Best van camping stove 2025?!

We recently upgraded our family camping stove setup. We used to use an electric grill for campsites for its ease of use, safety for small children and lack of smoke produced but as the kids are getting older and our camping trips become more remote and adventurous we've switched back to gas again as we can't afford to run such high wattage electric from the van and the best campsites don't have electric hook up anyway!

Cadac 2Cook3 Pro deluxe

After months of research and testing other cooker setups we went with the Cadac 2 Cook 3 Pro Deluxe

🔥 It has two large burners, flat and ribbed GreenGrill plates, a compact carry case, wind shields, coffee pot stand and optional accessories. Perfect for whipping up full meals on the road — think pancakes and bacon on one side, steak or veggies on the other. It’s got a piezo ignition per burner, windshields, pot‑stands, a coffee pot holder, and a sturdy carry bag with YKK zips 🤌 Lightweight (around 5.7 kg), packs flat, reliable gas control—seriously makes camp cooking feel pro and is great for space saving as you can ditch all your frying pans with long handles, this stove really is an all in one delight!

We created a temu special flick out shelf specifically to hold the new stove ready for camp cooking, nice, light and compact for cooking on the go!

Key Specs:

Dimensions: ~55 × 31 × 9 cm; weight ~5.7 kg

Heat: 2 × 2.2 kW burners

Gas use: ~2 × 160 g/h, pressure 28–37 mBar

What’s Great

✅Dual burners = dual meals

Cook a flat‑top breakfast and grill veggies/Beans simultaneously. These grills are far bigger and easier to clean than frying pans. They feel top quality straight out of the box and being non stick they're super easy to clean!

✅Slick ignition & wind resilience

Each burner has independent piezo ignition and pop‑up wind‑shields to keep flames steady in breezy conditions .

✅Convenient portability

The inclusive carry‑bag, coffee rack, removable handle, and slim, lightweight build make it travel‑ready. It's perfect for our camper van and campsite cooking ” .

✅Solid build quality

Thermoplastic base holds up across weather, with ceramic plates that stay in good shape after repeated use and easy to clean, you can comfortably fit 5 rashers of bacon on each grill or 4 perfectly shaped eggs using the cadac tapas sets.

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⚠️ What Could Be Better

Bag and handle durability

We love the carry bag so far and gave no complaints yet but it does feel tightly packed and can see stitching come undone at some point with frequent use.

Gas hose connection

The only other small gripe would be the (QR) quick release gas hose connection doesn't allow the bag to be closed properly so the quick release isn't really of any benefit as the whole connection needs to be removed anyway to store away in its bag.

Wind management

Some reviews say the stove struggles in gusty conditions but honestly this isn't true, if your in a place where the winds strong enough to blow out the flame then youve picked the wrong type of stove to start with! This is definitely a Basecamp stove only! Take your jetboils up the hill!

Verdict

Expensive but worth it if you're after a reliable, two‑burner camp cooker that cooks full meals and packs neatly. It ticks the boxes of portability, performance, and multi‑functionality—perfect for vanlife and campsites where you need to cook large meals for a family of 4+

Happy camping! 😀