Post by peter1942 on Sept 13, 2015 14:48:12 GMT 10
We lived in a caravan for a number of years and did a fair bit of traveling and during that time we had a Chef caravan type oven installed. Ours has four rings on the top, grill and a good sized oven and while we were living in it there was nothing that we could not cook either in it or on it. If you had one of these either in a caravan or a bug out vehicle, if you have one, as they would be a life saver in case of power outages.
Why not have a standard model gas stove installed into your house and get your own bottles and then you would not be dependent on the grid as we all know that periodically it does fail.
We gave up the life on the road and purchased a block that is not connected to the grid and we use a wood burning stove in the colder months and gas in the warmer weather.
We do not have an electric kettle, microwave or toaster as both the wood and gas stoves are capable of replacing them.
If you had a thermal cooker/thermo hot pot such as the ones that are available on ebay it may also come in handy when main energy supplies are not available. If you do think about buying one of these do yourself a favour and do not buy a cheap Chinese one.
Gas would have to be the preferable energy source for cooking as a 45 kilogram cylinder lasts us for over 12 months and that also includes the time we spend during the harvest season when we preserve our own fruit.
With the number of bottles we have, we could, if they were all filled have somewhere between seven and nine years supply of cooking energy on hand.
The other great thing about gas is that unless the bottle is or gets damaged it is easy to store and it is also easily moved from property to property if the need were to arise.
Just remember that there have been a number of people die in Australia over the past few years because of the use of unsuitable gas heaters and stoves in places that were not ventilated properly.
All of those electrical gadgets that are available to heat water via a battery can be expensive considering the limited use they have and many of them are nothing more than toys.
Why not have a standard model gas stove installed into your house and get your own bottles and then you would not be dependent on the grid as we all know that periodically it does fail.
We gave up the life on the road and purchased a block that is not connected to the grid and we use a wood burning stove in the colder months and gas in the warmer weather.
We do not have an electric kettle, microwave or toaster as both the wood and gas stoves are capable of replacing them.
If you had a thermal cooker/thermo hot pot such as the ones that are available on ebay it may also come in handy when main energy supplies are not available. If you do think about buying one of these do yourself a favour and do not buy a cheap Chinese one.
Gas would have to be the preferable energy source for cooking as a 45 kilogram cylinder lasts us for over 12 months and that also includes the time we spend during the harvest season when we preserve our own fruit.
With the number of bottles we have, we could, if they were all filled have somewhere between seven and nine years supply of cooking energy on hand.
The other great thing about gas is that unless the bottle is or gets damaged it is easy to store and it is also easily moved from property to property if the need were to arise.
Just remember that there have been a number of people die in Australia over the past few years because of the use of unsuitable gas heaters and stoves in places that were not ventilated properly.
All of those electrical gadgets that are available to heat water via a battery can be expensive considering the limited use they have and many of them are nothing more than toys.
