NO OVEN? REALLY?

4X4Dodger wrote:
It seems clear from reading the pposts here that you'all are talking at cross purposes a bit.

From what I read and can deduce by the coments made this oven debate is divided in three segments.

Those who never leave the grid or visit a National Park, either because of size of their rig or their personal choices....Dont need and dont want the oven.

Those that could be termed Weekenders and Vacationers seem to not use the oven.

Those that get off the grid and to the national parks and other places and spend SIGNIFICANT time in thier RV's such as full timers Want and use the oven.

This brings up the question of how the Survey was conducted, who was their target demographic among buyers and how the survey was worded.

All of that factors into this.

For me I would throw the microwave out the trailer on the interstate. They are the spawn of Satan of the cooking world. I intend on turning that space into storage when I redo the interior soon.

I would like to have a LARGER oven. I use mine alot. Even to make toast in when I am off the grid.

But I also Full Time in 3 seasons and at all altitudes and in all weather. And I do not relish standing by a grill outside in the pouring rain to make dinner.

And yes many things that can be made in the oven can also be done in a dutch oven...many things cannot.

Remember the 50's and 60's push for the "All Electric Home"? And now how we look upon that as so wasteful of resources and dated. RV's are taking that same path now. And mark my words when these all electric 100 amp rigs start to clog the RV Parks the system will degrade and eventually collapse. And the manufacturers will "have seen the light" and returned to good old propane.

Absolutely - there are different types of people who camp. I read here all the time of folks who want to go out and eat. Why have a kitchen?

We use our oven all the time and would never own an RV without one. Definitely don't want to fire up a generator to cook.