking at the Keith 900ml Titanium Pot from the point of view of long distance trekking over tough terrain.

Test subject: n/a
Kit Tests: Winter, Summer
Disclaimer: None required (item not provided by manufacturer)

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Introduction: Out With The Old, In With The Practically Identical

Some time around 2022 Alpkit changed the design of their MyTi 900 pot, making it narrower and taller; increasing the height of the water column and decreasing the surface area in contact with the heat source, reducing its thermal efficiency and requiring more gas per boil (and likely resulting in longer boil times). A very strange choice for a company that is so proudly on board the "net zero" train.

The Keith Titanium 900ml Pot (Ti3209) is practically identical to the old Alpkit MyTi 900 (though the handle is very slightly different), as such this review is largely a cut and paste from the now archived Alpkit review.

The Keith 900ml Titanium Pot is perfectly proportioned for maximum efficiency.

We'll be adding a more budget friendly alternative to this review (when we complete the Summer 2024 Kit Test later this year) from Tiartisan - since many are feeling the pinch manufactured by our corrupt overlords these days:

• Tiartisan - Outdoor Camping Pot 900ml (Ta8316)  (Reputable Dealer Link)
  at least £10 cheaper but 30g heavier (and with a heavier stuff sack too)
   

We Need To Talk About Keith. But first ... Why Titanium?

Titanium is a low density, high strength metal, 45% lighter than steel and stronger than aluminum (and unlike aluminium, is not neuro-toxic). It is the lightest cookware material you can buy before sacrificing strength and durability. Titanium is tasteless, odourless and corrosion-resistant, and due to its strength, a titanium pot can be made with very thin walls, enhancing heat transfer.  Simply put, the ideal material for boiling water in a hurry - and that's exactly what we use the Keith pot for.

The Keith 900ml has a good size base, so not too much heat escapes up the side of the pot especially when used with a well-fitting windshield like our titanium Spider (pictured below).

900ml is the perfect capacity for the solo trekker.

The cooking pot is likely the largest cookware item you'll carry (assuming you're not climbing that mountain to cook a paella). So, what we're after is something that quickly boils enough water for a meal and a cuppa, is lightweight, durable, and can hold as much other kit as possible so all that volume doesn't go to waste.
 

Compared to the old MyTi 900

The only difference between the Keith pot and the old Alpkit MyTi 900 is in the shape of the handle, but it's a marginal, almost imperceptible difference.  The two pots weigh exactly the same (120g). The lid is identical, fits well and has the same three vent holes and handle on top.

From above it's identical to the old MyTi 900.

In terms of accessories, the Keith pot comes with a nicer and lighter (13g instead of 18g) stuff sack and when packed, fits snugly inside a Snow Peak 580ml bowl.

The Keith stuff sack does a good job of holding everything in place.

Any Negatives?

None. It was pretty much perfect when Alpkit stuck their imprimatur on a near-identical copy. Keith has been churning out ostensibly the same pot for probably as long.

If it ain't broke don't fix it. Unfortunately, Alpkit "fixed" theirs and so now we recommend Keith's.
 

Conclusion & Rating

We've been using these titanium pots for years and all of them are still going strong. They're robust, super light (for such a large volume pot), stable, efficient boilers. The Keith 900ml (Ti3209) packs well with other standard cooking kit (canisters, stoves etc.) and to top it off, it nestles perfectly inside Scramble's favourite bowl: the Snow Peak Titanium 580ml. All of which makes the Keith Titanium 900ml Single Walled Pot (Ti3209) our top pick in the Best Solo Cooking Pot category. 

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Rating (out of 10)

* The value score is derived from two factors:
1) Competitive Market Price (CMP). This represents our judgement of a competitive online price point if we were to stock the item. e.g. if we feel we would need to sell an item at 40% off (i.e. 60% of its full RRP) to be competitive, then our CMP score will be 6/10.
2) Customer Value Price (CVP). We then make an honest appraisal of the maximum price we would be willing to pay for the item (and we're mean). So if we'd pay 80% of its RRP our CVP score would be 8/10.
We then average the two scores to get our final value score, which in our example would be 7/10.

Last Updated: 24/05/24