Caudblor Camping Stove with Butane Adapter - Lightweight Backpacking Stove for Hiking & Travel

After 15 years of use my MSR Pocket Rocket no longer functions. Where it failed is the threaded part at the bottom that connects to the butane cannister. That part is soft aluminum and over time it just wore out. Toward the end it required more and more pressure to tighten and the last time I tightened it, it stripped out. There appears to be no way to fix it. This current stove took 2 days to deliver and it appears to be new, not previously owned and returned. Whereas the part that failed on my Pocket Rocket failed was made of aluminum, on this new stove it appears to be brass. Maybe that will translate into better wear. We'll see. The stove comes in a small, blue canvas pouch, 4" x 4-3/8" x 1-1/4" thick. Nice, but, you have to disassemble the stove each time to get it to fit in the pouch and I do not want to stress the threads unnecessarily, so will not be using the pouch. The stove comes in 2 parts and I don't know why that is necessary. There is the large burner part, and a stem that connects to the butane can. On the Pocket Rocket those 2 parts are just one part. I will keep the 2 parts connected. Also, an adapter comes with this stove for connecting it to 1 lb "Coleman Type" propane bottles. The adapter threads onto the stove stem, then the bottle threads onto the adapter. All threaded connections see nice and solid, secure. I threaded this stove to a 230gr butane cannister after I tightened the on/off wire lever in the off position. Other than a very small "pffft" there was no other noise or leak. I twisted the on/off lever half a turn and could hear the gas coming out and I struck the Bic lighter next to it. It fired up instantly. I twisted the lever 1 complete turn and the fire was roaring. A nice, big, blue ring of fire. No sputtering, no plugged holes, perfect. Note: There is one place on the fire ring where there are no holes and I don't know why that is. Looks like there is a gap of about 6 holes in 3 rows that do not exist. Maybe if it gets to bothering me too much I'll use a small drill bit and carefully drill in the missing holes. Regardless, the missing holes do not seem to effect the performance. After letting the stove cool down for half an hour I connected the propane bottle and adapter to it and fired it up. Again, the performance was flawless. This new stove has a much larger diameter flame pattern than that of the MSR Pocket Rocket. I mainly cook in an MSR 800ml titanium kettle and the Rocket always made a black mark in a specific place on the bottom. Maybe a thin spot in the metal? Or a hotspot with the stove? Dunno. So it will be interesting to find out if the larger flame pattern of the new stove will do the same thing, or not, or create a different type of blackening. shrug The things that are diff between my old stove and the new one are: 1. The new stove is bigger than the old. 2. The new stove seems to have a more robust material where it connects to the butane tank. Time will tell. So far I am pleased with this stove and I hope it will last at least as long as my old MSR Pocket Rocket, which doesn't seem to be available any more.

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I have had several backpacking stoves and this one is by far the easiest to assemble, light and use. We added a base to our tall propane tank and had not trouble with balance with a large heavy frying pan. Nice, even heating for grilled cheese and quesadillas and pancakes. The only thing missing that I have had with previous stoves is a windshield for the flame, but I used the windshield from an older stove I had and it worked great. Loved the sturdy and petite case this comes with, too. Even has a belt loop for east hooking on your pack.

This goes with my survival gear. It is small, but has what it takes.

This is the second stove I've bought. The first, different make, wouldn't work with the camp gas cylinders, this one does. It also has a wider footprint, and pot stand. Much more stable. Well worth the cost.