Originally Posted by
Rick
I like the canister type stoves for their simplicity. Not much can go wrong with them. The pizo igniters can be a problem in colder weather. I like the ferro rods much better. I was already paranoid about things that drop out of the sky from experiences in the military when TSA put the last nail in that coffin. With the newest form of government induced excitement happening at the airports. I don't see myself on a plane again. I prefer rental cars. What is the coldest weather you have used your canister stove in.
If you don't fly there isn't much reason to avoid white gas stoves, but canister stoves are okay too.
I am not so sure about how rental cars are right now. The prices were through the roof the last time we had ocasion to rent one. It was maybe a month and a half ago that my wife did a 1 week rental and it was crazy expensive compared to previous trips supposedly because of them not replacing vehicles during the pandemic or something. It was about triple the price of her previous trip shortly before the pandemic. Not sure if they are returning to normal or not. Just mentioning it as something to check before going too far in planning. She got a pretty cheap flight, but the car was $$$$. So you just might want to price out flying and one way rentals before deciding. Check out Amtrak too, but for long distances I have found them slow and expensive most of the times I have checked.