Thanks for reporting on your results. We can all learn from you without going outside to freeze! Personally, I've never had a pressurized gas stove. No reason in particular, just never thought I needed one. I started out wih a Svea 123R. Boy, I wish I could figure out what I did with that stove! Used a Coleman Peak 1 for a while. Good stove, but heavy. Now I've got alcohol burners and wood burners. But I don't get out as much as before, so I've never actually tried the alcohol burner in extreme conditions. Wood, I image, will always burn in the cold - as long as you keep it dry and shielded from wind. At least I hope it will!

Thanks for the report.