What makes it ideal for you? For one or two people I use a homemade alcohol stove with a grease pot from K-mart (total weight 7.5oz plus fuel) because I can steam real rice (not dehydrated) on it and it is light. For bigger groups I use a snowpeak gigapower and a 2 litre aluminum pot (total weight under 10oz plus the fuel and weight of the cartridge). For winter I use a MSR whisperlight with a 2 litre pot and a large coffee pot (total weight over 2lbs) for melting snow. Primus makes good stoves. What it is about this stove that you like better than any other possibility? If you have a good answer to that, it probably is the right stove for you. Just remember (as you seem to do)that you are posting in an area dedicated to lite gear and since Etapacklite is on the heavier end you'll get recomendations for other, lighter possibilities.