Had this years, I use it in the garage for frying greasy food/ steak to not stink up the house etc. big boils in the summer to not heat up the house, you can put a really big pan/pot on this unit. Works good/ simple
During your testing, the flames were licking up the sides of the pot. I believe proper use of a gas or propane burner is to concentrate the flame underneath the pot. Much more efficient use of fuel and actually heating the area which needs to be heated.
Thanks Doc. I've been waiting for you to review this stove. Many years ago I was an Armor Officer in the Nation Guard. I had this stove and would bring it to the field with me (when you're riding a 50+ ton tank, weight really isn't an issue). It was incredibly useful to heat water for coffee or for shaving in the morning. It was inexpensive, ran on fuel that was easy to get, and it just worked.
I think I have this stove too! Our vary similar. I've had it at least 20 years.. Use it car camping. Love it! Definitely need to use base with it. Very tippy base.
I have one and use it it for car camping. It works well and is easy to light. My one problem with it is that it is very high (or long) so it is difficult to use on a regular table. It is fine for a lower table or a park bench.
They work for sure, but i loke the Coleman Powerpack for a single burner. But if your talking about car camping or keeping around your house, their plain two burner suitcase style will do anything more expensive stove will do.
Yes, for the niche it's in it works well. Car camping, picnic extra burner, emergency. Fits in the car or on the shelf goes well with a lantern set up using the green tanks
I do owe on one of these stoves. It’s my back up stove for when an emergency happens. Great little stove does what it needs to do. My only caution would be make sure you always use the base for the tank. It is Rairigh unstable, unless you have the base attached.
Ernie i used this same stove several years OTR trucking great for making the morning coffee. Just a little tuff getting it to perk with out boiling over.
My daughter gave me one of these several years ago to use in case of power loss at our cabin in the NC mountains. Works great but honestly, haven’t had to use it much. It’s good to have on hand though. Love it.
I have owned the same 2 stoves like this since 2002. I made some simple canvas bags for the stove and plastic base. I would back them in my saddle bags (1 on each side) and packed them all over the high country in my home state of Wyoming. These are as tough as it gets, extremely reliable and stable. I am pretty sure one of my grandkids will inherit them. Great video as always sir!
Exactly. Not a hiking a stove by any stretch. I’ve used it camping of course but cooked whole meals on it for a family when power was out for three days due to a winter storm. It’s strong enough and big enough for real pots and pans. Also 100% on, it’s not the fastest stove but when I use it I’m not going anywhere anyway.
I have one. Pretty bomb proof and reliable. I would definitely recommend the suitcase two burner style for this use. Even with the plastic base, I’m nervous about how tippy it is. If I put this on a picnic table with a big pot of water on it, I definitely don’t want the kids moving around on/off the benches of the table. I tend to use this on the ground for that reason. I’ve thought of getting some steel cable and making a fly kit for it so I could hang it from a low branch. That would definitely make it safer.
I have one of these I use for kayak camping. Once while camping on a floating platform in the Mobile Delta we were able to light it even after our lighter was out of fuel just by turning on the gas and using the lighter spark. Saved our breakfast and coffee that morning!
I have one too. Bought years ago when it was on clearance for about $7. Decent backup. Thank you for another enjoyable video. Edit: I used to get the one pound propane tanks on clearance for about a dollar each. Wish I had bought moore. Now about $5.
Thank you for this review. I have five of these stoves have used them for years including backpacking with them . I absolutely love them! Have never failed me.would not be without one.
I bought a version of this stove more than a decade ago. I've used it multiple times for car camping and is bombproof. It's not light, not portable, but works flawlessly.
A more common stove for the common man. It is what it is and does it well. I like to see any stove, any price range, big or small. Thanks for the video 👍
I’ve owned this particular stove for many many years, and it stays in our car camping tote and gets pulled out and used quite often with never a failure
Seems awfully bulky compared to other stoves on the market. Regulator is nice. Going to be a Walmart type item for someone who is learning to camp. Probably not a bad stove but no reason to pick it up if you already have others. Which for me, because of you, I now have WAYYYY too many stoves. You ever going to do a follow up of the firebox freestyle? I really like mine. Would like to hear your thoughts on whether or not it made the 5" obsolete. Wife still loves watching your videos.
I’ve had one of these for a long time now & it’s a great stove & works well. The trouble is, on the occasions I would use it (weight not an issue/car camping), it’s more convenient for me to just bring my 2-burner Coleman stove. Maybe if space is an issue (but not weight) my one-burner stove would see more use.
Doing some car camping right now, have my backpacking set up I'm using but would like something bigger using a canister like shown here, but the stove part of this looks huge. 10,000 btu is fine but something better designed that would work better in the wind.
Loved the review. I personally own a much older model of the same thing. Car camping,emergencies or just to practice my cooking with limited regulation. It has been worth every penny and still in use to this day. That's over 20 yrs at least. Personally a great investment. Only name I can find on it is American camper. It's been a gem of a stove. 😊😊
Have had one of these for a very long time. I used it camping a few times but then moved it back to the house for an "emergency" we lost power way to cook. I far prefer my green dual burner white gas Coleman over this one for in the camp.
Good morning Ernie yeah I have for my car camping outfit in my forester spare tire compartment. But I also carry a tragia alcohol burner & snowpeak Butane burner which I use for my a quick coffee. So the coleman is great for cooking for breakfast on our fishing trips or camping since we seem to always be in a fire ban in my state. I just ordered Steve's firebox wood burner Butane burner it's more compact than my trangia gas burner plus it will work on my Nano or G2 stoves. Keep up the great videos. P.S. the coleman bottle stove is smaller than my 50 year old 2 burner green coleman stove
I have 2 of them. They are great, one at home for an emergency, the second at my vacation home for Winter when the gas is shut off. Can get them at WalMart for $29.80
The road trips tailgate by Colman is is my go to. I have this stove as well don’t use it. The road trips cost @$10 more . It’s self lighting and more stable . The plastic bottoms on some brands of propane will slip in the base of the stove you reviewed. Spilling you breakfast.
Although I do not own the Coleman brand the one I own comes from GasPowor, purchased from Amazon for $24.99. Comes with burner, and for added stability it comes with a bottle stand having three winged feet extensions. Also, came with a USB rechargeable lighter. Amazon price $24.99. Works well. The only issue I had was when screwed on the bottle it was not level. Easily solved, bend it back level.
Could be good for indoor power outage at home. I do have a question for you. Of all the “small” backpacking stoves you’ve reviewed, what are your top five stoves?
Looks great for a cabin or for emergencies at home. For car camping, I think I would be happier with a "cassette" stove (or two) that sit flat, or some other wide & low design. Mind you, propane works at lower temperatures than the common "cartridges" that fit "cassette" stoves (e.g. the "Coleman Classic 1-Burner" or the very similar "Campingaz Bistro 3").
In the Philippines where I have retired, many cassette stoves are available as "2 in 1" models supplied with an adapter that allows you to hook up to the standard 11-kilo propane tank. My gas delivery guy informed me that the standard mix supplied here is 70% butane/30% propane, the same as the winter mix in most flat-top canisters. We have several different brands of cassette stoves that are the "2 in 1" variety and all work fine with the adapter and 11 kilo tank.
I was using one of these for motorcycle camping, switched to a jet boil and find myself switching back to my coleman. I just wish that the stop top and the base fit together better for packing. I worry about the regulator/valve assembly getting beat up in my bag.
Thinking of adding this to my hurricane supplies are there any dangers I should know about ? Carbon monoxide risk? Any risk of propane explosion? Etc… just want to be as safe as I can. Thank you also propane storage when not in use
Refill off 20lb grill tanks. The adapter is pretty cheap. After several refills, don’t trust the little bottles valve anymore. They will eventually start to leak.
Best hack I saw using one of these stoves was cutting a hole in a tabletop big enough to hold the very top of the stove, with the rest hanging down under the tabletop... stability problem GONE
