Sorry, I didn’t check this thread for a while.

“…why do you take alcohol stoves on cold weather trips?”
Well, some reasons:
1. It comes down to light weight again. An alcy setup will always be lighter than the whisperloud setup—even with the more required alcohol.
2. I’m still paranoid about white gas flare-ups.
3. Alcy always starts--- no priming or pumping (with a good stove).
4. Any fuel leaks doesn’t eat/destroy your nylon or polyester stuff.

Another help is-- fuel is saved by not coming to a full boil.

-Barry