Most popular stove's used in Overlanding

[Roger M.]

s I follow the "less but better" approach when it comes to gear. I buy less gear but spend more on the gear that I very carefully select.

I, on the other hand, follow the "more but better" approach, and have a vehicle that will easily absorb the extra few pounds of a steel propane tank.

I don't personally see an aluminum propane tank as being in any way "better" than a steel propane tank ... a bit lighter perhaps, but certainly not "better" ... and if it's weight that's your concern, then the fiberglass propane tanks are much lighter than the aluminum propane tanks.

 

[refried]

Like everyone else I have several stoves but the one that gets used if I have room is a Camp Chef Weekender, It's big,heavy and needs a full sized propane tank but it's as good as a home stove. They no longer have cast iron burners, The legs are too short (I keep mine on a table but also made extensions), and have added igniters but they're still well built, It's not a Partner stove though.

 

[Accrete]

Though I realize some may consider stoves like the Optimus Polaris multifuel "Backpacking stoves"...
They are fine for my wife and I in camp. We even use Titanium cookware! . . while vehicle camping : )

Also the idea that I can use unleaded fuel in the campstove is a bonus to me. Multiuse for resources is certainly a consideration in "Overlanding".

The other stove, and probably our go-to-stove, is a simple single burner 12K BTU Butane stove...we've used one for over a decade and it is still going strong.

: ) Thom

 

[Kerensky97]

Another big vote for dual fuel stoves. Growing up I tried the propane canisters but they're just to bulky and wasteful. It takes an extra minute getting the White Gas to burn a blue flame but the volume of gas used over time for White Gas is so much better. It seems like the Coleman 2 burner never gets refilled, it's just a magic infinite tank of gas. Top it off at the beginning of the season and it's lasts most of the year. And I hate to think how long I've had my gallon of White Gas in the garage, does that stuff go bad? Because it's been going strong for the last 5+ years.

Meanwhile any time I use those green mini propane cylinders I get about a day or two out of each one so I need to pack a six-pack. And god forbid I run out on the trail I can just use a few cups of unleaded in my liquid fuel stoves in emergencies.

These are the two I got, depending on having a vehicle or traveling light.
MSR WhisperLite International - http://amzn.to/1pTwTz1
Coleman 2 burner liquid fuel - http://amzn.to/23gxTKM

*But if I were doing a big group crab or crawfish boil I would want a big specialized propane burner and cylinder. Boiling 3+ gal on the coleman drains the gas since it doesn't have the output.

 

[hyperboarder]

Anyone using old timey Coleman stoves? Picked up a 413e and a 425e for a few bucks this week, seem to work fine.

 

[Scrapdaddy]

I just checked out my 413 yesterday for a trip west. Works great!

 

[Kmrtnsn]

I have three stoves. A Coleman Peak1 multi fuel, single burner, complete with the USMC case/pots. It's my "just me" stove. I have another lightweight Peak1 that uses fuel canisters, like aerosol cans, that's the backpack stove. And then there is the classic Coleman two-burner stove for trips with the wife and I need two burners.

 

[ramatl73]

I have three different stoves as well. Primus Yellowstone single burner for quick meal setups/solo trips, 25+ year old Coleman two-burner propane for general camping, and occasionally a Blackstone 36" Griddle for the times when I'm cooking for a group (as I did this past weekend; 20 or so guys on a trout fishing trip to Tallulah River in Clayton, GA).

I don't think there is a set standard for what is used. It's all based on situation/trip/etc.

 

[Kerensky97]

Anyone using old timey Coleman stoves?

They're unstoppable. Mostly because they're so insanely simple in their design, if you dismantle one to clean an service it it's almost sad how "cheap" they seem. But that's why they keep working, they don't need aerospace engineering tolerances or complex computers to keep them working. As long as none of the sheet metal on the manifold or the pipe has rusted completely through, it will work. My grandfathers 1950's 3 burner Coleman still works fine and I don't think it's ever been "serviced" in the last 3 decades.

The biggest problem with those was the leather washer on the pump needing replacement so they started using rubber on newer ones.

 

[Ray Hyland]

They're unstoppable. Mostly because they're so insanely simple in their design, if you dismantle one to clean an service it it's almost sad how "cheap" they seem. But that's why they keep working, they don't need aerospace engineering tolerances or complex computers to keep them working. As long as none of the sheet metal on the manifold or the pipe has rusted completely through, it will work. My grandfathers 1950's 3 burner Coleman still works fine and I don't think it's ever been "serviced" in the last 3 decades.

The biggest problem with those was the leather washer on the pump needing replacement so they started using rubber on newer ones.

If you get an old one and the leather washer has dried out, you can soak it in normal motor oil for a day or two and it works like new again.

 

[justcuz]

The old style Coleman stoves are the Volkswagen of stoves. Versitile, relatively indestructible and run on unleaded! And many other light fuels.

 

[Honu]

partner here also have a couple colemans never get used

for me easy to use and tough etc. but there is no perfect stove IMHO just ones we like and we have lots of choices
I used to years ago use our old coleman got tired of pumping (silly I know) and the smell when it spills etc.

dont camp in sub zero or above 11k but if I was I reckon I would be wanting a wood stove for heat and cooking etc..

I love the kerosene ones the Japanese use for both cooking and heating seen a lot on blogs

 

[outdoornate65]

Partner Steel.

 

[Semi-Hex]

I had replied on post #21 but since that time I have done several trips. We used a Cook Partner Steel stove at 30 F degrees when the wind was a steady 20 mph with gusts. It takes a little longer to cook things, but it worked. Two days ago it was 103 F, no wind and it worked just fine. I broke one of the knobs and instead of lamenting about where we would find a replacement part, I just opened the optional rebuilt parts bag and used another knob that was supplied. Granted, I had all of the repair parts for my Colemans too but always would have to special order parts like regulators for Camp Chef and have them shipped to some postoffice wherever we happened to be.

 

[toymaster]

This is all interesting stuff thanks for the input ... I am surprised some of us carry two stoves because we already carry lots of weight in the vehicles but I guess stoves are light enough. I'm thinking of building a custom shelf that the 2 MST XGR's drop into so it would be just like cooking on a dual burner coleman stove but two separate burned for redundancy .... I love the partner steel stoves I'm just shying away from propane as when the weather gets colder here in Canada they take longer to heat and it's hard to find more propane when I'm off grid if I run out. If you have other solutions than what's already listed please shoot them here

No other solutions here, just reinforcement. I use a duel fuel coleman when car camping; if you run out of gas you have bigger issues :coffeedrink:. A propane bottle is something I use on my RV, just don't like to waste the room or hassle when going lighter.

I too bring a backup stove, MSR dragonfly. It is part of my survival bag and goes with me when I overnight in the wilderness, no matter the type of transportation.....