Has anyone used one of these stoves? How would it work to book one pot meals for a group of 4? Thanks
Kovea Spider Canister stove

I like this stove so much that I have two. I see no reason you couldn't cook a pot for four on it. I've cooked as large as a 3 liter pot and a Frybake 10.5" expedition pan. The pan can get a little "hot-spotty" due to diameter vs flame size if you're careless, but I've never had any real trouble.

Great idea! I will buy two of these to use next year to replace the two burner Camp Chef stove.

Not a Kovea Spider but a Chinese clone,
that I have used 4 quart pot on and a GSI 2.7 quart pressure cooker. Kovea is a S. Korean maker, supplies parts for MSR and is a fine quality stove. Should do you well!
But if oriental pricing/shipping keep going up a very good alternative is the MSR WindPro 2.

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I tried one to use as an inverted canister stove and returned it. The problem I had was similar to the negative reviews - almost impossible to control the flame and getting sputtering and such no matter where the valve was at. It didn't work all that well with the canister upright either. There's something funky about the QC or specs in the valve or preheat tubes I guess. Some work like a charm, some don't.

Picked up an Optimus Vega and soooo much happier, though it lightened my pocketbook a little more. Maybe a bit more bulky when folded, still light enough, wonderful flame control upright and very acceptable flame control with inverted canisters.

Did you light it and get it hot before inverting the canister? If not hot enough the fuel does not vaporize and cause the described problems.

butthead

I have this stove and use it all the time. It works great, and if we have a group of 4-5 people, we bring two of them. We use it to fry fish in a 10” skillet and heat up small and large pots easily. I would recommend it.

I have had no problems inverting my two Spiders. There is more lag time between adjusting the valve and the flame changing, but otherwise it still works and controls quite well.

We go in late September and often temps are in the 30's. Would you run propane or butane with the Spyder (I have the adaptors)? Also, do you invert your fuel cannisters? what stand do you use to do this?

Iso-butane is good to teen temperatures, propane/butane mixes can be found.
I hardly bother with a stand, a rock or 2 work fine.
Because the Spider is a remote fuel tank stove, full coverage windscreens can be used. Save fuel and cook time.

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