Tailgate, Car-camp, or Balcony Grill

By flyguy Ranked #28 - Stoves December 29, 2008

This is probably the most versatile propane-fired cook stove on the market for the urban/suburban outdoors enthusiast. If you love tailgating, drive-up camping, picnics, or grilling at your apartment; then you will likely love the Coleman Roadtrip LXE. It has plenty of firepower (BTU's) for any cooking chore short of deep frying a turkey or a major fish fry. And with the accessory cooking surfaces (griddle, grill, or stove burner) you can cook almost anything cooked on a stove top. Water boils in your 8-12 cup coffee pot @ medium setting in about 2-3 minutes @ 9k ft. And that's pretty darned respectable for such a portable 2-burner stove. The LXE cleans up very easily and drains grease into a grease trap. I wish the grease trap was a bit bigger, but you have to give somewhere. The big wheels and integrated dolly handle make lugging this bad boy over unever terrain and even gravel a snap. Construction is very durable and there aren't many sharp or rough edges. The stove comes with the Coleman fuel bottle adapter and you can buy a tank hose adapter for about $10-15 extra. Electronic ignition works well even when damp. If wet, dry it out the same as you would with other stoves. But the thing has a lid to prevent this. For under $200, this is a great purchase for any type of outdoor cooking except backyard family BBQs, high-volume anything, deep frying, pig roasts, beer can chicken (hood isn't high enough), rotisserie, or canoe/kayak/backpack trips (too bulky and heavy). Skip the optional carry bag offered by Coleman except for long-term storage (for which almost any duffle bag will do @ a lower price point).

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