I'm a hiker who wants to get into camping/backpacking. The goal is to go on longer hiking trips. I'm thinking of doing long hikes like the PCT, the Camino, northern canada, or generally spending bunch of days in mountains.

What are your suggestions for kitchen set up? Most of my use would be to boil water to eat dehydrated food. But ideally I want to be able to make simple foods like rice, soup, popcorn, and eggs. Bonus point for ability to cook on fire for camping trips, but not a necessity.

I do understand that the above requirements are all over the place, and likely 1 single set up wouldn't do all those and real answer is to have multiple systems depending on the trip. But I'm a novice camper, so all suggestions and insights would be helpful.

Jetboil and other integrated system look big and little heavy. Def not too heavy, but the side of me who is thinking of many days of hiking is thinking of ultra light. Also can't use the pot on fire, or use other pots on its stove. Could use the Stash or the pans, but at that point, it's not an integrated system anymore. But also the newer lines have adjustable flame, so cooking is possible with a Minimo or Micromo .I'm thinking of saving the volume and weight.

So alternative is a small stove and a pot. Based on specs and reviews, I like locket rocket deluxe and so want to pair it with a pot for 1 peraon, say 650 to 850ml.

Weight concern takes stainless steel out of the equation. A 1 person pot alone would weight more than a small jetboil system together.

Aluminium seems suitable, but don't mind spending more money for something more durable.

I was heavily leaning towards titanium (ex toaks 750ml , prob with bail), but the handicap of not being able to really cook with it is making it hard for me to choose. I really want to be able to cook minimally. But since I've never had the chance to go on more than 2 day hikes, I don't even know if I'll end up cooking!

Again, I'm a novice camper. Perhaps the answer is 2 pots/skillet, a titanium for long hikes for boiling water where the odds of cooking is very low. And additional skillet, a different material, or a jetboil or similar design for more relaxed hikes or camps. What do you think? What wrong assumptions am I making?