Coghlans CampHeat Emergency Folding Stove

 Ever wanted a quick, easy to use backpacking stove with no fuss and no muss.  Well here we have the Coghlans Emergency Folding Stove.  It's made out of a coated steel construction standing at 4" high, 6.5" in length and 6.5" in width.  

A Rating

Closed, the stove gets down to less than an inch in height. This stove weighs about 14 ounces and slides nicely into your backpack.  Figuring out how to put it together is very simple.  It just takes a couple of seconds to fit the side notches into the bottom piece slots.  The door hinges open from the left side wall and can be closed into a notch on the right side wall.  The bottom piece fits Coghlans Camp Heat fuel, other canned heat, or any other solidified alcohol fuel.  The top piece/range holds your standard backpacking cookware and is extremely sturdy.  

We've tested the stove's strength with a stew pot full of water and had no problems with bending or anything.  Obviously not designed for this big pot but held up very well.  On the trail, we used  the Stanley Camp Cook Set to heat water on the stove.  The walls kept the wind out for the most part and helped keep the flame focused.  We did not use the Camp Heat but used a generic canned heat.  Using one to two cups of water, the heat source took 15 to 30 minutes to heat the water.  This wasn't too bad as we tore down or set up camp as the water heated.  The door would get stuck from time to time but nothing serious.  The Cook Set also left some scratching on the range as well.  After cooking, it didn't take long at all to cool down...allowing you to quickly put it back in your pack.  Tearing down, you just need to figure which piece folds first...pretty much a cinch.  

All in all, this stove did exactly what it was designed to do.  The wind could get in a little with the cook set we used and the door would get stuck at times.  Back home, an attempt to cook an omelette was made with no success.  Our heat source took way too long.  We would like to try another heat source to get faster cooking times.  With the stove functioning as intended and very minor problems, we have given it a rating of A.  To view this stove and related products, please follow our link Coghlans Folding Stove.  Please feel free to write a comment about this product.  Enjoy your day!

Omelette Skillet

Stew Pot Full of Water

Stanley Camp Cook Set

Camp Heat Perch