I had a big cast iron stove on my 1951 Stephens, and you're right, it was always getting things dirty.* It took forever to heat up, and put a lot of heat into the cabin, even when you didn't want it -- like in summer.* It was indestructable though.Larry M wrote:
I use to fish on*boat that had a diesel stove and as FF says the heat was nice.* The top of the boat deck was always dirty though from the the flue.* It looked the stove.oven ran*clean but in the winter, with the rain, there was always some soot and black streaks.***
All diesel stoves have to vented over the side even the new Wallas stoves so mounting can be an issue.
Why a diesel stove?
*No, never heard that word used the whole 6 weeks we were in the UK - I think they've moved on a bit.* TV, the universal educator I guess.* Had someone over here the other day bitching about how the US was ruining our language and since when did we call tomato sauce, ketchup...?* Get over it I say....FF wrote:
But even on that boat, cooking was by nice modern propane 4 ring stove/oven.
Sure but they called it the HOB!
*No, never heard that word used the whole 6 weeks we were in the UK - I think they've moved on a bit.* TV, the universal educator I guess.* Had someone over here the other day bitching about how the US was ruining our language and since when did we call tomato sauce, ketchup...?* Get over it I say....Peter B wrote:
FF wrote:
But even on that boat, cooking was by nice modern propane 4 ring stove/oven.
Sure but they called it the HOB!
Recovering from stomach flu, I spent several days in bed watching info-mercials on TV, anything to pass the time. *One of the shows that was at least somewhat interesting was a history of Heinz Corp. *Did you know they have been a world producer since the early 1900's and produce over 5700 different products. *Many of those products we don't have here in the states and wouldn't recognize? *One of the exceptions is Heinz ketchup, which is bottled and marketed throughout the world under that name.markpierce wrote:
One of the American products frequently seen in European grocery stores is Heinz ketchup.
*What I have done on long trips for showering is quite simple.******************************** Heat up a gal or so of hot water and add a few drops of Ivory Liquid or some other gentle dish washing soap. Mix it up and put it in*a 1 or 2 gal. bug sprayer.*Pump it up and spray to your hearts content. When the gal of soapy water is used up add some*fresh hot water to the sprayer but this time use only clean water with no soap and rinse yourself off.Badger wrote:
*What do we do for hot water?* I don't want to "cook" ourselves out in the summer trying to take a shower...
So I am seriously considering ditching the propane and going with a Wallas or Dickinson. Are there any other players in the diesel stove market? I'd be interested in hearing more actual experiences with either of these (or similar) products.
Cheers
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