Most popular stove's used in Overlanding

[alsmith]

Hello All I would love to know what stoves you run for overlanding. I am currently running the Dual Fuel Coleman stove in my kitchen. I'm trying to figure out what the most popular and common stoves are for overlanding. I'm currently in the market for a new stove and just want to know what people are using and their experience with them. Pictures would help .. here's mine.

 

[tarditi]

I have a coleman propane (not dual fuel) and Camp Chef Everest.

If I had to make a recommendation, though, I would suggest a partner stove.

 

[wagex]

id stick with the coleman dual fuel, in case being able to use gasoline or coleman fuel wasnt cool enough, you can also use propane with them as well using an adapter from stansport http://www.amazon.com/Stansport-185...11283&sr=8-1&keywords=coleman+stove+converter

 

[JJEH]

We use a Century "Ultima" Deluxe 2-Burner Propane Stove with Broiler (bought at Target) and it functions very nice.
This stove has cooked meals and endless amounts of coffee for 10+ people over several days w/o hiccups.
It also served us very well over a 36hr power outage last year.

 

[mtnbike28]

Stick with Coleman, get the propane adapter and enjoy. (I have 3 model 425 Coleman stoves, one was my grandfathers from the 860s, a 50s model and a newer one, the 70s?)

 

[jeep-N-montero]

We use a Century "Ultima" Deluxe 2-Burner Propane Stove with Broiler (bought at Target) and it functions very nice.
This stove has cooked meals and endless amounts of coffee for 10+ people over several days w/o hiccups.
It also served us very well over a 36hr power outage last year.

That is pretty neat.

 

[JJEH]

That is pretty neat.

Of course that's in internet photo. Ours is not that clean anymore. But it is indeed a neat stove.
Temperature control is good and it's fast.

 

[Roger M.]

Can't go wrong with a Coleman, but if I was recommending stoves that I had personal experience with, I'd only recommend a Partner.

Partner (IMO) is in a different league than anything else out there.
It's been posted a bunch of times here, but the Partner line-up of products originated with the guided river rafting crowd, where anything that breaks or breaks down simply isn't acceptable.
Needless to say this kind of engineering translates well into the Overland world.

I've got a couple of "family heirloom" Coleman's, and I'll always keep them ... but I only take the Partner out on trips.

I ordered my Partner from the factory, easy and quick transaction. These guys are used to shipping all over the place.

 

[Junkinduck]

I don't have a Partner but would love to try one. I run vintage Coleman. Parts are available IF you need them. Most of mine have come from yard sales and thrift stores for less than $10.00 and with a little cleanup worked. the propane adapter makes the one you have work with most fuel you would have except diesel and they do a good job. My only complaint would be the secondary burner is a slave to the primary.

 

[alsmith]

Ok good start ... I love the dual fuel over the propane for a few reasons .. I just did some research and I'm thinking of modifying my drawer to hold two of these ... it gives me redundancy, still can run off of fuel from jeep if I need to, and if I ever have to leave the vehicle for some reason I could throw one in my back pack with some emergency food and bug out? What do you think of that idea?

http://www.cascadedesigns.com/msr/stoves/rapid-cooking/xgk-ex/product

 

[Roger M.]

Hard time doing up bacon, eggs, and pancakes ... AND keep the coffee going for hungry mouths with those!

I make a distinction between hiking gear, and overland gear ... and IMO those are geared for hiking, a bit too small and kind of flimsy.

 

[Happy Joe]

I use 3 stoves;
When cooking for more than one I use an old Coleman propane 2 burner, decades ago it was equipped with a hose & regulator, and use a 10 or 20 pound tank; much cheaper and better than those one pounders, IMO.
When cooking for one, sometimes for just heating the coffee pot (or for a weekend "quickie") I use a Svea 123R white gas stove, a holdover from the backpacking days. It rides in the cook kit with extra fuel and is anything but flimsy (been using it for near 40 years without problems).
For in tent water heating for shaving and evening wash up I use an alcohol burning Trangia spirit stove (I NEVER cook in or next to the tent due to bear concerns).

Enjoy!

 

[Stumpalump]

After realizing I'm going to spend thousands of nights camping and traveling I focused on the two main items. Number one is sleeping. The better and faster I sleep the more productive I am. Different topic yes but the second major task is eating. I bought a 4x4 van and set up a real sleep surface and real kitchen. Sink, fridge and stove. The partner stove was logical. Spend the money, have it for life, throw it in a creek to wash it, don't care if it falls off a roof rack and never burn your food. No brainier. Buy one but it's not perfect because you have to set it up. That means finding a space, setting it up and fooling with the gas and hose. Somtimes my rig is full of other sports gear and I just want a quick meal or a cup of joe without "cooking" and stopping for an hour. For that I keep a backpack stove. Sets up in seconds and it will heat or cook anything a single burner can cook. It's 30 seconds from digging it out until cooking. If I could only have one stove this would do it all. http://sotooutdoors.com/products/item/OD-1BS.html
These two are the best of the best stoves. Use them both if your going to be on the move.

 

[dfinn]

I don't have much to compare it to but I've been super happy with my 60s or 70s era Coleman 425 dual burner. Sometimes a little more cooking space would be nice but usually it's just me and the wife and it's fine for that. I like the fact that I'm not filling up landfills with 1lb propane tanks and it seems like people go through those much faster than I go through a tank of gas. I need to fill it up a couple of times throughout the summer and I get a several fillups from the 1 gallon jug.

I don't mean to thread hijack but I just realized some of these Coleman stoves are dual fuel. How can I tell if mine is?

edit: I think I found my answer. http://www.landcruisingadventure.com/the-gasoline-coleman-stove/

 

[photo nomad]

After realizing I'm going to spend thousands of nights camping and traveling I focused on the two main items. Number one is sleeping. The better and faster I sleep the more productive I am. Different topic yes but the second major task is eating. I bought a 4x4 van and set up a real sleep surface and real kitchen. Sink, fridge and stove. The partner stove was logical. Spend the money, have it for life, throw it in a creek to wash it, don't care if it falls off a roof rack and never burn your food. No brainier. Buy one but it's not perfect because you have to set it up. That means finding a space, setting it up and fooling with the gas and hose. Somtimes my rig is full of other sports gear and I just want a quick meal or a cup of joe without "cooking" and stopping for an hour. For that I keep a backpack stove. Sets up in seconds and it will heat or cook anything a single burner can cook. It's 30 seconds from digging it out until cooking. If I could only have one stove this would do it all. http://sotooutdoors.com/products/item/OD-1BS.html
These two are the best of the best stoves. Use them both if your going to be on the move.

I agree with Stumpalump. I use 2 stoves as well depending on need. A partner for full cooking and an MSR Reactor for quick water boiling uses.