As many have mentioned, you'll probably like it. I used one last winter after finding an old one
in a garage sale last year. I don't use one in summer because it's needlessly heavy. I have an old one (without the self cleaning valve) and it simmers great. So I've switched back from my whisperlight to this in the winter for simplicity, simmerability, and my other big thing I like about it, no stink when it gets shut off.

A couple of suggestions for winter:

1) fill the stove and put it in the freezer overnight to practice lighting it at home - or you can put it outside if it's cold enough.

2) I personally carry a small bottle of methyl alcohol to prime with. you can prime with the fuel in the stove but it flares more.

3) I find that in very cold weather, adding a small amount (like a teaspoon, be careful here) of methyl alcohol to the fuel helps cold starts.