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Price : $14.89

Features

• Easy-to-use, reliable stove for camping; essential part of home emergency kit
• Built-in push-button piezo-electric starter - no matches, lighter or batteries needed!
• Produces generous flame from standard 8 oz Butane canister; automatic canister level indicator
• Rugged all-metal construction, baked enamel pan support with drip pan holds large pans, cleans easil
• Safety shut-off system; includes compact ABS storage and carry case to keep clean

Product Description

Stove weight 4 lbs (without fuel), dimensions 13W x 10L x 3H; maximum output 10,000 BTU, fuel consumption 5 oz/hr. Butane canister not included; widely available at most hardware, sporting goods and outdoor equipment stores.

Customer Reviews

Review date : 2008-10-08
My brother-in-law and I fish several times at the pond on his farm, and we like to cook our catch while enjoying the outdoors. He had one burner that he had purchased a couple of years ago, but we fouond we could use another one to help speed up with the coffee, the fish, the potatoes, etc. I have one for home just in case we lose power, so I can fix coffee, soup, eggs, etc while we are without power… it happens here a lot since AEP loses power any time a storm blows in.

Review date : 2008-09-16
Initially, I wanted to purchase a propane camper type of heating stove. But, after Hurricane Ike in 2008, didn’t have much choice.

This unit worked surprisingly well. Easy to operate, and, whereas I was concerned about wind blowing out the flame (no wind guard), the butane was powerful enough to handle mild wind.

Butane canisters were also inexpensive. Cooked several meals on less than one canister!

Comes with lightweight plastic case. A bit too big and not rugged enough for a backpack camper. But perfect for a car camper or picner.

For the price, this is hard to beat.

Review date : 2008-09-11
As someone that has been an avid camper for many years, I find this stove to work very well for camping. It is lightweight, has a nice case, has a very uniform flame, and is economical to use.

It can also be used as a warmer for potluck and other buffet type applications.

It’s cheap and functional …. what else do you need to say?

Review date : 2008-02-23
I bought this stove at a local Asian foods market for 12 bucks. The fuel was well priced there too. While a windguard, as another reviewer mentioned, would have been great for the camping folks, this stove is perfect as a back-up method to heat food up during an electrical outage if a big storm comes your way. Given the economical price, it’s a good thing to have around, with a couple of butane bottles, just in case….

One of the store employees showed me how to use it. When the fuel bottle is in place correctly in the stove it is releasing butane. Since this is the case, it is highly recommended that you take the butane bottle out of the stove when you are not actively using it.

Review date : 2007-07-17
I was under the assumption that the fuel that one sees at the big-box stores for camping would be butane. Not so.

After finding fuel for this stove at a local hardware store (as an aside, it was much cheaper than the stove fuel found at the big box stores, and lasts just as long), we took this stove camping. Nice, compact design and quick cooldown are definite bonuses to this item. I especially like the very easy turn-knob ignition and flame control.

The only caveat is that it does not have a wind guard. If it is windy it takes quite a while to cook food or boil water. I rigged a wind guard out of a box covered with aluminum foil and it worked wonders. I am planning on making one out of metal that is foldable so I can pack it along with the stove.

Overall, nice stove.

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