Thanks everyone for the advice, specifically:

jamawani vbmenu_register("postmenu_3310350", true); I am aware to the best of my knowledge of the mental toll of doing things alone. Currently I eat the same meal everyday on a strict diet and workout religiously, I spend time on a lonely journey everyday. I appretiate your concern though and I will most definitely keep that in mind. Maybe i'll figure something out to help me a bit.

brotherdan Thanks for the tips about the stove, and food choices. I will try not cooking things for a couple weeks during the winter months to see how I feel about going stoveless. I will also talk to my LBS about a bianchi volpe and see what they offer. I'm going to hunt for that thread later too.

I'll reply to everyone else later, and thanks again