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Are there any standard low pressure propane stoves out there that we can connect to our exising propane connector on the outside of our Roo? Our trailer came with a grill but we prefer a stove. Our old popup had an outside stove that we used all time. We would use that stove but it's a high pressure stove.
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KMx2
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A camp chef will hook up to the RV if you get the hose for it. Lots of options with a camp chef too.
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I started using my folks very old Coleman 3 burner ('50's or '60's) white gas stove. If you can find one at a garage sale or craigslist, you can get a converter wand for about $20.00 at Basspro. I used it last weekend, it was the icing on the cake! Cooking outdoors and listening to the stove brought back great memories.
Note: I just checked craigslist locally (Cincinnati). There were 5 old Coleman stoves listed since August 8!
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KMx2 wrote:A camp chef will hook up to the RV if you get the hose for it. Lots of options with a camp chef too.
Hmmm. I always wondered about this. This is the Camp Chef I have (works great BTW):
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/Camp-Chef-Weekender-2-Burner-Tabletop-Stove.aspx?a=500021&kwtid=500404&pm2d=CSE-SPG-3-GOOGLE
This is compatible with the outside hookup? if so, where do i find the quick disconnect hose for it, or do I have to amke one?
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mlinder wrote:KMx2 wrote:A camp chef will hook up to the RV if you get the hose for it. Lots of options with a camp chef too.
Hmmm. I always wondered about this. This is the Camp Chef I have (works great BTW):
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/Camp-Chef-Weekender-2-Burner-Tabletop-Stove.aspx?a=500021&kwtid=500404&pm2d=CSE-SPG-3-GOOGLE
This is compatible with the outside hookup? if so, where do i find the quick disconnect hose for it, or do I have to amke one?
Thanks.
Mark
A quick trip to your local RV store will take care of this for you, the hose you need has the quick connect to the trailer low pressure LP on one end and a standard screw on connector to the Camp Chef (same size as for those 1lb bottles). I added a 10 ft extension hose in the middle so that I had more flexibility in moving the stove where I wanted it. One caution, do not use the stove too near the trailer. I melted the caulking on my wheel well trim - Camp Chef burners pump out 30k BTU per burner, so you need some space. You might also need bigger LP tanks, I seem to churn through them pretty quick.
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My camp Chef has a hose whose fitting (OPD or whateveer its called) on one end goes directly to regular size propane tank and the other end is a small brass fitting (not the same as the small propane camp bottles), so I think it's different?
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phemens wrote:
A quick trip to your local RV store will take care of this for you, the hose you need has the quick connect to the trailer low pressure LP on one end and a standard screw on connector to the Camp Chef (same size as for those 1lb bottles). I added a 10 ft extension hose in the middle so that I had more flexibility in moving the stove where I wanted it. One caution, do not use the stove too near the trailer. I melted the caulking on my wheel well trim - Camp Chef burners pump out 30k BTU per burner, so you need some space. You might also need bigger LP tanks, I seem to churn through them pretty quick.
I've got a Camp Chef stove as well, and have thought about hooking it up to my low-pressure line on the RV. If I understand correctly here is what is going on:
- Quick-connect on the RV is located AFTER the regulator, so it is a low pressure connection
- Camp Chef stove has a regulator already attached to it, but this is unnecessary since the line we're connecting to is already low-pressure
- Remove the existing hose/regulator from the Camp Chef & replace it with a hose-only which would have a male quick-disconnect fitting to attach to the RV and a fitting on the other end to attach to the Camp Stove
Sound right? Or do I want to keep the regulator that's on the Camp Chef stove?
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Many popups still use low pressure outside stoves. Often the same stove inside and carried outside when needed. Common part you should be able to order from a RV dealer.
Converting just the hose won't let a high pressure outside stove run, I tried it with my Coleman Bayside stove without success. I did get a low pressure stove to work, but it put out so little heat I abandoned the project for the good olde "white gas" Coleman.
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I believe Camp Chef sells a line to connect to the low pressure hookup on the trailer. Jrfamily
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I got a hose at Sportsmans Warehouse (a little cheaper than from camp chef) that threads onto the camp chef and has the quick disconnect at the other end. All I did was swap hoses and plug it in to the RV. Everything works fine.
We use it on a table top (craft table) perpendicular to the trailer, but the hose is long enough to get it out from under the awning if you want. We didn't melt the table or anything on the trailer but that doesn't mean you couldn't.
I like it a lot better than my Coleman propane stove because the temperature is a lot better regulated. Coleman seems to have high, higher, and way higher.
I can't speak of propane consumption because I have yet to refill this summer. But I'm starting to think it's getting about time.
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