I use nothing but ethanol-free gas in my smaller engines. More expensive, but easier to maintain.
I have a 50 gallon bulk tank that I fill with 100LL a the local airport for my small engines and chainsaws. Little engines love that stuff.
+1 — absolutely. Note that most small engines sit for a significant time between uses for most homes, even small homesteads and farms. My chainsaw gets used hard in Fall and Winter and rarely in Spring and Summer. My 2-stroke string trimmer gets used every week. My 2-stroke snow thrower gets used every 3 weeks during the winter but sits idle for 9 months. Every one of these use applications is awful for ethanol fuel.