Date:         Thu, 2 Jan 2014 09:18:27 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: another great portable BBQ
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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Yup, the son of a hibachi and the Cobb look good. I was interested in getting a Cobb stove, was a toss up between that and the Ecoque (Pyromid).

I'm still interested in making a rocket stove type unit. Something that will burn small twigs etc. The big drawback, as I see it, to a rocket stove is the small cooking area. They are better suited for heating up pots/pans rather than grilling.

One other kinda useful gizmo I have is a smallish Kelly Kettle (http://www.kellykettle.com/) that is works great for boiling water for tea. I just noticed that they have a cooking stove version on the website.

Nice to have all the options considering the range of camping we vanagon owners do. There is no shortage of firewood in the areas I like camping in here on Van. Island and thanks to the dampish climate, open fire bans are usually limited to a couple of weeks in August. I think the Ecoque qualifies as safe to use during fire bans.

And occasionally (ha!), the available firewood is too wet to use so a propane or charcoal grill is handy.

Alistair





> On Jan 2, 2014, at 8:48 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> That sonofhibachi is pretty cool as is the Pyromid and its replacement.
> Here's the one I use, which has its advantages and disadvantages. It
> doesn't fold flat, but makes up for a lot of its space in the versatility
> of the cooking surfaces and how little fuel it consumes (was named
> "Invention of the year about 2001" as a way for African cooks to burn corn

> cobs, hence the name):
> 
> <
> http://www.rvpartscenter.com/ProductDetail.asp?PID=53513&SID=39&DID=15&CID=268
>> 
> 
>> 

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