by Gadgetgeek » Wed 15 Nov, 2017 6:20 am
Overall, waterproof rating is not the full story, its a great marketing number, but doesn't relate to reality very well. Any decent quality tent will do for you, look more at the materials and fabric weight/denier than the waterproof number.
as far as cooking stuff goes, lots of good options have been given so far. How you cook, and the temps you cook in will make more of a difference for fuel type. In cooler weather straight butane isn't very good, but it will suffice during summer easily, and its cheap enough you can get some practice in. Metho is cheap overall and liquid fuel stoves can be fiddly and are expensive. As long as your stove is reliable and fits your pots, you should be pretty good with anything. Just take the time to try it before you go walking.