Remember though, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

I love yard sales!! Good finds!!

It is good to see you posting again Malemutekid!! I have been wondering how you have been.

There must be some hazard to refilling. I was looking at a propane cannister yesterday and it said on it that it was illegal on the Federal (US gov't I mean) level to transport a refilled propane cannister. That being said, it sure looks like the cannister was designed to be refilled. There's a little port below the main screw on port that sure looks like it's meant to be used to refill the cannister.

"...a little port below the main screw on port that sure looks like it's meant to be used to refill the cannister...

I have never known what that little port is for, but the refill gizmos don't use it, they just screw onto the threaded part...

That little port is probably an overpressure relief valve.

Well, I finally got to run the propane Coleman stove through its paces this weekend - two-night trip with five adults/nine kids. I made sausage gravy and biscuits for breakfast on Sunday morning - that was the only time I broke out the stove, and while I was getting the biscuits ready in the dutch oven, someone else cooked four pounds of bacon on the stove and heated water for coffee and hot chocolate.

Then when the biscuits were well on their way, I took over and got two skillets going - one to cook sausage, one to make the roux and then consolidate/serve while the next portion of sausage cooked. It worked really well, although I kept stirring sausage and gravy over the lip of the skillets and by the end of the breakfast run, the stove was almost as filthy as when I bought it.

The good thing was that since I tore it down and rehabbed it, I know how to take it apart and reassemble it, so I could get all the nasty grease and sausage bits out of all the nooks and crannies.

A very well-spent $11.

Dave

"...sausage gravy and biscuits..."

Oh man, can I come camping with you? You make stuff like that and I will do all of the dishes!

If you really want a camp stove, keep your eyes peeled for a Coleman three burner. You would be amazed at how handy that third burner can be...