This is why I don't cook in my van

[MrNoodly]

Yesterday, Walmart parking lot, Cottonwood, AZ.

 

[Lucky mike]

See this is what happens when you fart near an open flame!!!.......when will they learn!

 

[Sameer]

Small World, MrNoodly! ! ! Actually watched them load that van on the flatbed and tow it away! It got too warm in Cottonwood so heading to Albuquerque and then Pueblo CO

 

[sl1966]

I think it's less of a case of why you don't and more of some people are basically suck at life ...

 

[Starlight]

I searched all over for the news link to this story -- nothing.

I did find a guy in Canada who put some lobster on to cook, then went to do his laundry.
Big RV -- big fire

 

[Willy]

I searched all over for the news link to this story -- nothing.

I did find a guy in Canada who put some lobster on to cook, then went to do his laundry.
Big RV -- big fire

That's why I don't cook lobster.. too damned dangerous. ..Willy.

 

[Van-Tramp]

I know that Carl's Jr well.

Sucks for this guy/gal. It is so important to have a proper stove setup and extinguishers. Definitely my worst fear.

 

[arizonatruck]

This is why I am careful while cooking anywhere. Half of the houses that the wife and I lived in had natural gas. This time of year is no big deal for using natural gas because we used a swamp cooler for cooling, overall cheaper and the windows were open, less chance of gas pooling if there was a leak.

It's getting warm here in the sonoran desert, so I don't cook inside any vehicle, it heads up the inside too much, even with the doors open.

 

[GotSmart]

In Missouri, you can't get insurance for a rental with a gas stove.

 

[sl1966]

I searched all over for the news link to this story -- nothing.

Stupid seems to make the news only when it's on a grand scale these days. Idiots who toast themselves in their own homes only matters when they toasted innocents around them.

 

[LFM]

That's why I have fire extinguishers in my van.

 

[cyndi]

Most of RV fires have nothing to do with cooking.

More common causes include leaking fuel lines and connections, shorts in the 12-volt electrical system, refrigerator fires, pinhole fuel-line leaks in diesel-pusher engine compartments and dry wheel bearings in 5th wheels and trailers.

 

[Lucky mike]

My first Van fire was caused by Karma!!!

During my smoking days I flipped a cigarette out the window , it re-entered thru a rear open window and poof!!!!!!

as I sat there and watched all my worldly possessions burn..(smoking a Cigarette !)....you think at that time I would have learned a lesson!

"Only you, Can prevent Van fires! "

 

[decodancer]

I was in the same boat Mike. Standing there smoking a cigarette watching the suv burn all my Christmas gifts. I put a cig in the ashtray, thought it was out. It must have fallen when I closed the door. A half hour later we noticed the smoke.

 

[Patrick46]

(note to self...)


"Don't take up Smoking.........again!"

 

[Starlight]

I guess then -- that there is no real hazard with a car's gas tank or fuel line and cooking inside a van -- but rather with propane tanks?? The way I heard it -- the connections on propane tanks loosen in hot weather and there is more tendency for leaks... so... not good inside...??

I guess if there was a problem with normal gas lines, then smoking would be prohibited in cars. My plan is to cook on a small table outside the van. I might use an oil lamp inside on occasion, though -- with most things battery powered with rechargable batteries.

 

[66788]

I cooked for years in my VW Westy, no problems at all. Just pay attention to what you are doing at all times.

On a side note, returning from a trip to Mexico I noticed the gas gauge dropping like a rock, and then the smell of raw gas. I turned it off, coasted to the side of the road and checked the engine compartment. The entire engine was wet with gas. A push on braided gas line had come off from the output of the fuel pump and drenched the entire engine.

Pure luck that it didn't ignite.

 

[GotSmart]

My first Van fire was caused by Karma!!!

During my smoking days I flipped a cigarette out the window , it re-entered thru a rear open window and poof!!!!!!

as I sat there and watched all my worldly possessions burn..(smoking a Cigarette !)....you think at that time I would have learned a lesson!

"Only you, Can prevent Van fires! "

I gave up smoking 40 years ago to save money for a down payment on my first car. Now with my health problems and COPD, I am glad I never started up again.

 

[highdesertranger]

remember murphy's law, this is especially true with fires. anything that could possibly cause a fire, could cause a fire. highdesertranger

 

[MrNoodly]

We've discovered the cause of that van fire. The woman had a 2-burner Coleman stove and a 20 lb. propane tank. She would connect and disconnect the tank each time she used the stove. This time she didn't have the hose connected properly and it leaked. Be careful, folks.