Portable gas cookers

hey there,
we have a 3 burner no brand job from the campin store on LPG it certainly does the job, although i still use the butane can job often as it is very cheap and very quick, ie for a road side cuppa. I simply use a windbreak if req'd.
Dont think you can go wrong with either, and you get what you pay for.
cheers
Wayne-o

personally we just use two butane jobbys.

however Coleman's after sales service is outstanding, if we ever decide to get a 'real' stove it will be coleman, (and probably dual fuel)

Can't beat the Coleman dual fuel IMHO. We use both the lantern and the Powerhouse cooker. For day trips I just fill the fuel tank before leaving and know it will last for a couple of days.

On camping trips I carry fuel for the generator and chainsaw (carry oil to mix 2-stroke) so there is no 'extra' fuel or gas cylinders required.

I've always had problems with the $20 gas cooker in the snow or low temps in the High Country, hence my conversion to dual fuel.

As already said, aftersales service with Coleman is excellent and parts are readily available for there cookers and lights if required.

Hi
I don’t know about gas cookers…but if you want something good, buy you self The Cobb Cooker. Since you are on line, it’s easy to find what I mean. Many people will agree with me, it is very good even it cost quite bit.

If you are going to use a LPG stove I would recommend using low pressure rather than high.

We had a high pressure stove for years and it was fine while we were travelling basically on the coast. When we got inland we had heaps of problems. Mostly associated with dirt in the jets.

We swapped to a low pressure stove, it is a real basic job, doesn't have abrand on it. It is simply two ring burners in a metal frame. Cost less than $60 and is great. It is more tolerant of wind than the high pressure was but we still use a windbreak. It seems to use less gas.

Now that we are using the cheapo butane can stove we hardly ever light the big one.

Duncs

Another recommendation for Coleman dual fuel. We find it much faster to heat something up than gas ever was and it is easy to control.

Pete

Butane<lpg<dual fuel. I have owned all three and we still use the butane stove on occasions. The only problem with the butane stoves is they tend to not perform on cold mornings. Lpg is better, but since upgrading to the Coleman Dual Fuel (and all i use is lpg) anything else seems a compromise.

I have owned all three and we still use the butane stove on occasions. The only problem with the butane stoves is they tend to not perform on cold mornings. Lpg is better, but since upgrading to the Coleman Dual Fuel (and all i use is lpg) anything else seems a compromise.

Rest Needed,
I have just bought a Coleman Fold n Go and reckon it's a great piece of kit.The design is clever for compactness and when opened up for use the burners are far enough apart for the largest pots and pans.Piezo ignition to both sides and a choice of compact coleman bottles or a large 9kg bottle can be used with the provided connecting hose.
Cheers Mark

Hello Craig,
I've been using my compact Coleman Safari two burner LPG stove for donkeys years off a 3 kg bottle. I have another 3 kg bottle to which I screw a single burner or a gas light ie: when my 12v light can't be hooked up. I like the versatility and availabilty of LPG gas ! My LPG gas bottles comes in handy when I need to heat up something in the workshop.

I keep the single gas burner and LPG bottle handy (connected, sheathed and inside a bucket) when travelling to make a quick roadside cuppa coffee/tea. Roadhouse coffee/tea gets quite expensive when you're away for a long time ! True, LPG does take a tad longer to cook with when compared with ULP, but that's usually not a bother.

I wouldn't buy the cheapie canister type cooker as the cost of the canisters is excessive.

Hope this might help with your decision.
Cheers,
Netnut

Are there any fuel stoves that run on diesel?

Craig,

My vote goes to the Coleman 2 burner LPG stove. These stoves do not have jets and therefore will not become blocked. Both burners are separately controllable from a high heat, to a low simmer.
You can run the stoves from the small Coleman disposable bottles (some people refill them) or with an adaptor hose, from a standard LPG bottle.

Got sick of taking a gas cyclinder, Just bought a Coleman Sportstar II 533 $99 Duel Fuel single burner, only tested it on a cupper so far but very happy. they say 1lt of fuel should last 3+ hours on high.

There are definately some interesting choices to be made and your comments have been a great help.

I knew i could count on the good people at exoz to give helpful advice and lend a hand when needed

Cheers one and all

Craig