Best trangia, almost - Trangia 25-7 Ultralight Hard Anodized

This larger Trangia cooker uses anodized aluminum pots but saves money with a normal aluminum windscreen. There is no reason to anodize the windscreen unless you use the cooker in a salty or corrosive environment. However, it also uses a nonstick frying pan. These last a few years in my experience but ultimately the nonstick fluorocarbon coating ends up in your bacon, and you can't scrub them clean like uncoated cookware. I immediately replaced this and old Trangia cookware i have with hard anodized versions. Consider buying a kit without nonstick. The hard anodized finish lets you cook tomatoes without that metallic taste from plain aluminum and you can scrub it nearly as well.
Trangia's stove itself- the brass thing that you fill and light- ought to weigh less than it does in this era of catfood can alcohol burners but despite its weight it burns well, allows regulation of temperature, and lasts forever. The lid makes it more practical than the (slightly too small) titanium alternative because you can cook until finished, put out the stove, and use the rest of the fuel at the next meal.
This cooker is great for a family and not too terribly overweight for one or two people. It works reliably, silently, and fast enough under any conditions including wind driven rain, and you never need to replace a pump cup or valve packing as you do with roarer burners. And if you need fuel it's as close as the nearest gas station (heet dry gas), pharmacy (high % rubbing alcohol), liquor store (grain alcohol) or hardware store (denatured alcohol). And you can take a used but empty Trangia on a plane. Great stove.

This review was written in the old system and had content requirements that are different than reviews written today.