Coleman Camping Stoves

Coleman Camping Stoves - A Battlefield Invention Comes Home

The date was November, 1942. United States forces began their assault and invasion of North Africa, to engage the Nazi's under the command of Gen. Rommel. Among the hardware they would take into battle, those GI's would be taking an essential: the GI Pocket Stove. The assignment for the company was tough: to design a battlefield cooking stove that could withstand great extremes of temperature (from minus 60 degrees to 125 degrees), had to be small - no larger than a Thermos bottle, be light to carry, and be able to burn any type of fuel. The Coleman company rose to the challenge, and within just 2 months had produced a prototype. It is said that over 5,000 Coleman stoves went into battle with the troops into North Africa, and by the end of WWII, over one million stoves had been manufactured.

Of course, Coleman today is a well-known and well-respected name as a manufacturer of quality Coleman camping stoves. Coleman makes many different types of camping stoves, including cordless appliances, propane and liquid fuel stoves, backpacking stoves, portable grills, and all types of stove accessories.

Perhaps the most well-known type all the Coleman camping stoves are the liquid fuel stoves. These types are powered by liquid fuels such as gasoline and kerosene, and can be equipped with one, two or even three burners. They also have wind baffles attached to the sides to keep the flames from blowing out in strong winds or breezes. They are made of heavy-gauge metal for outdoor hardiness. These stoves are classics.

If you are into wilderness camping, or just like to travel light, one of the most innovative product lines in Coleman camping stoves are their backpacking models. Of course, backpacking stoves must be very light, and extremely durable. These type of stoves often require no priming or preheating, can run on Coleman fuel, unleaded gasoline, butane or propane.

Many people today prefer the convenience and clean-burning qualities of propane. For them, Coleman makes a full line of Coleman camping stoves powered by propane. You can get propane Coleman camping stoves in single-burner, double-burner, or three-burner models. They even make propane-powered grills, if you want to get some BBQ time in while on vacation.

Have you ever had to cook a camp meal in the dark? Have you ever tried to cook when you could not find your utensils? Need a cup of coffee? Well, Coleman has again risen to the challenge and provides a full range of stove accessories for all their Coleman camping stoves. They make an innovative stove light, propane fuel tank carriers, stove carry cases, Coleman camping stove utensil racks - even a camping coffeemaker so you can get your caffeine fix even in the wilderness!

In addition to their Coleman camping stoves, Coleman also makes such cooking essentials as an add-on griddles with grease catcher, camp oven replacement parts such as fuel hoses, adaptors, match storage boxes, disposable butane lighters and Coleman camping stove maintenance kits, that will help keep your stove working and looking like new. I think that you'll agree: there is no better stove for outdoor use made today than Coleman camping stoves!