Why the Stella
Shelf units usually arrive as a frame plus a bag of panels you assemble in the dark. The Stella keeps both tiers permanently linked to the frame, so a 7 cm flat slab opens in one motion into a three-level stand with nothing loose to lose - and folds back just as flat into the carry bag that ships with it. You end up with four working surfaces instead of a tabletop: a top plate at 71 cm with a 1.0-unit IGT space cut into it, two full shelves underneath for crates and cookware, and a side table that folds out at 55 cm. That 55 cm is deliberate - it is set to meet a camp table, so you can butt the Stella against yours and run one surface across both.
One slab, four surfaces
Both tiers stay linked to the frame, so the shelf unfolds from a 7 cm slab into the full three-level stand in one motion - and folds back just as fast to 72 x 39.1 x 7 cm, into the carry bag that ships with it. Nothing detaches, and there are no loose shelves to line up in the dark.
A top plate at 71 cm, two full shelves below it at 31 cm spacings, and a fold-out side table at 55 cm. Stove on top, crates and cookware underneath, prep space out to the side.
The top plate carries a 1.0-unit IGT space with an inset ledge and a cross member, plus an IGT hole. A burner or grill unit sits down into the frame instead of standing on it.
At 55 cm the fold-out wing is set to meet a camp table rather than to work alone, so you can butt the Stella up to your table and run one continuous surface across both.
* The table sold separately.
The shelf panels are built a touch above level on purpose. As you load them the centre hinge settles and the surface pulls flat, so the tier sits true when it is carrying weight.
201 stainless plates take the heat, spills and scrubbing; a 6063 aluminium frame keeps the whole unit at 7 kg. Each tier holds 20 kg spread across it.
The mesh basket is included - it hooks under the side table and straps to the legs, adding a soft catch-all for utensils and packets without taking up shelf space. The wire baskets, side hangers and hanging racks in our other photos are separate purchases.
Standing alone or docked
On its own
Top plate at 71 cm for the stove, two shelves under it for crates and cookware, side table out for prep. That is a whole cook station from one 7 cm slab, and it needs no other furniture to work. It folds back into its carry bag just as quickly.
Docked
The fold-out wing sits at 55 cm to meet a camp table rather than to stand alone. Push the Stella up to yours and the two surfaces run together, adding three tiers of storage under a kitchen that had none.
* The table sold separately.
Set up
116 x 39.1 x 71 cm (45.7 x 15.4 x 28 in) with the side table out
Main unit
60.1 cm wide (23.7 in), top plate at 71 cm (28 in)
Side table
55.8 x 35.3 cm (22 x 13.9 in) at 55 cm (21.7 in)
Shelf spacing
31.1 cm top to middle (12.2 in), 31.9 cm middle to bottom (12.6 in)
Specifications
Questions
The shelf unit comes with a mesh basket and a carry bag. Additional accessories shown in the setup photos come separately, including the 1 unit IGT plate on the top shelf.
The top plate carries a 1.0-unit IGT space with an inset ledge and a cross member, plus an IGT hole. A 1.0-unit burner or grill sits down into the frame rather than standing on the plate. IGT sizes vary slightly between makers, so check yours before ordering.
No. The heights are fixed - 71 cm to the top plate and 55 cm to the fold-out side table. The 55 cm side table is set to meet a camp table.
It opens in one motion. Both shelf tiers stay attached to the frame, so you unfold the unit, drop the side table and latch the top plate. No tools and no loose shelves.
The panels are built slightly above level on purpose. As you load a tier the centre hinge settles and the surface pulls flat, so it sits true when it is carrying weight. Each tier takes 20 kg (44 lb) distributed.
It is included and hooks under the side table, strapping to the legs. It gives you a soft catch-all for utensils and packets without using up shelf space.
201 stainless steel shelf plates on a 6063 aluminium frame. Stainless takes the heat and the scrubbing; the aluminium frame keeps the whole unit at 7 kg (15.4 lb).
Flat, at 72 x 39.1 x 7 cm (28.3 x 15.4 x 2.8 in), with both shelf tiers folded into the frame. A carry bag is included.
Camp shelving splits two ways and neither is great. Either it is a frame plus a bag of loose panels you assemble by headlamp, or it is a rigid rack that packs like a suitcase. The Stella keeps both tiers hinged to the frame, so a 7 cm slab opens into a three-level stand in one motion - the difference between setting a kitchen up and building one. What decided it for us was the IGT space cut into the top plate: most shelf units give you somewhere to put a stove, this one gives you somewhere to drop it in. The heights are fixed, so check that 71 cm works for how you cook before you buy.
Kevin G.·Founder · BigTent Outdoors
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