A stove's proficiency at low heat also means better fuel efficiency, which equates to more long-term bang for your buck.

Simply place your food into a flat-bottomed and sealed top container, place within the case, and zip it up. The utility of a single burner is that it can be used as either a cooking solution for a couple of campers, or added into a camp kitchen as an additional burner for more dishes. I think inside the car is best then I also don't have to worry about leaving it on the street in London for a few days, although the likelihood of anyone wanting to nick it is remote. If you are looking for a well-designed camping stove that will keep up with your car camping or river adventures for years to come, we highly recommend this stove. Camping and food go hand in hand, especially when car camping affords you the luxury of a two-burner stove.

The HotLogic will accommodate many types of food containers and still provide perfect results; including metal, glass, cardboard, plastic and ceramic materials. Our review team values fuel efficiency equally to boil times because this demonstrates how effectively or wastefully each stove uses fuel. This is a great way to increase the efficiency of the single burner butane stoves in our review, like the Gas One GS-3000 or the Eureka SPRK+. The Kinjia is undeniably a compact stove, but there are a few others to consider when camp kitchen real estate is in high demand. This competent single-burner has excellent simmer control, is easy to care for, and is ultra-portable.

With regard to its size and capacity, the Gideon Heated Electric Lunch Box has enough internal space for a standard meal but may not be large enough if you like large portions.All the stoves we reviewed were able to efficiently light/start, heat, and reach a rolling boil in 8 minutes or less. While there may be covered areas at some rest stops which will shelter you from the rain, we’re sure you’ll agree that sitting outside trying to cook in a storm is pretty miserable. Thankfully the Coleman is modular, and while the Rainier is a bit cheaper, this ability — plus hotter burners — keeps the Coleman 3-in-1 in the top dog spot for hybrid stove options. On the downside, this model can get rather hot around the sides and base when in use and is also quite heavy (totalling 10.

We recommend you measure your available space and compare against the dimensions before you make a decision. I was thinking of maybe lifting straps round it or something to get it off the ground but not sure how to then lift and shove in. She has spent years dialing in her backcountry cooking scene, from deluxe multi-course car-camping meals to prepping expedition meals for multi-week backpacking trips. The CamperCar is the ideal way to explore the great countryside and if you fancy an overnight stop there is nothing stopping you.This review is headed up by Mary Witlacil, an avid outdoorswoman who would always choose a dish seasoned with a little bit of trail-spice (aka dirt) over a Michelin five-star meal, especially if it means falling asleep under a blanket of stars. Should be do-able - I put a range in the back of the car with just the help of an elderly-ish chap (admittedly a bit lower than 75cm). This is especially true for truck drivers, who often spend days at a time driving across the country for work. This method will still allow you to enjoy a hot meal without having to spend money at rest stops, but it isn’t much help in bad weather.