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6800W Windproof Camping Stove with Adapters, Foldable Backpacking Triple Burner with Portable Case, Piezo Ignition, Compatible with Propane, Butane, and Isobutane for Hiking, Camp Cooking
$ 17.45
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After a rough start, this stove is winning me over with its solid build and multi-fuel capability. For some reason the first time I used it (with propane) it was almost impossible to regulate. It was either a raging inferno (see pic), which was a little scary, or it was sputtering and starving for fuel. I can only assume there was some kind of debris lodged in the valve, because eventually it cleared up and started burning perfectly. I boiled a kettle of water without further problems and since then it has worked fine. When I tried it recently with isobutane it burned steady and hot.I would hesitate to call this a backpacking stove. Surprisingly heavy for a compact stove, it seems built to last, but it would definitely add significant heft to a through-hiker’s pack. That said, fit and finish is good and the folding feet provide excellent stability. The arms that fold out to support cookware are similarly strong and stable, though for narrow items such as my Stanley pot it requires the arms to be folded in over the burners. A swing-away ignition switch makes lighting the stove dead simple. The included case is also very nice, well-padded and protective, and with a secure zipper closure.Having fittings for three different fuel types is really useful and much appreciated. Ironically though, the included (poorly translated) instructions say that the stove should only burn isobutane. Regardless, propane does work fine. I have yet to try straight butane, but I have no reason to doubt that will also burn with no problem. One complaint I do have is that with both fuel types I have used, I have experienced fuel leakage both while threading on and unthreading. While this is not a major problem, it did waste some fuel and made my fingers extremely cold. I have not had that issue when attaching other stoves or heaters to either type of fuel canister, so it seems to be something specific to these fittings. If not for that flaw I would rate this stove five stars.All in all it is a good little stove, if not exactly an ultralight. For the correct purposes – day hikes, winter sled campouts, car camping when space is limited, etc. – it does the job admirably.







