Since then, I purchased almost every stove that has been made. It's just that they don't get used. The reason for that is that all the components have to work together: stove, base or stand, windscreen, pot, lid of course and maybe a pot cozy.
One stove doesn't let you get a windscreen around it, another is tippy no matter what, another won't support a pot, any pot, and most will support only a narrow "mug" for a cooking pot, the canister stoves require a heat shield to use the Outback Oven Ultralight I like, white gas isn't as easy to find as it once was easy to find, and so it goes.
Maybe a hanging pot would be the answer? Yes and No.
I have seen stove flareups. I won't bring a stove near the tarp or tent.
It isn't worth the risk of having burning plastic bits of modern fabrics in flesh. Natural materials aren't that much better. Fire retardant is only retardant, not fire-proof.
I cook outside the shelter or have a cold meal.
The newer cooking systems
The Jetboil has revolutionized the backpacker's kitchen. The Jetboil combines every component in one well thought out package.
My Jetboil fits in the exterior side pocket, balanced by a thermo mug on the other external side pocket.
I regard the Jetboil cooking system as a nerf football. The neoprene helps this rationalization. I also have neoprene on the outside of my thermo mug.
If on the heavy side, for lightweight and ultralightweight backpackers, The Jetboil will always have a place for the trailhead, in my truck. I know one formerly heavy backpack person, who reasons that for a longer hike, the Jetboil is the most efficient and the most lightweight, because of the fuel efficiency.
Jetboil has lightened the load with a Sol Titanium Premium Cooking System in titanium and shorter overall height. This makes reaching into the cooking pot easier. No more is a long handle spoon needed. If you already have the original Jetboil, the shorter the .8L Fluxring Sol Aluminum Companion Cup or Fluxring Sol Ti Companion Cup options are available.
