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I use a Century 2-burner stove. I like the low profile of the stove when folded up for storage. The propane bottle is also attached with a flexible hose.
I have a 3-burner model by the same company. It folds up nice and small and has worked well for me over the years. It is an older model with no built in lighter. I just toss in an old BBQ lighter in the case. Lighter is out of fuel but the igniter spark still works.
Update: Just tried out the grill/griddle pan last weekend and it worked great. Just drop it on the stove and light 1, 2 or 3 burners (depending on how much grilling surface you need) and start cooking. Did a couple of ears of corn and some brats and toasted some buns for those one night. Did some steak sandwiches the next night. Didn't use the griddle this trip. Much simpler/cleaner than carrying a BBQ grill or similar. I have a small propane grill, but it is somewhat bulky and since you can't really use it for a stove, you have to carry the stove, too.
Having used my old Sears one yesterweek up at Mt. Rainier on my vacation, I think it still has many years of life left in it.
Sure, it is not an expensive one like the Partner stove, but I am not tossing this thing out of a canoe or other watercraft either.
Not tossing it out of the FJ either
That red dial thingamabobber is a magnetic kitchen timer on the back of the lid to the stove.
Comes in handy
I have also looked at the Primus ones that have a grille on one side, and a burner, but I can pretty much grille anything inside of that Foxhill oven I have on the stove.
Old thread but heck, my MSR Dragonfly I won on Ebay in 1998 still works, there was a discussion somewhere about where to buy white gas, and I came across 2 brands at Walmart (San Diego), so sharing here.
My fave, of course, is the Mountain Safety Research Dragonfly. Burns white gas, gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, kerosene. Had mine since 1998. Great for travel to remote places, especially third world because, while iso-butane or white gas may not be available in those places, the others are. Even a village with no automobiles would have kerosene.
It can be pumped to maintain pressure so it works better at altitude and cold when iso-butane stoves get weak.
AND it simmers! Eggs to order?
However, I'm looking at a Jet-boil or similar for:
1) quickly boiling water when sailing because it's easier to operate in rough waters than many boat stoves (hang to stay upright), AND
2) to keep in my truck for early morning coffee or quick hot soup after any cold and/or wet adventures.
Flying with stoves? YES, you may fly with a thoroughly cleaned stove, and thorougjly cleaned empty fuel bottle (not iso-butane). Some TSA personnel may make up their own rules as they go but TSA, FAA and most airline rules officially allow it. Print out all three rules and take with you for reference.
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I use all manner of gasoline and kerosene pressure lanterns and stoves large and small. I am a long time collector and I have literally hundreds of them from about every country that ever made any..
In order to keep my collection in check, I have gotten rid of most newer than 1950. The old ones are best anyway.
Propane is fair for warm weather, but it'll let you down when you need it most. Most propane stuff is worthless in very cold temperatures.
However, I'm looking at a Jet-boil or similar for:
1) quickly boiling water when sailing because it's easier to operate in rough waters than many boat stoves (hang to stay upright), AND
2) to keep in my truck for early morning coffee or quick hot soup after any cold and/or wet adventures.
Love our little Jetboil Flash. Have had it for about 6 years now and use it for both backpacking and car camping. We only boil water in the supplied 'pot' to add to things that need hot water, and we use our MSR pot for things like Pasta Sides or soup, or to add the boiled water to things like instant potatoes, cous cous or rice....things like that.
MSR or Jetboil fuels work best for cold weather (did a science fair project on various brands in cold weather) and putting the fuel in a coat pocket to warm it up some helps a lot. Of course you will go through fuel faster when cold versus when warm.
For sure never tip a lit stove over- very flamey!
Keep in mind- in 6 years a lot of new stuff has come about, there may be something better out there now- we haven't felt the need to go looking for something new at this point.
We have a kelly kettle (vulcano kettle):
We use it a lot, it doesn't need gas or fuel, we burn sticks, pine cones, dry grass in it. It's very fast, we use to boil 1 liter (33.81oz) of water in around 3 minutes. We can cook at the same time it boils water. We even use it during weekends in the garden to prepare tea or coffe, or small meals. We carry the stainless steel ultimate scout kit in a small bag, it includes several things, every time we go for camping. We warm up water to do the dishes and for "showers" in nature.
We love it. https://www.kellykettleusa.com/
Love our little Jetboil Flash. Have had it for about 6 years now and use it for both backpacking and car camping. We only boil water in the supplied 'pot' to add to things that need hot water, and we use our MSR pot for things like Pasta Sides or soup, or to add the boiled water to things like instant potatoes, cous cous or rice....things like that.
MSR or Jetboil fuels work best for cold weather (did a science fair project on various brands in cold weather) and putting the fuel in a coat pocket to warm it up some helps a lot. Of course you will go through fuel faster when cold versus when warm.
For sure never tip a lit stove over- very flamey!
Keep in mind- in 6 years a lot of new stuff has come about, there may be something better out there now- we haven't felt the need to go looking for something new at this point.
Love my jetboil flash!!! Can't even count the miles I've put on that thing. I've had it at 13,000' in 20 degree snow storm work just fine while solo backpacking the sierras. Something about elevation makes the top ramen taste that much better. I also use a MSR whisper when im splitting weight with other people.
Car camping its either campfire or I'm running an old school 2 burner coleman pump stove that i've had 15+ years.
Was thinking about buying this but can't justify another backcountry stove, that may require more work than reward. There's not really any service when you get a few passes in.
I have been using a discontinued Campchef Denali stove that is two burners plus a grill.
Very nice stove and high output.
This is with my wood chuckbox that member Titan Pat built for me back in 2010, and the pics are from my August vacation 2017.
I ended up buy another chuckbox that is lighter, and I have it mounted in the back of the rig using a Tembotusk fridge slide.
I may actually put the wood chuckbox on the fridge slide, and just leave it there to cook on instead of lugging it out to a table.
But lugging the big wood one in and out of the rig was pretty hard for me unless I unpacked several heavy things in it.
And since I missed camping last year due to my sciatic nerve deal that put me down for two months, I think the chuckbox whichever one I use is going to just stay in the back of the rig now on the fridge slide.
The nice thing about the older wood chuckbox is the stove can stay in the top all the time.
With the new one it can not be stored inside of it.
I still have to see when my awning is up if the wood chuckbox when fully open will not hit the awning.
Hmmmm, not sure why my first two pics are not working, will have to fix it later.
And yes, I did have the img code in there, but it gets erased when I post.
Could be a bug
Well I came across this old post and couldn't help but weigh in: If you have the room, consider an Ozpig. It has enhanced my camping experience tremendously. Looks like they may have lost their US distributor, so may be hard to track down. On the other hand, it looks like they now have a "traveler" version that packs easier, and they've made some improvements to the original since I purchased mine.
08-06-2008, 09:16 PM
No doubt my grandkids will be using it long after I'm gone!
