nCamp’s Multi-Fuel Stove

The best gear for small boats is compact and serves more than one purpose. My galley box, for example, stores my cooking supplies and shields my stove from the wind, serves as a slip thwart for rowing, and is part of the platform for sleeping. The Multi-Fuel Stove from nCamp is compact and has just one purpose, cooking, but does so using many different fuels, whether solid, liquid, or pressurized gas. Its versatility is a welcome addition to my outdoor adventure kit.

Photographs by the author

With the combustion chamber collapsed and the legs folded, the stove is quite compact.

The stove is made of aluminum and stainless steel, weighs 30.4 oz, and is well designed and sturdily built. Its top measures 9″ x 6-1/2″, it is 6-5/8″ tall when in use, and just 2″ tall folded. The aluminum legs provide a steady base that’s not prone to tipping over. A telescoping combustion chamber, made of six concentric stainless-steel rings, works like an upside-down version of the plastic drinking cup I had for backpacking when I was a kid. The bottom of the chamber is a circle of stainless steel, perforated for airflow. In its center is a 1/2″ hole to accept the burner head of an adapter to fuel the stove with a gas canister.” hole to accept the burner head of an adapter to fuel the stove with a gas canister.