MSR
MSR Pika 1 L Teapot (hard-anodised aluminium)
- Weight for its size: 9/10 How much it adds to your pack for the amount it holds.
- Cooking and ease of use: 8/10 How evenly it heats, whether food sticks or burns, cleaning, and the handles, lid, pouring and steadiness on a small stove.
Solo walkers and pairs who mostly pour boiling water for tea, coffee, drip coffee and dehydrated meals
- Type
- Kettle
- Capacity
- 1 L
- Weight
- 147 g
- Material
- Hard-anodised aluminium body with a plastic-coated folding handle and a clear lid
Where to buy
Needle Sports £40.50 In stock. Delivery £3.95. £3.95 standard under £50, free over £50. Its list price £45 is struck through. The page showed 1 in stock.
View at shop: Needle SportsTiso £45 In stock. Delivery £3.99. £3.99 standard, free over £50.
View at shop: TisoUltralight Outdoor Gear £37.99 Out of stock. Free tracked UK delivery. Its list price £44.99 is struck through. Its page weighs it at 128 g.
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Weight for its size
From maker's figures 9/10How much it adds to your pack for the amount it holds. 9: Among the best you can buy for this.
MSR's US and EU pages (it has no separate UK page) both give 147 g and a 1 L size. 147 g for 1 L = 147 g per litre, under 150 g/L, so a 5, but only just. Ultralight Outdoor Gear lists 128 g; Outdoor Life measured about 145 g and UKHillwalking weighed 145 g.
Cooking and ease of use
From reviews 8/10How evenly it heats, whether food sticks or burns, cleaning, and the handles, lid, pouring and steadiness on a small stove. 8: Clearly better than most.
Three hands-on sources like it. UKHillwalking (4; Toby Archer, whose site says it receives free products for review) found it pours well with no drips, the wide mouth washes easily and the lid stays on when pouring; he missed a way to keep the lid on in the pack. Backpacker (4; Gear of the Week) says the precise spout eliminated dribbles over a five-day trip and a wide base boils faster than a standard pot. Outdoor Life (4; its best overall camping kettle) found the fastest boil of the kettles tested, a smooth pour, a secure handle and a lid that stays put, but the clear lid fogs up and hides the boil.
In short
Good for
- Solo walkers and pairs who mostly pour boiling water for tea, coffee, drip coffee and dehydrated meals
- Drip-coffee fans who want a spout that pours a steady stream
- Packing a PocketRocket 2 stove with its case, or a PocketRocket Deluxe, plus tea or coffee inside (MSR)
Strengths
- 147 g for 1 L, 147 g per litre
- Precise, drip-free spout and a lid that stays on while pouring (UKHillwalking; Outdoor Life)
- Fastest boil among the kettles Outdoor Life tested
- Folding handle stays upright, away from the hot pot
- Wide opening makes it easy to clean and fill (MSR; UKHillwalking)
Weaknesses
- Plastic parts: MSR advises against using its aluminium cookware over an open fire because they could melt, and Outdoor Life notes the same
- The plastic coating on the handle wore through within months (UKHillwalking)
- The lid falls off when packed unless you hold it with a band or bag (UKHillwalking)
- The clear lid fogs up so you can't see the boil (Outdoor Life)
- Safe fill is about 740 ml of the 1 L (Outdoor Life), enough for one meal and a brew but tight for two
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.
ShowHide sources (5)
- MSR / Cascade Designs (US site): Pika 1 L Teapot (147 g, 1 L, 14 x 8.9 cm; part 10942)
- UKHillwalking: MSR PocketRocket Deluxe and Pika Teapot review (Toby Archer; a few months of regular trips)
- Backpacker: Gear of the Week - MSR Pika Teapot (tester's five-day trip in the Wind River Range)
- Outdoor Life: Best Camping Kettles (Laura Lancaster; the Pika is its best overall, boil and pour tested)
- MSR / Cascade Designs (EU site): Pika 1 L Teapot (same figures)