Coleman fuel is still $8.88 at the Walmart near me. My quote of about $0.30 for the amount of white gasoline equivalent to a 110g gas canister is based on that $8.88/gallon price.

At sporting goods stores, it's more like $11.00/gallon, which is still far cheaper than the cheapest canister gas.

Supposedly, in some parts of the country (Amish country so I'm told) true white gasoline is still available. I remember buying true white gasoline with my dad in rural California in the late 60's/early 70's. By "true" white gasoline I mean gasoline without the additives in Coleman fuel or the additives in automotive or aviation gasoline. I haven't see true white gasoline anywhere in years and years.

Even if it goes to $20.00/gallon, count yourself lucky. Overseas in Europe and Australia, they pay more per liter than we do per gallon. And even at $20/gallon, Coleman fuel would still be vastly cheaper than canister gas. At $20/gallon, the equivalent of a 110g gas canister would cost about $0.75 instead of today's $0.30, and who know how much canister gas will cost by then?

The other big advantage to liquid fueled stoves (not so much white gasoline but "multi-fuel" stoves) is in international travel. Who knows what kind of gas canister you may find in out of the way places? There are still a lot of parts of the world where the old piercable canisters (i.e. canisters that you puncture and cannot remove the stove once punctured) are all that you can find. Elsewhere, only non-threaded Camping Gaz type canisters can be found. Still elsewhere, no canisters of any kind can be had whatsoever. But various types of gasoline and kerosene will be available wherever there is anything even vaguely resembling civilization. If you get a really rugged stove like the XGK, you can burn everything from 2 stroke motorcycle fuel to av gas to jet fuel to nasty farm diesel.

HJ