Date:         Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:21:42 -0700
Reply-To:     Andrew Martin <ramblinvan@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Andrew Martin <ramblinvan@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Small kitchen for GL?  Ideas please
Comments: To: EDWARD V BARGER <edvbarger@MAC.COM>
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I have had one of these for 3 years and we love it.  We've baked bread,
homemade pizza and a even chicken pot pie while camping.

There is no thermostat for the oven so the user must keep a close eye on the
oven temps while baking but with a little trial and error it is very doable
in moderate weather.

The colder the outdoor temps, the harder it becomes to get the oven above
350 degrees.  We wrapped the entire unit in a blanket while baking pizza for
the pot luck with the Wet Westies at Deception Pass last January.  This
helped immensely but I doubt we'll try that again as our pot luck
contribution became hot dessert around the campfire.  It was incredibly cold
(for Washington) and no one seem to object to having something warm to hold
but...

The oven will make toast!

The top burners work well but they are not nearly as powerful as my single
burner Coleman propane stove.  I carry both when we camp in a group so we
have a separate and faster option for boiling water to wash dishes and such.


The newest version from Costco comes with a padded carry bag which is one
thing we wish we had.

Andrew




-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
EDWARD V BARGER
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 4:14 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Small kitchen for GL? Ideas please

at our local CostCo   just saw a small unit aprox 24 in x 24 in  that is a
stove and oven in one compact unit   propane  fired

selling as a camping stove





EDWARD V BARGER
BARGER-LITE
PO Box 2818
Venice, CA 90294
www.barger-lite.com
ed@barger-lite.com
310 401 0633
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