stove thread

[VanFan]

Butane at 8500'?&nbsp; While that's not all that high, does anyone have experience with how butane performs at that level?&nbsp; Low temperatures will probably be around 40.<br><br>I am loathe to use my two burner propane stove because it is bulky and the flame is hard to control.&nbsp; Replacing it is not an option right now.&nbsp; The denatured alcohol stove will probably not be enough since we will be 40 miles from other food options.&nbsp;&nbsp; A full burn ban is in effect.<br><br>Vickie<br>(Currently drooling over recipes in a new book:&nbsp; Lip Smackin' Backpackin'.&nbsp; Time to fire up the dehydrator!)<br><br>

 

[fwiw]

oops. i totally overlooked this thread and made my own&nbsp; &gt;.&lt;<br><br><br>

 

[Vern M]

<p>Microwaves! That's the answer for me. Even from the 190 watt solar powered inverter. It'll manage the microwave for the 90-seconds or so it takes me to cook anything at 120 volts. My menu is limited, but it included scrambled eggs and those 90-second freeze dried dinners from several sources.</p>

 

[don89048]

Anyone have any experience with this?<br>http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-5010D700T-Camp-Oven/dp/B0009PURJA/<br><br>It's an oven that sits on top of a propane stove.&nbsp; Not too expensive but you'd need to store the darn thing somewhere.<br><br>

 

[djpandemic]

I have a two burner RV drop in stove that I bought from Amazon. It is perma installed and plumbed to a small 5lb tank. The stove works great and looks sort of pro. I plan to get another for my tiny cabin when I build the kitchen.<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/STEEL-ADTH-CA...ive&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1319941082&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/STEEL-ADTH-CA...ive&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1319941082&amp;sr=1-1</a></div><div><br></div><div>and this...</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Suburban-2938...ive&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1319941177&amp;sr=1-4" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Suburban-2938...ive&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1319941177&amp;sr=1-4</a></div>

 

[bepeace]

Anyone have any experience with this?<br>http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-5010D700T-Camp-Oven/dp/B0009PURJA/<br><br>It's an oven that sits on top of a propane stove.&nbsp; Not too expensive but you'd need to store the darn thing somewhere.<br><br>

<div><br></div><div><br><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">I have one. &nbsp;It folds flat for storage. &nbsp;I have used successfully to bake cornbread when camping out of our canoe. &nbsp;One thing, though, is that it heats the feet of the Coleman stove hot enough to melt plastic. &nbsp;We had always wondered what the little brown, burned looking spots on the camping platforms in the Okefenokee Swamp were. &nbsp;The first time I used my Coleman oven, I figured it out!!</span></div></div>

 

[Germanbug72]

There is a company called pro road and they make a few items that run on 12 volt . One is a cross between a pan and a hot plate . The hot plate is the bottom of the pan . Does fairly well but can be messy if it tips over . With my car in park it doesn't heat well ,but driving , it heats good.
After viewing blkjks set up , I think it might be possible to have a small oven & a dual hot plate . The oven is big enough for a pizza ( the one I have ) .

 

[Guest]

Well in my typical ADD way, as I am packing a super lightweight carry-on bag for to go to Panama with my sweetie for 16 days where we are taking buses everywhere,&nbsp; where does my attention go? right,....alcohol stoves...nothing to do with anything about where I am going but it caught my attention again. WTF?<br><br>Anyway I am revisiting this topic about stoves and all you gear whores will approve, I'm sure. <img src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/tongue.gif" align="absmiddle" border="0"><br><br>I am REALLY liking the alcohol stove for sidecar tripping in Mexico.&nbsp; I already own an esbit stove, about 4 or 5 liquid fuel backpacking stoves, several propane stoves and a Vargo tab/alkie stove, a home-made V-8 can alkie stove and just got a Trangia stove in the mail. It is nice and big and a real cooker....<br><br>No big revelations and I can't see why I would want one in an enclosed rig when my small bulk tank and cheap one burner stove does so well, but for outside cooking, especially long distance and foreign travel, I can see them being a great answer. <br>My current sidecar camping stove is a nice little Primus classic and it is hard to beat:<br><br>http://www.amazon.com/Primus-Classic-Trail-Stove/dp/B003MB0N42<br><br>I will likely use this in the states this summer as the cylinders are fairly easy to find and last a long time for my uses. However I will take along my favorite alcohol stove at the time and do some good research.<br><br>For trips to Mexico, etc., I would lean toward the alcohol stove since alcohol is universally found...<br><br>I found this guy Tinny from the Adventure rider forum and am very impressed! Do watch some of his vids on youtube...he is a gas! And his stoves are pure science!<br><br>https://www.minibulldesign.com/ProductCart/pc/home.asp<br><br>Have fun and happy cooking,<br>Bri<br><br>

 

[johnny_canuck]

<p align="left" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font size="3">I have 2 Trangia Spirit Burners (Swiss army stoves). This is a stove with a screw top lid that any type of alcohol based fuel can be used. They sell for around $12. It use 3 ozs. methyl hydrate</font>.&nbsp;<font size="3">You can buy this at any hardware store, Walmart, Home Depot, etc. Burns hot and clean. Nine dollar folding stove. Boils 16oz in 9 min.</font></p><p align="left" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font size="3"><br></font></p><p align="left" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><img src="http://patentpending.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/capture06142005124727_pm.jpg"> </p><p align="left" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></p><p align="left" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><img src="http://www.baproducts.com/images/cl9957.jpg"> </p><p align="left" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font size="3"><br></font></p>

 

[Guest]

That is the one that I just bought on ebay for $15 with free shipping but the sliding simmer top didn't come with as mine is a used version....any idea where to get the slider?<br>Thanks Johnny <br>Bri<br><br>

 

[johnny_canuck]

Don't know where you can get a simmer top. The reason I have 2 stoves is that I can switch stoves while cooking. The fuel burns out when boiling water. So I switch stoves and can cook my eggs and bacon or warm up my stew. Go to the drug store and get a half dozen plastic screw top liquid medicine bottles. I have 8 oz ones that I pour my methyl hydrate into. Makes it easy to store and is safe. Get a small Coleman fuel type funnel to pour your fuel. Use metal tongs to remove the hot stove from the folding stove. I do this when I am still cooking and need more fuel. I&nbsp;crimped the metal tabs on the folding stove so it would not&nbsp;collapse&nbsp;by accident.&nbsp;All of this packs up nice and compact. Remember to fuel up outside your van. I fuel my stoves before I go to bed.&nbsp; Methyl hydrate does&nbsp;evaporate very quickly.&nbsp;&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>I live in Ottawa, Ontario and bought just the stoves from Mountain&nbsp;Equipment&nbsp;Coop. You can call them and they can ship just the stoves to the US.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Hikin...~4000-918/trangia-mini-stove-with-cookset.jsp" target="_blank">http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Hikin...~4000-918/trangia-mini-stove-with-cookset.jsp</a> </div>

 

[johnny_canuck]

I forgot to mention that you can use&nbsp;Sterno&nbsp;fuel. The cans with the wide&nbsp;removable&nbsp;top. When the fuel burns out pack 100% cotton balls tightly in the empty can. Cut aluminium bug screen and press it into the can so it fits under the lip. Fill the can with&nbsp;methyl&nbsp;hydrate. Use the lid to put out the flame. Use a BBQ lighter to light the stove. Cheap stove! Make up a half dozen of these and you are ready to go!

 

[Guest]

I think if I were to use an alkie stove in any serious manner, I would buy one of Tinnie's minibulldesign stoves with the micro fuel line attached to a heet bottle...it is extremely well designed and makes good sense for non-hassle cooking on a long moto trip...believe me I don't want to dick around with anything more than I have to after a long day in the saddle in a non-home country....and the advantage to the alkie stove for me would be carrying an&nbsp; MSR can of fuel and the stove.<br>Brian<br><br>

 

[johnny_canuck]

<font size="4">If you have looked at my "Simple Survival&nbsp;Expedition" thread, you will see how I have 2 fold down tables inside. I never cook inside my cap. This is for&nbsp;safety&nbsp;reasons. I have a detachable table that fits at the end of my cap. All my cooking is outside. If I knocked over boiling water or had a fire, I'll be OK. As you can see from the first photo, I did have a fire, and the pot of water put it out.</font><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div>

 

[Germanbug72]

Anyone have any experience with this? http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-5010D700T-Camp-Oven/dp/B0009PURJA/ It's an oven that sits on top of a propane stove.  Not too expensive but you'd need to store the darn thing somewhere.

I have one.  It folds flat for storage.  I have used successfully to bake cornbread when camping out of our canoe.  One thing, though, is that it heats the feet of the Coleman stove hot enough to melt plastic.  We had always wondered what the little brown, burned looking spots on the camping platforms in the Okefenokee Swamp were.  The first time I used my Coleman oven, I figured it out!!

bepeace , I'm curious is this stove able to cook a pizza ? Say like a tombstone pizza ? & I guess my real question is does it go past 400 degrees ? From actual experience . Thanks

 

[Germanbug72]

Hi Meg, like you I used to think a toaster oven would be a good solution but the folks here explained that the electrical pull wouldn't match my situation. a friend bought me this so I use it because it is both an oven and stove, and I hope to adapt it to larger fuel tanks than the little green ones when I need to: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B0013LLSZG/ref=dp_image_z_0?ie=UTF8&n=284507&s=kitchen that said, if I was just starting out without a generous friend I would seriously consider solar ovens and dutch ovens as less expensive/more eco friendly solutions - there are links for these on the website - each has drawbacks (time) but that's what I'd suggest looking into

Hello bear , I'm kinda curious about the oven , does it reach temps in the 400 degree range ? Would like to know if a pizza like tombstone could be fixed in it ? Thanks

 

[bepeace]

Anyone have any experience with this? http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-5010D700T-Camp-Oven/dp/B0009PURJA/ It's an oven that sits on top of a propane stove.&nbsp; Not too expensive but you'd need to store the darn thing somewhere.

I have one. &nbsp;It folds flat for storage. &nbsp;I have used successfully to bake cornbread when camping out of our canoe. &nbsp;One thing, though, is that it heats the feet of the Coleman stove hot enough to melt plastic. &nbsp;We had always wondered what the little brown, burned looking spots on the camping platforms in the Okefenokee Swamp were. &nbsp;The first time I used my Coleman oven, I figured it out!!

bepeace , I'm curious is this stove able to cook a pizza ? Say like a tombstone pizza ? &amp; I guess my real question is does it go past 400 degrees ? From actual experience . Thanks

<div><br></div><div>Hi Germanbug72!</div><div>It is not large enough to fit a full size pizza. &nbsp;It will fit two "single serving" or two french bread-styles. &nbsp;It is sized to fit on top of a standard Coleman stove. It does heat up though, as the melted plastic on top of my outdoor table will attest. &nbsp;The stove directs the heat up into the oven as well as down through its "feet."</div>

 

[lampliter]

<P>For those who travel lite. MSR Pocket Rocket, Snow Peak "pots and pans". Ozark Trail&nbsp;fork and spoon.</P>

 

[scorpio125]

<a href="http://www.harborfreight.com/stainless-steel-3-way-lp-stove-with-grill-99861.html" target="_blank">http://www.harborfreight.com/stainless-steel-3-way-lp-stove-with-grill-99861.html</a><div><br></div><div>Anyone see this?</div><div><br></div><div>I flipped one over at the store very rugged construction.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Any thoughts?</div><div><br></div><div>~G</div>

 

[Simran]

&nbsp;We have a small motorhome , no oven but a three burner stove. I was really missing baking so I searched around and found out about Ovenettes. They were made in the 1940s and are used on top of a stove. They work really well. I've made bread , cinnamon rolls , brownies , apple crisp , peach cobbler ,calzones, meatloaf and stuffed peppers. You can find them on Ebay but they are a little rare.&nbsp; Vintage trailer owners use them - check this site to see pictures and recipes. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nationalserroscotty.org/resources/ovenette.html">http://www.nationalserroscotty.org/resources/ovenette.html</a><br>

<br><br>This thing is awesome!!!<br>