Now We’re Cooking with Gaz!

Best Camping Stoves

I absolutely LOVE camping and do get rather excitable about it.ย  I don’t know if it’s because I’m Canadian or what………..

Canadian Camping

A big part of it for me is all the kit, you’ve gotta have the kit!ย  We have tent, self-inflating mattresses, chairs, fair lights, windbreak, folding table, sleeping bags, marshmallow roasting sticks, washing up bowl, crockery and of course a bottle opener and corkscrew.

Two is always better than one!

CampingGaz Cooker

When we first got back into camping, I quickly popped out and got a little camp stove, it’s absolutely fine, but only has one burner and runs on Camping Gas Propane Cartridges which are a bit pricy and don’t last long.ย  As the Slow Cooker Queen I’m used to cooking with one pot, but I’d much prefer two, especially for those much needed Fry Ups in the morning.ย  I don’t want my bacon getting cold while I cook my eggs.

Stroking my new cooker! #camping @MountainWHouse – via @mediocre_mum

Recommended Camping Stoves

So, I was over the moon when Mountain Warehouse sent me this sexy beast – A Kampa Alfresco Double Burner With Grill for review purposes.ย  It has a double burner with grill, ignition, a sturdy metal case which also acts as a windbreak and for ยฃ39.99 I think it’s great value. Sadly, I haven’t had a chance to use it yet, but will be soon.

Win and Insulated Picnic Hamper from Mountain Warehouse

The generous folks at Mountain Warehouse are offering one of my readers a chance to win a 36 Litre Four Person Insulated Picnic Hamper (ยฃ29.99).ย  It has everything you need for the perfect picnic; cutting board, napkins, plates, cutlery and most importantly a corkscrew and wine glasses!!!

Insulated Picnic Hamper

Simply use the rafflecopter form below to enter.ย  Full terms and conditions are at the bottom of the form.

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Good luck and happy camping.

This competition is listed on Loquax,ย Prize Finderย andย Competition Hunter.


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171 responses to “Now We’re Cooking with Gaz!”

  1. Hazel Hulson Avatar
    Hazel Hulson

    I found a little fan heater been prepared for both hot and cold weather even in summer

  2. LynneH Avatar
    LynneH

    Bottle opener/corkscrew. For obvious reasons

  3. CHRISTOPHER PACKER Avatar
    CHRISTOPHER PACKER

    Perfect set for family trips in the country

  4. Susan Sargent Avatar
    Susan Sargent

    Insect repelient

  5. iain maciver Avatar
    iain maciver

    insect repellect especially in Scotland for the dreaded midge

  6. Rachel Craig Avatar
    Rachel Craig

    I was going to say toilet paper, till I saw comment above. Insect repellant can be so important, though I have come across a couple of other ways / methods of keeping midges away.

  7. claire griffiths Avatar
    claire griffiths

    insect repeliant

  8. Pamela Avatar
    Pamela

    Loo roll – for very obvious reasons! :-)

  9. Amanda Graham Avatar
    Amanda Graham

    A torch!

  10. Tracey Peach Avatar
    Tracey Peach

    A camping stove so you can have something to eat & a hot drink if there is no where aroudn or the prices are too high

  11. Samantha McDonough Avatar
    Samantha McDonough

    Swiss Army Knife

  12. Tracy Nixon Avatar
    Tracy Nixon

    Matches! I could never work out how to light a fire by rubbing sticks together!

  13. Angel Avatar
    Angel

    A kettle and stove for morning coffee.

  14. Kevin Honey Avatar
    Kevin Honey

    A cushion

  15. karen cowley Avatar
    karen cowley

    My camping stove, gotta get the coffee and bacon on in the morning x

  16. Claire D Avatar
    Claire D

    A Corkscrew, I can cope with anything after a couple of drinks

  17. elaine dale Avatar
    elaine dale

    wet wipes come in handy for loads of things

  18. Catherine McAlinden Avatar
    Catherine McAlinden

    A decent picnic basket!

  19. Corinne Peat Avatar
    Corinne Peat

    A travel kettle

  20. Sandra Lane Avatar
    Sandra Lane

    A Swiss army knife is really handy for all sorts of tasks

  21. Andrea Williams Avatar
    Andrea Williams

    A corkscrew x

  22. Richard Randall Avatar

    Spare tent pegs and a leatherman tool.

  23. Anneka Hulse Avatar
    Anneka Hulse

    my First aid kit

  24. Emma Collins Avatar
    Emma Collins

    a torsch and spare im always looking for my torch in the dark

  25. shirley evans Avatar
    shirley evans

    warm sleeping bag

  26. Lianne Wightman Avatar
    Lianne Wightman

    plenty of warm covers…it can get rather chilly!

  27. Laura Finch Avatar
    Laura Finch

    Baby wipes have sooo many uses!!

  28. Rosalind Blight Avatar
    Rosalind Blight

    when you have kids it has to be wetwipes, closely followed by a camping stove so you can heat food and drink

  29. iain Avatar
    iain

    decent waterproofs!

  30. pete c Avatar
    pete c

    a tent – it does at least give you cover and refuge from the weather!

  31. Leanne Lunn Avatar
    Leanne Lunn

    A lamp especially for middle of the night toilet visits

  32. samantha price Avatar
    samantha price

    i love to take my radio and insect repellant they like to eat me

  33. Mia Jade Fergusson Avatar
    Mia Jade Fergusson

    A fire starter , my partner has one made by the bear grylls brand and their excellent. The reason i chose a fire starter is because a fire gives light , it gives warmth and you can cook food on it too !

  34. Yamie Avatar
    Yamie

    Self inflating mat, kettle and wellie boots

  35. Sheila Evans Avatar
    Sheila Evans

    Lots of dry socks and a sense of humour!

  36. frances hopkins Avatar
    frances hopkins

    Kettle and Stove for the must have coffee in the morning x

  37. katie Kathurima Avatar
    katie Kathurima

    a torch so you can see where your going in the dark

  38. MichelleD Avatar
    MichelleD

    I always make sure I take a bottle of water for the morning!

  39. Doreen Mccarthy Avatar

    Toilet roll definitely!

  40. claire woods Avatar
    claire woods

    A torch because I’m scared of the dark!

  41. George Spedding Avatar
    George Spedding

    a little stove for the first brew of the day

  42. Melanie McNair Avatar
    Melanie McNair

    Toilet roll as inevitably there won’t be any

  43. Jeanette Avatar
    Jeanette

    Insect repellent. :-)

  44. Angie Hoggett Avatar
    Angie Hoggett

    A good knife, blunt ones are so hard to work with!

  45. Rachel (@Parenthoodhighs) Avatar

    I’ve never been camping (yet!) But I would definitely need something to make a coffee with!

  46. Donna Loxton Avatar
    Donna Loxton

    Toilet roll, an absolute essential

  47. vicki hennie Avatar
    vicki hennie

    As I cant function without 3 cups of tea in a morning it would have to be a camping kettle

  48. laura stewart Avatar
    laura stewart

    bbq xx

  49. Jules Naybur Avatar
    Jules Naybur

    I know this may be a bit of a silly answer, but a Tent is pretty important!!

  50. dorothy cavender Avatar
    dorothy cavender

    A stove for cooking

  51. Ruth Harwood Avatar
    Ruth Harwood

    I think a tent would be the most important part of camping equipment… especially if it rains!!!

  52. barbara clarke Avatar
    barbara clarke

    my air bed

  53. Helen M Avatar
    Helen M

    A first aid kit, in case of any injuries

  54. Lynn heath Avatar
    Lynn heath

    The tent!!!!! But apart from that baby wipes wouldn’t leave home without them!!!!

  55. clair downham Avatar
    clair downham

    toilet paper

  56. Chrissie Curtis Avatar
    Chrissie Curtis

    Toilet Paper!

  57. debbie godbolt Avatar
    debbie godbolt

    matches to light a fire x

  58. Laura Pritchard Avatar
    Laura Pritchard

    Waterproof everything!

  59. Lyla Avatar
    Lyla

    A torch so you can see what you are doing and find your way to the toilet in the dark

  60. Miriam Said Avatar
    Miriam Said

    The most essential piece of camping equipment is the tent, tent pegs and mallet to put the tent up, because without these items you are not camping. The next essential piece of equipment is your sleeping bag and a ground sheet otherwise you cannot sleep properly in your tent.

  61. alison berry Avatar
    alison berry

    Wetwipes

  62. kellyjo walters Avatar
    kellyjo walters

    matches!

  63. jayne hall Avatar
    jayne hall

    loo paper

  64. Julie Savage Avatar
    Julie Savage

    A very warm Sleeping bag

  65. Philip Cooke Avatar
    Philip Cooke

    Pans & Stove, as they are basis of all meals.

  66. Kim Neville Avatar
    Kim Neville

    Pampers wipes are very useful to take as can use for various reasons

  67. ann clements Avatar
    ann clements

    corkscrew

  68. Kay panayi Avatar
    Kay panayi

    Bug spray

  69. Alex Kerr Avatar
    Alex Kerr

    A torch! To get to the toilets, to find your socks, to see what that thing that touched your face was???

  70. Csilla Avatar
    Csilla

    A knife. To cut, slice, spread, open, hunt mosquitos etc…

  71. Sheila Reeves Avatar
    Sheila Reeves

    A good torch & insect repellent

  72. Spencer Broadley Avatar
    Spencer Broadley

    A torch and toilet paper essential for those night visits!!!!

  73. Chris E Andrews Avatar
    Chris E Andrews

    What do you think is the most essential piece of camping equipment and why?
    a torch………….who wants to trip up over the pegs on a midnight trip to the loo??

  74. Hannah Lord Avatar
    Hannah Lord

    Matches or a lighter, because with those you can see AND cook both being massive needs when camping

  75. Rachel white Avatar
    Rachel white

    Loo roll…. self explanatory & wet wipes :)

  76. michelle banks Avatar
    michelle banks

    got to be toilet roll hasn’t it? lol

  77. Michelle Ferguson Avatar
    Michelle Ferguson

    Wet wipes

  78. Liane Shaw Avatar
    Liane Shaw

    wet wipes – can rescue you from many an interesting situation!

  79. Natalie White Avatar
    Natalie White

    Hand sanitiser because you can’t tuck into the campfire sausages before washing your hands :D

  80. fiona mcbride Avatar
    fiona mcbride

    anti bug candle

  81. cherie shaw Avatar
    cherie shaw

    A good sleeping bag to keep you warm :)

  82. Allan Wilson Avatar
    Allan Wilson

    Wind Up solar radio. Essential to while the days away with a good book.

  83. gaby Avatar
    gaby

    wet wipes all the way!

  84. Rachel Davies Avatar
    Rachel Davies

    A corkscrew – just in case it all goes wrong because everything seems better with wine

  85. tracey thompson Avatar
    tracey thompson

    when ive been, an inflatable mattress, must be getting old

  86. laura jayne bates Avatar
    laura jayne bates

    got to be a tin opener

  87. HANNAH Avatar
    HANNAH

    Baby wipes perfect for so many disasters

  88. Jo Booth Avatar
    Jo Booth

    the groundsheet !

  89. Zoe Roxby Avatar
    Zoe Roxby

    A lighter

  90. sarah brooker Avatar
    sarah brooker

    sleeping bag

  91. Louise Avatar
    Louise

    A good sleeping bag to keep warm.

  92. Suzie Q Avatar
    Suzie Q

    It’s impossible to pick just one essential for camping as there are soooo many essentials; tent, sleeping bag, cook equipment, then the little things: torch, matches, bacon and eggs, etc. I suppose I would choose the bacon… the smell of it frying early in the morning – it makes my camping trip!

  93. Andrew Halliwell Avatar
    Andrew Halliwell

    Tent
    Without it you’d be cold wet and miserable.

  94. Viv C Avatar
    Viv C

    a sleeping bag, keeps you warm no matter wear you’re camping.

  95. Eleanor Powell Avatar
    Eleanor Powell

    tin opener!

  96. lisa Avatar
    lisa

    cash

  97. Claire Nelson Avatar
    Claire Nelson

    A sleeping bag

  98. Emily Carter-Dunn Avatar
    Emily Carter-Dunn

    Baby wipes: a lot more useful (and kinder) than toilet paper

  99. Lucie Aiston Avatar
    Lucie Aiston

    Gotta be toilet roll!!!

  100. Harriet Avatar
    Harriet

    Insect Repellent

  101. Naomi Buchan Avatar
    Naomi Buchan

    Babywipes, they have so many uses, wiping hands and other things, getting mud off clothes, wiping plates for repacking before washing x

  102. Di Shepherd Avatar
    Di Shepherd

    loo roll for sure lol

  103. Rey Chunara Avatar
    Rey Chunara

    Toilet roll – Essential when there’s only trees around!

  104. Shane Avatar
    Shane

    Has to be toilet paper, no way I’d be using leaves.

  105. Laura Lott Avatar
    Laura Lott

    A torch! You can’t go without one.

  106. janine atkin Avatar

    a hot water bottle. I don’t deal with cold very well!

  107. Joanna Butler-Savage Avatar
    Joanna Butler-Savage

    chocolate – it makes me happy in any situation

  108. Gillian Holmes Avatar

    Definitely loo roll followed by wet wipes and emergency rations

  109. tamalyn roberts Avatar
    tamalyn roberts

    baby wipes, handy for toilet and cleaning and washing faces etc

  110. JULIE B Avatar
    JULIE B

    Wet wipes/baby wipes useful for many things

  111. Alice Megan Avatar

    Definitely wet wipes!

  112. Charlotte Hood Avatar
    Charlotte Hood

    A blanket!

  113. Katy C Johnston Avatar
    Katy C Johnston

    for me it’s insect repellant hehe

  114. Janet Rumley Avatar
    Janet Rumley

    First aid kit – especially with my family !

  115. Caroline Anne Bellamy Avatar
    Caroline Anne Bellamy

    Bumper pack of baby wipes (cheap than wet wipes)

  116. Sheri Darby Avatar
    Sheri Darby

    The Tin opener

  117. Wendy Jones Avatar
    Wendy Jones

    Sleeping bag, if you have a good nights sleep you can cope with what the day brings. (well that’s the theory anyway)

  118. Susan Hoggett Avatar
    Susan Hoggett

    make you have plenty of wine and a barbacue

  119. karen hutchinson Avatar
    karen hutchinson

    midnight feast – because it make me feel younger !

  120. Caroline Kelly Avatar
    Caroline Kelly

    Baby wipes

  121. Jayne T Avatar
    Jayne T

    Warm socks, because it can get really cold at night.

  122. Kerry Lethbridge Avatar
    Kerry Lethbridge

    West wipes.

  123. ELISHA Avatar
    ELISHA

    everything that can fit in the car that I need to use to go camping..

  124. Kim Lam Avatar
    Kim Lam

    Most definitely decent toilet roll. There is nothing worse than running out of it.

  125. Paul Aislabie Avatar
    Paul Aislabie

    Toilet Roll-for obvious reasons.

  126. Erica Price Avatar

    Wipes are always useful.

  127. Elizabeth Ferguson Avatar
    Elizabeth Ferguson

    Citronella essential oil will keep insects away.

  128. trevor linvell Avatar
    trevor linvell

    Definitley toilet paper!

  129. Elizabeth Smith Avatar
    Elizabeth Smith

    an inflatable mattress – believe me, you wouldn’t want to meet me when I haven’t had a decent night’s sleep and for some reason when I enter a tent I get a dose of Princess-and-the-pea-itis

  130. Ann Avatar
    Ann

    Definitely the tent and loo roll

  131. Kirsty Sparks Avatar
    Kirsty Sparks

    Insect Repellent. I think I was one of the only people who brought insect repellent when I worked for camp america and I was one of the only people who never got bitten all summer :)

  132. Keith Hunt Avatar
    Keith Hunt

    A nice warm sleeping bag as im old fart.

  133. Caroline Avatar
    Caroline

    Got to be toilet roll but very closely followed by wipes, torch, decent sleeping bag, insect spray etc !!!!

  134. Jo Evans Avatar
    Jo Evans

    Kettle!!! and the cups of course!

  135. Kirsty Harrington Avatar
    Kirsty Harrington

    Extra blankets!!! Lol

  136. elaine stokes Avatar
    elaine stokes

    swiss army pen knife……………………. you can use it for everything

  137. Janet Thornton Avatar
    Janet Thornton

    A tent.It wouldn’t be much fun without it.

  138. Sam P Toms Avatar
    Sam P Toms

    Wet wipes or baby wipes, useful (and essential) for a multitude of tasks!

  139. joanne liddement Avatar
    joanne liddement

    A roll up mat under the sleeping bag.Nothing worse than waking up with a sore back from laying on hard ground

  140. Andrew Sales Avatar
    Andrew Sales

    An Airbed to get a good nights sleep.

  141. Tracy C Avatar
    Tracy C

    Just one essential? Really? I suppose after the tent baby wipes – very multi purpose.

  142. olivia Kirby Avatar
    olivia Kirby

    ear plugs and eye mask. To drown out other people’s noise and to stop sun waking me at crack of dawn

  143. kay S Avatar
    kay S

    hand wipes

  144. Debbie Preston Avatar
    Debbie Preston

    Wet wipes

  145. clare d Avatar
    clare d

    wet wipes and or a kettle for TEA!! x

  146. rebecca nisbet Avatar
    rebecca nisbet

    has to be a kettle, i need my tea

  147. Nicola Holland Avatar
    Nicola Holland

    Matches for lighting the camp fire

  148. michelle Avatar
    michelle

    A good knife in case i have to catch my own food!!

  149. Emma Price Avatar
    Emma Price

    A swiss army knife and some good socks! Always handy for cold nights and if you’re really caught short then the swiss army knife can help you dig a hole!!!

  150. Graham Ashworth Avatar
    Graham Ashworth

    Kettle (and Stove) to make a brew.

  151. Allan Fullarton Avatar
    Allan Fullarton

    Insect repelient

  152. lisa owen Avatar
    lisa owen

    toilet paper

  153. Elaine Livingstone Avatar

    for me it has to be insect repellent else I become the picnic

  154. Tara Davies Avatar
    Tara Davies

    A small stove, can’t get through the day without a cuppa or 3 in the morning xx

  155. Liz Yeates Avatar
    Liz Yeates

    Bug spray!

  156. Tobys proud mummy Avatar
    Tobys proud mummy

    Definately the mossie cream its a must have when camping near water or lakes

  157. Michelle Hughes Avatar
    Michelle Hughes

    Baby Wipes :) can be used for everything z

  158. Chris Fletcher Avatar
    Chris Fletcher

    A lighter is essential…I don’t smoke but you always need a quick easy way to get a fire/stove going that can’t get wet! Second is definitely corkscrew/bottle opener!

  159. lisa dolatowski Avatar
    lisa dolatowski

    A kettle, lighter and toilet paper, I’m not the same without my morning cuppa, a lighter would come in handy for so many things, like starting a fire and toilet paper as I need comfort for my bum…!!!

  160. Rich Hill Avatar
    Rich Hill

    Stove, kettle & coffee – because camping without coffee just isn’t worth contemplating!

  161. Pam Gregory Avatar
    Pam Gregory

    A torch

  162. lisa tebbutt Avatar
    lisa tebbutt

    matchs so i light a fire

  163. Michelle Glen Avatar
    Michelle Glen

    a camp bed-getting to old and sore backs haha

  164. Lyndsey Beckford Avatar
    Lyndsey Beckford

    Definitely toilet paper :-o

  165. Rachel Gray Avatar
    Rachel Gray

    wet wipes and a lighter

  166. Laura Vitty Avatar
    Laura Vitty

    Headtorch :)

  167. Natalie Crossan Avatar
    Natalie Crossan

    Lighter! Fire equals hot food and warmth!

  168. karen townsend Avatar
    karen townsend

    lighter and kettle

  169. Val Pownall Avatar
    Val Pownall

    A very warm sleeping bag – there’s nothing worse than being cold!

  170. Chris Burrell Avatar
    Chris Burrell

    Plastic bags – there’s always a use for a plastic bag when camping. Dirty clothes, clean clothes, rubbish….

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