This is the exact point I was trying to make. You put it in better words.

I don’t want anyone to misunderstand. I am not a big advocate for heavy items. I am a really a big advocate for reliable items. I don’t care what they weigh (within reason) so long as they do the job that I want. Are there stoves smaller than the Peak 1 that can do the same job in a smaller package?? Without a doubt there are many, but I do not feel the need to suddenly rush out and spend tones of cash on one. I certainly no longer feel at any disadvantage to someone who has(like my cousin) because for all the money he spent he was let down. For another example, one item in my backpack PSK is a Suunto compass. It is a compass that I have used for 11 years at work as a backup to a GPS. The ability to shoot accurate bearings/back bearings is just something that I cannot do with any button style compass. I am so used to it that I cannot imagine ever replacing it with anything smaller. It has worked for me in the dessert and in the Arctic with no problem, and the sighting mirror is a great back up signal mirror. In eleven years I have never seen one broken. It is not exactly small for a compass in a PSK by any stretch though. I have had NUMEROUS arguments with people trying to tell me that I should replace it with something smaller. My whole argument is why should I ? It works great. If my GPS should ever fail and I am faced with only one compass to trust my life to then it will be this one. I have friends that think this way of thinking is totally insane and that light is the only way to go, and no matter how good an item works they will not consider it unless it is the absolute smallest available. The point of the post was more to vent at people like them than to create a big debate. At the end of the day we all carry what we like the best, regardless of others opinions. I just feel some people get a little carried away with the whole idea of making everything super light.