Cooking kit for roadtripping

[Floyd Soul]

Hi,

I'm gonna' be going roadtripping around Ireland this summer and I need to get a suitable piece of kit to cook my meals on.

Could ye recommend a suitable Trangia or something similar? It doesnt need to be small, but of good quality for frying grub!

Regards

 

[Fin]

Have you thought about one of these?

http://cobb-bbq.co.uk/

They're hideously expensive and not very bushcrafty (but then so's road tripping!) but you've got the transport to carry it and if you're interested in cooking and want to eat in style then it's versatility can't be beaten IMO - bake, stew, fry, bbq - it does the lot. Take along a small camp stove/ Kelly Kettle/ Hobo stove/ Trangia to compliment it for when you just want a brew (a petrol stove might be an idea as you can fuel it from the transport).

Good luck!

 

[philaw]

I'm not sure I'd recomend a trangia if you're travelling by car for a long time. Bear in mind that you can't easily simmer with them or control the temperature, so doing different meals on them would be a pain. I use one when I'm hiking because it's light, and it's great for heating water for drinks and doing boil in the bag meals. Tomorrow I'm going camping with my bro and we'll take a gas canister stove because there's two of us (it makes a difference) and weight, simplicity and compatness aren't the same issues travelling in a car.

 

[marshall4771]

Hi

for vehicle trips I cant recommend the Coleman dual fuel stove enough. It runs on both Coleman fuel and unleaded, Packs into itself and provides a good wind shield. Also has two easy to control burners.

Shaun

 

[widu13]

Hiker III+ and a coleman oven...EVERY cooking eventuality covered, from solo to group cooking and simmering to fast boil on multi fuel. Nuff said.

 

[Floyd Soul]

Thanks for the help guys! I'll look into all these now!

I know roadtripping isn't the same as bushcraft but I've got a van now and I really want to see the west of Ireland so it's gonna be brilliant.

 

[rik_uk3]

Hiker III+ and a coleman oven...EVERY cooking eventuality covered, from solo to group cooking and simmering to fast boil on multi fuel. Nuff said.

Don't use a Coleman oven with an Optimus 111, you will overheat the fuel tank and this could be very dangerous. If you fancy using a Coleman oven, use a Nova as its a remote canister stove, much safer. You get the same performance as the Hiker+ as the Hiker is a Nova in a tin.

These are very good for car camping
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COLEMAN-DUEL-...ryZ16036QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Also these
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Coleman-Gas-S...ryZ16036QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

You could pick up a two ring gas stove off ebay cheap enough, and ideal for car camping

 

[John Fenna]

And Rik realy knows his stoves!
BIG TIME.....!

 

[Bodge]

Hi

for vehicle trips I cant recommend the Coleman dual fuel stove enough. It runs on both Coleman fuel and unleaded, Packs into itself and provides a good wind shield. Also has two easy to control burners.

Shaun

Don't use a Coleman oven with an Optimus 111, you will overheat the fuel tank and this could be very dangerous. If you fancy using a Coleman oven, use a Nova as its a remote canister stove, much safer. You get the same performance as the Hiker+ as the Hiker is a Nova in a tin.

These are very good for car camping
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COLEMAN-DUEL-...ryZ16036QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Also these
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Coleman-Gas-S...ryZ16036QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

You could pick up a two ring gas stove off ebay cheap enough, and ideal for car camping

I have the coleman dual fuel 2 burner stove and find it fantastic whilst out in my camper van. I also use a sunngas single gas stove too. do bear in mind though that if you plan to use any cooker in your vehicle or tent always have an extinguisher to hand or better still dont do it.
I think that the coleman stove should only ever be used in the open air whereas the gas one could be used slightly safer in your vehicle or tent with plenty of ventilation.

You can sometimes get a bit of a stink from the coleman stove when you switch them off, and I guess the fumes are more noxious than from the gas stove.

Bodge

 

[Floyd Soul]

I should probably mention at this point, that the cooking will be done outside, not in the back of the van!

I'm really liking that Duel Fuel Stove, thanks for all the advice gentlemen.