I'm looking to replace my 20-year old cookset.  I want something that's non-stick and lightweight.  While I can spend a fortune on something that doesn't weigh much, what I really want is something that doesn't take up much room.

Anybody ever seen collapsible cookware?  I'm envisioning something like the Sea To Summit X bowl, except that I can actually cook in it.

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what I really want is something that doesn't take up much room.

Depending on your needs, you might look at this another way.  Our cook kit has a large pot, a medium pot, and a small pot (none collapsible).  What we take from the kit depends on the number of people and length of the trip.  Regardless of what we take, everything packs inside of the largest object.  That includes (depending on what we bring), cups, bowls, silverware, utensils, sponge/scrubby, stove, firestarter, etc.

No matter how much volume the largest pot in the cook kit takes up, if you pack its insides with other stuff, the total space that everything takes up in your pack is no more than if the pot was collapsible (and you had to pack the other stuff outside the pot).

Great point Azalea!
I even stuff items in camp shoes.
I've seen collapsible metal shot cups, tin and stainless steel, but I've never seen or heard of cookware?
I'm sure it could be done, similar to shot cups, but I don't know how much of a market there would be?

Thanks for the response, but that's exactly what I do today.  

Everything I have packs inside the largest pot (2 pots, coffee pot, 4 plates, silverware, lid/pan) and is lightweight aluminum.  I'm just looking to take it one step further than what most people do by default.

You'r kidding right ?  I can't imagine any company stupid enough to market a collapsible pot that will be full of boiling water, just waiting to collapse and spill all over someone.  

To me, it would be a successful company.

Possibly one like Fozzils, that makes a foldable, flat bowl that they advertise is "ideal for soups, cereal, pasta, stews – just about anything!"  Not sure about you, but I like my soup hot.

So, here's a company that didn't abandon the idea out of fear of litigation.  But, that's what makes some companies more successful than others.

Just find a large flat heavy rock to convert your current cookkit into something collapsable... They are found in many locations in and around Q, so you probably don't need to put one in your pack. If you feel the need to carry one, just let me know and I'll see to it that you have your very own 'pack extender'. QP test marketed one several years ago, and it was proven successful. Since your cookkit is antique, it is most likely aluminum, it can be expanded simply by pulling it and pounding it out... Might want to carry ductape for any leaks that may inadvertantly result from lack of proper care... This could potentially fill a great void in the camping industry... Since I posted this idea on the internet, you have my assurance that it is free, and that it may work under ideal circumstances... Any questions?

 Any metal workers/tin smiths here?
I'm sure you could use this design too make a cooking pot.
With a pot gripper to pick-up, I think the weight of water/food would hold it open?  Of course hot liquid/food would cause metal expansion.Maybe that's why no-one has tried too make one. That problem probably could be overcome, but at what cost? As an engineering exercise, almost anything can be done, but if it was a practical/affordable idea, I think it would of been done by now.

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