These posts are all helpfull  :D and have given me some great points to think over.  I think mostly it will be used to get a percolater going on cold mornings before we go out laker fishing.  It will be used for canoe trips primarily but I would also like to take it on some high altitude backpacking trips.  I am willing to sacrifice noise for compactness and boil speed but it needs to be able to cook and simmer too.  Maybe I am asking too much  ::) but I will keep looking.  Thanks again for all the help.