Butane Stoves

Looking at many of them you could be forgiven for thinking they came from the same factory in China.

Having seen that I bought the cheapest single burner I could find at the time, Campmaster brand from Big W. It's been fine.

Not sure they do a double burner if that's what you are after.

For a double burner I'm still using the Primus brand stove I bought in 1976! I think I am ahead with that purchase.

Cheers

Thing about butane is it stops working at about 5 degrees Celsius.

I've bought a couple of cheapies for roadside cuppas, no issues yet.

There was the 'blowup' failure scare a while back where all 'brands' were labeled as duds and DO NOT USE was the catch cry ... Oops , got every body to buy new ones at double the price , .... anyhow personally I prefer to use two of the single burners instead of the twin model , why ? Because it allows greater variation of pots / pans size , no way could I fit my Wok and a pot for steaming rice on the double , 2 singles work better and really do not take up any more room for storage ....

One of the problems was that the user did not flip the top from its transport position.

I was there when a Range Rover Club member badly burned his forearms when he lit his with the top reversed.

Regards PhilipA

Hi Steven we use a Thunder Range one of the first brand that came out years ago I/we have 2 singles as said above the the cans do not like the cold we shake ours to get them empty never had any trouble with either of them ( touch wood) I like singles gives more room for bigger pots
Cheers

These guys are flogging a different style of butane cooker at the moment. It may suit your purposes.

https://shop.all4adventure.com/products/camp-cooker

I have used Companion and am not a fan. Fine in warm wether, but not good when it is cold. I have reverted to my 3 burner propane stove. Slightly larger than the 2 burner butane, and of course you need to carry & refill an LPG cylinder, but far more reliable in all conditions.

Macca.

Steven
If you are considering a long term cooker you might consider a dual fuel stove.
I have a Coleman two burner (404) reliable and economical and self contained.
I also have a Coleman Sportster single burner that we use for roadside water boiling for coffee etc.
I source the fuel in a 20lt. drum which I decant for travelling into a 5lt fuel container.

These are best of both worlds - can be ordered from the US and the adaptors bought here, when is warm. the butane canisters work well, when its cold switch to normal gas off a small bottle, Cheers JM

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Gas-One-Butane-or-Propane-Portable-Gas-Stove/186898176

We bought a Coleman single burner stove for our trip last year (45,000 Km in 9 months). It worked perfectly, we had zero problems, and we've brought it home with us. A "minimalist" solution which was effective and efficient. Didn't experience much cold weather (below zero C at Wave Rock, and not much warmer a few times, but generally not that cold).

ditch the crappy butane stove and buy something like a furno 360 . will work in any temp, 12000IBU putting out plenty of heat and packs down into a container not much bigger than the size of a box of matches. plus the cannisters are very efficient.

Hi.
For a brew on the run or a cooked meal, we have been using a Coleman Dual Fuel 533 Sportster single burner stove for years. Will heat in any conditions and they claim a litre of water to the boil in three minutes.
Uses either Coleman Fuel ( Shellite) or unleaded petrol. Best with 98 unleaded with the higher octane rating.
Under $100 from most good camping stores in Aust.

Cheers,

Mike

91 octane leaves black soot on cooking pots and 98 does not and Shellite does not either.

You could go for something like the Firemaple X2 / X3 (Banggood Fire Maple X2). A Jetboil copy with some improvements (and significantly less expensive). With a 230gm canister (butane/iso/propane mix- better for cooler conditions than straight butane they are pretty stable - they also come with a support stand for the gas canister making them even more stable - and, unlike the Jetboil, they come with an adapter so you can use other pans (including frypans).

I have a couple of dual-fuel stoves but rarely use them now (the odd cross country ski trip, last one two years ago). They tend to be messier and require more maintenance, though great units. As for small gas stoves like the Furno, they are very good for lightweight camping but they are not the most stable with larger pots/pans. the Furno is simply a branded version of the many available on Ali-Express at a lesser price. If you decide to go down this path get onto Ali-express, more choice, better pricing (but a longer wait!).

Cheers,
Mark