If you like the features of the Coleman Classic but also want the option to serve your scrambled eggs extra-soft or to bring your veggies down to a much slower simmer, this stove will serve you well. When you’re using larger pots and pans, a neat feature of this stove is that the lid can lie completely flat, which creates more stovetop room . And although this arrangement removes wind protection, it lends a little more flexibility when you’re cooking for a crowd in a sheltered spot. The cooking controls were delicate enough that we could crank up the Coleman Classic to boil water and fry bacon or turn it down to poach an egg and create golden-edged pancakes. With 10,000 Btu of heat emanating from each burner on high, this stove should allow you to cook almost anything you can imagine—from burgers to a creamy chicken braise to a vegetable stir-fry. Due to its solid construction, this two-burner stove is heavier to carry than the Coleman models.
Bag or no bag, transportation with the Basecamp is a breeze; after folding the stove, there is a handle on the bottom that tucks away when not in use. The cherry on top is that it weighs a mere 7.4 pounds, bag and all, making it a ridiculously lightweight option for a two-burner car-camping setup. It is exemplary of how simple every tabletop stove should strive to be. Many of the other tabletop stoves earned similar ratings in our review, but the Everest 2X was among our favorites — easy to use out of the box, and it delivered high performance every time. Unfortunately, the affordable single-burner butane stoves did not prove as fuel efficient nor as wind resistant as other models.
This coleman stove is likely more fuel efficient owing to the lower output 10,000 BTU burners and the snug windscreens. If conserving fuel (and saving money!) matters more than a quick boil time, this could be an ideal stove for you. PRICE – Quality camping stoves can be expensive, but if you spend a lot of time cooking outdoors, it’s well worth investing in one that you really enjoy using and will last for years.
The Stansport Outfitter Series Stove is an interesting addition to the camping stove world and was our Runner-up. Although it lags slightly behind the Everest in performance, its design features (including a unique three-burner construction) make it stand out. The weather can be variable even in the fairest of months, but the show must go on. The flame on any stove is sensitive to shifting and blowing wind, and it’ll be important to find a somewhat protected space no matter the stove you choose.
I later realized that what they meant was that once you the burner at a certain setting, it will not fluctuate, which I found to be true on my stove. I`ve used my Coleman Eventemp 3 burner stove on a few different trips over the last year and I have had nothing but good luck with it. Items received as part of a free gift promotion cannot be exchanged unless damaged or defective and for a direct replacement only. Gift cards cannot be exchanged for cash or applied to a previous purchase.
This Model 9G, in Alex Swanson’s collection, has the same features as Model 2G above except for lacking the oven. The lower image shows the locking pin on the pump handle that was a feature of this pair of models. Coleman in Wichita continued to make Model 9 in the early 1930’s.