Nature Hike Double Burner Stove Review: A Foldable Two-Burner Camping Stove With Serious Value

Introduction

Two-burner camping stoves sit at the expensive end of the outdoor cooking market. In the United States, a number of dual-burner models sell for around $300, and the Jetboil Genesis is the one most people picture at that figure. The Nature Hike double burner stove makes a different argument: two burners, a folding body, and a genuinely stable cooking platform for about $100 on Amazon at the time of writing, against a listed retail price of roughly $140.

Availability is part of the story. A year ago this stove was not offered on the US market at all, and buyers who wanted one had to order it from AliExpress, where it worked out to roughly $120 shipped. It is now sold in the US market, so no overseas ordering is required.

Who the Nature Hike Double Burner Stove Is For

This stove is aimed at campers who want proper two-burner cooking without paying $300 for it. It fits car camping, overlanding, cabin cooking, and emergency or off-grid use, and it stores small enough that it does not take up much space in a vehicle.

The folded footprint is 10.5 in long, 8.5 in wide, and about 5 in thick, and the stove weighs 4.7 lb on its own, or 5.3 lb with the optional canvas case. That makes it a vehicle-based stove rather than something you would carry on a hike.

Setup is straightforward: unfold the body, swing the burner plates into their working position, and lock the sides. It is easy to set up, easy to use, and easy to clean, which is most of what matters for a stove that lives in the back of a car.

What Comes in the Box

The stove ships with the stove itself, two burner plates, the fuel hose, and a grill plate. The burner plates are reversible, and they need to sit in their downward position for the stove to fold shut.

A note on the grill plate: it does the job it was designed for, but it makes a considerable mess, and a frying pan is a simpler route for most meals.

The storage bag is not included and is sold separately. It is a high-quality polyester canvas case that was originally designed for a different Nature Hike stove plus a fuel canister. It fits this stove perfectly, although it is slightly tight. It is worth picking up alongside the stove, and it works just as well for storing other gear and components.

Features worth knowing about: a grab handle, side locks, the fuel hose and canister attachment point, an on/off valve, individual valves for each burner head, electric igniters on both sides, and rubber feet on both sides of the base to keep the stove planted on a table.

Design and Cooking Performance

Each burner produces 7,900 BTU, and the stove runs on isobutane only. The build mixes aluminium, iron, stainless steel, and cold rolled plate. Opened up, the stove measures 21 in long, 8.5 in wide, and 3 in thick, which leaves generous space between the two burner heads for larger pots, pans, and kettles.

In a boil test with two cups of water, the stove reached a boil in 4 minutes and 24 seconds. That is a useful reality check: this is not the fastest stove on the market, and it is not trying to be. The 7,900 BTU burners are modest, but they are more than enough to boil water, cook a meal, or make coffee.

Main Strengths

The most obvious strength is that this is a fully functional dual-burner stove that does everything expected of one, and it performs well while doing it.

Build quality is the second. The fit and finish are excellent, with no rough edges, and after a year of use there have been no issues. The stove feels well made, with a good weight that stops short of being heavy, and the design is clearly thought through.

Stability matters just as much. Once the stove is laid down and opened up, it is rock solid. There is no worry about tipping a pot, pan, cup, or kettle, which makes it a comfortable platform to cook on.

Power is adequate rather than spectacular. If the goal is boiling water as fast as possible, faster stoves exist and they cost around $300. If the goal is cooking dinner or making a cup of coffee, this stove handles it without complaint.

Price is the headline. Compared with something like the Genesis at $300, the value here is hard to argue with.

Everyday use is easy. The adjusters work well and the electric igniters work well too. They are not the best igniters ever fitted to a stove, and occasionally they take three, four, or five clicks, but they have always lit the burner. Electric igniters are finicky at every price point, so this is not a meaningful strike against the stove.

The form factor is excellent both folded and open. Open, there is plenty of room between the burner heads for serious cooking, and just about any pot, cup, pan, or kettle fits. Folded, it packs into a compact rectangle.

Finally, the green and black colourway looks good. It is also the only colour the stove is available in.

Things to Consider Before Buying

The first thing to plan for is the missing storage bag. At this price, a case would be reasonable to expect in the box, and it is not there. The separate canvas case is a fair solution, but it is an extra purchase.

Second, the adjusters for burner one and burner two are a little finicky. Turning them up is easy; dialling them down to a true simmer takes patience and a series of micro adjustments.

Third, there is no windshield built into the stove. In a windy environment, a separate windbreak setup is necessary.

None of these are deal-breakers. They are small, practical details that are worth knowing before the stove arrives.

How the Price Compares

Double-burner stoves are widely available in the US, but many of them cost around $300, and the Jetboil Genesis is the example most people know at that figure. There are exceptions, and this stove is the clearest one: about $100 at the time of writing, with a listed retail price of roughly $140. That is a substantial difference for a stove that covers the same everyday cooking jobs.

One caveat: the $100 price looked like a sale rather than a permanent number, so it may move.

Buying Advice

If the priority is the fastest possible boil, this is not the stove to buy. If the priority is a stable, well-built two-burner stove for car camping, overlanding, cabin cooking, or off-grid use, and the budget is nowhere near $300, the Nature Hike double burner stove is an easy recommendation.

Add the canvas case at the same time, since it fits the stove properly and doubles as general gear storage, and plan on a separate windbreak if windy sites are part of the routine.

Conclusion

For the money, this is an excellent product that does almost everything right. The drawbacks are small: no included case, adjusters that are fussy at the lowest settings, and no built-in windshield. In exchange, the stove is well made, stable, easy to set up, easy to clean, and priced far below the two-burner competition. It is the kind of stove that earns a permanent place in a vehicle.