Personally, I'd learn to maintain the MSR you've already got, then use it for the rest of your life wherever you go. For better or worse, they're designed to be broken down and put back together very easily, with all parts easily replaceable out of a basic repair kit. That's what I've done--twenty-plus years on Whisperlites and their derivatives, subject to a lot of use and abuse. But some folks don't care for this approach, and if you're one then by all means buy another stove. Then another. Eventually, another.
Before the advent of MSR stoves, I used a Svea 123, ca. 1970. I lost it somewhere along the way, but if I hadn't I'd still be using it.
Another old fart, lining up to collect his $0.02.
Mark
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