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J Charlton Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2007 Posts: 1544 Location: The True North Strong and Free
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:59 am Post subject: Who uses their stove |
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I'm interested in hearing from experienced westy campers as to how much cooking they actually do on the gas stoves in their westies. My old air cooled westies had a table that flipped up and extended outside through the sliding door - one put camp stove on it and cooked outside. Worked great - so I'm interested in hearing from people just how useful the gas stove is
Thanks
JC |
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PDXWesty Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2006 Posts: 6234 Location: Portland OR
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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I like to cook outdoors so I have a camp stove I store under my seat, along with a portable BBQ. I tried several models to find one that fit across the top of the heater cover and still let the seat close. I can see boiling water inside or similar non-smelling things, but I like to cook outdoors too. |
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tortuga Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2006 Posts: 118 Location: Atlanta, GA
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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We cook most everything outside on a Coleman propane stove. The inside stove is used mainly for toast or to boil water for coffee. _________________ 1985 Westfalia 1.9 WBX |
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mightyart Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2004 Posts: 6188 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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We use it all the time, that's what it's there for. |
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bucko Samba Member
Joined: December 09, 2004 Posts: 2617 Location: Coppell, Texas
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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I use the inside stove. I'll start a pot of stew in the morning, which is how I get my lazy butt teenage son to stir out of bed. I'd cook outside, but on cold mornings, it makes sense to stay indoors until it warms up. _________________ Current VW drives: 1984 Westfalia
Past VW drives: 1967 Beetle, 1973 Beetle, 1977 Bus, 1971 Military Type 181 |
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bucko Samba Member
Joined: December 09, 2004 Posts: 2617 Location: Coppell, Texas
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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mightyart wrote: |
We use it all the time, that's what it's there for. |
Now that I'm in Texas and in Mightyart's backyard, I'm going camping with his family! _________________ Current VW drives: 1984 Westfalia
Past VW drives: 1967 Beetle, 1973 Beetle, 1977 Bus, 1971 Military Type 181 |
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MootPoint Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2006 Posts: 862 Location: ABQ, NM
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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I cook both indoors and outdoors. The Westy stove is generally used for morning coffee (and if I fill the coffee pot the night before I can start it a-boilin' without getting out of the sack).
I'll cook meals inside if it's a quick and simple task or if I'm in a hurry or not setting up camp.
But if it's a multi-day campsite, I generally cook outside on a Coleman or the small butane stove I carry under the seat. I love to cook and large messy meals are best accomplished with multiple burners and lots of space. But I love having the stove inside, too.
As an aside, many years ago I was winter camping in S. Utah in my '67 splitty. It was well below freezing outside so I stayed inside to cook and made the mistake of boiling a pot of spaghetti water. I filled the interior of the bus with steam, which turned into condensed steam that rained on me in my sleeping bag until such time that it all froze and commenced snowing inside the van.
Don't do this. _________________ 1984 Westy with tencentlife power! |
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backcountrymedic Samba Member
Joined: February 17, 2006 Posts: 583 Location: Monterey, CA
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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I use the inside stove quite a little bit. But I also like to cook outside. Every time I go camping, I always bring along my Coleman 2 burner stove, as well as my BBQ. I fancy myself to be quite the chef, and tend to eat really well while on the road. I do try to avoid cooking anything really greasy or smelly on the stove inside.
Cheers!
-Jared _________________ No need to bear the weight of your worries, you let them all fall away...
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Perales Samba Member
Joined: May 07, 2007 Posts: 2046 Location: Nova Scotia
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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backcountrymedic wrote: |
I use the inside stove quite a little bit. But I also like to cook outside. Every time I go camping, I always bring along my Coleman 2 burner stove, as well as my BBQ. I fancy myself to be quite the chef, and tend to eat really well while on the road. I do try to avoid cooking anything really greasy or smelly on the stove inside.
Cheers!
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Ditto for me. _________________ -- 1987 Westfalia automatic (Captain Vino) |
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Raynor Shine Samba Member
Joined: November 07, 2005 Posts: 552
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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We use ours , but we also have the coleman 2 burner stove & grill. We like to have options on what we eat.
I would say we mainly use the stove for coffee in the morning. |
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rockfish Samba Member
Joined: February 13, 2007 Posts: 740 Location: Palo Alto, Calif.
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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We use both the Westy stove and a Century 2-burner. All depends on how many days and how many people are with us. Though I have to say that the Century is a great stove ... can really do the job at 12K BTU per burner. I usually bring a large propane tank and hook up with our 30" tri-outlet post ... screw in my lantern on top and connect the stove to one of the 2 side hook-ups. Mount the post to your picnic or cooking table and you're in business.
Here's a link if you're curious ... you can definitely get one one for less than what this site (Amazon) has it listed for. Plus given the one review, it seems this brand/model stinks. The one I have works great and there is no pressure drop-off whatsoever.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000E2FD8?smid=A3JP1DNK62GHI9&tag=dealtime-sg-ret-20&linkCode=asn |
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kevinbassplayer Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2006 Posts: 1041 Location: Nor-Cal
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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When I'm on the road I use the stove all the time for every meal, I love my stove! I also use the fridge and the sink (mostly for hand washing) |
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82WestyMan Samba Member
Joined: December 28, 2006 Posts: 1098 Location: Western OR
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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... many years ago I was winter camping in S. Utah in my '67 splitty. It was well below freezing outside so I stayed inside to cook and made the mistake of boiling a pot of spaghetti water. I filled the interior of the bus with steam, which turned into condensed steam that rained on me in my sleeping bag until such time that it all froze and commenced snowing inside the van.
Don't do this |
That's the most 'laugh out loud' funny thing I've read in the forum in a dog's age... _________________ "The floggings will continue until morale improves"
"I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell" - Harry S. Truman
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Rhinoculips Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2005 Posts: 918 Location: Keystone, Colorado
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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I alway use the indoor stove for coffee and hot breakfasts. Dinner is usually cooked outside on my Magma BBQ(I love to BBQ!!!) and/or on the fire.
Here is one of my favorite camping dinners, short ribs!
_________________ “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” - Edward Abbey
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beagling Samba Member
Joined: December 31, 2007 Posts: 30 Location: Santa Cruz
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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Rhino,
Which model Magma is that ? That is a cool setup. Also what model is the clip that attaches it to the side of the van? |
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Perales Samba Member
Joined: May 07, 2007 Posts: 2046 Location: Nova Scotia
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Rodknock Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 516 Location: Boulder CO
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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I use the stove in my Westy all the time. Once in a while I will build a fire and put foldable grate over it and cook dinner outside, but most things get cooked inside since it is usually butt-cold out there in the mornings and after the sun goes down. I always crack open the sky-light when cooking to let the moiture and smoke out. Never had a problem with cooking smells in the van. Making a pot of coffee on the Westy stove out in the middle of nowhere is one of the great joys in life. |
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[email protected] Samba Member
Joined: April 12, 2003 Posts: 1839 Location: Englewood, FL
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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tortuga wrote: |
We cook most everything outside on a Coleman propane stove. The inside stove is used mainly for toast or to boil water for coffee. |
Pretty much same here, We are pretty lucky to have a few VW camper nuts on this coast of FL that like to camp-ALOT so we get together almost monthly and camp/caravan somewhere. This means we do alot of Group meals so most everything is done outside, we grill just about everything anyway.
We do soups, boil water etc.. inside, but no real cooking in there, I'm to dam messy for that!
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now if you'll excuse me, gotta get ready as we are all going camping/boating this weekend _________________ Markus |
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Rhinoculips Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2005 Posts: 918 Location: Keystone, Colorado
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for posting the links Perales.
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I purchased mine from West Marine. There are a couple of options. One has ceramic brickets for more even distribution of heat and less flare ups. I have the one that converts into a stove. It's nice, but sometimes I think the one with ceramic brickets would have been the better choice.
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Beagling, check out this thread as well http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2504950#2504950
It talks about tapping into the "house" propane tank for gas grills. This is one of my many projects next spring. That and doing a Suby engine transplant. _________________ “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” - Edward Abbey
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beagling Samba Member
Joined: December 31, 2007 Posts: 30 Location: Santa Cruz
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the great info. I have a West Marine in town and will go blow some cash this weekend. javascript:emoticon('') |
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