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Media Coverage from Live for the Outdoors: Best camping stoves for 2024
Camping is one of life’s great joys. So is food. Combing the two, then is a no brainer - and we think the greatest joy of campsite loitering is being able to make proper scran outdoors. Yep, we're talking sausages, bacon, French toast, casseroles, soups, stews and quesadillas - rather than just having to eat rehydrated sludge using only boiling water as a cooking medium. But to achieve all those delicious things, you need a good camping stove.
Campsite camping stoves - by which we mean ring burners which actually allow you to cook two large pans of food for a hungry crowd - are a common sight at large outdoors shops, and there are plenty on the market to choose from, including fire-pits and gas barbecue-style stoves.
However, it can be difficult to know what you’re after: what type of fuel you should go for; whether you need to buy a separate wind-guard; how powerfully you want your stove to crisp up your bacon on a lightly hungover morning. Luckily, having been professional campsite loiterers for a few decades, here at LFTO we have the answers to all these questions. This is our guide to the best camping stoves, with tried and tested models for a wide range of applications and budgets.
What are the best camping stoves of 2024?
Best in Test: Primus Kinja Camping Stove
Best Value: Vango Blaze Double Stove
Best under £100: Outwell Olida Stove
Best fire-pit grill: Petromax Atago
Best all-in one system: TentBox KitchenBox
The best camping stoves reviewed:
The Kinja from Swedish brand Primus is a fantastic bit of kit. Sturdy, stylish, well-made and easy to clean, it ticks all of the boxes for everything you’d want in a camping stove. Sure, it costs a little extra than your average two-ring burner, but you get a lot of performance for your money, as well as a lifetime guarantee of quality. Primus makes stuff that lasts, and we can’t see this stove suffering from much in the way of wear and tear anytime soon.
The Kinja benefits from a relatively uncluttered design. It’s one of the few camping stoves on this list which doesn’t have an in-built ignition, but we actually think of this as a plus. It means one less thing to break, fewer knobs and dials to clean, and should it be wet, you’re not going to waste gas waiting for it to light. And the Kinja does indeed work well in all weather, boiling 500ml of water in around 4 minutes even in a proper Scottish downpour.
We especially like the wooden handle which also locks the stove for storage. The entire thing feels beautifully designed and put together, especially the bronze regulator for the gas canister. Additionally, the Kinja is relatively lightweight for a stove of this size and power, while staying quite compact at the same time. It’s also one of the easiest cleanups on test. We’d recommend it for everything from car camping and campervanning through to base-camp backpacking and even just nights out at the park or at the beach.
Pros
- Meticulously designed
- Very high quality
- Powerful
- Easy to clean
