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What to do with that Old Stove
It seems RV appliance manufacturers are catching on that they have completion from smaller, residential appliances. A few propane products are becoming for more user friendly, and I found an RV refrigerator on Dometic’s site last night that runs on a compressor. It’s purely electric, no propane.
I’m quite pleased to see this stuff becoming available, and since I’ve already done business with someone who is able to order it, the old stove I was determined to keep will now be taking up residency in our backyard. I must have had a past life during the 1930s depression, because I really hate to dispose of things, especially in good working condition. Trying to decide what to do with the old stove was bothering me a bit until I realized it would make a dandy outdoor kitchen appliance.
For those of you scratching your heads, wondering why someone would consider doing something so odd, think about what resources you would have if a disaster occurred in your area. We had the joy of experiencing Hurricane Ike in 2008, and though our property damage was relatively minor, we went for 3 weeks without electricity in an all electric house. Besides a generator running a few lights and the refrigerator, the only thing that saved our bacon (and cooked it too) was our 2 burner camp stove.
Seems to me an old RV stove is a good candidate for an outdoor kitchen. It’s already designed for LP, and with the proper connections and regulators should be compatible with a bulk tank. Safety would be easier to manage since gas wouldn’t be filling an interior space. The gas could also be immediately shut off at the source if there is a problem. When not in use, no tank connected. The stove would need a secure, sturdy and heat proof structure and some protection from the weather. A grill-zebo from the big box store would probably do the trick. Instead of one or two dinky burners on a gas grill, you get four, with an oven to boot!
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