No they are not.<br>Although there look similar and function on the same principle of bruning alcohol / methylated spirits, the swedish mess kit and cooker set is many times heavier and bulkier. <br>The trangia 25 and 27 series cookers come in a complete set with 2 pots / frying pan / kettle/ windshield/pot stand, burner and burner stand weighs less than the bulky swedish mess set.<br><br>The trangia works by burning of alcohol in the burner. As the alcohol comes to a boil and vapourizes, the jet shoots through the holes on the rim of the burner, producing a hotter flame.<br><br>I love my trangia. It has no moving parts, requires no priming, is silent, runs on clean alcohol / spirits and has never failed me. They are extremely reliable, albeit a little slow in bringing a liter of water to boil, then again with the little kettle, you can't boil 1 litre of water anyway. If you're cooking with the kit provided, boil times are not really a concern.<br><br>Get a trangia...heck I have two! Best cookset/stove i've had.
_________________________
Trusbx