SC - Stoves

[Daniel Phelps]

Was written:

>Actually, the woodburning stoves are not cooking stoves but heating stoves,
and
>for getting hot water they have a nifty 99$american propane burning eutetic
>heater that you run inlline between the hose and the shower or sink that
runs
>off a 1# cylinder that is much more efficient. They do, however carry the
little
>coleman bakiong ovens that goes on the propane or white fuel range that
Mike
>made some nice breads in in camp this pennsic.

Check the page again as at least one specifically says you can cook on it.
Per the blurb "The versatile stove design burns pellets or wood.
Gravity-fed pellet burner generates a flow of warm air for efficient,
consistent heat for warmth and cooking."   A second stove has a "pack oven"
placed on top of it in the photo.  My suspicion is that if a stove on the
page has a flat top you can cook on it.  The only one that does not is the
"Barrel Stove kit" which converts a 55 gallon drum into a stove.  I'll bet
with a little modification of a drum you could make that one work to cook on
as well.  Also seen on page 379 is a folding one pot stove that burns
kindling for $18.00.

The hot water heaters, aside from the ones attached to the various stoves
and solar showers, use a variety of propane hookups, from a $600.00 model on
page 360 that attaches to a 5 gallon or larger propane tank to the cheaper
three models on page 381 that use 16 oz. propane bottles.  Note that the
highest priced of the three on that page has an optional adapter to allow
use of a bulk 20 lb.. bottle.

Others might be interested in the "Beaver Tree Camp Kitchen".  Basically
it's looks to be a "rainproof"  heavy plastic box that your two burner
Coleman sits on top of with a side opening door that forms a shelf and thus
folded down and opens  up storage bins for cookware.  It looks to be
intended to set on top of a picnic table.  The cover for the stove work
space on top is a detachable basin for washing up.

Check out the meat grinders and sausage stuffers on pages 350 and 251 and
the dehydrators and the "jerky gun" on page 352.  Take a look at the
portable Fire pits/fireplaces on page 377, one of those might be just the
thing, depending on local ordinances, for sites that do not allow ground
fires.  There's three and four pulley block and tackle systems on page 447
for $15.00 and  $20.00 respectively.   Either of these might be just perfect
for hauling down a catapult arm.   All in all there is a lot of neat stuff
in the catalog that could be adapted by the gadget minded SCAdian.  Yes I
admit it, I love neat gadgets and strange catalogs so I won't talk about
how, with just a little bit of imagination, the 15' tall 6' diameter tower
blinds on page 433 could be converted into really neat looking seige towers.

I agree the gas powered blender was a trip.  A surreal fusion of chainsaw
and blender, Holy Margaritas Batman!!!

Daniel Raoul, closet gadget freak

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