Camping Equipment Tip: How to Select the Best Stove
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Camping can be quite enjoyable, provided that you don’t mess it up. In fact, it can be both physically and psychologically healthy, especially if you plan to spend this time with your family or close friends. Going camping could help you to shed the stress of your everyday life and escape to pristine nature.
Now, with that said, it is important for you to plan your camping trip carefully. It is very easy to take what you have at home for granted and almost pretend you will have it on your camping trip, even though you know this is obviously not the case.
Take cooking, for example: if you pack the wrong supplies, you may end up ruining one of the most cherished experiences of camping trips—eating around a fire.
One of the pieces of camping equipment that adds to the pleasures of this setting is a outdoor stove. When selecting this piece of camping equipment it is important to consider a number of variables. Those considerations include the number of burners, type of fuel it uses and the adding of various accessories.
Number Of Burners
Often, the old standards or traditional pieces of camping equipment are the best. Therefore, when selecting this piece of camping equipment it is best to choose a standard size cooking stove. This standard type of cooking stove should be equipped with two burners.
It’s a good idea to have two burners. This will give you more flexibility, allowing you to cook with both large and small pieces of cookware. You may want to consider purchasing a customized cooking stove for this specific purpose. These stoves are manufactured to accommodate different sizes of pots and pans.
Types Of Fuel
Another important feature of this piece of camping equipment is the fuel that is used to cook the food. There are various fuels available. These fuels include kerosene, butane, and unleaded gasoline. These types of fuel can be categorized into either propane or “white gas.”
The best type of fuel burning outdoor stove to purchase is one that uses “white gas.” This “white gas” is also known a naphtha. Naphtha is a petroleum product derived through a refining method of crude oil. In weight it lies between the heavier fuel of kerosene and lighter gases made from crude oil.
The benefits of this type of fuel is seen not only through its burning qualities, but that it is odorless and evaporates quickly. This quality is important that if it is spilled the dangers of spillage are minimized. Accessories
There are other accessories you may want to have included on the cooking stove that is included as part of your camping equipment. Those accessories may include a stand, ignition starter and a wind screen.
