The cheapest way to make your gas last longer.
Wind is the main reason a stove that boils a litre in four minutes at home takes eleven in a field. A folding foil shield costs very little and routinely cuts fuel use by a third.
Do not enclose the burner completely, and never use one with a stove indoors. Restricting airflow around a flame is exactly the condition that produces carbon monoxide, and that page is the one on this site about something that kills quickly.
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Carbon monoxide alarm
Put it where you sleep. This is not optional kit.
Carbon steel or cast iron pan
Holds heat, takes a crust, and is the pan induction will actually heat.
Cast iron casserole
Heavy, and the only thing that cooks properly over embers.
Charcoal barbecue (portable)
The most heat for the least money, and the one that has killed people indoors.
Cook's knife and guard
One sharp knife beats three blunt ones, and the guard is the point.
Electric barbecue or grill
The one hot surface with no combustion, so no carbon monoxide.
Last reviewed 16 September 2026. Specifications and availability change and we do not track them, so check the listing against what is described here.