Portable Outdoor Camp / Cooking Kit - Perfect for Camping, Backpacking, Hunting, Tailgating, Emergency Survival, Food Storage

This thing is way to large to carry camping if you're a backpacker, but this is a very neat and easy to use system that I keep in my car. Set up is easy, I love the bricks. The lifetime shelf life is a super plus and can be broken into smaller pieces of other uses. I highly recommend it for those that might be in a bug out situation and have your car with you. Extra water, food, clothes and this thing would make you really comfortable until help could arrive.

Very prompt service, arrived 2 days earlier than earliest estimated delivery date.And on the product itself:Pros:Well balanced unlike many other survival stoves. (You can always dig a little pit for added security)Waterproof to keep the matches and fuel dry even if they are waterproof that is comforting because even waterproof matches need a dry strike pad.Fuel and matches are waterproof for double protection against storage gone wrong.Wind screen actually works for any winds short of ones that would push the can around and flip it over.Fuel cells are wood and wax which will burn smokey as hell (even more so if you put some small sticks and leaves in it to keep the fire going longer) but other than that are great as they will never leak or spoil and once again are waterproof.Instructions clearly on the side so even if your emergency renders you unable to operate any bonehead you are with should be able to figure out what it is and how to operate it.Cons:A bit heavy and bulky. Not something I would take camping. I would go with the pocket rocket or a full sized gas stove and grill depending on if I was backpacking or driving.Not the best cooker but hey a flame is a flame and it will get you there eventually.I put it in my jeep in case somehow I get stuck in the winter I can just crack a window, set this down on the metal floor, and light it up so I won't freeze. Also in case the gas in my house somehow gets knocked out it is nice to know I have this.

This is pretty big for a 72 hour bag. Haven't tried it out yet, but I opened up the container and looked threw it and it didn't have the waterproof matches inside the can. I'll try it out in the field and see if its worth the weight or not.

This is an outstanding easy to use backpacking stove, stove for you emergency kit, your bug out bag, works like a large can of Sterno. I would recommend if you know a welder or someone that works with metal, ask them to cut you an 8 inch square piece of metal that can be used as a grill, a grill makes this even more efficient if you are lacking pots and pans, or cooking something that you can just toss on a grill.

Here in California we have earthquakes, fires, riots, and Democrats, so sometimes it may happen that basic services fail for a time. The "Stove in a Can" can be used to heat up one's survival rations and to boil water if gas and electricity fail, as has happened. This stuff is safe to store in one's garage or other survival stash location, which was a major criteria for me; I did not want any fire hazards. This is good for my intended purpose. RJB.

I have been slowly putting together a 7-day emergency kit and had decided to go with MRE style meals or freeze dried. I decided on freeze dried but then needed a way to heat water. Did not want to get a full-on stove so I ordered 2 units of Stove in a Can and am loving it. Did a test as soon as I got the unit and it works just as advertised.

Best suited for a emergency type of application. Produces way too much soot to be used on a daily basis. When the cooking is over you have to handle the pot ring, fuel ring and the lid (if used) to put everything back in its place. The soot gets everywhere. If soap and water are in short supply, you will be stuck with soot covered hands and a sooty mess to clean up. Also will need to put in plastic bag to keep soot from getting into other gear.

Just dont like this Stove In A Can.The fuel seems to be good for burning so I am not commenting about how well the product cooked.My review is more on the what the fuel did after I used it and how bad the smell of the can was when burning the fuel.I ordered this October 3rd 2013. I just got around to using it October 2014. I tried it out on a camping trip. I love trying out little kits like this and took with me 3 different cook stoves. When I lit this all seemed well at first but shortly after placing a pot on the stove the smell of the burning paint was a bit much for me. I was in the woods with very little wind but this was starting to make me sick. I removed the pot and put out the fire. After the stove cooled down the outside was very very soot covered and flaking paint. everywhere. I figured I would just dump out the stove, clean the outside and try it again the next day. Well the fuel disc fell apart and made a big mess. Good thing I was outside and using this on the dirt.I cannot its okay when the item description states how clean it is. I understand there would be soot but the outside of the can was really bad with soot and burnt paint. Also maybe I got a bad fuel disc but I would not agree that it can be easily re-lit when it was just a pile of mush on the ground.After all this mess I just picked up the can scooped the used fuel disc back inside the can and dropped it in the dumpster.I may keep buying the fuel disc but not with the intentions of being able to relight the fuel and using them in a different can.