Primus Moja Camping Stove review

Scope: This source-based assessment covers Primus US Moja Camping Stove article P350173 / UPC 7330033913033. I did not own, assemble, weigh, ignite or cook on this product. Its official US product page is exact to the retail SKU; the linked Moja-family manual identifies model 350170. Check the instructions that accompany any specific unit.

One strong burner for the extra pan or the whole meal

Moja keeps the footprint of a compact case while using one burner rather than the two-position layout of the Kinjia, Tupike and Alika. Primus presents it for the situation where one additional flame would help, or where a single cooking point is enough. It has a removable lid, a burner grate and a drip tray, with a control for adjusting heat. Removing the lid gives more clearance around a larger pot in the maker's description, but does not make the stove a two-burner model or prove that every wide pan will sit securely.

The US product page lists 266 mm width, 295 mm depth and 78 mm height, along with a 2300 g weight entry. That is a compact appliance footprint relative to the two-burner camp units, but the 2300 g figure is not identified as minimum, packed or complete with fuel and cookware. There is no stated maximum pot diameter. If cookware size is a hard constraint, a diagram of the burner supports or an unqualified phrase such as “bigger pots” cannot certify a match; look for an exact maximum in the instructions or seek confirmation for the vessel and arrangement.

Adjustable control is useful, but not a field-test claim

Primus describes the 3000 W burner as having precise flame control for boiling or frying. That is enough to classify the configuration as having an adjustable output, not to claim that a particular low simmer is stable with a given pan, that a liter boils in four minutes in a real camp, or that its fuel use equals the table number. The current product page gives 3000 W and 215 g/h; the Moja family manual describes Moja 350170 at 3.0 kW and 214 g/h. Even where those figures are close, they remain manufacturer specifications, not measurements by this author.

The manual is linked from Primus' US manuals index, but its model string is 350170 while the current SKU is P350173. That is a plausible product-family bridge but not a direct code crosswalk in the captured pages. The exact book supplied with the retail unit should be treated as controlling. The P350173 product page says gas is not included. The linked family instructions name Primus cartridges in the 2202xx, 2206xx and 2207xx series, or a suitably matched, separately sourced adapter for an LPG cylinder. An adapter option is not permission to substitute a cylinder with a different connection.

Screening and placement limits

Moja's removable lid is not an approved windscreen, and the linked family manual does not document a separate external screen. Wind performance is therefore a separate unresolved requirement, not something to infer from a case panel or the product photograph. Place the stove on a stable, level, heat-safe outdoor surface; keep the fuel connection and hose away from the burner; inspect seals and fittings; follow the exact unit's lighting and shutdown process; and let the stove cool before cleaning or packing. Primus' manual specifies clearances from walls and overhead structures, but because the manual uses a related internal code rather than P350173, check that the precise numbers appear in the unit's instructions before use. No gasoline or camp stove should be operated inside an enclosed space.

For a two-pan meal, the number of burners is the decisive difference: two foods cannot cook independently on one Moja at the same time. It may still serve as an extra flame beside an open-fire cooking plan, but that is only a use description, not an instruction to place it next to combustible material or over a fire. Its table weight and single-pot layout make it a different trade from a backpacking burner; it is not a canister-top trail stove, and the page does not establish a minimum carry mass.

Who should compare P350173

Compare Moja if one adjustable cooking position, a robust-looking tabletop case and a removable lid matter more than simultaneous two-pot cooking. It is not a match for a hard two-burner requirement, a source-verified pan diameter, a strict minimum-weight cap or a separately permitted windscreen. Confirm the exact P350173 model, manual, cartridge or adapter requirements and supplied parts before buying. The online page may change; current offer terms and personal field performance are not evaluated here.