TENT CAMPING AND COOK STOVE

[Forvols]

I am buying some new camping gear and when it comes to a cook stove I was going to get a camp chef
explorer. But now I have been thinking all I really need is a 2 burner coleman (propane). Camping will be
in a tent mainly me and the wife. Some trips maybe upto 4 adults, some trips maybe 4 adults and 2 pre-teen kids.

Which stove would you guys go with?

thanks
Tony

 

[TraumaSlave]

Car camping I assume. Guess it depends on whether you choose to pack Coleman tanks or a full sized tank. Also depends on the size of cookwear you have.

 

[Forvols]

In the past I did have a camper and colemann stove. I used the 1# bottles, sold the camper and let the stove go with it(mistake) a few years ago. Now going car tent camping. I would like to use a 20lb tank for stove, lantern and big buddy heater cause I have 3 tanks here at the house. Was set on the camp chef until I took a look at the advances coleman has made. Will be using 10in or maybe a 12in skillet, pot etc.

Tony

 

[TraumaSlave]

Not sure how far you are from Pigeon Forge but, Coleman has a well stocked outlet right next to Buds Gun Shop and Smokey Mt Knife. Worth a trip for a guys day. Prices are decent, better than Wally World, on most of their goods. #1 tanks are cheaper @ WMart.

 

[AT Hiker]

IMO anything under $100 is gonna be about the same quality. I have a bass pro "coleman" style 2 burner that has lasted 6 years.

Check out anything from MSR. Better yet get on REI and search their stove selections. REI has an excellent return policy...worth what little extra price you might spend there.


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[stik]

Not sure how far you are from Pigeon Forge but, Coleman has a well stocked outlet

don't take your gun.

i have 4 coleman stoves. one old white gas model that is still going strong. a 2 burner propane. a single burner with griddle. and one that is just a griddle.

 

[Forvols]

I got a coleman gladiator series...mainly will be me and the wife so it should be plenty.

 

[Brisco Darlin]

i take our two burner coleman for car tent camping but mostly i like to haul out the cast iron and do all the cooking over the fire.

 

[jakeway]

If weight and space isn't an issue, go with the Camp Chef hands down. I bought the single burner version (Pro-30) and use it about 3 times a week at home. Wish I'd bought the two-burner version. The only time I use my Coleman any more is when cooking a shore lunch while fishing.

BTW, I also recommend the cast iron dutch ovens and skillets on the fire.

 

[AT Hiker]

All I can say is I love my 2 burner camp chef. No its not a grill, but you could put a cast iron griddle on it. You can also blow through some fuel with both burners on full blast, I was amazed how powerful those burners are.


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[Backstrapcrazy]

Wife and I love our camp chef stove, we have a coleman ; but do not use it . We do all our cooking on camp chef with griddle and oven on top of stove.

 

[sharpshooter]

Would the camp chef get hot enough for frying fish and possibly a turkey? I have thought about buying one but haven't researched them for frying turkeys or fish. Seems to me it should, and would be a better option than a single burner turkey fryer.

 

[AT Hiker]

Would the camp chef get hot enough for frying fish and possibly a turkey? I have thought about buying one but haven't researched them for frying turkeys or fish. Seems to me it should, and would be a better option than a single burner turkey fryer.

Like a whole turkey? Not sure you could get a pot on the burner big enough for it and if you could then you would want to get an attachment for a larger propane tank (not sure if they are available for camp chef).

They will easily get oil hot enough to fry fish but the problem I see with frying lots of fish (or a turkey) is keeping a consistent temperature.

I would get one of those cheap bass pro fryers on a stand for frying or boiling large batches of anything.




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[AT Hiker]

Well I just seen some very large 3 burner camp chefs at Sports Academy, those might work for turkey and fish. They already have the large propane attachment on them. $199


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[sharpshooter]

I'll have to check those out, thanks.

 

[Randy5213]

I like my Coleman

 

[TraumaSlave]

Holy Resurrection Batman.

 

[Forvols]

Holy Resurrection Batman.

LOl..I will add cooking wise I did get a 2burner campchef to go with the coleman gladiator stove.