RE: "Best Meals in a Truck Camper"
Do not forget the drinks. A reminder for those of you that are in the know, and an idea for the new folks. You can leave your blender at home. In the spirit of one device with multiple functions (and to minimize storage use), you can use your macerator as a mixer. It does a good job with Margaritas, Slurppies, and vegetable juicing, just to name a few.
It is 12-volt, therefore does not need an inverter.
Making very strong Margaritas first is preferred. This will kill any bacteria, in the macerator.
Wayne
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RE: Seeking: RV BBQ Recommendations
OK I am glad someone mentioned the regulator issue...What is the regulator on most BBQ's, isn't it how you adjust the flame? May be a dump question, but I am at a loss. I tried hooking up my Weber Go anywhere and found that I had a tiny flame on HI!! I then hooked it up to my little 1 gal refillable bottle and gusto! I was cooking on HI!!! So what do I do to make my BBQ Lance Hose friendly? Only cooking for two most of the time, don't need a biggy! And it is $59 at GI JOES In 12 years I have purchased two and the flavor hood inside once for the old one. THX Capt PJ
To my knowledge, the regulator is not used to adjust the flame. It will affect the flame adjustment, but it is designed to regulate the pressure.
I think, the TC regulator and the BBQ regulators use the same pressure. If that is true, I cannot see how using the TC propane (after TC regulator), to the BBQ regulator then BBQ would not work. I could only see an issue if the TC regulator was set less than the BBQ regulator.
Would someone with first hand knowledge and/or experience comment on this?
Wayne
RE: Seeking: RV BBQ Recommendations
When I use one of my BBQ grills without the 1-pound bottles. I have a hose that has the standard propane tank fitting, on one end, and the 1-pound threads on the other. This allows you to replace the 1-pound cylinder with the hose connection, while using the regulator that came with the BBQ.
I have not used the low pressure side of the TC regulator, so I do not know if there would be any issues. I have used one of my two TC propane cylinders.
Wayne
RE: "Best Meals in a Truck Camper"
As previously mentioned, we have instant mashed potatoes. I never though they woulds get the instant potatoes mastered.
We do the instant rice and gravy. Each have several to choose from.
Frozen Chicken wings do great in the oven. My preference is salt and pepper only.
I have learned to fry a steak in my stainless steel skillet (12-inch). Learning to clean the skillet was the biggest challenge.
We prefer the Krusteaz buttermilk pancake mix. Just add water.
Most of our vegetables are canned, except the salad stuff.
With exception of the chicken wings, and steak, these require little space in TC storage. All of them require little effort to prepare. I also avoid those foods that require lots of water for preparing and cleanup. As you guys and gals know, we do not have the water of other RVs.
Wayne
RE: "Best Meals in a Truck Camper"
Serenity525- I doubt you can step into this without getting something stuck on your shoe, but you may try. Welcome to the TC Forum.
Your statement and question; "I'll never deal with cheese in a cooler floating in melted ice again as long as I live!! Coolers are for beverages. How can I keep it this way?" As a TC owner, you will probably have to stop eating cheese. :B
Wayne
RE: "Best Meals in a Truck Camper"
Ultimately, I guess it's safe to say that doing any kind preperation is a pain. 'Instant' and 'quick' are probably the key things to look at in the truck camper world unless you prepare at home and just heat and serve.
Now, back to tires, water heaters and dry rot.
For the past five years, my family and many friends Camp on Thanksgiving. All are TC's, except one TT. Several in our group identify what would or would not be painful in the cooking. With limited space, the preparation is divided up among the TCs. Very difficult to do with only yourself and one TC, that is when it becomes a pain. With a group of TCs, a little is instant and quick, but very little.
The most of the other RV types that cam in the same place as us, have most of the comforts of home, and not as many restrictions as the TCs. They would have a different story to tell, unique to their RV type.
Wayne
RE: "Best Meals in a Truck Camper"
From a Moderators point of view, I think had the title of this Thread been something like "Best Meals in a truck camper", or "With limited space, what are your best meals in a TC?" This would offer justification to being posted on the TC Forum. If the intent is not unique to TCs, it should be on another Forum.
Is the above not reasonable, does it require a great effort, why is the controversy even needed?
IMNSHO, we tend to have our own community here with diverse topics.
We have had and continue to have "our own community here with diverse topics". The TC is unique.
Look at all the technical threads on solar, batteries, charging, generators, and so on. RV.net has a technical forum, yet we discus that here.
Of those things mentioned, the TC's have some unique needs and restrictions. There are times one of those subjects should be moved (and often is) to the Technical Forum because it is not unique to TCs. Usually, more information is available on the technical subjects, in the Technical Forum.
Toy Hauler folks tend to boondock, and there is a boondocking forum; yet we talk boondocking here. Toy Hauler folks have toys, off road and so on, yet we talk that here.
As I previously stated, when the poster is interested in one of these subjects that are unique to their RV type, they post in the RV type Forum. If it is general interest, it typically is posted in the Forum unique to that subject, not RV type.
We have trip reports and we talk trip planning here; yet there is also a roads a routes forum.
I really do not think you have given this much though. It is so common that a given RV type has different interest, restrictions and other needs, that there are trips that could be better planned in the RV type Forum and probably more often in the Forum unique to roads and route planning. Why have different Forums, just use on to cover all subjects and RV types?
So why not an occasional thread on food among the folks here?
Actually, they are pretty common. Personally, I find them interesting if they are unique to TCs. My wife has several cook books, as I am sure others have. I do not read the TC Forum to find a cook book. A cooking experience unique to TCs yes, a cook book no.
This part isn't aimed at you Wayne, but among the grumps: Click the http://i36.tinypic.com/24cfkuf.gif beside the thread, and it goes away forever. Guess what, it's faster to clikc once than it is to grump about this thread.
I take none of this post to be directed at me, and I appreciate the disclaimer. I have two roles on RV.NET, one is as a RV.NET member, the other as a RV.NET Moderator. As a member, I only need to think of myself, and can post accordingly. As a Moderator, I have to be more aware of the rules and policies of RV.NET, and cannot be as self centered as I can be as a member.
If you reread my post relative to it being unique to TCs, I hope you will see there will not be anything to legitimize what you refer to as a "Grump".
I am responding to your post, to be informative, not to be a lecturer. It would be easier to just Move or Delete, but I prefer not. If everyone understands, I think there will be more tolerance, and with less issues.
Wayne
Moderator
RE: "Best Meals in a Truck Camper"
From a Moderators point of view, I think had the title of this Thread been something like "Best Meals in a truck camper", or "With limited space, what are your best meals in a TC?" This would offer justification to being posted on the TC Forum. If the intent is not unique to TCs, it should be on another Forum.
It is probably obvious to most, that with the space we have, some of us are very creative in our meals. Some of us go places with our TCs, other RVs cannot go, giving us access to unique on the spot foods. I think it would be interesting knowing what TC cooking tricks people have up their sleeves.
Wayne
Moderator
RE: "Best Meals in a Truck Camper"
Here in Louisiana fried shrimp, boiled crab, crawfish. There must be some Dutch oven officianado's in the truck camper forum...OK I'm hungry, gotta go. :B
AAAEEEeeeeee!!
Do you suck the heads? I have Louisiana roots, and I think I am the only family that never had the interest.
Wayne
RE: Olymic Wave heater in an Outfitter Apex 8
Be for warned, if you direct the Wave directly at someone, they will get hot pretty quick. You can see where I mounted mine. It is across from the dining table. Setting at the table, I have to pay attention where I put my feet, or my legs will get real warm real quick. It will not burn, but does get uncomfortable.
You can use the same mounting concept that I used, put a "T" between the line in and the stove top. Run a gas line to someplace easy to reach for your disconnect. I prefer to mount my Wave, but you do what you have to do.
For four winters, I used my Wave3 at least four nights per week. It rarely got down to freezing, but got still got cold. I see no advantage in pointing the Wave toward the overhead bed area. Your entire TC will get warm.
Wayne
RE: Olymic Wave heater in an Outfitter Apex 8
Wayne
I seem to recall that you have a Wave setup that you plumbed to your stove. Can you provide a link??
Give me some time on the link.
Here is the photos:
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The photos probably gives viewer a good idea. I feel very strongly about the cutoff valve. Notice, you can check all connections for leaks. No connections are hidden. You could put a quick disconnect, instead of mounting the heater.
Wayne
RE: Olymic Wave heater in an Outfitter Apex 8
Light hearted humor is great. Use care in your posting, I smell a Troll. I could just be odors from past post.
Wayne
Moderator
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RE: Wow! Stable Loads from Torklift
Colorado_Dave - If I understand you correctly, "wobble" is sway. If so, I doubt you will gain much from airbags. Their primary function is to raise the back of the truck when it is loaded and squats. It will affect sway, but not much, and it could make it better or worse. I suggest you do a bit of research on Anti-Sway Bars. Very often, the factory bars are much smaller than aftermarket. All trucks do not have Anti-Swar bars from the factory.
As for "the possibility of ripping one on an extreme offroad situation?", I really doubt it, but anything is possible. Even if you did, it will only allow your truck to sit lower on one or both sides, by 2 or 3 inches. I have never seen one of the horror airbag failures some people post about. Actually through the years I have lost air in the bags, and it has never been a big deal.
Wayne
RE: Western fishing trip
I do not have a basement, like the new TCs. My gray and black tanks hang below and outside the bed of the truck. My furnace has a duct going to the tanks. I confess, with a thermometer in the tank area, I have only had freezing there one time. My TC was in front of my house, with no heat, and the temp was less than 20 degrees for over a week. I put antifreeze in the tanks, no more problem.
If I were camping in cold climates (below 30 degrees) I would have a thermometer in the basement to monitor the temp.
Wayne
RE: Western fishing trip
Unfortunately, the Wave3 and Wave6 only have two settings, low and high. If I remember correctly, the Wave6 low temp is about the same as the Wave3 high setting. With a TC, the Wave6 cannot be set low enough. If you open enough windows, you might get it low enough, but you will be burning lots of propane. Unless you are in the extreme cold, I think the Wave6 low setting is too high, for a TC.
While living in my TC during my work week, I found the most effective was to turn the Wave3 on the low setting, knowing that about 2 or 3 AM, it would not be enough. With the furnace thermostat set at my lowest preferred temp, it would kick on once or maybe twice to hold the temp. My furnace thermostat was set to go on at 6 AM, and bring the TC up to 70 degrees.
In real cold weather, I would set the Wave3 on high at night, instead of low. My point is I use the Wave3 for the basic heat, with the furnace to top it off if needed.
I preferred to mount my Wave3 semi-permanent.
Wayne
RE: Atwood Water Heater Anode Rods
I have a Suburban Tank which has an anode, I rarely will have the water heater full for more than three days. When were back home I have to pull the Anode out in order to drain the tank. If I only use the water heater for three days, then drain it, do I really need an anode rod? Draining the tank is a pain in the neck. I'd rather install a drain valve of brass and drain it that way. Any Thoughts?
Just a thought.
If you leave water in the tank for a year (365 days), electrolysis occurs and it slowly builds up corrosion. If you only had water in the tank five times in a year, each time for three days, it would build up 15 days of corrosion (in a year). Using this logic, it would take about 24 years to do the same damage.
New water heaters start at about $400. Clint Eastwood said it best, "Do you feel lucky?"
Wayne
RE: Seeking: RV BBQ Recommendations
Here's another vote for the Q100. Initially I used to run it with a propane extension cord directly from the bottle in the camper, bypassing the regulator. However, I decided against this as cooking fumes were running into the camper all too often. Now I simply use the small 1lb bottles. I also have a small 10lb bottle that I take with me if I have the room.
This has been my experience also. Even with my 15-foot hose, my TC always seems to be further than the preferred cook sites.
In my opinion, especially when camping with the kids, it's sure nice to get the BBQ away from the rig, and set up on a picnic table, portable table or whatever. I can't believe folks who BBQ within a few feet of their campers, not to mention LPG compartment.
I too prefer to setup the Grill near the picnic table.
I've camped with alot of other folks and their portable BBQs, far too many brands and models to name. Two guys have recently switched to the Q100 after seeing mine perform.
I think I have three portable BBQs, and one stove. Each one is better than the others in one way or another. Which we take depends on the camping we do. We no longer use the 15-hose.
Here's a couple of shots from this summer... duelling Baby Q's with fresh local sidestrip prawns, green beans, and fresh Coho salmon filets done on cedar planks (gathered and split from cedar driftwood).
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I have heard of cooking Carp on ceder planks. I never heard of it with salmon.
I'm told they cook the carp on the planks because they have so many bones. When the carp are cooked (on the plank), they throw away the carp, and eat the plank. Less bones that way.:B
Wayne
