Howdy,
I hear a lot about Trangia, Trapper, SIGG, and Optimus 88 types of "Storm Cookers."

I am considering acquiring one of those Trangia stove sets. Its burner is almost identical to the one in the Swedish military cookset, and I can guess that Trangia set would be quite efficient, based on my experience with the Swedish mil. surplus stove.

I have Optimus 88, though beat up. I find setting it up and stowing away after use a little cumbersome. I really do not like that discoloration of the thin aluminium pots. I think the Religion of Lightweight Gear has gotten too radical. Besides, it is hard to clean the angled corners of the pots. It is really annoying.

So, I am wondering, is there any one who has used PSS for some duration, and formed an informed assessment of the stove? I see a lot of people are so enamoured about SIGG, paying an arm and a leg on Ebay. As far as performance and quality are concerned, I think PSS is superb, based on my limited use. It is made entirely of stainless steel, and uses gas cartridge.

I am aware that Optimus has a version of Nova for Trangia, while Primus has a version of the gas cartridge burner for the same.

Has the PSS not been discussed, because it does not burn liquid fuel?

I have been interested in these as well, mainly due to my obsession with stoves that come with cookware as part of the package. They appear to be well made. It may well be that Trangia makes the pans and windscreen for Primus as the design seems to be identical.

I not used or seen this system but can vouch for the ful-blown Trangia system - the 25 or 27. Stainless steel can be a pain as it heats so quickly & burns the food. I had stainless pans on my Trangia for a while & it was a big problem. I now use a duosol pan - stainless steel on the inside & aluminium on the outside.
Don't worry about the discolouration of the old aluminium - this is natural & forms a protective layer. The worries about aluminium pans has subsided now but it's not a good idea to cook acidic foods in aluminium pans for a long time.
I'm experimenting with a mix of old & new at the moment. I have a old Austrian stove much like the Optimus 77 but half the size. In this I have put a pepsi-can alcohol burner to replace the brass one & made a pan rest to raise the pans a little to increase the chimney effect. I also have a neat little Meta 80 stove which was designed to run on solid fuel tabs. It is basically an approx 1 litre pan & lid with a base/windshield which sits in the pan for storage. The pan has fold out wire handles so no pan grip is required & the pepsi can burner sits nicely in the windshield. Both are giving good boil times. I'll post some pics later. I'm hoping to take one of these backpacking soon.

I ordered one up from the west Coast (U.S.A.) a month or so ago. I too have a weakness for stove/cookset combos. The price was so killer that I just had to have it! I paid $49.99 (MSRP of $129.99 I believe!) I picked up the optional kettle for it for an additional $15 from Eastern Mountain sports, It nests in the PSS. Sad to say I've been so busy that I have not even tested it yet! The PSS is now my road trip stove and resides in our Conversion van.

I wonder if there is a 12-step program to get over an addiction to stove/cookware sets? Yesterday I went on to the Primus website for a quick look. I did not realize they made so much cookware. They have a neat 1 liter pot with lid and their smaller stoves fit in the inside - like a modern day camping gaz globetrotter. So many stoves, so little time.