Coleman made the Model 2F stove, here in John Stendahl’s collection, in 1934. This Coleman Model 140 three burner Bungalow Cooker is an early stove model made from 1923 through August, 1927. The 5″ center burner is identical to that of a Handy Gas Plant, as is the generator & fuel control. New paint with a matte-like finish, improved knobs, aluminized easy-clean drip pan, and a rugged latch! Overall, Coleman delivers a very good build quality throughout — definitely competitive with other stoves in its price range. The Coleman Cascade 2-Burner Camping Stove is a big upgrade to the popular Coleman Classic Camp Stove.
Find everything you need for your next coleman stove adventure with our collection of Coleman outdoor gear and appliances. Stay protected from the elements with screens and tents so you can spend a refreshing afternoon or a cozy night in comfort. An array of sizes makes it easy to find something that fits the whole family, with sturdy frames and reinforced seams to hold up in tough weather. Camping stoves’ output is measured in BTU, or British Thermal Units.
If you don’t mind the tradeoffs in opting for this fuel type, the Eureka is an affordable and thoughtfully designed single-burner stove. Other leading one-burner options to consider include Fore Winds’ sleek and rugged Luxe Camp Stove and Snow Peak’s compact Home & Camp Butane Stove . If you’re in the market for a low-fuss freestanding stove, the Outdoorsman is worth checking out.
But the Mountaineer also has a more-powerful output, so you can cook on it like it’s your home stove. If our top pick is out of stock or you’d like a little more cooking control , the Coleman Cascade Burner Camping Stove represents the next step up over the Coleman Classic. What separates it from the Classic is more control throughout the range of cooking temperatures. It boils water a bit faster than the Classic while still providing a gentle flame that lets you cook foods more delicately than on the Classic . It also includes a piezo ignition, which is fine as long as you don’t expect that component to last forever .
Neither are really solid or durable—and at this price point, they really can’t be—but the Triton is the better investment for the camper who gets out more than a couple of times a year. Time to boil and fuel efficiency are our most heavily weighted metrics. Theoretically, the more power a stove has, the better it boils and the more efficient you can be when you slay your camp feast. The burners in your home kitchen likely have 12,000-18,000 BTUs on the high end . The stoves in our review range from 9,000 BTUs to a shocking 60,000 BTUs per burner. What became apparent during our boil tests, however, is that BTU ratings aren’t everything.
As such, for large groups a more powerful flame is recommended. With that extra output comes greater fuel consumption, which can become an issue if a powerful stove is fueled by a small 16-ounce propane bottle. You’ll definitely want to bring along a few back-up canisters if you’ll be out for more than an overnight trip, and we’ve found that two quality 10,000-BTU burners are ample for most uses.
We would also like to examine single-burner butane designs—similar to what you’d find at some Korean restaurants—such as the Kovea Cube and the Iwatani 35FW Butane Stove. If you can’t manage the extra weight, consider purchasing a refillable 1-pound bottle and kit from Flame King . As with the 5-pound option, with this one the savings are significant when you consider how much cheaper it is to refill a propane tank with gas directly than it is to buy a disposable bottle. Breakfasts, pastas, meats and more were all cooking directly on it along with my Coleman Family Cookset. Finally, with 28,000 BTUs of cooking power, you will not find yourself under-powered by any means while trying to complete any of your camp cooking.
Camp Chef’s Everest is one of the most popular and proven designs in the world of camping stoves, offering a hard-to-beat combination of cooking power, convenience, and superior reliability. In terms of output, you get two large burners that pump out plenty of heat but also have excellent simmer control for cooking more diverse and intricate meals. Combined with a reasonable 12-pound weight and integrated handle, the Everest 2X is hard to beat. You can leave your dehydrated, salty, and unsatisfying meals at home—today’s camping stoves bring a whole new level of gourmet to your car camping and basecamping adventures.
Trying to use coleman camp stoves on all three burners at once felt pretty crowded. We often cook with a cast iron grill pan, but getting even heat across a large pan on a typical camping stove is virtually impossible. The Stansport’s three-burner design was absolutely perfect for that, while still leaving enough room for a pot on the other burner. It’s no coincidence most of the big-time sellers come with two burners—they’re all the vast majority of us will ever need. As with cooking at home, two burners going at the same time will get most meals cooked in a timely manner.
The Stansport Boulder Series 2- Propane Stove disappointed us with its overall build quality and terrible low-temperature control. Over the years we’ve had wildly variable results from similar Stansport stoves. Another close Stansport model, the Regulated Propane Stove, was once an upgrade pick but is now plagued by stock issues. However, because of this stove’s single large cooking surface, you can cook for far more people far more quickly than you normally could with a smaller, cast-iron pan. The high walls of the FireDisc enable you to more easily make stews, fry-ups, and casseroles than you can with any piece of camp-cooking equipment we’ve ever tested. We tried a recipe that, to cook properly, required the lowest stove temperatures.