Camp cooking gear . . .

[Bigdog57]

Okay, you've humped the load into your favorite secluded spot, got the tent up and camp made.
Now, it's time for supper!
What stoves do y'all favor?
Since I tend to go lightly, size and weight are a consideration.  I eat simply - a can of Hormel Chili, or Chef BoyArdee Something, or maybe heat a canteen cup of Zatarain's Ready To Eat Rice meal with a packet of meat added.  Or hot up a canteen cup of water to use for the Mountain House packets - love that stuff! 
Nothing fancy.  I tend to not use campfires when I'm alone.

Here are four stoves I've collected over the years.  The big Century I carried to MC camps, but haven't actually used yet.
The little pocket-sized Coleman Peak 1 with folding wings I just got recently - haven't field-tested it yet.
The Sterno folder is a nice stable platform, especially in the north Florida sand.  I tuck the Esbit inside it and use Triox bars.




Closeup of the new Coleman Peak 1 - I like this little guy!  I had bought the wee cartridges by mistake once - so I had to get a stove to fit them!  These little carts don't fit the Century.

[2arrows]

Nice I still use the whisper lite and a military canteen cup for my cooking

Doest that peak work good?

[Bigdog57]

I used the Peak1 on a roadtrip camping last weekend.  I really like it!  It is very adjustable - I can go from a low simmer to a full afterburner, and a wide range between!  It burns clean - no messy soot, and it cools quickly when turned off.
I used a steel canteen cup, and had my meal hot and was eating while my partner was still getting his MSR liquid fuel stove going!  His was also much bulkier.  The only real advantage he had was he could use fuel from his bike.  However, one small cartridge was more than enough for the long weekend, and I had a spare along.
The one weakness, was the wings are a bit slippery - the cup/pot could slide a bit too easy.  I'll make a simple wire mesh platform to fit over the wings.

The campsite - we used our stoves in the fire ring:

[dionbremner]

I've just done a review of the small butane stoves. I don't really recommend them but you can read and watch the video here - http://www.mycampgear.com/2008/08/21/review-portable-butane-camping-stove - but basically you get what you pay for and a decent stove is worth it.
Dion

[Bigdog57]

I left a posting of my direct experience with the little Peak 1 stove on your site.  Real world usage, not static testing.
I have recently acquired a Coleman Dual Fuel stove, for better fuel availability on longer trips.  Still considering primarily MC road trips, so now I can use Coleman Fuel/Naptha, or gas from the bike if necessary.
A bit more involved to use than the Peak 1, but it would be better for a long trip like my riding buddy is currently on (eight weeks, from Florida to Oregon and back!).
I have a trip to the Blue Ridge area of NC coming up in late September - I'll give the Dual Fuel it's major test run then.