Fuel is somewhat expensive, but since you are not heating your home for the winter this may not be important. Butane cartridges are not widely available except in outdoor stores, so you must carry a spare cartridge and keep a stock at home. For three-season trips of less than a week, butane would be my fuel of choice. Like butane stoves, liquid fuel stoves are light weight. The fuel bottle and the burner are separate units connected by a hose.
Fuel is generally available.
These stoves work well in cold weather. When you light them they tend to flare up initially. Sometimes the jets become clogged, especially with gasoline as a fuel. You are not supposed to store white gas over the winter and re-use it next camping season, which creates disposal problems. Backpacker magazine, October 1996, reviewed six liquid fuel stoves.