Originally Posted by
seeker333
Alcohol stoves are good for short trips. They use relatively high amount of fuel due to the lower heat produced by their fuel, as well as poorer design-related efficacy. At some point it becomes cheaper/lighter to carry the canister stove - usually for trips beyond 5 days.
Agreed, about the 5 days worth of fuel thing, but that applies to time between restock points not trip length. For backpacking trips of over 5 days I am likely to take a canister stove. On my bike tours I have never needed to carry more than a few days worth of fuel regardless of trip length since alcohol is widely enough available that you can buy in almost any town usually even very small towns. The Yellow Heet 12 ounce bottles are a nice size and last long enough for bike tours IME.