Camping Out Ideas - What Camping Stove should I get?

What Camping Stove should I get?

I am looking into some camping gear, specifically a camping stove to get for a 4 night camping trip in the Banff/Jasper/Glacier/Zion area's. Mostly summer camping, not at extreme elevations. I see two types, liquid fuel type, and lpg fuel type. I understand that you must prime the liquid type fuels, and like the fact that i can refill very cheap with fuels such as gasoline, whereas the lpg (gas) type are in non-refillable canisters. Any up's or down's to each? I will probable buy from the Mec website, any suggestions? http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_listing.jsp?bmUID=1167416952763

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I personally like stoves that run on propane. Yeah it might be a little more expensive to fuel but there is no mess. Plus what stove would I buy? I bought the coleman tailgate gril. It is a bbq were you can buy a stove attatchment for like 20 bucks. This will give you more versitility. Of course this is gril is more expensive (like 160.00) but since I camp alot and have season tickets to the Chargers I need something like this.
Go with Isobutane.Anything that needs primed is a pain and will have more things that can go wrong. Stay away from to many parts.
If you haven't heard ultralight backpacking is the latest and greatest thing and you could get started off right and go with either the Trangia Mini Stove With Fry Pan http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442281211&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302696549&bmUID=1167428131476 http://www.ultralight-hiking.com/stoves-trangia.html or the 1.06 oz (30 g) Vargo Titanium Triad Stove http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442619786&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302696549&bmUID=1167428131475 http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/vargo_triad_titanium_stove.html Both run on readily available denatured alcohol, are simple to use, unbelievably light, and work just as well as canister or pump bottle stoves in almost all conditions.
well liquid stoves mean more complication.priming,cleaning,pressure adjusting,and more risk of danger.they are a better choice when you are planing to go for a long travel like a 20 day travel because only in that case they have a better weight/energy ratio.(you carry your fuel in bottles and refill the stove when needed.) pressurized gas container stoves are a better choice because there are less thing possible to go wrong in them.they are more simple and reliable.butan gas has a great weight to heat ratio and has a lower storage pressure that provides more safety BUT butan is not a good choice for sub-freezing temperatures because the gas inside the container wont boil to produce enough pressure to maintain a flame. propan gas doesn`t have this temperature problem since it has a boiling point temp , well below zero but this advantage comes with disadvantage of higher pressure in normal temps(like 20-25c) to solve this paradox many manufactures combine these gases with different ratios mostely 50/50.so if you want to travel in places that might expose you to low temperatures(not even extreme just cool like lower than +5c) and wish to have reliable stove i recommend butan/propan mixed containers with 50/50 ratio as fuel and a stove to burn this fuel.(choose a simple one ) there is anouther choice:you may choose alcohol burner with it`s kit.use metanol alcohol(will kill you if drink it!) and it will work great.no pressurizing required , light weight fuel and stove,no need to pricy fuel bottles and lesser in price. i saw a couple good choices in the website that you gave: http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_listing.jsp?bmUID=1167429571228 (Trangia #27-5 Small Nonstick Pot Set Stove ) and (Trangia #25-5 Large Non Stick Pot Set Stove ) and (Primus TechnoTrail Stove with Cookware Kit ) .
I have had all kinds of stoves while camping, but I do like the Coleman's,L.P. Range its more expensive but it really, is great and it can also heat a tent, nicely.
get an MSR whisper light international. They have refillable fuel containers, and will run on ANY fuel-including gasoline/jet fuel (tho it burns dirty). White gas is the best, and it is cheap. I would recommend emptying the cansiter after use, or the residue can clog up your fuel lines (this is trye for any stove) This stove will boil a pot of water quickly, as to conserve on fuel. Canisters that cannot be refilled suck! If you are flying commercially, be aware that you must have a new container w/out fuel/fuel residue to fly. You will have to purchase some when you get there. Zion and Glacier, huh? Lucky duck beautiful areas and I cannot wait to go back.