Build a Compact Outdoor Camp Kitchen

The problem

Choose between cooking a meal and simply heating water before packing the kitchen.

Choose between cooking a meal and simply heating water before packing the kitchen. A matched stove-and-pot system provides one arrangement; an unpowered kettle needs a separate suitable stove. Compare the complete load, including compatible fuel and safe handling equipment, and keep combustion appliances outdoors away from tents, vestibules and other enclosed spaces.

How we choose

• Compare complete stove, vessel and fuel arrangements.
• Match vessel support and fuel to the manufacturer’s instructions.
• Allow hot cookware to cool before packing.
• Never use camping combustion equipment in an enclosed space.

Finds for this problem

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Fire-MapleNew

Pack a compact kettle for campsite hot water without a full cooking set.

The Fire-Maple Antarcti 1 L kettle is a stainless-steel vessel for boiling water on a separate suitable outdoor stove. A folding bail and wide opening make its basic purpose easy to understand: prepare water for coffee, tea or a meal, then pack the kettle with the rest of your camp kitchen. It is not an electric kettle and does not contain its own burner or fuel. Work out how much hot water you need for one preparation before choosing the vessel. A larger cooking system may be unnecessary if the recurring task is simply making a drink.

Fire-Maple Antarcti 1L Stainless Steel Camp Kettle

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A radiant burner and a 1.25 L pot, packed as one camp kitchen.

The Mars Radiant pairs a radiant burner with a 1.25 L pot for campsite cooking. The complete system weighs 762 g and packs down to 128 × 137 × 193 mm, so you can check exactly how much space it needs before adding it to your kit. Outdoor use only. Never use inside a tent, vestibule or any enclosed space.

Fire-Maple Mars Radiant

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