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Personally, I am a big fan of hobo stoves.
I don't see the point of lugging around a stove that uses gas: You'll always have to bring fuel (gas canisters), and if you run out that's it, so you bring some extra gas just in case. All while wood is usually abundant, you can collect as much as needed, it doesn't take up any weight or space in your pack.
I usually bring a can of food, it's a little heavy but it's ready to eat even cold, so it's perfect for the first night, because it'll be fine to eat even if you don't find a good spot to make a fire.
After that, I make the can into a hobo stove and use it to cook dried food and water. I bring a pack of Esbit tabs just in case.
Of course you can just dig a pit and build a fire, without a stove. But where I usually go camping, people usually aren't too happy about me digging holes in the ground and burning stuff innawoods. The hobo stove reduces the visibility of the fire immensly.
