I love the MSR pocket rocket for most purposes, light and simple. It simmers well and the fuel canisters are reasonably compact. The liquid fuel stoves with pump and remote (refillable) fuel bottle canisters are best for winter; cold and very windy weather. The fuel lasts longer, pump means you can always keep the fuel pressure constant, and the remote fuel bottle means you can put a windscreen around the entire burner without worrying about overheating the fuel canister. They were really designed for mountaineering, melting tons of snow, etc. Seriously high BTU's, BUT they are more fiddly; most people prefer simple canister stoves for 3 season use. I like the MSR because you can use it with any pot, but the Jet boil/Reactor type setups are faster and more efficient for boiling water. If that is all you are planning to do get one of those, otherwise I'd look at the canister stoves.