One other suggestion I would make are the range of stoves made by Trial Designs. Some can burn both alcohol and wood. They are a bit pricy, and they aren't the most fuel efficient, but I have found them dead simple to use and very consistent in highly variable conditions. Wind has a bit effect on many alcohol stoves, but the integrated windscreen on the Caldera Cone seems to keep the stove performance very consistent. That said, I have to admit that I mostly don't use alcohol anymore. On solo trips I have been using esbits in a Caldera cone, and when I go with groups I am often cooking for 4-6… I just don't have the patience for alcohol… I use a stove that burns iso-Butane.

--Mark