Buying gasoline for our camping stove. in Mexico |
Making dinner while free camping in Bolivia |
We use our camp stove almost every day. We
use it for both camping and in hotel rooms. I like to drink coffee in the
morning and Cindie likes tea. Making our own coffee or dinner
is the only option in the wilderness or when we are camping between towns.
In town or hotel rooms our stove still saves us money in restaurants.
Being able to cook our own hot meals is essential for us.
There are several types of camp stoves. I
only have experience with the canister fuel and liquid fuel types.
The canister fuel type is very easy to light and works
well at high altitudes. The biggest problem with the canister stove is
that the canisters are hard to find in developing countries and they do not last
long enough for us. Once a canister is empty it is thrown away. This
adds to the trail of trash behind you.
The liquid fuel stoves usually burn
anything combustible like Gasoline, Kerosene, and White Gas. Our stove is
the liquid fuel type burns several types of liquid fuel including Gasoline.
Because we are traveling on the same roads as motor vehicles we are always
around gasoline stations we burn gasoline the most. Unfortunately it is
the easiest and cheapest option. Gasoline burns quick and leaves behind a
lot of dirty back ash. We prefer white gas because it burns the cleanest
and gums up the stove the least but we never seem to take the time to find it.
White gas is mandatory when riding over 3,000 meters (10,000 feet) because
of the lack of air. We burn about half a liter to a liter of fuel a week.
When we are shopping for a camping stove there a few things that we like.
Things
that we look for when buying a Camp Stove
- Ability to burn gasoline.
Gasoline is a universal necessity in this world. It is available in every
country on earth. Although I prefer to burn a cleaner fuel such as white
gas if we are in a very poor country there will always be gasoline available.
- A large fuel bottle. We like to
have a liter bottle so we always have fuel.
Accessories that we like
- Repair kit. A must for a
gasoline (petrol) stove.
- Wind shield / block. This
is a long foldable Aluminum rectangle that can completely surround the stove and
block out the wind. Most camping stove come with one.
- We both prefer cooking on an fire
There is something special (for us) about grilling steaks or just cooking over
an open fire.
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