Cooking outside the trailer

[Silver Bud]

Hi. We just got ourselves a 22' Caravel to live in as we try to decide what to do about our house that Helene decided to punish as she hit the Florida gulf coast this year. The trailer has a great stove inside but we like to cook outdoors. I want a 2-burner stove that I understand has to be RV-rated and non-regulated for us to be able to attach it to the exterior Quick connect LPG port on our trailer. I'm having a hard time finding exactly which stoves would work. Many have their own regulator and many must be connected directly to a 20 lb. tank, so some people just take another tank rather than trying to use the gas we already carry on the front of the trailer. Otherwise, there are some connectors that can be used to get the gas from the tank through the port to the stove IF it is the right kind of stove. I KNOW this must be a lot simpler than I'm making it, but I'm trying to not regulate myself out of business. Any advice? Thanks! I hope I'm not breaking any rules with this, my first post. Newbie twice over.

[Mollysdad]

I love my 17" Blackstone.
You can use the green bottles (being phased out and I'm all for it.) but it's easy to find the hose to use the Blackstone without the regulator.
https://www.amazon.com/GASPRO-Connec...3086236&sr=8-8

But, I'm leaning in another direction, a 5# propane tank in a nifty carry bag.

[Redbarron55]

I don't think that there are any regulations on the grill if it is not inside the trailer, but perhaps if it is attached to the trailer.
As to the connection there are several kits that include a shut off valve and a quick connect for the LP gas from the trailer.
Usually the line from the grill to the gas tank has the regulator on the end that attaches to the tank.
The connection on the grill is low pressure LP, just like the line that goes under the trailer to your LP appliances in the trailer.
A Tee can be installed in this line and connect to the valve and quick connect.
In my case my wife does not cook in the camper and she does not want the stove to be in there taking up room, so I removed it and the copper gas line to the Tee that it is tapped from. I will be connecting to that tee for the shut off valve and the quick disconnect coupling to our Coleman grill.
You could get a plumber to make the connections for you and to leak check the system.

[Rainmaker]

One of the things I always enjoyed about camping was cooking and eating outdoors. I like the 17' Blackstone griddle as well. It is great for all kinds of cooking, anything from pancakes for breakfast to fried rice and shrimp for supper. I hook it up with the propane port outside the AS. I suggest getting a long enough propane hose to reach to the table at the campground. When you use the outside port you do not need the regulator and there are fittings that allow you to attach right to the Blackstone. And if you want to get a table to use, I suggest get one that the legs adjust individually to compensate for unlevel ground.

[GetawA-S]

If you aren’t a frequent boondocker or a flame purist, you can go electric. We have a Duxtop induction cooker and a Cossori air fryer type oven that ride in a crate in the pickup bed, along with the associated pans, pizza stone, etc. A medium size folding table completes the package.
I also have a charcoal Weber Go-Anywhere grill, which is available in a propane fired version. (Easy to convert: remove the regulator and add a low pressure quick connection available from a specialty plumbing store.)

[abqdor]

You might want to check out the Eureka two burner stove. When we first started researching stoves, what we liked most about the Eureka was the simmer function. All of the stoves have a high BTU output, but the Eureka was the only one we found that could be turned down to simmer without the flame going out. We use the 1lb. bottles, but I'm pretty sure it could be hooked to the trailer with the correct fittings.

[gamakai]

We have never cooked inside in any of our Airstreams. We use the cooktop solely for heating water for coffee. I use a Coleman 2 burner stove that is kept to a tote along with the utensils, seasonings, pots/pans, cast iron griddle, and paper products. The stove uses the 1 lb propane bottles. The tote is kept in the bed and the tailgate is a convenient work station. If it's raining, I move the stove under the awning.

[FLCoast]

Congrats on the new trailer! We do most of our cooking outside and we mainly camp without hookups. We bought a 2 burner Camp Chef stove (I believe the Explorer 14) and love it. It gets set up first and left outside with the cover.( And yes, we do have a cable lock thru it). We bought a MB Sturgis hose (probably from etrailer) to run it from our trailer's hookup by the A frame. I also called MB Sturgis and they made up a male-to-female adapter for the hookup on the stove. You can probably get the parts for that locally but not so easily at the time. We store most of our cooking gear in a container stored in the truck bed. It's easier to do when you have a lot of cast iron. Cooking outside is so much easier and enjoyable for us. Hope that helps! (ps: their pixzza oven works pretty good too!)

[LBelle]

We do 90% of our camp cooking outside and though I love my Dutch ovens in the coals I use a Camp Chef most of the time and it is great! Their Everst model (for maximum portability) and Explorer (for stability and family size meals) are very good. But we splurged for a Mountainer and it is fantastic - it has two 20K BTU burners that obviously get plenty hot but also simmer...and it is Aluminum and matches the AS. I should hook up easily to the AS propane but I cook a bit too far from the trailer so have not tried connections.

[Forester2]

I have a Blackstone to RV port but for my Coleman I disconnect one of my tank hoses and bought a 12' hose to go directly from tank to stove using its built in regulator. Have though of finding a used RV cook top and making a housing for it then hooking up to RV outdoor port.

[foobar]

I use a tabletop Camp Chef Ranger III (the Ranger III would work too).

I simply unscrewed the regulator hose that came attached to the ranger II and replaced it with a quick disconnect fitting.

Note that many propane camp stoves have burner systems that require much higher pressure than trailer LP ports can deliver in order to function.

Burners that are compatible with LP port pressure levels are not common.

[foobar]

Originally Posted by foobar

I use a tabletop Camp Chef Ranger III (the Ranger III would work too).

I simply unscrewed the regulator hose that came attached to the ranger II and replaced it with a quick disconnect fitting.

Note that many propane camp stoves have burner systems that require much higher pressure than trailer LP ports can deliver in order to function.

Burners that are compatible with LP port pressure levels are not common.

Sorry, I managed to introduce a typographicalerro. I have the Ranger II ...

[Airtandem]

I carry a single burner LP/Butane stove and a Blackstone. Most of the time I cook over wood; love that taste!

[Airtandem]

Forgot, I have a 5# LP

[ROBERT CROSS]

DW just bought a small Blackstone, but I know it won't replace the Weber for everything,

Bob
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[thiel]

I made a swappable regulator/quick connect for my grill and Blackstone, so now I just plug it straight into the gas port on the Airstream when I need to cook.

[urnmor]

As mention there are a lot of options. When I cook outside the AS I do one of the following use one of my gas grills and/or my portable induction stove top (cannot be used in the rain). For electrical I have a long yellow extension cord (heavy duty) which I can hook up to the box and/or to the outside outlets on the AS. I prefer using the box. I also have a countertop two burner electrical stove that I use sometimes.

[NYC_RVers]

I have a Blackstone E griddle which is great bc it runs on electricity instead of off your LP tanks.

[spotfire]

I know people really rave about the blackstone griddles, and admittedly I’ve never tried one, but I wanted burners. I couldn’t find a good portable solution that plugged into the AS port. I went with a camp chef everest and a 5lb mini tank. I like that it’s independent of the trailer, and can be set up away from it, or taken on a truck camping trip. I also got a 6’ propane hose that can attach directly to one of the AS tanks and then to the Coleman type fitting on the stove’s regulator pipe, so it is possible to use the AS tank as well, just not as clean as the plug in port.
Best wishes with the rebuild project.

[SailorSam205]

I am very happy with my 22" Blackstone. I've cooked everything from breakfast, pizza, burgers, to steaks on it. I picked up a 15' extension hose and the required adapter from Propane Gear (link below). The Blackstone is now my primary cooking tool for on the road and when I cook outside at home.
https://propanegear.com/converta-bp-...tone-griddles/