I agree, to each his own, but I'm a kettle guy. My boil kettle is a stainless honey centrifuge I traded some welding for. 3/16" thick and and is tall and narrow. Bought me a 25 gal MegaPot. I think the Mega pot with the triclad bottom is an awesome kettle. My HLT is a keggle. The pot heats the water faster. Not sure how it all works in tech speak, but it does heat faster. When welding in the fittings, if I had it to do all over, I would weld in Triclovers and not have any threaded fittings. The keg was was thicker and easier to weld. For the money a keggle is a great deal, I just like The Mega Pot better. 
