Camping Cooking Equipment > Porta Pottie Camping Cooking Equipment

Advantages: Doubles up as an excellent temporary toilet
Disadvantages: Can be a bit heavy when it's full! And beware of "splash back!"

The Thetford Porta Potti 465 - to give it its full name - has been a godsend! Now, I'll 'fess up straight away. I am not a caravaner, and the last time I went camping was in the 1970s when I was a kid. So why have I spent over a hundred quid on one of these? We've been having an extension built, and have lost the use of the bathroom and toilet. So, I installed a porta potti on the upstairs landing for Mrs Tweaker - who's heavily pregnant - while ...
...are the advantages of a Porta Potti? It's small, so you can tuck it away in a corner. It's fairly easy to keep clean, and easy to use. Think of it as two containers: the bottom one takes the waste, and the top one - which you sit on - takes the water for flushing. My Porta Potti has a little electric motor which pumps liquid into the bowl when you press a button, but cheaper, more basic versions are available. When you've done the business, you ... Read review

Advantages: wonderfully compact
Disadvantages: no instructions

What is this new fashion for not including instructions with anything? This is a meths burning stove. Already there is a problem. Buying meths is no fun at all. You have to pretend not to notice the suspicious looks you get fro the salespeople. OK you got over that hurdle. What the **** do you do with it? Pour it in to the cooker, light a match and just drop the lighted match in? I have had a few conflagrations in my time and I am not anxious to ...
...stove I would be crazy about this cooker. It is a splendid, compact design. The cooker and stand fit into the pot, which fits into the larger pot and the frying pan doubles as a lid for the pot. The frying pan is the smallest I have ever seen, just right for breakfast for one, and I have begun using it on a stove I do understand. It packs beautifully, owing to a removeable handle, which just clips on like calipers. You stash it inside when you are ... Read review

Advantages: compact design
Disadvantages: non

Whilst on a short trip to Ben Nevis 2 years ago, I brought one and haven't looked back since! it was the best snow conditions for 25 years, and not once did it not light, or blow out or let me down in any way! They do come in various sizes and options, but i just had the one designed for 1 person and it was all i ever needed! you really can take it out the box and use it straight away! no instructons needed, just a little practise to put it all ...
...cooked lamb cutlets with boiled potatoes, green beans and gravy all on this little pan, the odd steak too! not to mention the wonderful Scottish breakfast, with all the trimmings! The only thing they could improve on would be to design a suitable one for toasting bread! Otherwise, a culinary delight! I made every one I saw jealous as they were all struggling with big petrol burners, whereas mine all fitted in its little orange bag! In all, a triumphant ... Read review

Advantages: lightweight, hot, cheap, simple
Disadvantages: gas pricey, not that stable,

A petrol stove isn't really necessary for camping/moutaineering/bike touring/backpacking in the uk. The pocket rocket is cheaper to buy, lighter, more simple to use and the gas is widely available. However, petrol probably works out cheaper than gas, especially abroad. I really strongly advise that everyone who drives anywhere, gets a stove and a mug and small pot and a book of matches. Then, instead of spending £2 or more on a coffee in a horrible ...
...beautiful river somewhere, or in some picturesque woodland, and put up a deck chair and brew up your own drink, and enjoy your rest. This is the ideal stove for taking on a bike tour, but for walking I would suggest not bothering with a stove at all, save the weight and eat cold food. I raced this stove against my kettle at home once and the PocketRocket was triumphant. ... Read review

Advantages: Light and not much space taken up
Disadvantages: Not the best in extreme conditions

...wrong). The Company Trangia is a Swedish company and was founded in 1925 by John E. Jonsson together with his father in-law. So they have over 80 years experience in manufacturing their stoves. In that time very little has changed in the way the Trangia stoves have been made. Probably the biggest change would be the non stick coating that is now available. What is the model that I use? I prefer the Trangia 25, it is the larger of the two standard ...
...is the heart of the Trangia it is probably worth explaining exactly what it looks like. Imagine a small brass tin with a screw top lid, on the outer side at the top are a series of small holes that go all the way round (this is where the gas type flame will come from once it is burning properly) This is all held neatly together in one package with a strap. The overall weight of this is only 1.1 kg. Why do I use it? When I have gone summer camping, ... Read review