There are pressurized camping stoves available today that can burn different kinds of fuel with just very slight adjustments or modifications.
The amount of pressure can be adjusted on the settings of the stove to accommodate the different fuels used.
Gasoline or diesel may be used, or kerosene, or alcohol, or butane or propane.
Each of these may have a different setting on the stove to accommodate it.
Many of today's camping stoves that use liquid fuel need to have their fuel tanks periodically pumped as they are not self pressurizing stoves.
This may seem to be a step back in terms of technology.
However, when you consider the portable nature of camping equipment, the need for a self pressurizing stove is minimal when the equipment can itself be pumped manually.
The fuel tank can be held away from the burner in this design.
The weight of the camping equipment can at bottom be kept down without the need for the pressurizing devices.
The coiled burner stove is a kind of stove through which fuel is fed to a coiled loop with a small hole in it - the vaporized fuel exits and combusts here.
The gas cartridge stove employs a canister that holds a liquid gas such as a hydrocarbon mix, propane or butane.
This pressurized gas in liquid form leaves its canister to become the gaseous form that is required or more suited to supplying the fuel to the burner.
Gas cartridge stoves are the ideal camping equipment in either of their versions.
The first type is one in which the base of the assembled stove is in part made up of the gas canister, and the burner rests on top of it.
In the second version, the stove stands away from the canister and is connected via a hose.
Both of these can be assembled and are made all the easier for transport in a backpack.
Another benefit of this kind of stove is that they are capable of immediate high heat output.
This can be particularly useful in cold or frigid climates, when heat is highly valued in a camping situation.
An advantage to using refillable canisters is that they may be purchased from specialist (or, indeed, non-specialist) shops or stored at locations and used when needed.
However, frequently the weight of them make them a little heavier to carry on long journeys.
Larger stoves that may be carried like suitcases can be found.
They may have more of a cooker top style to accommodate a number of pots or pans.
Stoves of this kind are often ideal in barbecue situations.
These can also be used to "feed the masses" - large groups of people on camping or mountaineering trips, for example, or groups of hikers who are picnicking in a national park or similar area.
They may be carried by the designated chef in a party of climbers, or by a caterer who is hired for the express purpose of providing provisions to a large group.
Multiple burner stoves are often fuelled by alcohol or a fuel other than those that are used by smaller stoves.