I finally gave up on my old camp stove after a wet weekend in the Smokies

I've been using the same basic two-burner propane stove for about eight years. Last fall, a buddy brought his newer model with a built-in windshield on a trip. It poured rain the whole time, and my flame kept sputtering out while his boiled water in under four minutes. The difference was just that extra piece of metal around the burners. I'm looking at getting a new one before my next trip. Anyone have a good stove recommendation that handles wind well?

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nathang6713d ago

My old Coleman from 2012 finally rusted out at the hinge last spring. The real trick isn't just a windshield, it's how low the burner sits inside it. Some of the newer designs have the burner too high, so wind just rolls right over the top and still kills the flame. You have to check the side profile in the product photos.

kellymurphy13d ago

Yeah, the burner height thing is real, but I'd say the windshield shape matters just as much. If it's just a flat ring around the burner, wind gets underneath no matter how low it sits. The old Colemans had that deeper, almost bowl-shaped wind guard that really trapped heat.