T i m wrote:

Do you mean in use or whilst the gas container is being carried
separately?

I have a couple alongside the classic Camping Gaz disposable canisters
and one burner that sits on top of a small re-fillable bottle and I
find the one Phil linked to the most stable and easy to use.

With the addition of a foldable ally windbreak I think they are pretty
unbeatable, for a short trip from the car to the picnic spot or when
vehicle based touring (we carried one in the trailer behind my
motorbike).

They are also handy as an emergency / extra hob indoors (with the
window open etc).

Not as fun as my Coleman dual-fuel, twin hob stove but far more
convenient. ;-)

But certainly the price is good!

I think I've paid as little as £4.99 for them.


I have a couple of old ones that the cases have broken so i don't take those
out, I use one in the shed occasionally for a smoker I made, basically an
old biscuit tin with a few holes in the top, in the middle is a lump of wire
mesh about 2 inches up from the bottom of the tin. I put in a foil
'envelope' of oak chippings on the bottom and wrap the food (trout, bacon
covered chicken etc) in loose foil and place it on top of the mesh,and put
the lid on, the shavings smoulder slowly and the tiny holes in the lid keep
the smoke form escaping too quick. Obviously not suitable for indoors and
much quicker than farting about with a BBQ.