Is there any other brand of camp stove besides Coleman?

You don't say what stove you have, liquid or gas, but I've had both over a period of about 60 years. I don't know that I've had you problem however and that makes me wonder if the stove isn't faulty? My complaint is that the burner is small and it takes a while to heat up a pan and that sometimes you can't get enough heat to cook a large mass.

I've grown to appreciate these stoves for the RV. This is an example and it seems there are many many brands and prices of the exact same design. The cans aren't that expensive and are readily available at restaurant supply stores. they are also a good place to check stove prices also.
The stove control is the modern turn all the way clockwise for low and no hoping it stays lit. They are also hot enough to deep fry or use a large wok on.
Here is just one example.
Portable stove

In the past, I have owned and used:

1. Primus
   
2. Svea
   
3. J.C.Higgins
   
4. 0ne burner Coleman
   
5. Two burner Coleman
   
6. Three burner Colman
   

liquid fuel stoves and found # 4 and #5
to be the best, most reliable and easiest
to operate. I still have and use them.

I frequently camp when the temperature is
well below zero F and have found butane and
propane stoves to not be worth the trouble.

We have/had a Brinkman two burner stainless steel stove and loved it. http://www.roadhaus.com/camp-stove.html the first one. They were about $75.00 and one day walked into home depot and the had a close out sale of $49.00. Couldn't pass it up. Best thing about it is the easy cleanup. Not near as many nooks nor crannies to get into. I said have/had, because my nephew is thinking about using it, because we, like the previous poster, got and or are getting rid of out propane cookware and devices. Electric griddle/skillet, dutch oven and a portable bbq pit.

Thanks for all the great responses! Now I know where to start looking for a new camp stove!

We actually gave away all our Coleman campstove equipment, propane tanks, propane pole, light, hoses, .... everything, this last Summer.

If we do not fix something on the stove, microwave, or oven, we now use an electric flat griddle and/or an electric skillet.

I actually went to a yard sale and purchased a non-working electric skillet, just for the lid, so it would fit on top of the flat griddle.

It's not the same as cooking over a "flame", but it sure is cleaner, and the food is always cooked at a steady temperature.

We purchased the griddle (actually, our 3rd one now), from Wall Mart for $19.95 (I think). Not that much at all.

The griddle is perfect for pancakes, eggs, hash browns. It works wonderful for any kind of steak, beef or pork. I always cook with margarine ... lots of it, and add nothing else to the meet. The margarine drips into the drip pan, and then I can pour it back over the meet (basting the meet constantly). When it's done cooking, it's fabulous!

It's just something to re-consider as opposed to a "flame". And clean-up ... just wipe with a paper towel to get the heavy grease off, and then wash-up with Dawn Dishwashing liquid.

We use one in the house all the time now too... very seldom use the stove!

I second the Camp Chef models, been using the Expedition model for 2 years and couldn't be happier. Direct connection to the TT's tanks using the external propane connection.

Camp Chef Expedition

Same model as above, but without the griddle. I bought 3 Coleman plates, and cooking for 6 is so simple.

Many years ago I bought a 2 burner Camp Chef from Costco........to this day I couldn't be happier with it......

Camp Chef

We have the road trip as well. The nice thing about it is the different grills you can get for it. It can be a stove top, grill, or griddle. We use it almost exclusively when we camp.

The only two stoves I hear about are the Coleman Road Trip an Websters... These are propane stoves/grills...

I have the Coleman Road Trip which does an excellent job an packs up nice in the bed of my truck... Mine runs on the 1lb propane canister


This works out great on our tent camping trips as well...

Roy Ken

I just use a small table top BBQ grill with a 1lb propane tank. It cooks whatever I need plus it's great for grillin meat. I use pots and pans on it and can control the heat.