We use this. But on our recent trip to the OH, 3 out of the four sites (one wild camp)
Yes, we have a two ring Russel Hobbs cast iron hob. We only cook outside in the sun awning with rain guard. It takes all sorts of sauce pans, we have steel & aluminium. It plugs into the back of the electric input. We almost always have electric power but when we don’t (not often) we use a collapsible kettle on the gas for morning tea. We’ve had one for at least 10 years. It does take longer to heat up & cool down but hey! We’re on holiday.
Great setup and portable! I also had a similar setup in my Marco Polo. It was very convenient as I could also take it outside and use the Weber Pulse 1000 BBQ. The only inconvenience is the space it takes up in the van. I had an EcoFlow Delta Max and kept it between the front seats. Had to move it around when I wanted to change the seats but overall not a big deal. When I traded up to the Westfalia CJ I wanted to do an integrated solution. However, having the EcoFlow has been great on rainy days and I expect this coming winter when there isn't much sun to charge off solar. I've connected the Ecoflow to the outside AC input to recharge the batteries in the van when I am running low. Obviously can't do that if it's raining or snow outside but it tops me up in a pinch and I can then recharge it quickly inside somewhere over AC (typically an hour from empty). These portable power stations have come a long way!
I can see the benefit of this as a long-term solution, but it's hardly 'FREE', as there's a large initial outlay - by the same token, using gas is free once you've paid for the cylinder.
Yes I do have a trangia - incredible piece of kit but somehow I always seem to spill some meths somewhere along the line which stinks for ages and I hate the smell!! I have howver just upgraded to a smart Jetboil Zip - boy is that quick to boil anything and cools down v quick packs into itself with gas. Trangia goes on for ever though.
ISO far we are booked onto 8 which do have EHU and 3 which don't. Those little Vango stoves are brill - I did have an MSR which I loaned to friend who was doning coast to coast - he lost it!!!! I now have a Jetboil Zip!
Wow - where on earth have you the space to store that!!
I'd quite like a Jetboil but can hardly justify it, given that we already have half a dozen other little camping stoves we never use: Trangia; Caldera Cone; and a tiny solid fuel thing that weighs next to nothing but is pretty useless. I even have an ancient Primus stove in a converted biscuit tin.
Just looked up a 2kwh “powerbank”, a whopping 2400€ here. Add some solarpanels and its about 3000€.
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Trangia do safety bottles now for your fuel. You can also easily get bio fuels that aren’t stinky like meths. The bottles store and dispense the alcohol safely and are easy to use.
Well, if the quality of the batteries is near what is used as UPS batteries in server rooms it will be a very expensive solution. UPS batteries who sits still in a optimally conditioned area, almost never used, lasts about three years. A 2kwh unit is about 2300€, thats lots of gas to burn.
Several hotel nights but in any case you've still got to store the batteries somewhere in the van!
They are good but meths is preferred fuel in the stove but I simply hate the smell!!!
Lol in the cupboard under the sink…… the microwave lives in the sliding tray in the boot!!
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