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Bought a cheap camp stove on clearance last month and it taught me a lesson
I was at a Walmart in Flagstaff and grabbed a no-name propane stove for $12 just to have a backup, and it failed on me during a rainy night near the Grand Canyon. The regulator froze up after 10 minutes of cooking dinner and I had to eat cold beans with a spork while my buddy's Coleman worked fine. Has anyone else had luck with bargain bin gear or should I just stick to the big brands from now on?
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adamk9524d ago
yeah I read somewhere that the cheap regulators on those no-name stoves are basically the same internals as the expensive ones but they skip the quality control so you get duds way more often. i mean it makes sense when you think about it, $12 has to cut corners somewhere and it's usually the parts that actually matter when the weather gets bad. my buddy got a similar deal on a stove from some gas station in Utah and the first time he used it the valve just stuck open, he had to throw the whole thing away. i'd say keep it as a backup for nice weather car camping but dont rely on it when conditions are rough, thats where the big brands earn their money.
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ryantorres24d ago
That thing about the gas station stove sticking open happened to my friend Mike too. He bought a $8 stove at a truck stop in Nevada and the knob snapped off the first time he turned it.
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