Camping Stoves

Many times new is not better. If you truly want a dependable, easy-to-use stove, get on Ebay or Craigslist and get an older Coleman two burner stove. SOme may require a bit of cleaning or a new part but very little goes wrong and they last forever if not left out in the rain. The new ones - I wouldn't give five dollars for one. I got tired of the dim lighting lanterns today and bought at an estate sale a 1960 something lantern. It lights the entire site for a few pennies!

This no help to the OP, but I also love my 'antique' Coleman Stove & Lantern. Got them both from my Dad (I'm now 56 yrs old). Stove has the old copper cylinder tank. Have had to replace a couple parts over the years but it keeps on ticking and never lets me down. Like another poster here, love the reliability, the sound, the smell, and the great memories connected to using them.

Sorry to ramble but nostalgia kicked in... :)

Did you notice the Cabela's triple burner stove you link to weights 47 lbs?

Here's a decent review of camp stoves

Camp Stove Reviews

Coleman today, like almost any brand name, is not Coleman of yesterday, sadly. On the up side, you can still find older Coleman stoves and they will work for just about forever. We bought ours in 1975 (interestingly enough, the same year as our vintage camper) and is still going strong. Every once in a while you need to replace the leather gasket, but that's only a 5 minute procedure.

I agree with the comment about it being special - nothing modern has the same feel as an old Colman stove...

- Randy

X3

Also a fan of the old school Coleman Fuel Stove.

We use the COLEMAN ROAD TRIP stove...



This comes with nice roll around case that holds everything you see in the above photo. Setup is quick...

You can also get a whole assortment of different grills.

This runs off the 1lb propane canisters...

This also has the water tray under the burners that catches the grease and makes for a real easy cleanup...

Have done us well over the years...

Roy Ken

Hi,

If you would just use it once in awhile, get a Coleman, Cabella's, or similar.
If you want a tough stove that works...every time....take a look at the stoves by Partner Steel. No, they are not cheap (or light), but they are good (I own one).

Steve

10K BTU output!

Not enough go! Check the Cabella's unit.

Personally I would spend the extra cash or keep shopping. On a cold wet day the last thing I want to do is sit around waiting for water to boil so I can eat. BTW my understanding of Coleman now is that it is only a name you can buy user rights to. Not what it use to be back in the day. True or false? Wo knows out there? I do like the old Cioleman stuff, especially the white gas lantern. I own one

Cabela has a two burner stove by Camp Chef with 30,000 BTU burners for $99.