nicely designed product Dave. I'd like to suggest making a similar pan but out of plain carbon steel. they also are called blue steel. they need to be maintained like cast iron but are much lighter. they are more non stick than teflon if taken care of. most of the professional cooks I've worked with prefer blue steel over anything else. I carry a 10 inch blue steel pan into the woods. it'd be nice to have one with a folding handle.
Got mine a couple of years ago. Seasoned it just as you showed in this video. It is without a doubt my favorite cooking pan in the field. An outstanding piece of kit! 👍🏼👍🏼
Looks like just what I've been looking for. Everyone that I've seen so far has been thin sheet metal that will have hot and cold spots. This Pathfinder skillet looks like it will heat and cook evenly - looks like a winner to me.
Hi Dave, here in Australia I have 1. I like that the pan is heavier than the handle so it wont tip over on my Solo Lite stove. They are a good combination. Your tips coating the pan & not overheating it was very helpful advice & much appreciated. Yes I do love my Pathfinder Skillet with lid. Best on the market. Great design & construction.
Thanks Dave, I own several of your items and have not been disappointed. I'm on my way to order one. Keep us the good work, I have learned so much from your videos, God bless.
Brilliant. If you can master the art of seasoning a pan, you will have pans that work for life. No more teflon, no more pans that "wear out". When they get too crusty just sand them down with very fine emery paper, and re-season them. Im trying to do this with aluminium with zero success.
I use flaxseed oil and repeat the process 11-12 times but use less oil only enough to coat the pan...was taught this way by my culinary arts teacher.......mainly so we would stop burning all the eggs and we're able to serve lunch right lol
Dave, I wanted to wait till the video ended to see that I’m not missing anything and I’m glad I did because when you said fifteen bucks I said “ahha”… The price is great. You probably don’t even remember but I’ve been a subscriber since 2008. Back then you were unknown. I remember you had a video where you handmade arrow cases and tried to sell them for pennies through YT and you barely had 200 subscribers (that's 200, not 200 thousand!). Sure come a long way! I’m just not a massive comment maker since most often it’ll only open the door to trolls. What I wanted to say is that for many years I neglected to buy anything from Titanium because of the price but lately (planning a backpacking trip in Scotland) I finally bought a pot and silverware from titanium and to be honest I doubt I’ll ever go back to stainless steel. It’s just really hard to beat the weight difference. For the same weight as my very small MSR pot I can now have a bigger pot, frying pan, lid and two sets of forks, spoons and knives and honestly it may still weigh less. My question then is how come you don’t make more products from titanium? If I’m honest since I moved to England it wouldn’t be as easy for me to buy your products due to the shipping involved but nonetheless my question is still valid. Is it a question of not liking titanium or is it a question of cost?
IMHO the heat retention of TI is not near as good, the Material is less durable using camp fires over time and the cost is always at least 3 times that of stainless, to me the weight differential would only be worth it for short term use or Long distance packing over shorter durations. I have several warped pieces of TI from camp fire use now-
I was wrong last night on Facebook when I compared this to the msr alpine... This is more like the primus campfire series. I commend wildernessoutfitters on an OUTSTANDING price point!
Alrite Dave, after watching your video I’m finally sold on it. I was debating between the msr but I went ahead with the pathfinder since it’s got a beautiful lid 👍
Cant believe the quality of this pan for 15 bucks. 305 stainless, thick bottom, rivets and folding handle...helluva deal. You guys cant be makin much off this. I'm definitely gettin one.
Folks, let me tell ya, I bought this because of the price mainly but was a litle skeptical of the "substantial" part. I'm happy to say he UNDERSTATED it! I looked and looked EVERYWHERE and you guaranteed will not beat this anywhere on continental USA! Follow the instructions exactly as he says on seasoning it and it works great. ONE THING THO, do not use even plastic spatulas ONLY WOOD! I was surprised but using a plastic spatula made my next eggs and sausage breakfast stick and I had to "re-season" it again. You cannot go wrong with this. UPDATE: Found out why it stuck using Plastic! Wasn't the plastic. I cooked directly on the coals that time instead of the grate I normally use. It happened again when I cooked on the coals directly. STILL the best deal you can get. Re-seasoned a second time and used grate consistently and never happened again.
absolutely right I had this treatment on my channel for a while now and one tip I always like to share is never heat the pan up to a higher temperature that what you treated it at...and thru continued use just repeat the process as needed because we all know that a good ole campfire does not have a temperature control...lol. it a learned practice to regulate that temperature. I am excited about that skillet...and am headed that way to check it out....this could be the answer to my 2 light weight stainless steel versions...very thin but kinda feeble...lol.
Please make a bush pot just like this pan with a locking lid. Needs to be big enough to store stove inside when traveling. A pot and pan set would be great!
Dave the best nonstick ing treatment oil for any cooking surface is to always use "flakseed"oil. heat treat it like you did here...whether it's cast iron or other stainless steel pans. same cooking methods applies. but the finish the natural patina it takes on is a shine darkened black like tarnish an wood utensils used always will definitely be non stick patina for as long as one keeps it in good cooking practice for sure. What's the width an depth of this skillet? if you would care to letting me know,I definitely would appreciate it. it looks high quality,it does.
looking forward to the next common man priced Kit item, you hit the price point on the head. My tip money at the end of the day can cover that no problem.
I'm buying one, this looks way better than the 10 dollar non stick from walmart, also could you give some info about the rot iron spit looking thing that was next to the fire, maybe do a video about it. Thanks Dave .
Looks like a great piece of kit. Dave do you think you can come out with some british like mess tins in stainless? They would make a great companion to your stainless canteen.
I agree, good R&D can make or break a product. I was honestly thinking same Bushpot, smaller folder fry pan. The current Bushpot is fairly large as personal cooking pots go. Good job on the fry pan and price Dave, I did some checking and no folding fry pans come even close, they start at $24 and go up and not made as well as the PF fry pan.
I have a stainless steel pan that I seasoned by burning cooking oil in it over and over again.... was that a bad thing to do?... it seems to preform really well, I pretty much only cook steak fish and vegetables in it
So, after seasoning I should not need to use oil to cook any of my food? How often should the skillet be re-seasoned?...I presume only when it begins to loose it’s non-stick qualities?
looks like a great pan. and the price is right. if i did not already own an awesome pan made by Bank's Fry Bake CO. then i would certainly look at getting yours :)
Dave, you're really the only guy out there who has a company with well-researched, tried-and-true gear for the common man. Thanks.
Cheers.
Sir, you never cease to amaze. A good pan is never lost in a craftsman's hand . Thanks for sharing...
nicely designed product Dave. I'd like to suggest making a similar pan but out of plain carbon steel. they also are called blue steel. they need to be maintained like cast iron but are much lighter. they are more non stick than teflon if taken care of. most of the professional cooks I've worked with prefer blue steel over anything else. I carry a 10 inch blue steel pan into the woods. it'd be nice to have one with a folding handle.
Got the skillet and the wax coated bag. This and everything else I’ve bought from Selfreliance has been A+ stuff!
Got mine a couple of years ago. Seasoned it just as you showed in this video. It is without a doubt my favorite cooking pan in the field.
An outstanding piece of kit!
👍🏼👍🏼
Looks like just what I've been looking for. Everyone that I've seen so far has been thin sheet metal that will have hot and cold spots. This Pathfinder skillet looks like it will heat and cook evenly - looks like a winner to me.
Amazing job with the skillet Dave! No frills, simple yet effective! What enjoying the outdoors is all about. Thanks!
Hi Dave, here in Australia I have 1. I like that the pan is heavier than the handle so it wont tip over on my Solo Lite stove. They are a good combination. Your tips coating the pan & not overheating it was very helpful advice & much appreciated. Yes I do love my Pathfinder Skillet with lid. Best on the market. Great design & construction.
Great skillet, great price, great tips.
i can't believe you busted out with fifteen bucks for that with a thick bottom. i'm sold.
just finished ordering
That is rather impressive. Normally for $15 you get some flimsy sheet metal crap.
Fantastic. I will be ordering one soon. I was stunned to see you could, I guess season, a stainless steel skillet. Amazing tips.
Thanks Dave, I own several of your items and have not been disappointed. I'm on my way to order one. Keep us the good work, I have learned so much from your videos, God bless.
Dave I have an addiction of watching your videos.
could be worse
can you make a pot that goes with it that this pan can be used as the lid
Brilliant.
If you can master the art of seasoning a pan, you will have pans that work for life. No more teflon, no more pans that "wear out". When they get too crusty just sand them down with very fine emery paper, and re-season them. Im trying to do this with aluminium with zero success.
I finally got the chance to take the skillet out along with the solo stove titan and it’s a nice combo 👍
I use flaxseed oil and repeat the process 11-12 times but use less oil only enough to coat the pan...was taught this way by my culinary arts teacher.......mainly so we would stop burning all the eggs and we're able to serve lunch right lol
This skillet is amazing!! A proud owner of one!! A must have camping gear!! Solid product!!
Very nice skillet, great job seasoning, and cooking over open fire!
I learn something new ever day. Great product at a great price.
Great demo. 👍
As it happens I am looking for a skillet for camping. This is it. Will be down to the store next week hopefully. Thanks
you should make a whole kitchen set of these. would store so much better in my apartment kitchen, nevermind a pack.
Love the cooking videos Dave
Dave, I wanted to wait till the video ended to see that I’m not missing anything and I’m glad I did because when you said fifteen bucks I said “ahha”…
The price is great.
You probably don’t even remember but I’ve been a subscriber since 2008. Back then you were unknown. I remember you had a video where you handmade arrow cases and tried to sell them for pennies through YT and you barely had 200 subscribers (that's 200, not 200 thousand!).
Sure come a long way!
I’m just not a massive comment maker since most often it’ll only open the door to trolls.
What I wanted to say is that for many years I neglected to buy anything from Titanium because of the price but lately (planning a backpacking trip in Scotland) I finally bought a pot and silverware from titanium and to be honest I doubt I’ll ever go back to stainless steel. It’s just really hard to beat the weight difference. For the same weight as my very small MSR pot I can now have a bigger pot, frying pan, lid and two sets of forks, spoons and knives and honestly it may still weigh less.
My question then is how come you don’t make more products from titanium?
If I’m honest since I moved to England it wouldn’t be as easy for me to buy your products due to the shipping involved but nonetheless my question is still valid.
Is it a question of not liking titanium or is it a question of cost?
IMHO the heat retention of TI is not near as good, the Material is less durable using camp fires over time and the cost is always at least 3 times that of stainless, to me the weight differential would only be worth it for short term use or Long distance packing over shorter durations. I have several warped pieces of TI from camp fire use now-
Good info.
You just really have to do something about the shipping fees.
It says 50$ to ship it to England!
Appreciate your reply.
We sell to a couple Dealers over there and I plan to visit some UK shops next year prior to the Bushcraft Event
OK
Where can I find those dealers?
Dave, do you sell to any dealers in Germany as well or are you planning to do so in the near future?
Awesome tips! I’ve always despised cooking with stainless steel pans, now I know I’ve just been going about it wrong. 👍
Just placed my order. Look forward to cooking with it.
Thanks Dave, much respect!!!
great looking skillet
I was wrong last night on Facebook when I compared this to the msr alpine... This is more like the primus campfire series. I commend wildernessoutfitters on an OUTSTANDING price point!
Alrite Dave, after watching your video I’m finally sold on it. I was debating between the msr but I went ahead with the pathfinder since it’s got a beautiful lid 👍
Nice. Thanks again mr. Dave.
Great stuff, the product looks great and the handy tips you gave for stainless cooking issues, same, TY as always.
just purchased thanks Dave looking forward to first try
Cant believe the quality of this pan for 15 bucks. 305 stainless, thick bottom, rivets and folding handle...helluva deal. You guys cant be makin much off this. I'm definitely gettin one.
I will be picking this up!
Just got mine. Replaced a aluminum one with so many dents that the handles are sketchy at best. Can't wait to get it!
Ordered... I have been waiting for this w/folding handle.... Amazing deal
Nice to see rivets instead of spot welding
that's a good deal....been using my old pan mess kit from the army....need one of those..!!
Folks, let me tell ya, I bought this because of the price mainly but was a litle skeptical of the "substantial" part. I'm happy to say he UNDERSTATED it! I looked and looked EVERYWHERE and you guaranteed will not beat this anywhere on continental USA! Follow the instructions exactly as he says on seasoning it and it works great. ONE THING THO, do not use even plastic spatulas ONLY WOOD! I was surprised but using a plastic spatula made my next eggs and sausage breakfast stick and I had to "re-season" it again. You cannot go wrong with this.
UPDATE: Found out why it stuck using Plastic! Wasn't the plastic. I cooked directly on the coals that time instead of the grate I normally use. It happened again when I cooked on the coals directly. STILL the best deal you can get. Re-seasoned a second time and used grate consistently and never happened again.
EXACTLY what I have been looking for!! Thanks Dave and watch for my purchase request soon!
I've been looking for a quality skillet like this for camping. thanks Dave.
Really nice. Can't beat the price. I'll definitely be ordering one for sure!
Awesome, I will be adding this skillet to my cook kit.
Thanks, Dave.
Dave you keep taking all my money!!!
That is too cool!! Great job. And the price point is remarkable!!
absolutely right I had this treatment on my channel for a while now and one tip I always like to share is never heat the pan up to a higher temperature that what you treated it at...and thru continued use just repeat the process as needed because we all know that a good ole campfire does not have a temperature control...lol. it a learned practice to regulate that temperature. I am excited about that skillet...and am headed that way to check it out....this could be the answer to my 2 light weight stainless steel versions...very thin but kinda feeble...lol.
Awesome! Kind of want to pick one up. Would really prefer if it was aluminium though, not as tough but crazy light
Looks cool, buddy.
For those of you that don't know, at his site you can find the skillet with a lid now, for just under 20 bucks USA. I've got one and love it.
Thank you for how to season ss frying pan correctly. I will be ordering one of your pans shortly.
Thanks.
Just what I am looking for...going over to order. Thanks.
got to love it. very good tool i evenly spaced 6 peices of charcoal and cooked breakfast thanks well worth it. ps. good presentation. M
Please make a bush pot just like this pan with a locking lid. Needs to be big enough to store stove inside when traveling. A pot and pan set would be great!
brilliant bit of kit mate thank you mine is fanfiction
Its about time you came out with a skillet lol, you definately out did yourself on price and thickness! Good job Dave!!
They are awesome!
Great price! Ill be ordering one for sure! Thanks Dave!
perfect timing , we just threw away a crappy old one we used camping. Will order one for sure :)
ty for the cooking tips..........
Dave the best nonstick ing treatment oil for any cooking surface is to always use "flakseed"oil. heat treat it like you did here...whether it's cast iron or other stainless steel pans. same cooking methods applies. but the finish the natural patina it takes on is a shine darkened black like tarnish an wood utensils used always will definitely be non stick patina for as long as one keeps it in good cooking practice for sure. What's the width an depth of this skillet? if you would care to letting me know,I definitely would appreciate it. it looks high quality,it does.
8"x2"
Great video, learned new stuff and will order one
looking forward to the next common man priced Kit item, you hit the price point on the head. My tip money at the end of the day can cover that no problem.
You had me at $15!
10/4
Great video David! Informative 👌🏽
I'm very impressed.
I'm buying one, this looks way better than the 10 dollar non stick from walmart, also could you give some info about the rot iron spit looking thing that was next to the fire, maybe do a video about it. Thanks Dave .
Hi David just found it in the uk thanks gerat video
you definitely can't beat that price. I thought you was gonna say at least $35. awesome skillet dave
I love the one I have . you done great with this one
Yeah so hopefully once payday comes back around I'll be ordering one, or two, of these. The 1st can't come soon enough.
Picked up my one today, looking forward to getting it on the fire😃
I made my wife watch this video to learn how to properly cook some eggs. Thanks Dave,and ordering one asap!
$15????? PLEASE TAKE MY MONEY!!! Thanks for the cooking tips too. They make a lot of sense.
Great vid!
Looks like a great piece of kit. Dave do you think you can come out with some british like mess tins in stainless? They would make a great companion to your stainless canteen.
I am getting good use out your carbon steel skillet. Can you make a folding handle version of that skillet?
wow great price! I will be ordering one for sure
Hi mate great video i have just purchased one in the uk do you have to burn the oil before every cooking session or just the once Atb iain.
Wow, you can't beat that price for stainless steel, esp. with a folding handle. I'll be getting be of these.
nice tips
I will take your advices!
Dave,does it have a lid?
Good lookin' skillet at the right price.Thanks for the info.ZZ.
Delivered to Wisconsin via post office comes to just short of 24 bucks.
Interesting, seems like a good quality pan for a decent price
Would love to have a whole kitchen set for the hunting cabin in #BC #Canada
It would be nice if we had one that nests with the Bushpot and could use the Bushpot lid.
We are working on a Larger Bushpot for this purpose that the existing one will nest inside of, everything takes time for R&D
I agree, good R&D can make or break a product. I was honestly thinking same Bushpot, smaller folder fry pan. The current Bushpot is fairly large as personal cooking pots go. Good job on the fry pan and price Dave, I did some checking and no folding fry pans come even close, they start at $24 and go up and not made as well as the PF fry pan.
Just ordered 5 - skillets as gifts for friends before someone at SRO gets their head on and raises the price.
Dave, when getting back from a trip, do you recommend putting it in the dishwasher?
Just ordered the pan today.
Thanks
excellent!
now that's how you do it! $15 bucks! well done dave and crew
I have a stainless steel pan that I seasoned by burning cooking oil in it over and over again.... was that a bad thing to do?... it seems to preform really well, I pretty much only cook steak fish and vegetables in it
Great tip"
Thank you for sharing.
So, after seasoning I should not need to use oil to cook any of my food? How often should the skillet be re-seasoned?...I presume only when it begins to loose it’s non-stick qualities?
Good expectations, respected.
I can't find the pan to order it. The link takes me to the Pathfinder store at Amazon but no fry pan. I'll go to the web site.
Dave, do you think we might get a lid for this pan in the future?
looks like a great pan. and the price is right. if i did not already own an awesome pan made by Bank's Fry Bake CO. then i would certainly look at getting yours :)
you would make Martha Stewart proud Dave.
Links are bad. They do not show a way to order the Pathfinder Folding Skillet. No info on the site on if it is sold out or will be offered again.