Which gas stove for the CT
Submitted: Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 20:35
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Member - Crazy Dog (QLD)
Ok troops! Which is the BEST gas stove for the CT. I've looked at the Coleman, Primus and a few of the cheaper brands but cannot make up my mind. Leaning towards the Coleman - what u all think?
Grrr!!!
Reply By: Member - Nick (Kununurra) - Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 20:40
Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 20:40
IM guessing your after portable gas stoves,not perm. mount ones.
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Follow Up By: Member - Crazy Dog (QLD) - Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 21:30
Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 21:30
Yup! as in the primus 2 or 3 burner - blue fold up sorta thingo!
Grrr!!!
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Reply By: hoyks - Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 21:30
Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 21:30
Low pressure gas rings are the go. No tiny gas jets to get clogged by fine dust.
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Follow Up By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 22:00
Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 22:00
I'll second that hoyks . When I bought my Trak Shak they wanted to put one of those useless flashy
camping stoves in and I said "no way". They take an hour to boil a teaspoon of
water and they clog up .
The best stoves are the crappy Chinese cast jobbies with two burners . You can boil a billy in half the time .
Just remove the legs and build them in .
I built a really neat folding three sided windbreak around
mine - It took me a weak and a million rivets - I am a clutz with such things , so I was very proud of this effort !
Cheers ,
Willie .
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Follow Up By: hoyks - Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 22:06
Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 22:06
I still have the little fold-up Jackeroo (primus rip-off) stove and every time I get it out I tell myself I should get rid of it and make up the ring burner cooker.
I will get around to it one day.
I'm a sheet metal worker and have a shed full of half finished projects.
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Follow Up By: Member - Crazy Dog (QLD) - Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 23:16
Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 23:16
Thanks fella's,
Looks like the trusty Chinese job will do the job - as you said Willie I will build the wind break around and go that way unless someone convinces me otherwise.
Grrr!!!
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Follow Up By: bucky - Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 07:35
Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 07:35
Go Hoyks
I too have a Trak Shak, and a chinese " El cheapo " 2 gas burner, Cannot go wrong
cannot block up, with those huge jets ( advise form Pud ,, thanks Mate )
Did the Simpson last year ( no trailer then ) and my U Beaut Coleman Cooker blocked up on the first day.." Not happy Jan ",,
Don't go there
Cheers
Bucky
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Reply By: Member - Reiner G (QLD) 4124 - Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 06:52
Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 06:52
Have you looked at the Coleman Shellite stoves? I got two and a light. No gas bottle and boils the billy quicker than anything else. Cheaper to run as
well.
I got a two burner and a single burner.
Reiner
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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 11:22
Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 11:22
G'day there doggie!
My advice is to go with your original choice....the Coleman.
The Coleman has NO jets to clog up and this can easily happen due to a little bit of dust entering the stove.
Both burners on the gas dual burner stove can be controlled from full burner to a low simmer flame.
I can't comment on the dual burner model as I haven't owned one, but unless transporting a gas bottle is a problem, gas is the way to go and the Coleman dual burner is the best choice IMO for trouble free, easy operation.
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Follow Up By: Robert - Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 18:21
Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 18:21
I agree, the coleman stoves are excellent! Can turn one burner off without it affecting the other burner. Adjust them down to a simmer real easy. After using the normal high pressure stove for years and now having a low pressure stove, there is no way I would go back. The cast iron rings may be good but the weight would turn me off using them.
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Follow Up By: flappa - Monday, Jul 10, 2006 at 08:23
Monday, Jul 10, 2006 at 08:23
Another vote for the Coleman.
I specifically bought
mine to use in the CT because they dont flare like high pressure stoves do.
Not a good thing in a Canvas CT.
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