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Camp Stoves

Camp cooking lives or dies on the cookware, and this category is the cast iron and camp-kitchen gear that turns a fire or a stove into real meals. It runs from the Camco Little Red Campfire cook top and a 12-inch Camp Chef Dutch oven to the smaller stuff that makes cooking outside workable: a Lodge silicone handle holder rated to 450 F, a cotton grilling apron, wheat-straw dinnerware, and covers and bags that keep soot off everything between trips.

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Putting together a camp cooking kit

The gear here is built for cooking away from the RV's indoor range: over a campfire, on a propane fire pit, or on a folding table at the site. What survives that kind of use tends to be simple and heavy. Cast iron holds heat through wind and an uneven flame, and a cook top drops onto a fire pit to give you a solid cooking surface in seconds. A few things worth thinking through before you load the rig:

  • Match the cook top to your fire pit. A clamp-on unit like the Camco Little Red Campfire cook top is sized for a specific fire pit, so pair the attachment to the pit or stove you actually own rather than buying it blind.
  • Size the cast iron to the crowd. A 12-inch, 6-quart Camp Chef Dutch oven with a flanged lid, made for stacking coals on top, covers stews, chili, and cobblers for a family. Season it, keep it dry, and it outlasts the RV.
  • Plan for handling hot gear. Cast iron handles reach cooking temperature right along with the pan. A silicone assist-handle holder rated to about 450 F lets you move a hot pan without hunting for a folded towel.
  • Keep it clean in storage. Covers and carry bags keep soot and road grime off cookware between trips, and a stow bag stops a cook top from rattling loose in a compartment.

Feed the burner with the right fittings from the propane and LP gas aisle, and if you would rather cook on a flat steel top than open grates, look at the portable grills and the camp-kitchen setups in camp furniture and gear.

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