The Bistro 250 stove from Camping Gas is an excellent piece of equipment.
We bought one this year from Argos at just £26.99 which included a gas cartridge (these normally cost around £2.50 or £1.95 for a non genuine equivalent cartdridge.
The gas cartridge is easily fitted and can be ... Read review
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Advantages: robust, solid, not expensive, reliable Disadvantages: no good for backpacking - too large & heavy
The Bistro 250 stove from Camping Gas is an excellent piece of equipment.
We bought one this year from Argos at just £26.99 which included a gas cartridge (these normally cost around £2.50 or £1.95 for a non genuine equivalent cartdridge.
The gas cartridge is easily fitted and can be removed between uses - an added safety feature.
It also has a clever mechanism which automatically ejects the cartridge ... ...- this can apparently occur if you use a pan which is too big, although ours is HUGE and we had no problem at all!
The power of this baby is a massive 2700W which compares to a measly 1100W from our old stove. It bols up our kettle of water in less than a couple of minutes and toasts bread on our camp toaster almost faster than we ca load it.
I recommend this product to any 'base-campers' - in other words, it's not a ... more
The Bistro 250 stove from Camping Gas is an excellent piece of equipment.
We bought one this year from Argos at just £26.99 which included a gas cartridge (these normally cost around £2.50 or £1.95 for a non genuine equivalent cartdridge.
The gas cartridge is easily fitted and can be removed between uses - an added safety feature.
It also has a clever mechanism which automatically ejects the cartridge (thereby extinguishing the stove) if the cartridge gets too hot - this can apparently occur if you use a pan which is too big, although ours is HUGE and we had no problem at all!
The power of this baby is a massive 2700W which compares to a measly 1100W from our old stove. It bols up our kettle of water in less than a couple of minutes and toasts bread on our camp toaster almost faster than we ca load it.
I recommend this product to any 'base-campers' - in other words, it's not a stove for a backpacker - too big and heavy!
Great for family use - safe, robust, solid, reliable, inexpensive - NOW YOU'RE COOKING WITH GAS!
Advantages: Clean, reliable, easy to use Disadvantages: Bulky
A quality piece that aids camping. Far better than the tiny old fashioned type stoves. Easy to use, except when the grass is long!
We found that too long a grass burnt if we placed the product on the ground.
It is high power, so water boils quickly and food gets done, rather than waiting around. It is also very stable, almost impossible to knock over.
On the transport side, it is a little bulky and therefore unlikely to be suitable for backpacking. ...
Kingmoose 02.10.2002
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