Camping Stove

[shellback91 1,836]

I have been doing some research on camping stoves, so much I believe I have paralysis by analysis. 🙂  I have been eyeballing this Gas One Single Burner I came across on Amazon.  It's can use propane or butane and seems pretty compact. Has anyone used this stove, if so have there been any issues in general or  with the regulator as I have read? I think I saw one of these on a camping trip we did but I can't recall for sure. Any other recommendations anyone has for single burner stove?

[4x4tographer 2,847]

2 hours ago, shellback91 said:

I have been doing some research on camping stoves, so much I believe I have paralysis by analysis. 🙂  I have been eyeballing this Gas One Single Burner I came across on Amazon.  It's can use propane or butane and seems pretty compact. Has anyone used this stove, if so have there been any issues in general or  with the regulator as I have read? I think I saw one of these on a camping trip we did but I can't recall for sure. Any other recommendations anyone has for single burner stove?

 

I was in the market earlier this year and looked and the dual fuel burners. I ended up being dissuaded by the bad press around the regulator and its unreliability when switching fuel sources - however I don't have any first hand experience with them.

 

I have an old Coleman twin burner stove that I love and have used for over a decade, but it's pretty ungainly to pack when I'm solo camping.

 

I ended up buying Gas One's GS-8300 folding butane stove and love it. Very compact, comes with a nice, durable, locking hard-sided case for storage. It's an even smaller form-factor than their dual fuel cassette stoves, which was a plus for me and my storage situation.

 

The burner expands when you open it and it will accommodate a full size pan. In the below picture, I'm using a 10" GSI pan. Per the website, you can use "up to a 12 inch cast iron" skillet on it.

 

 

I had zero problems with it getting hot enough, and it barely used any fuel spanning 3 cooked meals. I think I only used about 1/3 of the butane canister.

 

HOWEVER, I can see wind being an issue as the flame/burner is not well shielded - so that could become an issue - just not one I've had to deal with yet. 

 

Here are a few more photos. It reminded me of "what if Apple designed a camping stove" 😆

 

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[theksmith 4,041]

3 hours ago, shellback91 said:

I have been doing some research on camping stoves, so much I believe I have paralysis by analysis. 🙂  I have been eyeballing this Gas One Single Burner I came across on Amazon.  It's can use propane or butane and seems pretty compact. Has anyone used this stove, if so have there been any issues in general or  with the regulator as I have read? I think I saw one of these on a camping trip we did but I can't recall for sure. Any other recommendations anyone has for single burner stove?

 

@Ladybug don't you have one like this?

 

 

 

[shellback91 1,836]

I remembered who was using one of these, it was  @Cullen McCarthy on the Camp Verde overland run.

[shellback91 1,836]

19 hours ago, 4x4tographer said:

 

I was in the market earlier this year and looked and the dual fuel burners. I ended up being dissuaded by the bad press around the regulator and its unreliability when switching fuel sources - however I don't have any first hand experience with them.

 

I have an old Coleman twin burner stove that I love and have used for over a decade, but it's pretty ungainly to pack when I'm solo camping.

 

I ended up buying Gas One's GS-8300 folding butane stove and love it. Very compact, comes with a nice, durable, locking hard-sided case for storage. It's an even smaller form-factor than their dual fuel cassette stoves, which was a plus for me and my storage situation.

 

The burner expands when you open it and it will accommodate a full size pan. In the below picture, I'm using a 10" GSI pan. Per the website, you can use "up to a 12 inch cast iron" skillet on it.

 

 

I had zero problems with it getting hot enough, and it barely used any fuel spanning 3 cooked meals. I think I only used about 1/3 of the butane canister.

 

HOWEVER, I can see wind being an issue as the flame/burner is not well shielded - so that could become an issue - just not one I've had to deal with yet. 

 

Here are a few more photos. It reminded me of "what if Apple designed a camping stove" 😆

 

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Do the feet on this get extremely hot?  I do not have a tailgate table and would be using a "regular" camping table, hot feet would be a minor concern.

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Just now, shellback91 said:

 

 

Do the feet on this get extremely hot?  I do not have a tailgate table and would be using a "regular" camping table, hot feet would be a minor concern.

 

 

Not to my knowledge, but I've never thought about it either. Each foot has a rubber isolator on it for "traction" and presumably to help with the heat aspect.

 

The "arms" (for lack of better words) and burner are aluminum, so they cool down pretty quickly.

[Cullen McCarthy 42]

I have never noticed major a heat transfer issue when using it. I do use it on a tailgate and moved it around while using or just after, it was warm but not hot.

[Ladybug 472]

Nope, I don't have one like this, just a 2 burner Coleman that's been working for years....Since I like to cook alot of food, I think I will always need 2 burners..LOL...if you know what I mean!  Now I do have an oven that makes great brownies!!....maybe that's what you are thinking of Kris?

smiles, ladybug

[ob1jeeper 520]

On 12/6/2021 at 1:26 PM, theksmith said:

 

@Ladybug don't you have one like this?

 

 

 

She no longer has any of this type.   I LOVED them because in colder weather they were WAY more efficient than propane, and I had two of them fixed into my camp kitchen, but she refused to use them, and disliked having the kitchen box I had made, so I gave the whole shebang to my nephew, when he bought my tent trailer...