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Specification | Description |
| Suggested use | Backpacking |
| Weight (without fuel) | 9.7 ounces |
| Dimensions | 5.75 x 4.75 x 2.75 inches |
| Fuel | Butane/propane cartridge |
| Average boil time | 3 min. 52 sec. |
| Fuel capacity | Canister grams |
| Burn time (max flame) | (230g canister) 63 minutes |
| Water boiled per 100g fuel | 7.1 liters |
| Ease of operation | Good |
| Cold weather use | Fair |
| Stove stability | Excellent |
| Pot stability | Good |
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I used this during my first backpacking trip. I love that it is a no hassle. Easy to setup, light, and boil away! A little buly and heavy for a canister stove, but I like the fact that it is affordable. Highly recommended for an introductory stove.
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I had to practice putting it together alot, then once I got it down it was very easy. It is easy to light and use, even for a new backpacker. The only problem is, I think its a problem anyway, you have to use Gaz fuel.
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a prett good bargain I suppose. My complaints are as follows: 1. sometimes during setup, the legs would come out of the slots, casuing you too partially disassemble the stove in order to get them back in. 2. The Camping Gaz cannisters are sometimes hard to find. Other than that, a pretty good stove. Heat control was simply marvelous and lighting the stove couldn't be any easier.
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I have been using this stove for about 6 years. It is easy to clean, has great temp control, and boils water fast. I have never actually cooked on it but the temp control is good, I imagine it would do well. On the downside it takes time to set up and is very heavy for a backpacking stove. Also only used GAZ cannisters which can be difficult to find in and outside the US, so plan ahead. Great for the price, and short trips where weight is not an issue. Not recommended to those who are trying to shave weight.
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This is an OK little stove, I've had mine for years now. As with most of the butane stoves it has a pretty simple/quick setup and is easy to cook with. Here's what I like about it:1. It was cheap! I got it on sale for [$], great deal.2. Butane system is clean, simple and odor free. No smelly gasoline or kerosene etc spilling out in your pack.3. If it's reasonably warm out the "gaz" system provides excellent heat and can boil water fast. And although it's not that easy to dial in precise heat control for carefully regulated simmering, it can be done with some fidgeting (as long as it doesn't get cold).What I don't like about this stove:1. The proprietary "GAZ" canisters aren't commonly available throughout the US (perhaps in Europe and elsewhere, but not widely in the US). Sure they're available [...] and other nice places, but elsewhere forget it. Seems every where I go in the US to go camping/hiking out in the sticks somewhere, you'll hit some "last chance" stores to pick up supplies or replenish the supplies you've consumed already. And nice outdoor supply places [...] are almost never amongst the "last chance" vendors. Billy Bob's hardware or crusty ole' "Bud's Bass'n place" down by the river is what you get. And what do they have? What they always have are either (1) heavy steel propane bottles (usually coleman brand), (2) white gasoline (usually coleman brand), and if you're reallll lucky (3) the coleman/peak butane bottles with the threaded receptacle (which is not compatible with the "GAZ" stoves). Then you'll ask the store clerk if they have "gaz" canisters as you show her your gaz stove's fuel mating union, and then they'll say "oh yeah right here" (and then point to the dusty coleman propane and/or butane cylinders). And then you'll say "NO that's not them" and explain that "it's gas with a "Z", not an "S" and they're blue and those won't work and these are french" and on and on. Then they'll squint their eyes and say "Oh I don't know that's all we have...sorry." This is a major gripe with me and it's burned me more than once before. And remember you can't always bring the canisters with you on the airplane, even with check in (assuming they don't lose your check in bags anyway). So odds are you can't bring the gaz canisters with you on the plane, which then puts the "where is a good outdoor supply store who carries these peculiar Gaz bottles?" agenda on the forefront of your itinerary as soon as you land at your host airport. And in many cases you have to drive out of your way to urbanized areas, which are congested with traffic and may not be familar (causing you to drive around for "awhile"). This very thing happened to me just recently when I had to go to the Denver CO [...]store to get canisters for my stove (instead of me driving straight to the Rocky Mnt national park as was planned). What a complete hassle, and all over a seemingly simple thing like a fuel cylinder? I suspect this wouldn't be a problem in Europe, but here in the states IT IS! This one seemingly small detail makes the otherwise dandy lil' gaz stove unacceptable for convenient USA use. Don't underestimate its significance and ability to inconvenience you at bad times.2. Like most all butane/propane stoves this stove's fuel tank will frost over when the temps drop below 45 deg F or so. The tank cools rapidly as it flows gas to the burner and gradually decompresses. Due to simple thermodynamic gas laws this makes the pressure inside the tank drop off which then makes the flame dwindle, which then makes the heat dwindle. Not good when the temps have dipped, and you're sore/tired, freezing your behind off and are trying to boil up a bit of water on a blustery day and it just ain't happening. Been there, done that - bummer! Coleman (and perhaps others) now make butane stoves that run the gas can upside down which apparently either helps or eliminates this problem altogether. Haven't tried one yet, but I'd definitely go with one of these inverted butane models over the standard/traditional configurations if you're really stuck on getting a butane stove.3. Regulating heat on this stove can be tricky. It's what I call a "binary" stove, because usually it's either on or off. There isn't much in between adjustability. The knob has a hair trigger so that just after you crack the knob open it takes very little rotation for the gas to come out full blast. After some practice you may be able to get the flame to settle into an in between temp as long as the bottle is nearly full and the temps are reasonably warm. But as the temps drop and the tank empties (and cools off) the flame will dwindle, again making simmering a difficult and fussy ordeal under many circumstances.4. Lastly the burner setup is a little awkward and time consuming, especially if you have cold/numb fingers. It takes some practice and fidgeting to unfold the legs and screw the burner back on. Kind of a hassle and unnecessarily time consuming, especially when compared to many/most of the other comparable butane stoves.Overall as much as I admire the cheapness and simplicity of this stove, I'd definitely ante up a few more bucks for something that uses more commonly accessible fuel and has better cold/cool weather performance and has better simmering capabilities too.
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Comments about Gaz Turbo 270 Stove:
I purchased my second 270 stove earlier this year in preparation for a 4 day camping trip to Cumberland Island. It was the second stove not because there were any issues with the first, but because I did not want to bring along my Coleman two burner stove I use for Scouting due to the weight. I needed two burners to cook for 4 in order to deliver hot multi-course meals to my family. The first stove I have used for 12 years from weekend trips to melting snow at 13,000 on Popocatepetl. It works well in relatively cold weather and at moderate altitudes with the butane / propane mix. For weekend outings, it is one of the quietest stoves around and it simmers better than any other stove I have tried. If you are into frigid camping, then get high end a white gas stove. I have an optimus as well. It is like cooking with a flamethrower and it sounds like a jet taking off. Great for boiling and melting and burning food. Two 270s make a great substitute for a Colman car camping stove and cost no more. The weight of the two stoves is less than one Coleman fuel canister. Get the bigger 470 canisters for car camping or weekend trips, the are a better value and save the 270 canisters when you want to go light. As for assembly issues, it really is pretty straight forward. I usually leave the heat shield off because that can be a bit fiddling to get on and in testing the heat transfer to the top of the canister, it has never been an issue. I check the canister regularly however and usually do NOT have a large diameter pot on the burner.
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Comments about Gaz Turbo 270 Stove:
Easy to use, compact and light.
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Comments about Gaz Turbo 270 Stove:
As other reviewers said stove is easy to use once you pratice assembly. Stove is pretty light weight & compact, except fuel cannisters. Cooking 2 meals a day, I was able to get 3 days from a cannister. Care is recommended due to top heaviness when cooking pot is on stove, I used some rocks to stabilize. Can't beat the price.
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Comments about Gaz Turbo 270 Stove:
I used this during my first backpacking trip. I love that it is a no hassle. Easy to setup, light, and boil away! A little buly and heavy for a canister stove, but I like the fact that it is affordable. Highly recommended for an introductory stove.
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Comments about Gaz Turbo 270 Stove:
I had to practice putting it together alot, then once I got it down it was very easy. It is easy to light and use, even for a new backpacker. The only problem is, I think its a problem anyway, you have to use Gaz fuel.
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Comments about Gaz Turbo 270 Stove:
a prett good bargain I suppose. My complaints are as follows: 1. sometimes during setup, the legs would come out of the slots, casuing you too partially disassemble the stove in order to get them back in. 2. The Camping Gaz cannisters are sometimes hard to find. Other than that, a pretty good stove. Heat control was simply marvelous and lighting the stove couldn't be any easier.
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Comments about Gaz Turbo 270 Stove:
I have been using this stove for about 6 years. It is easy to clean, has great temp control, and boils water fast. I have never actually cooked on it but the temp control is good, I imagine it would do well. On the downside it takes time to set up and is very heavy for a backpacking stove. Also only used GAZ cannisters which can be difficult to find in and outside the US, so plan ahead. Great for the price, and short trips where weight is not an issue. Not recommended to those who are trying to shave weight.
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Comments about Gaz Turbo 270 Stove:
This is an OK little stove, I've had mine for years now. As with most of the butane stoves it has a pretty simple/quick setup and is easy to cook with. Here's what I like about it:1. It was cheap! I got it on sale for [$], great deal.2. Butane system is clean, simple and odor free. No smelly gasoline or kerosene etc spilling out in your pack.3. If it's reasonably warm out the "gaz" system provides excellent heat and can boil water fast. And although it's not that easy to dial in precise heat control for carefully regulated simmering, it can be done with some fidgeting (as long as it doesn't get cold).What I don't like about this stove:1. The proprietary "GAZ" canisters aren't commonly available throughout the US (perhaps in Europe and elsewhere, but not widely in the US). Sure they're available [...] and other nice places, but elsewhere forget it. Seems every where I go in the US to go camping/hiking out in the sticks somewhere, you'll hit some "last chance" stores to pick up supplies or replenish the supplies you've consumed already. And nice outdoor supply places [...] are almost never amongst the "last chance" vendors. Billy Bob's hardware or crusty ole' "Bud's Bass'n place" down by the river is what you get. And what do they have? What they always have are either (1) heavy steel propane bottles (usually coleman brand), (2) white gasoline (usually coleman brand), and if you're reallll lucky (3) the coleman/peak butane bottles with the threaded receptacle (which is not compatible with the "GAZ" stoves). Then you'll ask the store clerk if they have "gaz" canisters as you show her your gaz stove's fuel mating union, and then they'll say "oh yeah right here" (and then point to the dusty coleman propane and/or butane cylinders). And then you'll say "NO that's not them" and explain that "it's gas with a "Z", not an "S" and they're blue and those won't work and these are french" and on and on. Then they'll squint their eyes and say "Oh I don't know that's all we have...sorry." This is a major gripe with me and it's burned me more than once before. And remember you can't always bring the canisters with you on the airplane, even with check in (assuming they don't lose your check in bags anyway). So odds are you can't bring the gaz canisters with you on the plane, which then puts the "where is a good outdoor supply store who carries these peculiar Gaz bottles?" agenda on the forefront of your itinerary as soon as you land at your host airport. And in many cases you have to drive out of your way to urbanized areas, which are congested with traffic and may not be familar (causing you to drive around for "awhile"). This very thing happened to me just recently when I had to go to the Denver CO [...]store to get canisters for my stove (instead of me driving straight to the Rocky Mnt national park as was planned). What a complete hassle, and all over a seemingly simple thing like a fuel cylinder? I suspect this wouldn't be a problem in Europe, but here in the states IT IS! This one seemingly small detail makes the otherwise dandy lil' gaz stove unacceptable for convenient USA use. Don't underestimate its significance and ability to inconvenience you at bad times.2. Like most all butane/propane stoves this stove's fuel tank will frost over when the temps drop below 45 deg F or so. The tank cools rapidly as it flows gas to the burner and gradually decompresses. Due to simple thermodynamic gas laws this makes the pressure inside the tank drop off which then makes the flame dwindle, which then makes the heat dwindle. Not good when the temps have dipped, and you're sore/tired, freezing your behind off and are trying to boil up a bit of water on a blustery day and it just ain't happening. Been there, done that - bummer! Coleman (and perhaps others) now make butane stoves that run the gas can upside down which apparently either helps or eliminates this problem altogether. Haven't tried one yet, but I'd definitely go with one of these inverted butane models over the standard/traditional configurations if you're really stuck on getting a butane stove.3. Regulating heat on this stove can be tricky. It's what I call a "binary" stove, because usually it's either on or off. There isn't much in between adjustability. The knob has a hair trigger so that just after you crack the knob open it takes very little rotation for the gas to come out full blast. After some practice you may be able to get the flame to settle into an in between temp as long as the bottle is nearly full and the temps are reasonably warm. But as the temps drop and the tank empties (and cools off) the flame will dwindle, again making simmering a difficult and fussy ordeal under many circumstances.4. Lastly the burner setup is a little awkward and time consuming, especially if you have cold/numb fingers. It takes some practice and fidgeting to unfold the legs and screw the burner back on. Kind of a hassle and unnecessarily time consuming, especially when compared to many/most of the other comparable butane stoves.Overall as much as I admire the cheapness and simplicity of this stove, I'd definitely ante up a few more bucks for something that uses more commonly accessible fuel and has better cold/cool weather performance and has better simmering capabilities too.
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Comments about Gaz Turbo 270 Stove:
I purchased my second 270 stove earlier this year in preparation for a 4 day camping trip to Cumberland Island. It was the second stove not because there were any issues with the first, but because I did not want to bring along my Coleman two burner stove I use for Scouting due to the weight. I needed two burners to cook for 4 in order to deliver hot multi-course meals to my family. The first stove I have used for 12 years from weekend trips to melting snow at 13,000 on Popocatepetl. It works well in relatively cold weather and at moderate altitudes with the butane / propane mix. For weekend outings, it is one of the quietest stoves around and it simmers better than any other stove I have tried. If you are into frigid camping, then get high end a white gas stove. I have an optimus as well. It is like cooking with a flamethrower and it sounds like a jet taking off. Great for boiling and melting and burning food. Two 270s make a great substitute for a Colman car camping stove and cost no more. The weight of the two stoves is less than one Coleman fuel canister. Get the bigger 470 canisters for car camping or weekend trips, the are a better value and save the 270 canisters when you want to go light. As for assembly issues, it really is pretty straight forward. I usually leave the heat shield off because that can be a bit fiddling to get on and in testing the heat transfer to the top of the canister, it has never been an issue. I check the canister regularly however and usually do NOT have a large diameter pot on the burner.
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Comments about Gaz Turbo 270 Stove:
Easy to use, compact and light.
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Comments about Gaz Turbo 270 Stove:
As other reviewers said stove is easy to use once you pratice assembly. Stove is pretty light weight & compact, except fuel cannisters. Cooking 2 meals a day, I was able to get 3 days from a cannister. Care is recommended due to top heaviness when cooking pot is on stove, I used some rocks to stabilize. Can't beat the price.
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