Stoves......
Must...... control...... self.......
Nah.
Paulr, old buddy, I have hust one word for you:
Trangia . I swear by the little buggers.
See
this post I did a while back on stoves, and
this post I did on mess kits.
Currently, my kit is two US Army canteen cups with a Trangia Solo stove, a windscreen/stand I made from another canteen cup, and a "Natick" stove/stand (which becomes a heat screen extension for the homemade windscreen/stand when the cup is used). With my setup, I can boil about 2/3 litre of water in just over 5 minutes. If I need more than boiling capacity, or need to cook something up, I bring along the larger tin from a British mess kit. If someone can house the images, I will be happy to post pictures of the setup.
Hope this helps.
.....CLIFF