That cheap camp stove cost me 40 bucks and a ruined dinner

I bought a no-name propane stove off Amazon for $30 back in April. First trip to Big Sur, the regulator failed on the second boil and I couldn't even cook my freeze-dried meals. Spent 2 hours trying to fix it on site with a pocket knife and duct tape, no luck. Ended up eating cold granola bars while my buddy cooked burgers on his Coleman. Anyone else get burned by a budget stove that looked good in pictures?

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luna26117d ago

Man, that sucks. I bought a similar no-name stove off Amazon for cheap and the valve started sticking on the third trip. Almost set my backpack on fire trying to light it. Learned my lesson, now I just save up for a real brand. Cold granola bars beat a forest fire though.

jana50917d agoMost Upvoted

Cold granola bars beat a forest fire" is gonna be my new camping motto. I've definitely had some sketchy stove moments too, but I've never been brave enough to actually set my pack on fire.

faith2717d ago

@jana509 I feel like cold granola bars are basically a right of passage in camping now. That reminds me of the time I brought one of those butane canister stoves from the grocery store to Joshua Tree and the wind knocked it over ten seconds after I lit it. Spilled half my pasta sauce into the dirt and the rest of the trip I was just picking little rocks out of my food. At least you weren't eating freeze dried bugs or anything.