I went winter camping this last weekend and used the Brunton Duo Profile camp stove. I’ve already done a fall season review on this but I wanted to share my winter findings.
The Knobs When I say the word 'knob' I instantly think of Strange Brew. "Take off you knob!" If I had one request for Brunton it would be to change their knobs. When I was turning the ignite knob it was really slippery and hard to turn. Same with the two gas knobs. They need to stick some sort of spike or flatten the knobs so you can turn it no problem with a glove.
I know what you're probably thinking about me taking this big momma stove out in the snow. Too heavy? Too bulky? Well for me, if you can take the big poppa two-burner go for it. I don't care to mess with little Jetboils and MSR pocket rockets when I need snow melted NOW.
Does it Sled?
A couple weeks ago I got a $15 sled at BIG-5 to tote the kiddos around the icy sidewalks of Durango. When I went camping the other night I brought the sled along and put the Brunton stove at the bottom to carry to my campsite. It was a nice test to see if it would fit and it totally worked. Granted I walked about 200 yards so it wasn’t that big of a deal, but if I do a longer snowshoeing trip I’m totally bringing my stove/sled system and leaving the Jetboil at home. Not every camp out you can have steak and bacon for your meals, until now!
Bottom Line If this stove is going to dominate the two-burner universe the knobs have got to change. I totally see this thing hitting truck beds at football games and ski parking lots.
BUY NOW: The Brunton Duo Profile Stove.
02.03.2010 at 2:55 pm - by Brig Graff
I’ve gotta give this a try for bacon & eggs breakfasts —- my JetBoil isn’t quite up to the task for something like that.