Hi Jish, I didn't mean to turn you off from the Zebra brand, just was warning you about the plastic clips that were used to secure the lid. I do notice that Ben's Backwoods Zebra Billy Pots now come with no plastic clips.
Having studied mine (I got all three) I don't think the design was intended as a camping pot. Just guessing, but maybe some kind of Asian lunch bucket? Anyway, campers here looking for quality construction glomped on to the pots and started using them. The quality is head and shoulders above anything else I've seen.
BUT: there is a weight penalty to be paid for the stronger construction. And the handle isn't the best, given that it isn't designed to "click" into position, in fact it will willingly flop from one side to the other. Then there's the cute little insert pan, it could act as a double boiler if it wasn't so shallow, I don't know, you could use it for a pan to bake bread in maybe??
On the one hand I'm really impressed with the super quality of these pots but when I come to use them I'm made aware that camping wasn't their first intended use.
I'd really be tickled if the Zebra people decided to make a pot set that were designed from the ground up as camping pots.
As far as those clips that melt, if you needed to secure the lid down there are places where you can use nylon string to lash it down tight.
I believe I'll check U-tube and see how other guy's have uses the pots, there may be ways to make them work better.
All in all though, I'm not sorry I bought them.
Best Wishes, Rob