I think the difference is build quality and expected lifetime. I would expect basic camping gear or a mess kit lifetime to be measured in months. I would expect cauldron lifetimes to be measured in decades.
Think
https://www.walmart.com/browse/home/...623679_8140341
($40 for a set)
VS
https://www.lecreuset.ie/en_IE/en_IE...size=28cm-l6-7
($400 for a 1.6 gallon pot) (I'm using this example because I've been using a pan by this brand for ~20 years)