I thought long and hard about the kettle, but since all you can do is boil a liquid in them I have decided on getting a pot. I already have a SS frypan with lid along with a 1/2 lit pot and a cup. With the pot I will have frying and boiling covered. The small backpacking stoves that burn wood may not be the best in the world, but would work in a pinch and COULD be used for a week or so if the situation was bad enough. PLUS I have a small coleman one burner white gas stove as well.