Stove ooptions/mods

D-Jack, went trough that exercise just now.

The burners for high presure gas wil not burn on low pressure, I finished up buying a low pressure stove so I can use longer hose, and dont have to cary the gas bottle to the stove all the time.

Also if you have fixed gas pipes and couplings you have to get it done by a lincensed gas fitter.

I am not sure if there is a maximum lenght of hose for low pressure but.

Hope this helps

I don't know the answer, however from previous dealings with Maxbilt in Adelaide I would rely completely on their advice.

I was lucky enough to buy a stove from a camper trailer place that was an insurance claim, had a few scratches but working, I only found out about low and high pressure units when I tried to connect some hose's and would not fit.

I believe you have better control over low pressure units, like in a BBQ and more efficient in gas use.

D-Jack,

All "low pressure" stoves operate via a regulator connected somewhere between the stove and the gas bottle. Some regulators are directly attached to the bottle then a hose transfers gas to the stove. Other regulators are connected directly to the stove inlet with a hose back to the bottle. All of these are "low pressure" systems.

The "high pressure" systems have no regulator at all, but rely on jets in the hose, or the stove's burners to control the gas flow. In my experience stoves such as the Primus and Companion range are "high pressure" systems and do not have a regulator. These units can cause problems in dusty conditions if the jets become blocked, then the "cook" becomes frustrated.

The Coleman range of gas stoves have no jets to become blocked and rely on a regulator to deliver the appropriate amount of gas at any one time. I have owned two such units. The first unit had a small regulator which attached directly to the gas bottle and delivered gas via a flexible hose. The latest unit has a similar looking regulator, but this connects directly to the stove and has a short length of solid tubing with a fitting on the end that takes either a unique "coleman" disposible gas bottle, or a flexible hose which in turn attaches to any commercially available gas bottle with a 3/8" fitting.

I originally used (still have it in the shed) a Companion two burner stove but after a couple of trips where dust got into the jets, I gave it the flick in favour of the Coleman twin burner stove. The flame control on the Coleman is infinitely adjustable from a low simmer to a fully open flame of some 10,000 BTU and you can operate one burner on fiull and the other on a low simmer concurrently.

Now, just to prove I am not pushing a particular brand, I have experienced minor problems with the Coleman brand.
The first one after a couple of years use, melted the insulation from the electronic ignition wires due to the heat and it wouldn't self ignite. The paint also "disappeared" around each burner underneath the stove although it still worked OK when lit from an external source. I have just "upgraded" to the newer model Coleman and found last week when using for the first time, the electronic ignition only worked a few times then refused to ignite the burners. This may be due to "dodgy" gas in the 3 kg bottle I use for the stove and I intend emptying what is left and refilling to see if this fixes the problem. In any case I always have an electronic hand held igniter handy to light the stove if the built-in ignition doesn't work.

Overall though, the "low pressure" stove is much more reliable and controllable and I would recommend this type of stove for outback travel, especially where bulldust can contaminate the jet type stoves. The only way to clean the jets successfully, is to remove them and force compressed air through them and one soon gets tired of this process.

Cheers.

G day D-Jack
I have a $40,, 2 burner Chinese cast low pressure line, for my Trak Shak camper ,, mounted on the back door ,,,,Big deal you say !

Was sick and tired of removing the gas 9 kg gas bottle, every day ,,,,,, went to my local hardware store, and well supported camping store, and wanted the longest gas line,, Same deal 1.2-1.5 mts was the longest ,,

Then I thought, why not get Oxy - Acetelene line ,, its approved and would certainly handle LPG for my stove

The local CIG agent managed to get 10 mts of line ( un-fitted ), and I coupled this to my Gas Cylinder with U-Beaut top of range quick release " snap couplings "

PROBLEM solved,,
Now its 2 seconda and I just grab this line and have my kitchen anywhere I like ,,, Within 10 mts of the camper ,,, Much safer

Cheers Mate
Bucky

D-Jack

Yes there was a problem in the wind, with my chinese Cast Iron burner,,!

But it was easily solved by making a folding shroud / windbreak.
I do not know about the legality of a 10 mt line, but I see no wrong in doing the extension thingy,, it makes life a whole lot easier, and lets face it, SAFER, which is what the exercise is about.

Cooking toast is a problem at the moment, because we have the wrong gadget we have
tried, but not used one of those wire toasters, and seem to work fine
If you like I can send you pics of the setup !

Cheers Bucky