>>597503great. so it sounds like you need to just boil water cheaply and easily. it also sounds like you prefer to carry fewer things.
esbit solid fuel stoves might be a good match for you. combined with a small titanium wing stove and metal foil as a windshield, it's one of the most compact and light ways to boil water.
if you like to build things, homemade alcohol stoves are also extremely lightweight and can pack a bit more power than esbit. they can be a bit challenging to use in cold and windy conditions tough.
for just boiling water, an aluminum cup is ok. unless of course you need more volume than what you have. personally I use a snowpeak 600 cup.
