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this is particularly important when camping in winter. 5) Because coffee is important: having a hot drink is just as enjoyable and important 6) To purify water: the ability to boil water gives you ...

I tested the best camping stoves in two conditions: at my home in Colorado at 5,000 feet with no wind and at 7,000 feet with 15 mph wind gusts. This gave me the ability to time how quickly the stoves ...

Then there are integrated canister camping stoves, which operate on the same system but have an integrated pot, such as the Jetboil. These systems boil water quickly but weigh more. Liquid fuel ...

griddle or pop a pot on top to cook up a stew or boil water. This really is a quiver-of-one small stove, and it's pleasingly easy to clean, set up and store away. One clever little camping package ...