Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
General => General Chat => Topic started by: clairebear on January 09, 2013
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Looking to buy a light gas stove.....don't really know if the more expensive ones will be worth it. Planning a bit of wild camping and don't want anything too clumpy either.
What price and any make better??
Cheersie
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Vango compact stove (http://www.vango.co.uk/gas-stoves/compact-gas-stove.html) for £15, less than a tenner if you shop around. Job done ;)
(http://www.vango.co.uk/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/resized/compact%20gas%20stove.jpg)
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Yeah Jonnos pointed you in the right direction there, I have the pocket rocket that £30 but they both do the same job really. Good for booing water etc but I'm not sure if they can cope with a steak or casserole, a trangia would be the better job for that.
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For a tip top stove the Primus Express Spider is the business.
(http://www.unsponsored.co.uk/press/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/137534.jpg)
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Cheers just got this on eBay. 14notes.
Gonna be mainly water heating, so it'll do the job and at the prices steal.
Cheers
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Yeah Jonnos pointed you in the right direction there, I have the pocket rocket that £30 but they both do the same job really. Good for booing water etc but I'm not sure if they can cope with a steak or casserole, a trangia would be the better job for that.
Trangia steak mmmmm ;D
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I have one of those wee vango mini beasties. It's great but do get a windshield for it, Mourneman and I once used the vango mini on binnian to heat a curry in the wind. 45 mins later he, LandyLiam and I were finally able to eat.
I now use a primus omnifuel. It's a sturdy beast, itll take knocks, itll sit out in the rain, itll run off unleaded petrol at 45p for a full fuel bottle - and it won't complain. It also fries up a mean steak in record time.
The biggest benefit of the mini though is weight - it is so light! also at almost every camp, someone has a can of gas.