Since cooking stoves typically rely on disposable propane bottles, it’s important to carefully check for propane leaks before you start your stove up. Many camping stoves run on propane, which is a handy option. Butane can be another option, but it doesn’t do as well in cold weather, so make sure you have a backup option if you’re planning to use it during the winter months.
The poor wind resistance also negated its faster boil time and exceptional simmer function, unless we were cooking in extremely calm weather. One of the reasons these liquid fuel stoves are not as popular as their propane brethren is that transporting the fuel can be a pain. It leaks, it smells and it’s just a big hassle compared to the disposable propane canisters. I plan to carry the fuel in a MSR® bottle, which will be a lot less prone to leaks than the 1-gallon can that the Coleman fuel comes in. The fuel tank on the Coleman stove is 40-ounces and the largest MSR bottle is 30-ounces, so two of the bottles should be sufficient for even weeklong camping trips.
The pump handle has a locking pin; the left valve wheel slides out of the case for turning. There are numerous factors to consider when you’re shopping for a camping stove. Choose this based on the type of camping and camp cooking you’re going to do. We tested the Coleman Triton Stove
Series 2 Burner — sometimes called the Coleman Triton Series 2-Burner Stove. It’s a camp staple and can be found in many outdoor stores and online retailers. There is also a version that costs roughly $20 more, the Coleman Triton InstaStart, and comes with a Piezo ignition.
Joe gave the stove back to his boyhood friend, Tim French; the stove had belonged to Tim’s father. Model 552 differs from 5052 above because it has a Blue Flame Preheater (Stendahl). By opening the black fiber knob on the right (lower image) fuel will fill the reservoir on the preheater. A central air passage allows the burning fuel to heat the generator. This Handy Gas Plant, in Glenn Knapke’s collection, is labeled Coleman Lamp Co. so was made no later than 1927. Overall, Coleman delivers a very good build quality throughout — definitely competitive with other stoves in its price range.
However, when using this stove, you have to be extra vigilant in picking up any food that falls on the ground to ensure you aren’t leaving a food trail to attract critters, bugs, or bears. There really aren’t too many drawbacks with the Slim Twin, though the compact design means there isn’t enough space to store the regulator inside the stove when it is not in use. If you decide to go with this stove, we recommend keeping the regulator with your camp kitchen tools to avoid misplacing the regulator. This stove performed in the middle of the pack in our water boiling test, likely due to having less BTUs than the top scorers. Despite this, the burners sit close to the cooktop, making efficient heat use while cooking.
Quality flame control requires very precise valves, which lower-end models frequently don’t have. Additionally, wind resistance plays a large role in a burners’ ability to hold a very low flame. But the thing we absolutely love about the Everest 2x is its two 20,000 BTU burners.
Camp stoves are the perfect tag-a-long accessory for all types of outdoor events. Whether you are going out for a relaxing day at the beach, a weekend at the cabin or an exciting day of tailgating a camp stove is a must have. Once you use it a couple of times you’ll learn how much heat to use and how long it takes to make toast or to toast English Muffins. Coleman in Wichita continued to make Model 9 in the early 1930’s. This 9E, in Jim MacDougall’s collection, is instant lighting.