Camp stove for canning

Hello! After some research I have decided to try canning on a propane camp stove. My fully loaded pressure canner weighs as much as 53 pounds. Can anyone recommend a heavy duty camp stove?
Thanks!
Rebecca

I can't recommend a specific model, but the propane burners designed for cooking turkeys in oil should be able to take the weight. I'm worried that they are perhaps too powerful, even on the lowest setting. Overheating a pressure canner would be scary.

The other option is to rig up some sort of a grate on strong supports (e.g. bricks) and slide the propane stove underneath. If you have enough leeway to raise the grate or lower the stove, you'll have a broader range of temperature control for your experiment.

The plus of option #2 is that you may be able to borrow or buy a camping stove for cheap. They last forever anyway. Get an adapter hose that connects to a 20 lb. tank -- don't pay a fortune for those awful 1 lb. disposable cylinders.

A few years ago, my son and I rented an Air-B&B for a week, which had a Camp Chef propane stove on the back patio - 3 burners, with a grill setup over two, and a flat top griddle module which was perched over one of them (sorry, it's been a couple of years, but I think that was the layout).  It was a very sturdy unit, and we used it quite a bit to grill burgers and tube steaks, and used the flat top to fry up a mess of freshly-caught trout.  It was my first introduction to the brand, but I was favorably impressed.  The fact that I hadn't heard of them previous to that time probably says more about me and my general state of oblivion than it reflects on Camp Chef.

They're not exactly the low cost leader, but you might be able to spot one used in whatever online classifieds are operating - FB Marketplace or Craigslist or Kijiji or whichever.

I've looked at them a couple of times on the Camp Chef website, but the model I was eyeing up (and, I forget just which one that was, now) was sold out both times I checked.  But, a Camp Chef is a strong contender for use in my as-yet-theoretical summer kitchen.

I do have a turkey fryer setup.  On mine, the flame control is rather crude.  I don't know if I'd want to try to control a pressure canner on the one I have, but there may be better offerings.  Mine came from Dunham's (a budget sporting goods store), as best I recall.  Low first cost was the salient selling point at the time of purchase.

I've boiled some big pots of water on a Coleman white gas stove set on a concrete pad or flag stones while camping, but since you're looking for propane, and I've never used any of their propane offerings, I don't know how they compare to the liquid fuel stoves.  They might be just fine, but I am agnostic.

Thank you so much People! Always food for thought here 😘

Rebecca, I'm not sure of your setup for outdoors, but if you have a covered area for canning, you might want to look for a used 30 inch gas stove, or a used drop in gas burner top.   You would need to change the gas orifices to ones for propane, this may be a lower cost than even a used Camp Chief.  I do know that brand and can say nothing bad regarding their products.


Peace

You may also need to make or find something three sided to serve as a screen for the wind, it could blow out or effect the flame ! (don't ask how I know this)