Mess tin verses Billy Can

[Nemesis]

(3 May 2012, 11:38)Paul Wrote: Mess tins never seem to fit burners so you end up with hot in the middle and having to stir the whole time. It's also damn hard to dangle a mess tin over a fire. Billy cans, no such problem. Have stick can dangle.

Lids is another issue. Unless you fork out for a really good set of mess tins i.e. Crusader, you never get a lid!
So boiling in a draught is rather like blowing across your tea mug to cool it down. Bit of a waste of heat.

Can we have a discussion on who uses what and why?

When you say mess tin are you talking only about the British Army tins?