WEALERS Camping Cookware & Dinnerware Set- 17 Pieces

Great quality.
Good size and design.

It’s the little things…
So, to begin, this is a solid set of well-made stainless plates, bowls, pans and utensils. I’ve used a similar set made from plastic and aluminum for decades on backwoods canoe trips and I think this set would work similarly for many years. It is not cheaply made. As a result, it is rather heavy and certainly not for backpacking. But it would be fine for canoeing.The frying pan is the weak link in the set. It’s small for use with four people. The other pots and dishes will work for at least three, and probably four campers, but the frying pan will need to be augmented by something capable of cooking pancakes, meat, etc. on a larger scale if you’re going to use this with more than two people. It’s really a one or two-person frying pan in a four-person cookset. Ideally I would prefer that the set was aluminum and that the largest two cooking containers were at least two inches larger in diameter, giving up space/volume but not gaining weight and adding room for other items, including a teapot and larger plates (which could be plastic).Now, I can’t recommend this set for several reasons having more to do with little mistakes and failure to take care of detail than the overall design. Every camping cookset is an exercise in compromise, but the little things should be taken care of and in this set they aren’t.This set comes with stainless lids for the two stainless pots. The lids nest at the top of the set with everything below them. BUT, the lids come without their cheap wooden knobs attached because, if both were attached, the set would not nest properly, nor would it fit in the zippered bag. You can make the smaller lid nest properly with its knob attached, but not the top, larger lid. It won’t fit if you put its knob on.In addition, the bag, which is very nice, has a poor quality zipper which already, after two uses, is showing signs that it’s going to be a big problem. Already the zipper is recalcitrant to such a degree that I’m afraid I will break it by pulling on it any harder. That’s inexcusable in a new, unused set.So I can’t strongly recommend this set, not because of the lack of a larger frying pan. That’s a compromise you’ll have to deal with in many sets, but because a rather nice set is betrayed by poor quality and planning in the knobs and by a cheap zipper. Without a working zipper the whole nesting nature of the set is lost because you don’t have a tight-fitting bag to hold it any longer.

Customer Service is Awful!
We purchased the Wealers camping set and liked how it looked when it arrived. It stacks nicely and comes in a nice bag. The largest pot had a wrinkle near the rivet when it arrived. The first time that it was used it became a crack and water comes out of the crack. We emailed the company 3 times with NO RESPONSE. We called the company and got an actual person. They gave us a replacement order number and asked us to send pictures. We immediately sent pictures and information to get the replacement. That has been 18 days. No response to the email with pictures of the defect and no item!! We tried calling again and got voicemail. We left a number for a return call and we have not heard back again. Try another company if you are going to purchase a camping set. The largest pot is essential for camping. We will have to look for another set. We will not be purchasing from Wealers!!

Wash Before Use! Nice Stainless Steel Camping Dinner & Cookware Set
I highly recommend washing these before use since our set came with some unusual black residue on the stainless steel along with debris and scratches on a few of the dishes and pans. The blue utensil holder was even dirty, and you can even see in one photo where I’m holding the wooden lid handle that my fingers are black from touching whatever was on these. I also thought it was strange that some of these had the brand name on the bottom while some did not. Despite all that, I still think that this is a very nice quality set, and I love the fact that it can all fit inside the provided bag, even after attaching the wooden handles for the pot lids.This is not a set that is lightweight in my opinion, so this would not be something I would imagine a hiker would want to put in their backpack; however, I do think this would be great for an RV, for tenting with your vehicle at festivals or campgrounds, or if you’re camping with a group of people so that you dont have to make multiple trips for other camping necessities.My favorite two favorite things about this whole set are the stainless steel sporks and the pots because for some reason I really think they’re both adorable. I wish that this came with cooking utensils to make this the ultimate camping set, but all you get are the sporks, so you will still need to bring separate utensils such as a knife, spatula, tongs, or a ladle. I also think it would have been a cool bonus if you could use the other end of the spork as a butter knife. You will also need a screwdriver to attach the 2 wooden handles, but after that, unless you want to remove the unfinished wooden handles to clean the lids, you won’t need the screwdriver again since like I said everything still fits in the bag with them on.This did not come with care instructions inside the kit as far as I could tell, but I definitely recommend using a soft cloth to dry these along using a non abrasive scrubber for washing to prevent scratching if that is a concern. It did say in the descriptions on Amazon that that was dishwasher safe, but I wouldn’t recommend that for the wooden handles. I really hope the screws for the lids do not rust or that the wood doesn’t crack or mold. On the tag attached to the bag handles, there is a QR code to register your set for a warranty that is good for, “up to 12 months,” it says. Since I’m worried about the longevity of the screws and handles I will be registering this for sure.Thanks and hope this helps!

Great product.