I've got a double burner with 3-sided fold down windshield, and also a triple burner. Sunncamp and Royal, if I remember correctly though the same cooker gets rebadged quite a lot. I don't think most camping grills are worth the effort and it just makes the cooker bulkier to pack. I bought one of the cheapo griddle plates to put on top for breakfasts and BBQ. Which cooker I take really depends on how many folk I'm cooking for. For just us four I manage on the two burner. For groups I take the triple and put a frying pan on the end burner.
If it's just me or me and a kid, or a one night stop I just take the CampingGaz Party Grill. Neat little object and prefectly capable of an all-in-one breakfast for two.
Suitcase stove. Upgraded to the coleman fold'n'go at the end of last season, but haven't actually used it yet. I also want a double skillet - my dad has owned one for years and its excellent for full english.
We have a double burner with grill underneath, not sure of the make though, but it was sufficient when there was 4 of us. I wonder if I will need to upgrade that too?
I can smell bacon frying just looking at those pics, you rotten lot! I will get the Coleman double burner out tomorrow and do breakfast in the garden. When camping I use a normal frying pan not a "camping" one too. Think I'll cut up an old tent to make comfort blankets to sniff until the season starts again for us!!
Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 06/3/2010
If it's just me or me and a kid, or a one night stop I just take the CampingGaz Party Grill. Neat little object and prefectly capable of an all-in-one breakfast for two.
Party Grill works well for us too - but the Trangia does get equal usage for breakfast when we are away
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With suitcase stoves, for your own safety and as stated in the instructions, the pan should fit the hob area and not overlap the gas cylinder area. This is ensure the heat of the flames doesn't spread outwards and start to heat the cylinder! There has been quite a few nasty accidents with these stoves through misuse.
I like to use a heavy based household frying pan as the thin ones sold for camping heat up unevenly and can burn the food. But for normal pans I prefer thin based (but good quality) camping pans. It takes a lot more gas to heat up a thick based pot and it just seems to make the entire cooking process slower when you're outside. Also, it's easier to pack pots with folding or removable handles.
There's two schools of thought when it comes to buying camping pans. Buy cheap Value supermarket ones and throw them away regularly, or buy the best you can afford and cherish them. My good camping pans (three pans, biggest of which can hold pasta for eight, small frying pan, three lids, small nestling kettle, folding handles and carry bag, made by Terra Nova) cost the horrific sum of £50 eight years ago but they're still as good as the day I bought them and cook well. I could have bought four sets of cheapo ones for the same sum, but would they have cooked as well? I use my pans about eight weeks per year on average. I'd rather pay my cash and have a good reliable product, but for the ocassional weekend, Value ones would be fine if you were on a tight budget.
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