COOKING supply's when tenting it

gday peter.
we use a coleman 2 burner duel fuel stove and one of them elcheepo butane stoves.

2 burner gas stove, unless I can have a camp fire - then I use my barbecue setup (from Hillbilly) and/or a camp oven.
Jack

I have a 3 burner coleman, a single attachment that goes on the bottle top for just the billy if needed, and also one of the new aerosol can burners, which is great! It depends on what sorta trip. Day, weekend or longer as to which I take..

If your cooking, it depends on what your cooking. I find 3 burner stoves good, take up no more room than 2 burners, which I find cramped. 3 burners you can cook the pasta on one the billy on another, and the veggies on the other..

g'day peter in sa,

well, it depends on who/how many you are cooking for eh? and do I assume you are in a 4by so can carry extra or are you camping "on the foot?"

I like a fire if possible. Gives so much more than just a heat source for cooking.

just me? walking? small iso-propane or small fire with lightweight MSR pots.

just me? 4by? single burner on 2kg bottle or small fire with cast iron skillet or lightweight MSR pots.

me and the kids and/or whole fam with 4by? single burner on 2kg bottle and/or fire with camp oven/s, skillet or grill etc. Can use camp ovens on single burner or in fire.

etc. etc. looking at those dual fuels as an alternative but not a replacement.

cheers.

I bought one of those single burner in black plastic case jobs today and a frypan...starts easily quite hot don't know how many hours you get per canister of gas...Big W has 12 packs of gas for $17...

We use a double burner cast iron gas stove (only $30) they cook faster and the jets never block either. Gave up using those camping gas stoves (jackaroo, companion, etc).
If possible, we always cook over a fire with our hotplate and grill, better cooking too.

Geoff.

We use a coleman 2 burner gas stove and a 1.25 kg bottle good for 4/5 days, used to carry a 3 kg with the elcheapo stove no regulator you get what you pay for in stoves, colman the best, some people like gas and some prefer fuel my gas stove has electronic ignition the rest dont, hope this helps when its really wet you need something. regards tony

In my quest to get rid of round hard to pack items I tossed the Gas out & went with the Coleman 2 burner multi fuel stove & a Coleman single. Both run on unleaded & put out the highest BTU of all the stoves. The little one is great for smoko or lunch stops & with all 3 burners the Mrs cooks up a storm. I have the Coleman Aluminium fold up oven which is brilliant for cooking bread, roasts & sweets.
I use a swing away BBQ hot plate & grill with pot holders which I've found is the easiest way to control the heat on the fire. I've tried the cast iron camp ovens but changed over to the King Billy spun steel type. Great results & heaps lighter with a lid that can be used as a pan.
Cheers Craig.............

you can't always rely on having the time or ability to have a fire.

I have a 2 burner coleman duel fuel and find thats sufficient. It can be a bit fiddly at first until you learn that having pressure is the key.

Its convenient if you run an unleaded car as well.

Peter,

We use a Coleman 2 burner gas stove. Over the years we've gone through a few gas stoves which were the cheaper brands bought at KMart or the like. The Coleman stove we have now costs a bit more but it is a much better unit and I regret not buying one sooner. Also had a 3-burner stove once but happily went back to a 2-burner. Recently we bought a single ring that fits straight on top of a gas bottle. We found this great for quickly boiling up the billy at smoko or lunch time.

I love cooking over an open fire but unfortunately in some places it is often difficult to have a fire due to lack of fire wood or fire restrictions. So don't rely on fires alone for cooking or you could find yourself munching on biscuits instead of stew.

We carry a small steel BBQ plate with screw in legs and use this on the fire but mostly I cook in a camp oven. Camp ovens are my preferred cooking item as they are great on the coals but also work well on the gas stove. I tend to favour one pot meals when camping - they're generally easy to prepare and cook and are tasty and hearty meal for everyone in the family. And remember, nothing like being in the great outdoors to work up an appetite.

I have a detailed list of our camp cooking set-up as well as some recipes up on our f family website. Feel free to check it out.

:o) Melissa

Companion 3 burner gas cheapy from BigW, companion single ring and the versatile Trangia. Have had the 3 burner for 11 years, the jets got blocked with sand once but is easily cleaned with the wire from inside freezer bag ties. The latest toy is the bedourie for damper and samosas.
Dean

If 4by & tent and a fire is possible then camp oven and metal stake in the ground over a second small pit with swing-away grill & hotplate (from a discarded Webber) and wok (great for everything from stirfries to scrambled eggs).

A mate brings his Coleman stove which does the pots and pans work.

The thing we probably use the most for little things is the $20 aerosol stove. We have a couple and take one on picnics with an aluminium gridle and to boil the kettle. One thing we've noticed is when it's cold, the gas pressure drops (particularly when the can is near empty) so keep a spare in your jacket pocket and swap them when the flame gets low.

Adrian