Camping Kit - Primus EtaExpress

[graafen]

I've often thought about getting a self-contained solo cooking unit for when I got camping and I think I may have found it: The Primus EtaExpress.

Quote from the data sheet: "EtaExpress includes a stove that mounts directly on the LP gas cartridge, a windscreen for maximum fuel savings, and even a 1 liter pot. The lid can also be used as a frying pan. Both the pot and the frying pan are coated on the inside with a three layer titanium nonstick surface. All of the components, as well as a 230 gram LP gas cartridge, can be packed into the pot."

Upon further research (googling) I found a review of the stove. This is starting to look better than the MSR Reactor and the Jetboil PCS. And at £60 the price is right too.

If I decide to get one then I shall review it. :)

Comments

[darac.livejournal.com]

Non-stick surfaces are good and it seems they're getting much more hard-wearing these days, too.

One thing to bear in mind, perhaps, is would you ever want to be using both the pot and the pan together (e.g. frying sausages/bacon and warming beans for a nommy breakfast)? It sounds like you'd not be able to do that with this, having only the one burner.

[graafen]

90% of camping stoves only have one burner, I wouldn't really say that it's a design flaw. :)

[darac.livejournal.com]

No, but by the sounds of it most don't have two implements that can be used on that one burner.

Am I wrong? Is it normal to get a pot and a frying pan?

[megadog.livejournal.com]

My personal recommendation is a Coleman stove. It runs on unleaded petrol, methylated spirits, AVGAS/AVTUR, kerosene, melted-down arabs, creosote, lard...

Sure, it's only a single-burner job - but its 2.2 Kilowatts will brew you a steaming-hot kettle in minutes even in a force-9 gale. They issued something similar to the Paras for the Falklands war; given that the British Army runs on tea this must say something...

[graafen]

I've got one of the old models of that Coleman stove and it's worked very well for me. I keep it as an emergency stove for the reasons that you mentioned, but for general camping it would be nice to have something a little more compact. :)

I've been thinking of getting the Peak Feather 1 at some point because of the built in stabilisers.

[avagdu.livejournal.com]

I was really impressed when I was shown the Jetboil PCS so if this is better that sounds pretty awesome..