Hi everyone,
I've been a Long time lurker, and this is my first post. I'm looking at camping stove options, and I'm sold on the skottle/discada system. I'm currently torn between the Southwest disk and the Tembo Tusk Skottle. It looks like they are comparable in price. Right now, I'm leaning more toward the southwest disk because they come in 22 inch and 24 inch sizes. I also like that I can take the disk off the propane stand. The one thing I like about the Skottle is that it comes in a more compacted package. I have a tundra, so space isn't an issue. I know a lot of people on this forum like the Skottle, but at 18 inches how many people does it cook for? Has anyone had experience with both of them? Does one provide more benefits than the other? I want the versatility to be able to cook meals for 12-15 people, but when my family camps I normally cook for 4-8 people. From my really fast calculation a 22 inch disk provides about 125 inches more cooking area than an 18 inch disk. Any help is greatly appreciated!
I've been a Long time lurker, and this is my first post. I'm looking at camping stove options, and I'm sold on the skottle/discada system. I'm currently torn between the Southwest disk and the Tembo Tusk Skottle. It looks like they are comparable in price. Right now, I'm leaning more toward the southwest disk because they come in 22 inch and 24 inch sizes. I also like that I can take the disk off the propane stand. The one thing I like about the Skottle is that it comes in a more compacted package. I have a tundra, so space isn't an issue. I know a lot of people on this forum like the Skottle, but at 18 inches how many people does it cook for? Has anyone had experience with both of them? Does one provide more benefits than the other? I want the versatility to be able to cook meals for 12-15 people, but when my family camps I normally cook for 4-8 people. From my really fast calculation a 22 inch disk provides about 125 inches more cooking area than an 18 inch disk. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Have 2 of them. Bought the big 24" kinda deep one first 4-5 years ago. Recently bought their 18" madrid to travel-about the same size as Skottle but heavier (due to thickness). In these, thickness/heat conductivity is your friend for cooking at a variety of temps. The 18" fits in Skottle bag alone with the domed cover for the Skottle. Alot more versatile in my opinion. Cooks for 4ish people or 1 person about as easily. The big burner is great and can also hold cast iron skillets, crab boiler, turkey frier and breaks down pretty small. The 24" disk could cook for 20 people, the depth lets you cook, deep fry, soups and stews or traditional Discada recipes.
