I believe the stainless is pots only. I would have loved a steel windshield and have seriously thought of making a replacement one so can burn wood. The design of the billys is top notch. Meths burner is naff, get a civvy one or better still make a pop can one.
trangia stove and mess tins [full kit] £14
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Those Austrian/East German/Russian/Slovakian billy cans (seen them advertised under all those countries names) are lighter gauge than the originals, poor quality. I picked up a job lot in 2006 for about two quid each and sent them out as xmas presents to members here...felt guilty afterwards 
You can force the Austrian cookset down into the windshield for carrying - no big deal. To be honest though I prefer the full SAT to the hybrid one shown here - the extra pan is nice but I don't tend to use it. Maybe if you're cooking for two it would be useful - each can have his own bowl for stew/soup etc. Or you can use one as a cup, and have a brew while the other acts as a lid to the main billy-can.
Don't worry about using the windshield as a woodburner - its true it turns a nice coppery colour - pretty! - and gets a bit softer, but I've used mine umpteen times and its still perfectly functional. I know many people like the stainless version, and I have one of those as well, but still normally use the aluminium one. It seems to cook a bit better - better spread of heat I presume - and is still very solid. This is no thin bit of kit!
Don't worry about using the windshield as a woodburner - its true it turns a nice coppery colour - pretty! - and gets a bit softer, but I've used mine umpteen times and its still perfectly functional. I know many people like the stainless version, and I have one of those as well, but still normally use the aluminium one. It seems to cook a bit better - better spread of heat I presume - and is still very solid. This is no thin bit of kit!
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