Webasto diesel cooktops

Dont know about modern units but we had diesel stoves years ago. Were dirty smelly things with a drip feed that had to be managed carefully to keep temp steady.
Had no alternative where we were. Wind across the flue caused problems at times as well.

G'day Keith,
We have a diesel cooktop in our Kimberley Karavan and it's a great product. As you note already, they are slow to get going, however that's fine as it also helps warm the van on a cold morning. We just hit the button and let it do its thing. We don't use it a lot as we cook outside 99% of the time. We mainly use it when we are running low on gas, cold mornings (stay inside the van) or if it's not the best of weather (wind/rain). It hardly uses any diesel.

Cheers,
PeteS

G'day Keith,

Like Pete S (g'day Pete), we have one in our Kimberley Karavan, too. We use ours a fair bit, especially in cold weather when it adds to the room heater, and like it. It is particularly good for slow cooking, eg steaming rice and when a long, slow simmer is required and a fire is ruled out.

It's not much chop for high temperature stuff where things have to be seared, like meat in a pan - gas or a fire is better for that.

Temperature is adjustable through a wide range, though it is slow to respond, and it's extremely frugal on the diesel.

Cheers

We have one in the Oka and echo most of the previous comments re the slow to get going but as we use an electric jug to boil water and a normal toaster for toast ours is only used for cooking.
We've also sat the camp oven on it and cooked a roast, pies and puddings and it is used to cook most of our meals especially when a fire isn't available.
Very frugal with the diesel as well and we don't have any gas at all.
It has been installed for about four years now and has performed faultlessly in that time.

We have a new, Newage caravan, 17 series offroad Big Red, and when we ordered it we requested a diesel cook top and the combined diesel hot water and heater. No smell and we find it very good, and gives you more bench space when its not being used.
When we use it, just hit the start button a few minuted before you need to start cooking.
Takes about 4 minutes to get up to temperature, controls are good, and takes a little time to cool down but that's OK, don't put anything on it. We have a portable induction cooker that I use when we have power, just sit it on the diesel cooker, induction cooker, $ 49.00 on Ebay.
We have no gas at all in the van, so can close up door vents and keeps the van warmer at night and no drafts, also no dust when on outback roads.

Don't know the cost to install, all in the price of the van