+1 to lori's list. I would also add the supercat, the ion, starlyte and fanceefeest to the list. All these stoves are easy to build, and fast to boil while being fuel misers. Personally I am not a fan of the double wall, jetted stoves. They don;t work as well sub-zero and are not as fuel efficient. Ironically, they are more difficult to build too. I guess some people like to see the little jets of flame.

My fanceefeest has bailed out a number of other stoves/users. A whisperlight, pocket rocket and jetboil. All were in sub-zero winter trips in either PA or NY.

For weight considerations and length of trip I use: http://www.howardjohnson.name/Backpacking/Stove/Stoves.htm
For my stove choice and fuel usage, alky is always superior to canisters regardless of trip length. Only esbit and no-cook is better.


In the end, any piece of gear is only as good as the user. Even though I use alky in winter conditions, I don't expect anyone to just try my stove at -20 and be ok. One must learn how to use their gear in the extreme conditions.