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06-03-2011, 06:43 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Andrew
Trailer: Modified Trillium Jubilee
Ontario
Posts: 240
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cooking using inside or outside stove?
Most of you have a stove inside. Do you actually ever use it or, do you cook outside on a portable? I'm curious because, in my plans, I'm not going to have a stove inside.
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06-03-2011, 06:50 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
Posts: 4,669
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I use all three of my burners all the time, but I camp a lot in the winter...
I only wish I had a real oven!
But I get along pretty well with my Folding Coleman stovetop oven
Francesca
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06-03-2011, 07:08 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1973 Compact Jr and 1980 Bigfoot 17 ft
Posts: 1,339
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For both the Bigfoot and Compact Jr., I've made a plywood cover for the stove top to increase countertop space. These never come off except to clean underneath them. All our cooking is done outside. Two burner Coleman stove, Bodum Frykat charcoal grill, Cobb grill, or one of 5 different size Dutch ovens offer all the cooking possibilities we need.
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1980 Bigfoot 17' & former owner of 1973 Compact Jr
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06-03-2011, 07:11 PM
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Senior Member
Name: James
Trailer: Uhaul CT-13
Ohio
Posts: 360
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I went camping last weekend, I like to make breakfast (eggs, sausage and bacon) on the propane stove inside. Most other meals are done outside.
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06-03-2011, 07:43 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Scamp
Posts: 7,056
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Most of the "cooking" is done inside. I do carry a stove to cook outside, but it's more of a problem to get out and use than just turning a burner. Most of our cooking is easy to cook and fast. Just two people and easy meals.
Examples.. About 1 in 5 breakfasts I'll cook eggs, about the same ratio for pancakes, and about the same ratio for instant oat meal. The rest of the time it's granola.
Lunch is never cooked except when it's really cold then maybe a bit of soup.
Dinner is usually a bit meat to add to a packaged meal such as one Ben's Rice meals.
We don't camp to eat.
We learned our light and easy meals from years of carrying all our food and house on our backs. So it's a lot more work to get out the stove, drag stuff outside, cook it, put it all away, than just turn on the stove and be done with it.
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Byron & Anne enjoying the everyday Saturday thing.
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06-03-2011, 08:10 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 Perris Pacer ('Bean') / 2004 Element
Posts: 1,109
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Just removed the stove. I would rather be cooking outside in my "camp kitchen". Plus, I think I'm going to love the space freed up under the stove! (Also removed fridge!)
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06-03-2011, 08:20 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Boler
Posts: 227
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PO removed the stove from my trailer before I bought it so I use an outside coleman stove. I haven't really missed having one inside.
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06-03-2011, 08:56 PM
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Moderator
Trailer: Fiber Stream 1978 / Honda Odyssey LX 2003
Posts: 8,222
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double bowl sink, 3 burners WITH an oven, convection/microwave
Quote:
Originally Posted by Francesca Knowles
I use all three of my burners all the time, but I camp a lot in the winter...
I only wish I had a real oven!
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The full indoor kitchen of the Fiber Stream was one of the main reasons to buy it. We have 2 gas barbeques at home, one a huge Charbroil, and the other a small portable, neither has been used in over 2 years. The Charbroil's propane tank gets used in rotation on the trailer.
One of Robert's favorite pass-times is cooking, and one of mine is eating...
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06-03-2011, 09:14 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2004 13 ft Scamp Custom Deluxe
Posts: 8,520
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrew GPSMapNut
Most of you have a stove inside. Do you actually ever use it or, do you cook outside on a portable? I'm curious because, in my plans, I'm not going to have a stove inside.
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We use ours occasionally, but I don't think you'll missit much...
Especially if you buy one of those flat coleman two burner portables at Wal-Mart, then you could use it insde when rarely needed.
Here are some choices which could be used inside or out....
Coleman 2-Burner Stove - Free Shipping for Members at REI.com
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06-03-2011, 10:44 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Scamp
Posts: 7,056
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Hmmm If I wanted to cook outside all the time I would have bought a tear drop trailer. One of the nice things about our trailers we can cook inside out of the rain and cold.
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06-03-2011, 11:01 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2001 13 ft Scamp / 1993 Jeep Cherokee
Posts: 1,294
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Hey Byron, I agree with you.
But I do carry a 2 burner coleman stove I've had forever. Let's see I loaned to a friend I was camping with, and I think I used once to boil a crab outside and maybe used it one other time. I think if I was in Bear country I'd want to cook outside.
I do barbeque outside.
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06-03-2011, 11:15 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2005 17 ft Escape ('Turtle')
Posts: 393
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Like others, we like having the option. Though we cook outside 99% of the time, and the awning allows us to do so even when weather isn't ideal, there are very blowy, rainy days when we've cooked inside, or freezing cold mornings or late nights when we wanted to boil water for tea and doing so inside was a cozy 'luxury'. Guess it depends on when and where you plan to travel, for colder weather inside not only is convenient, but adds heat to the trailer.
We made a cover so most the time the stove is a very useable surface. I posted pictures here: Stove cover We also took out the vent fan above the stove, which was a pain (literally) and at head level.
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06-04-2011, 05:11 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 16 ft U-Haul VT
Posts: 2,867
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When we first got the trailer,I cooked inside. After we got the Coleman,hubby cooks outside. I prefer the latter arrangement.
CindyL
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06-04-2011, 05:37 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Boler 1984
Posts: 2,938
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When staying in one place I have been known to take along a coleman stove, a tabletop BBQ and a stove top oven. At other times when travelling we just take the coleman and augment it with the inside stove for hot water.
Cooking outdoors, whenever the weather permits, eliminates many oders from staying inside the trailer and we can share all those different camp smells made from all those delicious meals being cooked outdoors.
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06-04-2011, 06:00 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2007 19 ft Escape 5.0 / 2002 GMC (1973 Boler project)
Posts: 4,148
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2burn or not 2burn?
Hi: All...When it's pourin' the stove's roarin'!!! Otherwise we BBQ.
On the 24 wknd. I BBQ'd Garlic Teriyki Bacon wraped Fillets, Balsamic Asparagus& Zucchini slices, and Zesty Italian baked Potatoes...AAHhh the smell-o-campin'. The best part is I haven't killed anybody... but they do get FED UP!!!
Alf S. North shore of Lake Erie
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06-04-2011, 06:55 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2008 17 ft Casita Spirit Deluxe
Posts: 235
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Ohhhhh, Alf!
You should always make extra for those unforeseen emergencies.
On another note, what does your camping schedule look like this summer?
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06-04-2011, 10:40 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
Posts: 4,669
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CindyL
hubby cooks outside. I prefer the latter arrangement.
CindyL
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Which one of us wives wouldn't?
I'm rethinking my cooking arrangements right now...
Francesca
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06-04-2011, 04:38 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Boler
Posts: 227
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I have suggested to Linda we buy a bigger trailer with a nice kitchen in it so she can spend time in there making my nice meals but for some reason she insists on sticking with the Boler. Even when I show her the nice window she can look out to see me enjoying the fresh air she won't budge.
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06-04-2011, 06:03 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 16 ft U-Haul VT
Posts: 2,867
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Francesca Knowles
Which one of us wives wouldn't?
I'm rethinking my cooking arrangements right now...
Francesca
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Yes, but I always get stuck with the dishes .
CindyL
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06-04-2011, 09:28 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Hazel
Trailer: Trillium
Saskatchewan
Posts: 588
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We have a cover over the inside burners of our Ventura to make a very useful shelf. I tried cooking inside once and hated it - I NEED space to spread out in. We went back to the two burner Coleman outside on the picnic table so kindly supplied by the campground. Also have one of those canopy things that can wear side walls or bug screens as needed. Works for us.
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