Best Stoves Under $50 for Car Camping
Sub-$50 stoves are single-burner propane and butane units — enough to boil water and cook a one-pot meal for one or two people. Compact, light, and dead-simple.
Top 4 picks
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Pick #1
MalloMe Single-Burner Backpacking Camp Stove
~$14
Burners: 1 · Fuel: Butane
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Pick #2
Single-Burner Propane Cylinder-Top Camp Stove (10000 BTU)
~$26
Burners: 1 · Fuel: Propane
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Pick #3
Coleman Classic 1-Burner Stove
~$30
Burners: 1 · Fuel: Propane
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Pick #4
Stansport Single-Burner Propane Stove (10,000 BTU)
~$43
Burners: 1 · Fuel: Propane
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