When the car is already full, the camp kitchen is where space gets tight. A pot, a frypan and a kettle are three awkward shapes to find room for, and they rattle around if you pack them loose.
The Firemaple Feast 2 solves that by nesting all three into one small bundle, with a bowl and a scoop tucked inside. You get all the cooking options without giving up a drawer. We took it on a trip to the Hunter Valley, camping at The Pines Campground. Here’s how the set is put together, what we like about it and where it falls short.
What You’re Getting
A nesting camp cookware set in hard anodised aluminium: a 1.5 L pot with a lid, a 0.7 L frypan and a 0.7 L kettle, plus a bowl, a rice scoop and a cleaning sponge, all packed into a mesh bag.
The good
- Nests into one tiny bundle
- Sturdy hard anodised aluminium build
- Pot, frypan and kettle cover all your camp cooking
- Easy to pack away in a full car
- Light at 686 g, with a bowl, scoop and mesh bag included
The not-so-good
- Pretty expensive for a cookware set
- A bit fiddly: to get one piece out, you unpack the whole set
- Sized for one or two people (1.5 L pot, 0.7 L frypan and kettle)
Quick Specs
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Firemaple |
| Model | Feast 2 Cookware (Black) |
| Weight | 686 g |
| Pot (M) | 1.5 LØ 168 × 98 mm |
| Frypan (M) | 0.7 LØ 174 × 42 mm |
| T3 kettle | 0.7 LØ 152 × 74 mm |
| Material | Hard anodised aluminiumStainless steelABS |
| Included | Pot with lidFrypanKettleBowlRice scoopCleaning spongeMesh bag |
First impressions
The set comes out of the box already nested in its mesh bag, about the size of a single pot. The first thing you notice is the build: it’s sturdy. The cookware is hard anodised aluminium, with stainless steel and ABS parts.
Aluminium is a good choice for camp cookware because it’s light and spreads heat quickly. The hard anodised finish gives it a tougher, dark grey surface than bare aluminium.
What’s in the set
The 1.5 L pot
The pot is the biggest piece at 168 mm across and 98 mm deep, and it’s what everything else packs into. It has a folding handle and a lid with a small fold-down lifter and a row of small steam holes.
The frypan
The frypan measures 174 mm across and 42 mm deep, with a ridged base and the same folding handle as the pot. It holds 0.7 L, so it’s a pan for a couple of eggs or a piece of meat, not a family fry-up.
The T3 kettle
The 0.7 L kettle has its own lid and a handle that folds down flat over the top. That’s enough water for two generous mugs. Having a kettle in the set, rather than as a separate thing to pack, is a real plus.
The extras
A bowl, a rice scoop, a cleaning sponge and the mesh bag. (The box calls it a cleaning brush; ours came with a sponge.)
Packing and nesting
This is the best thing about the Feast 2: it nests so tiny. The kettle, bowl and rice scoop sit inside the pot, the pot sits in the frypan, and the whole stack slides into the mesh bag. That makes it easy to pack away in a full car.
The flip side of packing this small is that it can be fiddly. If you only need one piece, say the kettle for a quick coffee, you have to unpack the whole set to get to it.
The whole set weighs 686 g. That’s more than the lightest sets, but you’re getting three sturdy pieces of cookware for it.
Cooking performance
The pot, frypan and kettle work really well, and together they give you all the different cooking options: a pot for a one-pot meal or pasta, a frypan for breakfast, and a kettle for the morning brew. With a separate kettle, you don’t have to boil the water for your coffee in the cooking pot.
The non-stick surface works pretty well, and cleaning up is easy with the sponge that comes in the set.
The sizes are compact. A 1.5 L pot and a 0.7 L frypan and kettle suit one or two people, which makes this a set for couples rather than families or groups.
Handles and build quality
The pot and frypan have folding handles that swing out for cooking and tuck away for packing. The kettle handle folds down the same way, so nothing sticks out when the set is nested. In use, the handles lock firmly and stay cool.
How it compares
The Feast 2 is pretty expensive for a cookware set, which is why value is its lowest score. Here’s how it sits next to the other cookware sets we’ve reviewed:
| Set | Our score | Weight | What’s in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firemaple Feast 2 | 8.6 | 686 g | 1.5 L pot, frypan, kettle, bowl, scoop |
| Naturehike Cookware Set (4pcs) | 8.8 | 450 g | Large pot, small pot, frying pan, kettle |
| Camping Cookware Set | 7.9 | 550 g | Pot, pan, kettle |
The Naturehike set is lighter and scored much higher for value, but its non-stick coating is thin and its accessories feel a bit flimsy. The Feast 2 is the heavier, sturdier and more expensive option. If budget matters more than build, the Naturehike is the one to look at; if you want a set that feels solid and packs down small, the Feast 2 earns its place.
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A sturdy cookware set whose pot, frypan and kettle nest into one small 686 g bundle and work really well.
It’s pricey for a cookware set, and getting one piece out means unpacking the lot. It suits one or two people who want a full set that packs down small.
- Campers
- Couples
- 4WD tourers
Yes, if packing space is tight. It’s pricey for a cookware set, but the sturdy build and a pot, frypan and kettle that nest into one small bundle earn their keep in a full car.
