Cooking

Can You Camp Without Gas? Gas stoves dominate UK camping, but they are not the only option. Electric and 12V camping stoves offer flameless cooking that suits specific situations — motorhome hook-up pitches, powered campsites, and campers who are uncomfortable...

Festival Food Without the Festival Prices Festival food stalls are fun but expensive. Paying £12 for a mediocre burrito three times a day adds up fast, and the queues during headliner changeovers are soul-destroying. A small camping stove transforms festival...

Moving Beyond Beans on Toast There is a persistent myth that camping food must be bland, basic or prepackaged. In reality, a decent camping stove and some preparation lets you cook meals that rival your kitchen at home. With summer...

Understanding the Campingaz Product Line-Up Campingaz is the most recognisable camping stove brand in the UK, and their blue gas canisters are a fixture of campsites from Cornwall to the Cairngorms. But the Campingaz range is broader than many people...

Beyond Gas: Stoves That Burn Almost Anything Gas stoves are brilliant for 90% of UK camping. But when temperatures plunge below freezing, when you are travelling to countries where EN417 canisters are unavailable, or when you simply want a stove...

Capable Stoves That Won't Break the Bank You do not need to spend £80+ to get a reliable camping stove. The sub-£30 market includes genuinely good options from established brands that will boil water, cook meals and last multiple seasons....

Safe Cooking Keeps Camping Enjoyable Camping stove accidents are rare but almost always preventable. Every year, a handful of incidents involving burns, carbon monoxide poisoning or tent fires make the news — and in virtually every case, basic safety rules...

One Hob or Two? Making the Right Call This is one of the first decisions any camper faces when buying a stove, and it affects everything from your packed weight to what you can realistically cook. The answer depends on...