Cooking while driving???

[ivbinconned]

Is it a dumb idea to run the propane oven while driving??

[koda55]

When we start out we put everything in a crock pot on medium. The one we have has the lid that we lock down. We sit it in the sink where it just fits. By the time we are ready to stop it is done and we enjoy a hot meal. As far as the stove or convection microwave we never use it when moving.

[BigRabbitMan]

portscanner wrote:

mike-s wrote:

I have put sardines on the exhaust manifold, but that was a practical joke.

Poke a hole to let the steam out of a can of beans and set it on the manifold. Was done many times. As was said, a hot lunch was much appreciated. The trouble with many modern engines is that there are too many plastic covers and not place to put the can. In hot country, I have also just put something up on the dash in the sun.

[portscanner]

mike-s wrote:

I have put sardines on the exhaust manifold, but that was a practical joke.

[JAC1982]

bikendan wrote:

DownTheAvenue wrote:

JAC1982 wrote:
First, I'm assuming you're talking about an RV, not a trailer?

RV= Recreational Vehicle
trailer (travel trailer)= RV
therefore, the trailer is a RV

RV is a general term, not just for Motorhomes.
Motorhomes, 5th wheels, TTs, truck campers, popups are all RVs

OK fine... I'm assuming we're talking about cooking in a motorhome, and not a trailer (5th wheel or travel or popup or hybrid) or truck camper? Geeze...as usual the RV.net cronies get hung up on semantics even though I'm pretty sure people knew what I meant. :R

[ol_Bombero-JC]

JAC1982 wrote:


First, I'm assuming you're talking about an RV, not a trailer?

Always thought a trailer -unless it's a utility trailer- *is* an RV..:S

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[coolmom42]

sch911 wrote:
Doesn't sound like a great idea to me. Stuff in there will move around, spill, fall out. etc...

Yep.

Some people use a crockpot. Set the crockpot in the sink, pack towels around it, and secure the lid with a bungee. That's the only way I would consider doing it.

[wa8yxm]

There is basically no problem with running propane while driving though Insurance Companies will try to tell you otherwise.. I will explain.

However I'd be concerened about stuff sloshing out of the cooking/roasting pan while driving

What I use while driving is a "lunchbox" oven.. Burton "Stove to go" or something like that, it looks like a lunch box with a power cord, two of them in fact. and I have a 12 volt 20 amp outlet in the galley.. It sits in the sink.


now the propane issue: Insurance companies are concerned that if you get hit in the propane lines and they rupture with the tank valve open there might be a fire and the added gas will make it worse.. of course the excess flow valve in teh tank should prevent that but always best not to trust "Automatic Safety Devices"...

My concern is that there might be a fire in the Fridge, Seems from time to time these are popular... But would you rather it happen on the road, where other drivers, seeing the smoke, can honk, point and AVOID.. or when packed in like sardines at an FMCA rally next to a million dollars or so worth of Prevost which your fire spreads to and.. Well you get the picture.

Either way your RV is toast.. but I'd rather not pay for the Prevost as well.

[Muddydogs]

Funny how they cook on boats all the time with no problems but its not ok to cook in an RV. You would need to make some modifications to the stove top to contain pans and things cooked in the oven need to be in a deep enough pan to prevent sloshing out plus its a good idea to use blocks in the oven to keep the pan from sliding around. Extreme caution does need to be used as the cook probably won't be seat belted in and has a good chance of getting killed in the event of an accident.

[campigloo]

Walking around in a vehicle at 70 mph or so never really appealed to me.
I am Not volunteering to be a human projectile.

[mpierce]

I have left a full glass of juice on the counter one time, in a fifth wheel trailer. Put it by the door to get when I went out to drive, but forgot to grab it. 500 miles later we stopped, and went back in. Fist thing I saw was that glass, sitting in the same spot, not a drop spilled!

Our Bluebird Motorhome now rides even smoother than the 5th wheel.

[FunnyCamper]

interesting thread. I never wanted to cook while underway. There isn't any food that can't wait to be cooked til I am stopped and in more control of the situation. We find there is just no need but it is interesting to read those who put a crockpot in the sink and travel 🙂 and while I feel that is safe, using the stove or oven while in motion won't ever happen.

[bikendan]

DownTheAvenue wrote:

JAC1982 wrote:
First, I'm assuming you're talking about an RV, not a trailer?

RV= Recreational Vehicle
trailer (travel trailer)= RV
therefore, the trailer is a RV

RV is a general term, not just for Motorhomes.
Motorhomes, 5th wheels, TTs, truck campers, popups are all RVs

[2gypsies1]

mike-s wrote:

We always cooked our lunch on the manifold while Jeeping. It's amazing that even on rough boulder-filled roads we never lost anything. It was great having something hot for lunch.

On our Alaska trip we made BBQ ribs in the crockpot (secured in the sink) and the wonderful smell was with us.

I wouldn't use the oven though because whatever you'd put in there could easily move around on sharp turns or bumps.

[time2roll]

free radical wrote:

mike-s wrote:

Thats the only way I would do it,,wrap some steak with aluminum foil toss onto manifold and drive
🙂

Yes much safer than hibachi BBQ indoors 😉

Otherwise my propane is always on. I would not cook on the stove or oven for fear the food could too easily spill. Crock in the sink or a quick zap in the microwave.