mike 202 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Just a thought on saving your gas and the possibility of keeping the cooking smell out of the Motorhome. If you use sites with electric hook-up then why not consider using an electric ring and other appliances outside of your van. We and a lot of continentals use a small tent for cooking when on site for a reasonable length of time. Ours is 2m x 2m base and 2m height, also saves smells in the van. For the electric we use one lead from the site into the cooking tent and plug a 3-way adaptor/splitter (from Towshure) into this lead. from 1 of the outlets we take another lead into the van as normal. I then made up a 2m lead with the blue socket one end and a British square multi adaptor on the other. This goes into the 2nd outlet in the adaptor and let you use your electrical equipment as you would at home (supply capacity permitting). The 3rd outlet is spare (and no Towshure do not supply a 2 way splitter). This way our 13Kg calor has lasted for 3 x 6 week trips to France/Spain. Leaving us with another 13Kg still full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Highe Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Hi We use a Remoska both inside the van, in the garage and outside. We also have a couple of butane fired portable gas rings and occasionally use these outside - especially for frying bacon. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 We too carry a portable gas ring and some spare cartridges just in case all else fails - plus we can use it outdoors! Belt and braces I suppose - but inexpensive belt and braces! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallii Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I buy a disposable BBQ and cook fish etc outside. Then I collect bits of wood and re-use it several times. Gaz 907 (2.72 Kg) last us three weeks. Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strathspey Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 We solve the problem by cooking outdoors on a Cadac - the smooth plate is ideal for bacon, beans, and crepes. It is also our barbecue. It's easy to set up and wash, and travels in the gas locker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyishuk Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 There maybe a potential problem in using a splitter on the camp supply Knowing there could be reverse polarity, missing earths etc. We connect via the m/home's internal supply. (after all the usual electrical checks , (and issue of site safe certificate :D ) Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike 202 Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 tonyishuk - 2009-12-14 5:43 PM There maybe a potential problem in using a splitter on the camp supply Knowing there could be reverse polarity, missing earths etc. We connect via the m/home's internal supply. (after all the usual electrical checks , (and issue of site safe certificate :D ) Rgds I connect to the van from the site supply first and check the polarity, correcting it with a reverse polarity connector if necessary. Then the lead is removed from the van and put into the splitter, so all has been checked and is safe. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kontiki Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Carried a double burner electric hotplate for the last few years, use this in the van or the awning if we put it up & have done for a few years. We always use an extension lead out of the van when on hook up. The hotplate has a 1000 & 800 watt rings, if we put both on it can trip out the circuit breaker in the van. It is quite heavy but has the advantage that you can get one ring hot & will stay hot for a long time after turning it off then we can turn the other ring on. Also have a cupboard full of electric appliances such as toaster, kettle, toastie maker, coffee percolator etc.... no point in roughing it when we do go on a hook up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starvin marvin Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 mike 202 - 2009-12-14 12:23 PM Just a thought on saving your gas and the possibility of keeping the cooking smell out of the Motorhome. If you use sites with electric hook-up then why not consider using an electric ring and other appliances outside of your van. We and a lot of continentals use a small tent for cooking when on site for a reasonable length of time. Ours is 2m x 2m base and 2m height, also saves smells in the van. For the electric we use one lead from the site into the cooking tent and plug a 3-way adaptor/splitter (from Towshure) into this lead. from 1 of the outlets we take another lead into the van as normal. I then made up a 2m lead with the blue socket one end and a British square multi adaptor on the other. This goes into the 2nd outlet in the adaptor and let you use your electrical equipment as you would at home (supply capacity permitting). The 3rd outlet is spare (and no Towshure do not supply a 2 way splitter). This way our 13Kg calor has lasted for 3 x 6 week trips to France/Spain. Leaving us with another 13Kg still full. Why? if this means dragging 26kg of gas plus weight of cylinders around for thousands of miles. Gas is cheaper than hookups. Whats wrong with the smell of bacon? or fish for that matter, air freshner is cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliB Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 One of our reasons for choosing a Swift motorhome was the standard of the kitchen appliances. There is microwave oven and the hob has one electric ring. Ideal for hook-up use. Never had a problem with cooking smells, just open the skylight close to the cooking area. We do carry a portable gas ring and bottle (from our camping days) with the intention of cooking out doors but as yet have never used it. Of course the compromise to a good kitchen area is a rather small bathroom. Full stomach and dirty or clean and hungry - you takes your choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike 202 Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 Agree that gas is cheaper than electric, but using ACSI or Camping Cheque include electric. The van came with 2 new bottles so not knowing how much gas we would use we carried them both. Gives us the flexability to use Aires/Passion if we want. Take your point about carrying a max of 26kg, and some may wish to risk calculating their requirements and running out with only one bottle and no reserve. Still if we were all worried about carrying an extra bottle of say 13kg then a diet may be appropriate. We carry a few extra kilo's around the waist - been on at the wife for ages ( she does not read the Forum) :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 We are considering having a Rayburn installed on the rear bumper to provide winter cooking and heating but we are worried that we might not be able to carry enough solid fuel - that which used to be called 'coal' I believe - due to space limitations! Problems, always problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 We have a couple of electric portable hobs - a standard solid one and a halogen one (new and bought for £10). We occasionally use them if we are on a campsite but most of the time we use aires so don't need them and just use the gas as normal. We've now converted to one large Gaslow bottle earlier this year and use just that with a small full Calor as a backup (already had it) just in case. When I leave work (early next year) we'll be able to go away for a couple of months at a time so will probably make more use of sites, and therefore the electical appliances, but we'll still favour aires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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