The green Coleman Classic Camp Stove is one that’s a staple in every car camping kit. It is affordable, and available almost anywhere, including big box stores. In 2022, Coleman launched their 1900 collection, which includes the Coleman 1900 3-in-1 Camp Stove, designed to take their trusty little stove even further. Is the Coleman 1900 3-in-1 Camp Stove worth the premium price point? I’ve used it for 3+ years now, and here are my thoughts.
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The Coleman 1900 3-in-1 Stove (also called the Coleman Cascade 3-in-1 Stove at REI?) is a nod to 120 years of Coleman craftsmanship. It comes at a higher price point, $275-$310, at time of publishing, compared to the ubiquitous $100 Coleman Classic Camp Stove.
Coleman 1900 3-in-1 Stove Specs
| Dimensions | 22 x 13.2 x 3.7 inches |
| Weight | 14 lbs. 12.8 oz. |
| Fuel Type | Propane |
| Auto Ignition | Yes |
| Number of Burners | 2 |
| Heat Output (per burner) | 12,000 british thermal units |
| Stove Wind Block | Yes |
| Carrying handle | Yes, recessed |
| Pans included | Grill and griddle and bag |
What I like
It’s easy to clean. My stove is stored in a place that spiders can get into, and a spider got into the stove and made a little home in one of the burners. For a while, I thought it was just faulty, but I took the stove apart to clean it and it turned out the spider nest egg thing was just blocking the flow of gas.
The auto-igniter. After using the Primus Tupike Stove, I cannot live without an auto-igniter. It makes lighting the stove so easy! Especially if I forget to bring a lighter.
The Coleman quality. The Coleman 1900 3-in-1 Stove lives in a hot shed, gets tossed around, and banged up in a roofbox. Aside from the grease marks, and bits of food I haven’t cleaned off, it works as well as the day I got it with no degradation in quality. The burners output gas without being finicky. The igniter ignites when it’s supposed to. None of the knobs have fallen off.
What’s ok
The grill and griddle plates are just okay. They aren’t non-stick, even with a good helping of fat/oil. They’re kind of small to do anything meaningful cooking for more than one or two people. The included bag is nice, but Coleman also does such a great job of having every other part of the stove tuck inside itself nicely that I wish the two plates also tucked inside the stove.
What I don’t like
The wind screen could be better. This is a problem with all stoves, but the wind screen can be better. It doesn’t do much when it’s really blowing, which surprisingly is more often than not.
The price point is pricy. At roughly $300, this is a premium product. If you’re used to Coleman having cheap products, the cost of this stove is hard to swallow. It’s even more expensive than the Primus Tupike Stove, which at the time, I thought was expensive. However, the materials are a step above the lower price-point Coleman stoves. The stove grates are cast iron, instead of being chrome-plated. It’s better constructed.
The Verdict
Would I buy this again? I’m not sure. On REI’s site, it looks like the majority of the Coleman line has been updated to add the auto-igniter, which is probably the most important to me. The Coleman 1900 3-in-1 has better materials, but it’s not a must have. The cast iron griddle and grill pans, retailing for $90 separately, are also not a must have.
The Coleman Cascade 222 Stove is almost identical, with a chrome-plated stove grate, and no cast iron pans, for $55 less. But realistically, I would probably just make do with Coleman Cascade Classic Camp Stove for $130.
Buy the Coleman 1900 Cascade 3-in-1 Stove for $275 from REI, $310 from Backcountry, or $280 from Amazon.
