Camping Gaz Turbo 270 Backpacking Stove

There are many backpacking stoves on the market, but I will not replace my modestly priced ($25-$30 US) Camping Gaz Turbo 270 for years to come. The simple design provides solid and reliable performance for general backpacking and hiking.

So far, this stove has around 20 hours of cooking time on it with no cleaning, and plenty of abuse. I've subjected the Turbo 270 to rain, snow, and the mechanically dreaded sand. I've stepped on it (packed), dropped it, and cooked until the metal was red hot. This little piece of gear fires up every time, producing instant and clean heat.

At less than ten ounces it's well within my acceptable weight range for a backpacking stove. The Camping Gaz Turbo 270 is very easy to assemble in the field, and comes with a case small enough to put on a belt (for the Uber lightweight backpackers out there). This little stove relies on butane/propane canisters. One 220g canister will crank out 10,000 BTU's for about an hour. Considering the Turbo 270 will boil water in 4 minutes, thats plenty of cooking time for a weekend trip of conservative use. If you pack chili or freeze dried food you can open your pack and be eating a hot bowl of chow in 5 minutes.