Hot take: I was wrong about my old camp stove

For years I had this bulky two-burner Coleman, the kind that takes up half a trunk. My buddy brought his new single-burner Jetboil system on a trip to the Adirondacks last fall. I figured it would be too slow for cooking for two people. We made a full dinner of pasta and sauce in under 15 minutes, and the whole kit fit inside my backpack's side pocket. The speed and pack size completely changed my mind on what I need for weekend trips. Anyone have a favorite compact stove for car camping that isn't just for boiling water?

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willow_king4mo ago

Yeah, I feel that. My old stove setup was basically a small car engine. Took me years to admit I didn't need a kitchen on wheels.

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jones.mason4mo ago

lol @willow_king, "kitchen on wheels" is the most accurate thing I've heard all week. My old setup had a carburetor that needed tuning every time I wanted to boil water. Friends would show up asking if I was cooking dinner or prepping for a drag race. Took me way too long to realize a propane camp stove does the same thing without all the headaches. Sometimes you just gotta admit simpler is better, even if it feels like a downgrade at first.

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