Capebuild wrote:Nice Tom! What a great gift. I kind of lust after that stove after hearing all the great reviews of it (although I've never actually seen one).
Enjoy it!
I'll be interested to hear where you decided to mount your propane tank and what kind of set up you use for the propane.
John
First one we've seen in person, now that we think of it. Thanks to Tony for turning us onto it!
Yesterday was pretty windy, so we didn't want to go out (stove probably would have worked fine with the screen, but we may not have!) But today was sunny and calm, and so we plugged it into our barbecue tank and it works great. Nice fine adjustment, which was our main problem with the Coleman stove. The Cook Partner costs ten times as much, but it's clearly a case of getting what we paid for as far as quality. In the past, I've contracted out for small metal devices of various kinds, and can easily see why this costs what it does, even with production runs.
Also verified the fit
I'll post our final decisions on hooking it up to the teardrop. Think my first choice is to buy a new 10 or 11 lb tank and mount it over the tongue, to keep it out of traffic. Mounting on the side near the galley just seems dangerous to me, although Shelly doesn't seem to mind that option as much as I do. The refillable 1 lb tanks are also a good idea to consider.
This is the mount Tony used, from his book: https://atoverland.com/products/10-lb-propane-cylinder-bracket. We're going to show it to a friend of ours who does metal work in his garage, and see if he can duplicate it for a better price. We'll also ask him about making us a 20 foot hose to run the length of the tear + a few feet to the stove on a stand alone table in camp. (This guy also makes hoses for hot air balloons, so he knows what he's doing.) Anyway, the final design decisions will depend on the prices.
Tom
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(Probably works that way on the bigger tanks too...)
