I think that any alcohol stove can be "meant for long distances".
That said, I had problems building a pepsi can stove too, bought a commercial stove (Brasslite) that worked great, then switched for a short time to Andrew Skurka's Fancy Feast (can food can) stove. Very easy to make, very lightweight, worked very well for me. I've since switched to a UL Caldera Cone setup, but if you're having trouble with the Pepsi can stove, it's pretty fast and easy to try out the Fancy Feast option.
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Brian Lewis
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