I’ve been carrying a Windmill for some months, and I have to say that I’m not all that impressed. I had hoped for better.<br><br>Despite the lid gasket, the lid doesn’t seem to bear on it with enough force to really seal it. Mine has been dunked twice (don’t ask), and both times it was full of water. Still worked with a little drying, but when I took it apart it was very, very wet inside. There doesn’t seem to be any gasket where the fill valve exits the bottom of the case. The hinge is narrow, wobbly, and inspires zero confidence when the case is open- seems vulnerable. The lid does swing pretty much out of the way, but I did have a problem not melting the cap once when trying to use it in tight quarters.<br><br>Taking the mechanism apart is easy, but it results in lots of delicate, tiny pieces, and it’s not obvious how they go back together again- not something you want to do in the field. It seems pretty reliable on full throttle, but it does use a lot of fuel pretty quickly, and though there’s a window to see the fuel level, it doesn’t hold very much. I have heard that it can be hard to light at high altitudes. It does heat up quickly- you don’t want to be doing much soldering with it.<br><br>On the plus side, it’s been abused, but it’s still working reliably, and it’s very windproof. I just feel that there must be something better available for the price range. It does come with a nice PSK tin…<br><br>The Brunton monster seems to be a Windmill inside a huge armored case.. it’s just too big.<br>