Camp Grills, what are you using?

So last summer we bought a Coleman "Hyperflame", not realizing the absolute truth in advertising behind that name. The thing has two settings, off, and yoshitgonnabeburnt.

I'd like to upgrade to the Camp Chef Tailgater (flat top and a grill), but my SO thinks that may be too big and wants to stick with a two burner table top style for now.

What do you all use and like?


(The Hyperflame Jet Engine Model)



(The sexy four-legged beast, aka Camp Chef)

 

We have just been using a regular Colemn stove and it's been ok. We really don't like how tochy the controls are on it. It makes it hard to regulate your heat. We have a large brinkman stove I bought us years ago when we had 2 Girl Scout troops and it is much easier to use and control, but it is very large. It's pretty much a older vercion of the Camp Chef you posted.
Pros for the coleman are we use a tiny camper and we always plumb the camper first thing when setting up so when we pull the kitchen slide out the stove sits level. Also with the compact size of the Coleman it actually packs away in the kitchen slide.
Cons: Obviously the unease of controls

Pros of the large stove: 2 large burners, easy to control, runs off a regular as grill propane bottle
COns: Large and heavy also stands independantly so it would have to be leveled wherever we are.

Note: we also carry a Coleman Roadtrip grill which folds up nicely and fits into a handy storage bag. Everything packs away nicely and stores in the camper.

 

https://www.coleman.com/nxt-100-grill/2000012519.html

Went this route since they do make the multiple panels which means that much less gear. No complaints so far.

 

Plain old Coleman

 

Thanks for the feedback guys! Not a popular topic obviously, probably pretty boring in the greater world of modding, but I figured it was worth a try. That NXT and the Coleman Roadtrip are a nice middle ground, which is kind of what I want. Something bigger than a pocket rocket, without hauling an entire grill around.

 

I've got white gas Colemans and a Blackstone tailgater. I prefer the Colemans for weight savings. also you can score them cheap used. Lil clean up and good to go. Bombproof.all this for 80 bucks. That's a rare 3 burner Coleman stove. Great for group camping.

 

I am actually using the MSR Pocket Rocket with the little Jetboil fuel cans. I know it's a backpacking stove, but it is pretty nice. The flame control is really precise. So far I've cooked eggs, sausages, outmeal and coffee/tea with it and I've had no problems. If you need more burners you just simply buy more of them. 2 of them are cheaper than a 2 burner coleman, and it doesnt hurt that you can fit them in your pocket.

I would recommend getting the little Jetboil fuel can stabilizer for $6 though as the one downside to these stoves over tailgate stoves is they are not as sturdy. I didn't have any issues in terms of stability, but you can't put a big ass wok on it and go crazy with flippin veggies all around and slammin shit around lol.

It is a neat little stove though, and is especially great when you just want to make a quick batch of coffee or tea without using the bigger stove setups.

 

The NXT is nice with the wheels and doesn't take too much space. Nice to hook up to a real propane tank too and not the cheap little ones.

 

Need to downsize, sucks when offroading this thing bouncing in the bed. Good for regular camp spots though to park and post up.

 

Man I have had dozens and I mean dozens of camp stoves of some sort. I recently bought what I think may be the best for my simple uses. I am single, usually camping alone or even when I'm with others I am doing my own thing for food. I wanted something small and simple that simmers well even in the wind and I may have found it. I can use small on board canisters, a 1lb Coleman tank or any of my bulk tanks. Gas One GS 4000-P:

 

I grew up using a one of the Coleman whitegas stoves and it works amazingly and my parents still have it in their garage. In my and my fiancee's current camping setup, we've since switched over to the camp chef everest and propane and iso propane exclusively. Mostly because the people we camp with all use propane so we don't need to worry about having to carry extra fuel just for our stove. Last time we camped up in the Trinity area, I think there was just a pile of 15-20 coleman bottles, just to run our camp. (~10 people for seven days)

 

Another white gas user here. The two burner stove is a Coleman 413F and the black box on the right is their folding oven - both acquired at a yard sale in 67. There's room over the left burner for a 10" Lodge cast iron frying pan from the same sale. The single burner stove is a 533 from the early 90's used mostly for coffee perked in aluminum Comet that's probably older than me. All of this is sitting on a Coleman folding 'Kitchen'. Not shown are a couple of liquid fuel lanterns. I like having a single fuel source for cooking and lighting. Probably not sexy enough for the hard core overlanders but most of it has worked well for a long time.


I also carry a somewhat more modern Cobb charcoal grill with most accessories should we run out of gas or have the time to smoke something.

 

Great set up, I like my old Coleman stove and lanterns. Grew up with them, and they just plain work.

 

Thanks Don. One of my lanterns is a 'big hat' of about the same vintage as your's. Still don't have a 426 yet but I'm looking.

 

Garage sales..that's where I found mine.

 

partner steel three burner with wind screen. Like having a jet in a briefcase.

 

I have the folding oven, never used it. You have any luck with yours?

 

That’s an odd choice for cooking, it’s designed to boil water.

Sounds like you’re using it outside too, be mindful if you’re ever cooking in a tent or vestibule (backpacking usage, mainly). Those stoves put out a ton of CO2. IIRC, heads and shoulders above all other iso-butane stoves on the market.

 

Another vote for Coleman White-fuel, I’ve got a two burner (old as shit) but I’d like to find a three burner. In the winter months I’ve got my canister backpacking stove that does better in cold temps.

 

Ours gets used on every trip - mostly biscuits, rolls or cinnamon buns for breakfast and cookies or sheet cake deserts but it also does well on anything you might fix in your oven at home Couple of things to watch. The thermometer is notoriously inaccurate but consistent so just benchmark it at 25 degree increments against a reliable unit and you're good. Also, a large flat rock in the bottom will help greatly to maintain a constant temp. Some folks use tile or fire bricks but mine is just a square piece of shale roughly an inch thick that I found years ago when camping outside Canyonlands NP.

Give a shot and post back with pics and results.