Backpacking stove input needed

When I'm going out on weekend trips here locally, I love to take my JetBoil along. It's a little heavier that other options, but on short trips I don't mind. The only problem is that you cannot take the canisters on airplanes, which makes this an unfavorable choice for international trips. I recently saw a post on Andy Skurka's website about his easy to make alcohol stove. I am going to make one of these and test it out for future international trips, since alcohol can be found everywhere. This may be an option for you, I just don't know how well it will perform at the differing temperatures. Hope this helps. Here's the link to the website: http://www.andrewskurka.com

Altitude not being a factor (I've only used canister systems at 10,000+ ft without problems, so I can't speak on behalf of anything else), I would suppose that an alcohol/Esbit stove would best qualify for your criterion. You can't go wrong with the Trail Designs Caldera Cone stove system — just keep in mind that it is custom-designed for your current pot.

The next-best options would probably be either the Titanium Goat Ti-Tri or Bushbuddy systems, which both offer woodburning cooking, are more expensive, and are a bit heavier than the Caldera Cone. Any type of canister/white gas for a canister stove can be difficult to come by in any remote area of the world, which may be why woodburning and alcohol stoves are most popular for re-supplied hikes.

If cost isn't a factor, and weight being a less-limiting factor, then the Ti-Tri would be the best option because of its flexibility (alcohol/Esbit/wood).