Costco's Exclusive Item Offers An Instant Upgrade To Your Cooking Experience While Camping

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Getting out of the hustle and bustle to spend some laid-back days camping is becoming increasingly popular. The sounds of society are replaced with the quiet of the wilderness. Staring at screens becomes sitting around a fire watching the embers flicker and glow. Queen-sized beds and air conditioning are traded for tents and waking to a dewy morning's peaceful sunrise — although, you never want to overlook these crucial rules during a camping getaway.

A report from The Dyrt (an online campsite-finding tool) found that over 81 million Americans camped in 2024, with 5.8 million trying it for the first time. About those findings, The Dyrt's founder, Sarah Smith, wrote, "In a wild year of economic and political uncertainty, it heartens me to think: We will always camp. Some trends may come and go, but the need to connect with nature — and to connect with one another in nature — is what helps humans stay grounded." 

Some prefer to go deep into the wild, carrying everything they might need on their back, including food. Others want nature but with more comfort and choose a campground with several amenities. No matter how it's done, there are easy hacks to transform your basic campsite into a luxurious glamping experience with large tents, double-high inflatable mattresses, and jam-packed coolers. For those types of campers looking to connect with nature but not sacrifice too much, particularly high-quality meals, the Costco-exclusive Camp Chef Tundra 3 Burner Stove is an option that can instantly upgrade your cooking experience. The three burners and large cooking space mean you can cook multiple things at once. It mirrors a kitchen stove top, so you can prepare all of your favorite meals while camping.

Cooking in the open air to the sound of the birds is always an experience, but the tools used and types of meals are dependent on the situation. There are many practical tips that make cooking easier while camping. An obvious but important piece is knowing what equipment will fit the needs of your camping adventure. The Camp Chef Tundra 3 Burner Stove is around 56 pounds and requires a propane tank, so it might not be suitable for the "backpacking to secluded mountain tops" type of camping. But if you're car camping, it's a fancy, yet affordable, option that you can put next to the cooler and picnic table.

A lot of cooking while camping revolves around the fire — as it should — with hot dogs, marshmallows, and maybe a hanging grate on a tripod. People also bring a combination of electric griddles, propane burners, and grills of various sizes on their trips. A benefit of the Camp Chef Tundra 3 Burner Stove is that it combines all of that cooking equipment into one portable unit.

It has three 30,000 BTU cast aluminum burners, matchless ignition, and comes with a griddle for grilling, a three-sided windscreen, and a 3-foot hose and regulator for attaching to a propane tank (not included). The folding legs make it easy to set up or take down, and there are leg levelers for uneven terrain. To help with transportation, you can find a carry bag at various stores sold separately (including on the Camp Chef website itself and Amazon), which makes it super easy to stash the Tundra 3 in the trailer with all the other camping gear. Once set up at the campsite, the three-burner system is like having a piece of your kitchen in the great outdoors.

While aluminum foil can revolutionize your cooking game on a camping trip, the Camp Chef Tundra 3 Burner Stove elevates the cooking experience, as one customer ChefJeff said in his review on Costco.com: "You are limited by your imagination as to what can be done with this unit." Another bonus is that it fits with most other 16-inch Camp Chef accessories, like the larger griddle for more grilling space, folding side shelves, and grill covers. 

Since it uses propane gas, you don't have to bother bringing bulky bags of charcoal. Propane also heats up quicker and creates less smoke. So you can enjoy the smells of your perfectly seasoned steaks sizzling on the griddle rather than getting overwhelmed by charcoal billows. The portability also lends itself well to setting up the Tundra 3 on a patio or in a parking lot during a tailgate. Again, customer ChefJeff said it's a "Great addition to any backyard gathering."

This stove is the perfect upgrade for those who want gourmet-level meals while camping. You can grill chicken on the griddle with one burner, boil water for some ​​tagliatelle pasta on another, and use the third burner to warm a creamy pasta sauce. While those are going, you could whip up a side salad. In short order, you're sitting at a picnic table with family under an expansive blue sky, eating as well as you would at home. But every meal tastes a bit better outside with the sound of the wind gently washing through the trees. As The Dyrt CEO, Kevin Long, told Outdoors.com, "We are in the new golden age of camping."