What is your favorite 2-burner camp stove?

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  1. OMC

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    hello my dog,
    my impression of OP you're wondering about options you can buy w/a PW that has your interest. AND wondering about options such as a homestrand. I can relate.
    So quick note to Ben point made but seemed an odd placement. Do I add my favorite that's in Stockholm's Technical Museum? We'd maybe both be off point here?
    I mention an ebayUS ad w/regret, sorry, but there's a pair of 111's listed. WHICH some may not approve BUT one might seriously consider a pair of 111's as a 2 burner. I do and there's a pair for sale! (I'm not bidding fyi).
    Note 1: CCS has introduced me to TOO MANY options. My 1st stove as a kid was a 1970 502 (44 yrs it's flawless). As a Dad anytime I took my 425 (31 yrs flawless) I also took the 502. BUT, OFTEN the big meal plans went to a "plan B" and 425 stayed packed while the 502 sufficed.
    So my experience in hindsight I'd also consider a pair of 502's or pair of 400/508's as a 2 burner option, seriously.
    Due to note 1, sorry I've not settled on a favorite. It is not my 425. I like my homestrand better w/o any regret it's a keeper, but at 20 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 6 1/2 at that size the top and front are exposed (vs coleman and 111's/22 are protected). SO I am wanting something less bulky n more stowable/portable (a user 22 is not happening btw). I'm considering doing a slimmed-down Frankie homestrand BUT that thought brings me full circle back to a pair of 111's.. thank you
     
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    Love my 425C for solo trips. 413E when with the kids. 426D when I need to cook and melt snow.
     
  3. OMC

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    All the kudos here for Colemans (they're great as is PW), this has me curios, and it may help my dog as well, if anyone might add answers, specifics, do we know...
    > what is the smallest coleman suitcase model? Like many Coleman stand-outs, my guess it's Toronto-made, but whichever it is
    > can reply please include it's outside dims? and
    > do we know can that model accommodate the workhorse main burner of a 425?

    A big Bonus would be if anyone chimes in w/same info on PW?
    TYTY thank you very much.
     
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    My favourite 2 burner is Optimus 155. (Cannot be any else because those are only 2 burner versions that I have. =; )

    Anyway 155 is nice compact and powerful package. I have been thinking to replace one burner with lantern so there would be a stove and light source in same package. :-k
     
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    G,,day . OMC , I have given a lot of thought to the idea of two separate stoves .
    two compact stoves , possibly two 533 Colemans or any choice , a rectangular mesh trivet with screw on or fold up legs .
    use one stove for a brew up . for cooking use the trivet for extra stability with a larger pot or pan , with one or both stoves under it .

    one other benefit is if one stove has a problem it is not a big drama .
    just some ideas , you could use any single burners you fancy .

    cheers,
    kerry
     
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    Advantages:
    -Easy to fold open and use;
    -Multifuel (Coleman Fuel and paraffin)
    -Stable platform
    -Good for windy conditions (roarer burner and windscreen). Easier to use windscreen compared to a 22.
    -Not as loud as a 22B
    -Always know the "Burner status" by listening to the roar. Regulate "by ear".

    Some disadvantages (to be fair :content: ):
    -Needs a pricker.
    -Hard to get by & worried to scratch it :-({|= .
    -Hard to regulate 1 burner "by ear" if the other one is on as well ..


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    It's an Optimus Campingo 2 or Optimus 20.
     
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    Hi Peter,
    We can and should compliment your great stove, it is very nice. You've now been using it and the review is good to hear as well, thank you.
    I'm chiming in however cuz of the many images we share, this is a favorite, whoever snapped the shot captured THE FLIP... that's an awesome shot!
    thx again
     
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    OleManColeman, please do I add your favorite that's in Stockholm's Technical Museum. On point or not, an interesting old camp stove is always of interest to those who love them. This site is full of such people.
     
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    sorry for drifting here, Ben, I stand corrected I can't argue w/that. From the standpoint that's a cool 2 burner, ok.
    My impression was OP was a request for suggestions what he might acquire. That's my thought process then and I did think, do think the 2 combined: inserting BD comment and a BD rare stove that Jim had no chance of acquiring ... I thought was odd and off-point and said as much.
    You've enlightened me to your thinking and from that standpoint I guess nothing odd about showcasing that rare stove, ok. So on 2nd thought I'd have to agree.
    Oh, w/o drilling down all my favorites are the ancient ones within those museum posts. 1880 - 1900, proto types etc etc wow. I confess there's no 2 burner from the museum to share but point being suggesting a very RARE unavailable stove I felt odd n off point.
    I recommend search technical museum on CCS if you haven't btw. thx
     
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    Thanks everyone!

    Presscall, a beautiful 364. I went and read your interesting post on the Perko with menol. One is up for sale on the Bay now but can't go the price.

    The 413/425 I will look at in detail. A pair of 111, yes!

    Itchy, I agree but wanted to get away from lugging propane and liquid fuel stoves are so..... fascinating ... to borrow a phrase.

    Campingo 2 beautiful stove Peter!

    Campingo, Gloria and museum pieces all appreciated.

    Good suggestions everyone! Maybe I need to sell something and get the 364! hahaha

    Jim
     
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    Hey, Jim,

    If you can ever attend one of our CASG events, you can see many of these stoves in action, and up close and personal!! It was at many past such events, that my own examples of such stoves as the Campingo #2, and my Coleman #1, etc., were fettled back to life and used!!! Give it some thought, as you are not that far away from where we hold the events, and I know you will be like a kid in a candy store, looking at all the goodies that we bring to enjoy!! Take care, and God Bless!

    Every Good Wish,
    Doc
     
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    Thanks Doc! I have it on my list for 2015 and you are right, it is not far to travel, at all. New job and knee surgery prevented us from entering the fun. I did enjoy all the photos of the event. Great looking group of stove enthusiasts I might add!

    Jim
     
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    OleManColeman, thanks for suggesting I look up the Stockholm Technical Museum thread. Pure stove porno that's what that is. Here's a link for those who haven't see it yet http://tinyurl.com/lq2n5zr

    I too am looking forward to attending my first California Stove Gathering (CASG) in 2015.
     
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    Hi, All,

    Yes, the Flip of the pancake !! Just take 30 pics and select the best 8)

    A Coleman suitcase (+ a spare one for cheap parts) will be a rational start. Then keep on the lookout for other beauties to replace it with. Reserve some space for all your beauties, since parting from them is hard. You'll be collecting before you know it :D
    Don't worry, you'll fit right in :lol: ;)

    Cheers,
    Peter
     
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    I'm a KeeBon camping pellet stove user! It's never let me down, even in freezing temps and high winds. It's a bit bulky, but for car camping, that's not a dealbreaker. Plus, it simmers like a champ, which is crucial for my gourmet camp meals!
     
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    I'm a little late on the reply to this one but I have to say I have had great luck with the Coleman 413 stove. I have used the D & E models. The 425 is a great stove but a little small. I enjoy baking in my Coleman oven on the 413. I don't have any experience with some of the others mentioned here but hopefully someday I will acquire a 22B or other cool two burner stove.
     
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    This appears to be a brand new product. Looks interesting; how long have you been using it?

    Do you have some connection to the company? (That’s not a bad thing; just wondering.)

    ….Arch
     
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    I own 7 classic 2 burners and a modern 3 burner propane. Most times camping the propane is so easy and it shares a 5kg cylinder with a 45 litre gas fridge so even the hassle of a separate gas bottle doesnt exist. This thread is on a collectors forum so I dont believe the propane stove qualifies as an entry.
    My 7 classics though
    First 2 dont go A locally made meths stove and a campingo which I will fix one day
    Second 2 a locally made from primus parts which is the size of a domestic oven and a primus 535 (i think) Both work well but neither are really suitable for camping
    third 2 are a primus 77 with slot burners and a thermos 2 burner. Both are great stoves when lit but both are harder to use than my last stove which I will enter
    Last stove I believe to be a Coleman 3M Its built like a Toyota Landcruiser and had nearly no paint when I got it so I painted it and lit it with the gas that was in it when it was posted to me. It hasnt been used in over 5 years but I know it will start if I grab it. The wife wont use it but she wont use the propane either
     
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    Googling the Keebon pellet stove brings up lots of mentions of the stove, on various forums, by very new users as their first or nearly first post, all posted in January 2024. Suspicious indeed.

    My favorite two burner stove is the Coleman 413. I'd like to try out an Optimus 22 at some point, but only if I encounter one in the wild.
     
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    My favourite is the Coleman 4M. Mine has had a lot of use every summer for the last 35 years. I even built a custom metal-covered camp kitchen box with a slot that precisely fits a 4M, so I picked up a backup 4M just in case.