Who uses their stove

[jimf909]

[Sodo]

Yes we use the stove. Fam of 4 used the stove about 24x in the last 12 days....
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'90 Westy EJ25, 2Peloquins, 3knobs, pressure-oiled GT mainshaft, filtered, cooled gearbox
'87 Tintop w 47k 53k, '12 SmallCar EJ25, cooled filtered gearbox
....KTMs, GasGas, SPOT mtb

[jimf909]

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Teapot with water on the stove at night, light the stove with piezo igniter in the am, make coffee, recline and wake slowly all w/out getting out of bed. I can't even do that at home!
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- Jim

[Dave Wood]

[J Charlton]

I've been getting our hightopped ex-westy "Moose" ready for a summer road trip to Newfoundland and began debating with myself whether or not to fill the propane tank for the stove. Kinda thinking that it might be nice to make an early coffee etc etc etc Haven't used the stove in 5 years+ but was considering it.
This weekend though, up at our cottage North of Toronto, we were running the gas (propane) dryer, which of course vents to the outside. I walked around the corner of the cottage and was amazed to see a humungously thick cloud of mosquitos, roughly the size of a large beach ball, swarming around the dryer exhaust.
Its then that I remembered the odour of burning propane is a magnet for mosquitos - I can deal with the odours of cooking, the humidity (power vent), but no way do I ever again want to deal with with about a hundred Northern Ontario mossys - they're about hummingbird size, probably even bigger in Newfoundland - inside the van.
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[Merian]

just got back from the Ochoco Mtns. and I appreciate the ability to make coffee without getting off the bed - can grab milk out of the fridge too - only an IV drip would beat that

[candyman]

[vegpedlr]

I use my stove a lot because I cook a lot, which is probably because I eat a lot. I love the Westy kitchen stuff, that's why I bought it! I have a couple small backpacking stoves as backup or if I really want to cook outside. But I almost always cook inside because its so convenient.

[bjrogers86auto]

We are still a family of 4 travelling and camping in the van. Generally I'm up and out first while my girls all sleep. My coffee making is outside and often my first cup is alone with nature. Like I said...we have many days and nights rolling this way.

In the future I could easily set my camp stove up on top of the stove cover. The stove has its own shielding and options for propane are either portable or run a hose from my tank onboard.

Solar will eventually power a portable fridge but that's still a few years away in the budget. The water tank for me is a waste of space. Storing water in a 29 year old plastic container isn't in my comfort zone. To each his/her own.

It's cool that a lot of owners still use the original camper the way it was designed. For us the van is the best ride out there to get to the place we want to be. Then it's the bests tent we have EVER had!

Brian
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86 Vanagon GL Westfalia 2.1
18 Nissan Frontier Pro 4X
19 Honda Civic Hatchback

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[vanagonjr]

[epaddler]

I use my stove a lot. I heat water for coffee every morning, and with the Truckfridge to carry leftovers I reheat meals quite a bit. I do carry a folding grill to cook steaks, burgers, brats, etc. on the campfire when I can, but love the stove and don't want to carry an extra camping stove and fuel just to cook outside.
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1989 Syncro Westy
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[bjrogers86auto]

We have had the Westy since 2008 and we have used the stove once! We cook outside all the time even in the foulest of weather. So, this month the van is in the hands of Tony the paint man, at Jeff's Old Volks Home, in lovely Chester Basin Nova Scotia! (Ad plug) Since that required me to strip out my interior I decided to take advantage and make some changes I have been thinking about for awhile.

The fridge has been out for a few years now and one day we will go solar...once we save for a bit!

My next project is to modify the water tank area. It's not going back in so I am going to try to use that space...stay tuned! Tony is going to fill the water hook ups in and the propane vent. The only hook up will be power.

Yes I know we now essentially have a weekender with Westy cupboards and we are cool with that! It fits our needs perfectly! We have road tested those needs for 6 summers now so we are pretty certain.

Brian
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86 Vanagon GL Westfalia 2.1
18 Nissan Frontier Pro 4X
19 Honda Civic Hatchback

A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day. Calvin and Hobbes.

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[valleywestys]

Used the stove last Friday night, in Shenandoah National Park- Fettuccini Carbonara, with a nice bottle of wine. Saturday morning- French Toast, made with thick sliced Italian Bread from the night before, Bacon (we do use the pre-cooked variety-very little grease, and crisps right up!), and Maple Syrup we brought home from a Sugar Camp in the mountains of Highland County a few weeks ago.
We also sit in the seats, sleep in the bed, run water in the sink, and store stuff in the defunct "fridge". New Edgestar Fridge going in the "new" Bus, which we will keep food in!

[luVWagn]

[Corwyn]

I have to wonder about anyone who owns a Westy and DOESN'T use their stove. I understand a BBQ for steaks and cooking over a campfire and such, but you can do that with a tin top.
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