Green Ganesha
Adventurer
lx450landcruiser said:
Sounds like a great setup (and at a more reasonable price than my cursory Googling suggested). Has it held up well to the elements (vibration, dust, moisture)?
Stove or Grill or...What do you use and Why?
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Sounds like a great setup (and at a more reasonable price than my cursory Googling suggested). Has it held up well to the elements (vibration, dust, moisture)?
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Scenic WonderRunner
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lx450landcruiser
Explorer
Green Ganesha said:
It has held up very well ive done several long trips including a 2 week trip from washington state down to moab then across and up the pacific highway back to washington we used it every day at least 2 times a day most times for breakfast too so it has lots of use. i have it hooked up on a quick disconect hose so i just pull it out and pop the hose on and go, also has electric igition (you can still light it with out)
rusty_tlc
Explorer
The other day I was going to make a stir fry for dinner. We had just spent the entire day cleaning house, including the stove. Since I usually draw kitchen and bathroom duty when we do house work I wasn't in a hurry to grease up my freshly cleaned stove.
So I hauled out the Coleman two burner gasoline stove and set it up on the back porch. I have to say it get the Wok hotter than our house natural gas stove and cooks better. I started using a propane stove when camping a while ago for fuel uniformity, ie:stove, bbq and lamp all use the same fuel. But I think I'm going back to a gasoline stove for cooking.
Back packers will tell you that pound for pound gasoline is the best value for BTU's delivered Vs weight/bulk. It also performs better at higher altitudes.
So I hauled out the Coleman two burner gasoline stove and set it up on the back porch. I have to say it get the Wok hotter than our house natural gas stove and cooks better. I started using a propane stove when camping a while ago for fuel uniformity, ie:stove, bbq and lamp all use the same fuel. But I think I'm going back to a gasoline stove for cooking.
Back packers will tell you that pound for pound gasoline is the best value for BTU's delivered Vs weight/bulk. It also performs better at higher altitudes.
spressomon
Expedition Leader
rusty_tlc said:
Yep...white gas gets you more BTU's than propane and propane gets you 18% hotter flame, like to like, than NG. I don't know the actual % difference between white gas and propane but have experimented over the years with backpack stoves and verified your results. Propane is just cleaner and generally easier to transport (1lb bottles) than gas. But white gas definitely beats propane and even the propane/butane blends popular today at altitude: Everything's a compromise.
Just found this. Looks like a good deal.
http://www.amazon.com/Brunton-Wind-...=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1197594187&sr=1-73
http://www.amazon.com/Brunton-Wind-...=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1197594187&sr=1-73
LC/LR4Life
Adventurer
blupaddler said:
I have been using a single burner backpacking stove for years. I had a Peak 1 for a few years, wore that out and went to Walmart and got the Coleman dual fuel 533 they have on the shelf. Lately though since I am going to be focusing my efforts on building up my LC 100 series for expedition 4 wheeling I am thinking of a 2 burner Coleman dual fuel stove.
I keep my little backpacking stove in that green sterilite container there and pull it out whenever I need it....
LC/LR4Life
Adventurer
Scenic WonderRunner said:
I might mention that those DIETZ lanterns are the real deal, not the cheap look-alikes you would find at wally world. They are made for real use, and heavy construction etc.
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LC/LR4Life
Adventurer
computeruser said:I've been really pleased with this little Coleman multi-fuel unit. I've been content traveling with this stove, a skillet, and a saucepan for boiling water. Judiciously packed, the entire cooking kit, extra Coleman fuel, plus full dish cleaning gear, can fit in a single file box-sized container, with a bit of room to spare.
I'd probably go for a larger stove if I didn't have a Jeep Wrangler, but this one gets the job done nicely and only cost about $50.
Hey! that's what I have been carrying around for about 8 years now.... :camping:
egn
Adventurer
We like our electric Silex Kitchen Genius very much:
http://www.silex-de.com/PDF/englisch/61090.pdf
It is located in my outdoor kitchen in one of my truck boxes. I just drop the door to horizontal position and I have a place where it can be placed.
We use it now since more than 6 years and are very happy with it. The result is very good, very fast and it is versatile and easily cleaned. So we have more time in enjoying the places we are.
Of course, you need electricity for it. Our inverter can supply this quietly. The amount of energy needed is about 50 Ah/12 V for a meal of 3-4 steaks.
http://www.silex-de.com/PDF/englisch/61090.pdf
It is located in my outdoor kitchen in one of my truck boxes. I just drop the door to horizontal position and I have a place where it can be placed.
We use it now since more than 6 years and are very happy with it. The result is very good, very fast and it is versatile and easily cleaned. So we have more time in enjoying the places we are.
Of course, you need electricity for it. Our inverter can supply this quietly. The amount of energy needed is about 50 Ah/12 V for a meal of 3-4 steaks.