Following a scary incident with a small butane cannister stove back in 1977, I bought a 2-burner white gas "Coleman" camp stove from Sears. It was marked $20.00, had the Sears name instead of Coleman, but was missing the cap from the fuel tank, so I was able to get it for ~$15. Then I went around the corner to an appliance repair shop and bought the cap I needed for maybe $1.95 or something along those lines.

Fast forward some 35 years - that stove still works perfectly. And has come in handy during a power failure - just set it up on the deck so I could make coffee or heat up some soup.

I've replaced the generator at least once along with the fuel pump rod/leather assembly but that's all the maintenance it's ever needed. Probably still haven't spent on parts what I paid for the original stove.

I only do car-camping so have no issues with the size or weight of the unit. When camping I will use the stove, and the campfire as needed but I plan my camp cooking very carefully to minimize clean up.