Pathfinder Folding Skillet VS. GSI Bugaboo Frypan
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- A folding pan is a great option for camp cooking, but which one should you buy? In this video we'll compare two popular options: The Pathfinder Folding Skillet from Self Reliance Outfitters and The Bugaboo Frypan by GSI outdoors. We'll talk materials, construction, durability and features to help you decide which one best meets your needs (or perhaps both?). Thanks for watching our Pathfinder VS. GSI Folding Skillet video!
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Pathfinder: 1) If you're worried about non-stick, simply season the pan beforehand. Yes, you CAN season stainless steel (plenty of vids on YT). 2) You can more easily stow plates, etc. in the Pathfinder, as the handle is not in the way, and the lid and handle helps hold items steady.
I have used the gsi for about 6 years now . It is still in great shape .
Thank you for the information!
Very nice video and presentation on the two skillets, well done 👍
Great honest review Will thanks man
Thanks for your support 👍
How has this video only got 367 reviews? - an excellent review, well presented.
Thanks for the feedback, and for watching! :)
Well well will , Professional, comprehensive and accurate, finally I can decide though I couldn't find pathfinder in down under but will now buy the GCI
I’m glad we could help, thanks for watching 👍
That's how I make my hash also. Great product review.
I have two of the pathfinder and they are excellent
Thanks for watching! 👍
Great vid amigo, would like to see you include the Heavycover Ti skillet as well.
Never tried it personally, Titanium is usually a little too 💵 💵 for my blood 😁. I figured these two would make a good comparison, given they’ve got some significant similarities as well as differences, plus an almost identical price point. Thanks for your continued support! 👍👍
Just polymerize some canola oil on the stainless pan cooking surface. After that, only use a wood or plastic utensil, and never wash with soap. Hot water and a rag. Nothing will stick. You still need to be mindful of too much heat, but it takes just minutes to make a new non stick surface. Learned this in culinary school.
Great review. I own both and have used them pretty equally over the years. My GSI pan after awhile started to wear out at the handle lock and it was getting a little floppy. The Pathfinder skillet is more bullet proof but it did take awhile to get used to before I wasn't eating burnt food all the time, lol. Thanks for the review I would buy both pans again if either one of them becomes completely none functional.
You can carry a few extra tent pegs (metal) and push them into the ground in a triangle at the edge of your fire. That’ll give you a stable platform, a few inches off of the ground for the pan. You can regulate the heat better my moving more or less coals into the space under the pan.
Good review Will.
Personally, I'm anti-coating for my campfire cookware. I've seen non-stick fail and get scorched on my kitchen stove, so I know it would be worse on the uneven heat of a campfire. I think those were designed with gas grills and stoves in mind that have even distribution of heat more than the small camp stoves or campfires.
Good old fashioned stainless steel is how I prefer to go too.
Keep these good videos coming!
I get where you’re coming from, you’ve definitely got to have a little more of a “delicate touch” with non-stick. I prefer to use it with my larger gas backpacking stove, if it’s on a campfire I definitely keep it back a bit and don’t leave it unattended. If I don’t have to pack it in I actually love Camp cooking on cast iron. Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment, I hope you have a great week. 👍
Cast Iron! Man, in the old days, they didn't have an option. They had to trek across the country with cast iron pots and pans. It was big, heavy and harder to heat over a campfire, but the cast iron held up to it and cooked food more evenly without scorching! When I was a kid, I went camping with some old school purists who still used cast iron and there's a huge difference between steel and cast iron in so many ways that have been lost to lighter and cheaper metals. I don't blame you for using it when you can. It's just so heavy and cumbersome for the trail.
I think for us in modern times, when we go out into a rugged environment, we need our gear to be rugged to hold up to what we give it. The wilderness isn't the place to be worrying about having a delicate touch on your frying pan. If I have to be gentle with any piece of gear, I'll leave that gear in the closet at home. Hahaha
Thanks for a good review. I really enjoy your channel and getting your views on the outdoors. Keep on making videos, from one dad to another, you have a good speaking voice and kind nature that make you fun to watch and learn from. And, you still have a lot to offer the outdoors community.
Thank you very much for the feedback, These days when it comes to the channel I really try to keep it real, have fun and make videos that I think will actually be helpful and encouraging to folks. I myself have plenty to learn and grow, and I enjoy the process of doing so and sharing with others along the way. Thanks for your support :)
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You know the stainless steel you can make it nonstick by cooking oil in it until it smokes. Then it’s nonstick, seasoning, like cast iron. Texas
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Great review, Will! I’m a fan of the GSI as well. I’m trying to incorporate a small lighter weight cast iron into my cooking now. Heavier pack weight, but not unreasonably bad. I bought an 8 inch and 6.5 inch this week. The 8 inch was big enough for a steak and shrimp on my last video. I think the 6.5 would be a great size for Hash.
It’s hard to go wrong with cast iron. Thanks for stopping by 😁👍
Did your GSI get bendy /warp?
great review. i think i will lean more to the pathfinder. i worry about the potentially harmful coatings on nonstick cookware
If that’s a concern for you than the Pathfinder would definitely be the better fit. Although I’m still a fan of cast iron as long as I don’t have to hike it in 😁. Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a great week 👍
I've used a GSI backpacking pinnacle combo with non-stock coating pot and frying pan for almost 10 years now, it's held up remarkably well and shows no signs of stopping. I even regularly use it over the fire even though GSI doesn't recommend it.
@@HappilyEverOutdoors Coating shitty? flake off fast /easy?
@@HappilyEverOutdoors What stove in this video?
@@HappilyEverOutdoors The Stanley pan better or Pathfinder skillet?
Did you season the stainless steel pan as you would cast iron, for the non stick effect?
Nice review Brother! As you've mentioned to be careful of excessive heat on the coated pans. Most manufacturers Reccomend no more than 500 degrees for coated pans. The coating may become compromised but the toxic vapors will be more apparent. You may want to confirm the Reccomend amount of heat. Your egg dish makes me hungry!
Pathfinder all the way. I own three of them and use two heavily while the other one serves as a backup should one get destroyed or bang up.
So hard to clean, EVERYTHING sticks
Awesome review. Subscribed.
I’m glad you enjoyed the review, and it’s great to have you onboard! Thanks for watching
where did you get that spatula?
What burner stove is that?
Nice Sharing my friend, Stopping by to give support, full view and + 1 like
I've had the GSI for many years (approx. 20). And it has served me well. However, the non-stick coating is not working as well as it use to. It's getting time to replace it.
1:22 - GSI eliminated for using Aluminum.
I wanted to love my pathfinder pan, even after seasoning several times I still find food stuck to it. Its now tucked away in the back of a cupboard never to be used again. Shame
Check out some videos on how to season stainless steel pans. they are never really non-stick but can get a little better if properly seasoned. The only trouble then is you shouldn't wash it with soap or scrub it. If you still don't care for it, please respond to my comment & I will buy your stainless Pathfinder pan from you & pay for shipping. They are harder to get here in Canada. Cheers.
I cook with stainless steel and what you have to do is season it first I fry eggs easy over and my eggs don't stick .
You people are freakin unicorns. I would pay somebody to season stainless steel for me. That might be a decent side hustle for you.
Pathfinder, no chemicals for me...
you can always season the steel pan but the teflon isnt forgiving if you burn the pan thats it, you will be consuming teflon and the underlying aluminum. as stated its not very durable either. season like this ruclips.net/video/XjwN02huCY8/видео.html
When you noted you did not have a knife, you showed yourself eating with what looked like a KBar hobo kit. It unscrews to a knife.