1. What are your recommendations for cleaning the titanium coated pots? I don't want to scratch off the coating and will be using wood or plastic utensils on it exclusively but am curious about what you use to clean the pots. I could only assume cloth or a sponge would be the best thing but what about a sponge with a scratchpad on one side?
I would only use a scratchpad specifically for nonstick coatings.
2. What brand fuel canisters do you use? Does it make a difference? I know most stove manufacturers recommend using their own brand canisters but from what I gather, this doesn't really make any difference.
Use whichever brand you like, doesn't make a difference, but stay away from no name cheap brands. MSR, Snow Peak, JetBoil, or Primus work okay.
3. Have any of you used your fuel canister upside down? Some research I have come across suggests that as long as the stove has some sort of coil to warm the fuel up before it is burned then you should be able to use the canister upside down for use in colder environments. For those of you who have this stove and do not use it upside down how well does this stove seem to work in colder environments?
Efficiency will drop a lot but either putting the canister in a pan of water or on a foam pad to insulate it from cold ground/snow helps. You will need a stand of some sort to invert a canister with the Packlite.
4. The liners that come for the pots to protect the titanium coating, I read, can also be used as a bowl or plate for eating. I have also read that they are flimsy or break and that you shouldn't. What do you do? Also a side question with regards to these liners, and I know this will probably be a stupid question as I can assume the answer but... could you use the liner in the pot to cook with or would the heat melt the liner?
They are anything but flimsy. You do not want to use the liner in the pot, it will melt. It's plain old food grade plastic.
5. Any tips/tricks/thoughts you have regarding your Primus EtaPack Lite stove would be greatly appreciated.
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