Thx for sharing. For me it's not a question of standpoint. Enjoying the best of wild foods is great of course. And I definately would boil an excellent hot coffee on a Canada goose hunt... But I am speaking of mid-Europe long distance trails (and only of my personal experience). Climate nothing more challenging than the Alps. So you get through it without a hot coffee. I always had a nice Coleman, and an Optimus - which I loved - and then I stopped cooking the porridge and the meaty kitchery - which was nice with saffron - and went to good old half smoked sausages, fresh vegetables, bread and cheese. And the Jetboil-season started. But after some hikes I realized, that I rarely cooked coffee. Walking the hole day with some speed makes me being satisfied with water alone. And it is such a reduce of weight! And the walking is different. Shorter breaks, nothing to unpack. No reason to open the backpack at all - there is nothing in it anymore!
+ you win some and you loose some: no more campfire, no more hot tea with honey, no perfect morning coffee. But no more boiling too, no more packing and cleaning, no more light and heat and fire. No more sound. No sound! You just blend in.