I have the Coleman one. Originally they called it a slow cooker, then it appears they changed the name to 6 quart potable propane cooker because it cooked way too hot to be a slow cooker. Then it appears they quit selling it. People liked it for actually cooking in as a huge heated pot, but they didn't dare leave it to "slow cook" for a couple of hours let alone 6 - 8 hours like you can with an electric slow cooker.Amazon reviewsDoes anyone know of another make of a true propane slow cooker that can go 6 - 8 hours like an electric one?Bill

A better choice would be a thermal slow cooker i.e. Slow cooker No flame needed

It looks like the Thermal Cookware would be great for keeping the meal hot after I've cooked it, but I need to get it cooked first. I would be tent camping with propane for the cook stove. And I have a Honda 2000 generator, but besides being noisy, I wouldn't consider it efficient to leave running for 6 - 8 hours to just power a crock pot. As far as I can tell a crock pot running on propane would be the best way to have a hot meal ready and waiting 6 - 8 hours later when I get back - if such a thing exists.Thanks,Bill

We have a Lance 1685 travel trailer and a sailboat ... and I would enjoy a slow cooker in both ... but don't want to leave electricity running while we're gone. Here's some information from my sailing blog that features a low fat slow cooker lasagna recipe as well as alternatives to an electric crock pot. We're still vascillating on which slow cooker to buy, but after hiking 16 miles in Glacier last summer, all I wanted was dinner ... not to have to COOK dinner! Dinner Cooks Itself, Thermal Cookers I just need to make a decision and BUY one!

Charcoal slow cooker = dutch oven

It sounds like the propane cooker might work well if you change things up a little bit. Build a insulated 'hat' for it out of something like Reflex insulation, that silver bubble wrap stuff.Then heat the meal with the burner on warm or high, and get it up to about 210 F. Shut off the propane, cover it, and insulate it tightly. It should stay warm for many hours. Check it and re-heat after say 3-4 hours, and it will cook for say another 1/2 hour of heating, then be able to sit under the insulation for another 3-4 hours, and complete it's cooking. Of course try this at home, and have a way to monitor the cooking temps. You do not want to eat anything that was kept below 130F for a long time, as bacteria will grow between 45 and 135F. If it turns out while 'checking it every hour or so' on a Saturday, then the same cooking procedure will work while un-attended at a campsite. If the whole cooker will fit into your camper's oven, then put it there. Set it on low heat, warm the oven, and then shut it off, and let it sit there, cooking. IT helps to have a thermometer with a 3' long heat resistant probe, so you can insert this into the food, and let it stay in the food while it is cooking. You might try your crock pot (from a electric cooker) in your camper's oven. Warm it to say 220F, and then as you leave the camper, shut the oven completely off. The heat will stay within the crock, and oven, cooking the food slowly. Of course with 400 watts of solar panels, and a 600+ watt inverter, you could use a electric crock pot while camping.Good luck,Fred.

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TrailerTravele1
Explorer
Feb 01, 2016
We have a Lance 1685 travel trailer and a sailboat ... and I would enjoy a slow cooker in both ... but don't want to leave electricity running while we're gone. Here's some information from my sailing blog that features a low fat slow cooker lasagna recipe as well as alternatives to an electric crock pot. We're still vascillating on which slow cooker to buy, but after hiking 16 miles in Glacier last summer, all I wanted was dinner ... not to have to COOK dinner!

Dinner Cooks Itself, Thermal Cookers

I just need to make a decision and BUY one!
Trackrig
Explorer II
Feb 01, 2016
It looks like the Thermal Cookware would be great for keeping the meal hot after I've cooked it, but I need to get it cooked first.

I would be tent camping with propane for the cook stove. And I have a Honda 2000 generator, but besides being noisy, I wouldn't consider it efficient to leave running for 6 - 8 hours to just power a crock pot. As far as I can tell a crock pot running on propane would be the best way to have a hot meal ready and waiting 6 - 8 hours later when I get back - if such a thing exists.

Thanks,

Bill
Shadow_Catcher
Explorer
Jan 31, 2016
A better choice would be a thermal slow cooker i.e. Slow cooker No flame needed

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