If you want a grill that’s about as close to the hardware you cook on at home but that can still pack down and fit in the (spacious) trunk of your car or SUV or the bed of your truck, this is the grill for you. Big on cooking space, the RoadTrip 285 easily lets you grill eight burgers or a dozen hotdogs at once, so even a larger group of campers can be fed in short order. And the grill can use a compact 16-ounce propane cylinder screwed right to its body or work with a converter hose connecting it to a full-sized propane tank.

This compact camp stove is worth every penny of its slightly hefty price tag. It folds down to take up about the space consumed by two cereal boxes yet deploys to reveal a pair of burners that each put off as much heat as a decent stove burner in a home kitchen. Whether used to boil water, heat a pan for frying, or as a griddle with an optional accessory, these 10.2k BTU burners make short work of all your campsite cooking needs. And the Tupike is built tough enough to last for years.

Don’t let this little grill’s size fool you: it quickly fires up hot enough to grill burgers, kebabs, steaks, sausages, or whatever else you want to eat every bit as quickly as the full-sized grill in a backyard would. And as it’s fueled by compact butane canisters, it’s easy to bring plenty of gas with you. When the cooking is done, a tray slides out of the bottom of the unit on which crumbs, grease, and other whatnot will have collected, so cleaning your GrillMate grill is easy.

For simple camp cooking needs, like if you’ll only be prepping mac and cheese or prepacked camp meals at night and just doing oatmeal or scrambled eggs in the morning (oh, and boiling water for coffee, of course), this is the camp stove for you. Rugged, powerful, affordable, and built to last, this single-burner stove from Coleman cranks out 10,000 BTUs and it could not be much simpler to use.

Lightweight enough for use on backpacking trips but efficient and durable enough as your primary campsite stove, the MSR WhisperLite International lives up to its name in myriad ways. First, it weighs just 10.9 ounces. Second, as it can run on multiple types of gas, including kerosene, white gas, and even unleaded gasoline, it really is a great choice for global travelers. And third, yes, it’s pretty quiet as it burns away.

An all-time DGR favorite portable camping stove for distance hikes and mountain climbing, the Snow Peak LiteMax stove is smaller than a pack of cards. And the fuel canister that goes with it is compact, too. But the superlative LiteMax is only worth remarking on because it’s not only tiny, it’s mighty. The burner puts off 11,200 BTUs at full blast, rapidly bringing water to a boil, fish to a sear, veggies to tenderness, and so on. For traveling light, this is the best camp stove, period. For adding an extra burner at the campsite, it’s a great choice, too.

This durable stainless steel camping cook set has a large pot perfect for cooking pasta, rice, soups, or anything else that needs some space to simmer, and thanks to a colander lid, it’s easy to drain off excess water when the cooking is done. The smaller pot is perfect for boiling water for coffee or cocoa, while the skillet works for searing meats or veggies, cooking a campsite omelet, or preparing your favorite readymade camp foods like meals from Backpacker’s Pantry. And the whole kit stacks into itself, taking up minimal room.

Perhaps a bit small for cooking meals for six- or seven-plus-person gatherings, this cookset from Snow Peak is large enough for most meals you make for a standard-sized family unit. The titanium pots and skillet heat quickly, are tough and durable, and are just amazingly light, so it’s a great choice if you and said family members are hiking or climbing or doing anything else where gear weight becomes a factor.

A bit heavier than the other camp cookware featured here, but a whole lot less expensive, especially given that this is a four-pot set, the StowAway pots from Alpine are a great choice for family camping. That’s all the more true because the multiple pots not only mean more simple cooking capacity in terms of volume, but also will allow you to cook a wider variety of foods at once, helping keep pickier eaters happy.

This camping mess kit comes with a broad bowl that can double as a plate, a shallower plate that can double as a cutting board, a double-sided spoon/knife comb, and a fork. The differing depths of the two halves of an UCO ECO let you eat just about any food, from soup or stew to pasta or rice to a burger and tots or a chopped salad. And when not in use for eating, the halves can be secured together to store utensils or spices or napkins or nonperishable eats and so forth. This is one of those pieces of camping gear you will like so well you’ll say hell with it and get one for each member of the family.

You can use this set of Sea to Summit cutlery for years and years and, a few superficial scratches aside, it will remain legitimately as good as new — we know from years of experience. And while there is a time and a place for a space-saving spork, you’ll certainly appreciate having full-sized utensils for any campsite meal where this set is on hand. The cutlery does great double duty as cooking hardware, too.

These 12-ounce double-walled, vacuum-insulated camping coffee mugs from Klean Kanteen are engraved with gorgeous mountain sunrise artwork that makes them stand out from the pack. They were created using 90% post-consumer recycled 18/8 grade stainless steel, and will last a lifetime even if used daily at campsites and back home. And they need not be used for hot coffee or cocoa alone: they can also keep water or a cocktail cooler, stand in for a soup or oatmeal bowl, or whatever else needs sipping or slurping or scooping out there.

Pricey and bulky? Yes. But this RollR cooler from RovR is also arguably the best camping cooler you will ever use. It has multi-day ice retention capabilities, dual internal compartments, secure locking tabs, big all-terrain rubber tires and a sturdy handle, and it can be fitted with a basket on top, a cutting board and cupholders on the side, and it is absolutely built to last for years and years.

A 32-quart RTIC cooler will offer plenty of chilled food storage space for a family camping weekend if you pack it with a bit of care. And at well under $200, it’s a cooler that can not only fit a good deal of food and bev, but also fits most family budgets. Durable and tough in construction, the cooler makes an excellent camp bench or food prep table when it’s not being popped open to grab the burger or the beers.

For an overnight campout or a day at the beach, this compact 20-quart cooler from LAKA is all you need. It will fit into the trunk of even a smaller car, yet it’s built with all the toughness and durability — and ice retention abilities — of a much larger cooler. It doubles as a side table or seat, and it’s easily carried by one adult or two kids working in tandem. Also, the LAKA 20 comes in lots of fun colors which is, y’know, fun.