Some Camping Tips And Advice: Stoves

When you head out to camp, you want to make sure that you're prepared for the elements, but you also need food. If you're only camping for a couple of days you can probably take enough to eat with you, but that doesn't mean you want to eat everything cold. Also, if you're going to be camping for a while, you'll need to catch and cook some of the food that you'll be eating, in most cases. Either way, you'll need a cook stove, and there are several different kinds. You can get anything from a simple flame that you can heat things over, to a more elaborate stove with burners you can control, so you can heat more than one thing at a time. There are choices on either end of the spectrum and in between, as well. Which one you choose will depend on several factors. Of course the price will matter, because some people are very limited as to how much money they can spend on their camping hobby. Others simply want to use their money for other things and different gear, so they opt not to spend too much on a stove.

Other than price, you'll want to consider how big and heavy the stove is. You'll be carrying a sleeping bag, a tent, and other gear, so adding a stove to that might make it too heavy for you to comfortably carry for long periods of time. If you find that to be the case, it's something that you want to discover before you buy the stove, not during your trip. Part of what will affect that is whether you're camping alone or whether there will be other people with you. How much gear those other people can carry makes a difference, too, as you might be able to more evenly distribute the weight between all of the campers and bring a larger stove along. Weight, size, price, and the ability of the stove to do what you need are all very important factors, as is the safety and the quality of the stove that you purchase. It's not always best to settle for the cheapest option out there, but doing your research into the various stoves will help you make that choice.