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First Isle Royale backpacking trip of 4 we did. Late 70's, early 80's.
One of the 3 guys had a new fangled gas butane stove. First night's camp, on Superior. thank God

Being a guy who never read a instruction book in his life and didn't believe in a pre-trip trial, he inserted his stove into the cannister and flicked his Bic.

You probably can guess what happened next The gas cannister clearly warned that you had to wet the fuel nozzle on stove to insure a complete seal. With the waves and wind, he didn't realize the gas was leaking.

Next thing you know there's a fireball flaming high that the pines he was under were in danger of catching fire. He panics and runs for cover.

I just did what came to mind first, I drop-kicked that stove 30 feet of shore, into the ice-cold water.

First he was elated he hadn't caught the woods on fire, then pissed as he realized he had to wade out into the frigid water and retrieve his stove

I'll stick with the white gas stoves. 20 years on Peak 1 multi-fuel, and other than a few new gaskets, it's been one of the most trouble free camp items I've ever had.

LMAO! oh the entertainment of it all...thank you all so much

If you don't like pumping & priming then Trangia is the stove for you!  Yes I'm a Trangia nut.  Any stove that purports to be quiet hasn't been tested against Trangia.  Zero noise.  None.  Not a whisper.
No moving parts on the burner/fuel assembly, nothing to break, no maintenance required.
No pumping, no priming, no wetting of gaskets, nothing to leak.
No cannisters or attached fuel resevoirs to worry about.
99.999% of my meals are boil water meals, but I've fried fish, eggs, bacon, quesadillas, grilled cheese...
It's not the fastest, but when I'm out there I don't worry about a minute or two.  I'm out there to ignore tick-tock clock watching.
Packs up reasonably bomb-proof & needs only a dirty pot bag to keep the rest of your gear from soot.
Reasonably safe for use on wood, doesn't scorch unless you get the UL model.