Replacement RV microwave

Don't know anything about the LP appliance you were asking about, but if you do a lot of drycamping and boondocking, getting a Yamaha or Honda 2K inverter genny would be a good investment for the cause. They would keep your batteries charged up and run most high draw items including conventional microwaves.

IMHO dry camping and high power draw appliances do not go hand in hand. When dry camping we never use the microwave or the AC. Well, just once when the temps hit over a hundred. But generally the whole idea is to get by with what we have. Which if your properly setup is easy to do. Stove top coffee maker, gas grill and a two burner gas stove outside takes care of 90% of our cooking needs. The rest is done inside on the stove or oven. As for a replacement microwave, take some measurements and go to your local big box store and find the one you like that will fit the existing space.

LP powered microwave... Well, basically not possible, (Though you can power a generator with LP and power the Microwave witht he genny)

There are, however, infrared ovens that cook very swiftly, but they are NOT Microwaves. totally different means of cooking.

Your RV microwave is a basic home counter top type. it may have a few minor mods (External to the case) to duct exhaust air to the place the manufacturer wishes it to go, in my case out the front into the kitchen, in other cases out the wall to the outdoors. You may need to make a special air duct for it, Nothing major.

The OP's post is either Tongue in Cheek, or extremely Naive! I suspect the former so will respond in kind!

LP Microwaves are presently only available for installation under the BBQ and have yet to be approved for use in RV's.! They tend to get very Hot!

The Wood burning variety are also currently unavailable for RV 's and can only be installed in a Cabin in the Woods or by a Lake!

There is of course another option ,Solar! these require no permanent installation and can be set up outdoors on the Picnic Table or even directly on the ground! Food prepared in a Solar Microwave is delicious and there is no danger of setting the Rig on Fire. The only downside to a Solar Microwave is that they are only usable in direct Sunlight!

They can be used in conjunction with the Totally Awesome Solar Clothes Dryers!

I have heard rumours that an newer inert gas model is being tried by various chef's but may not be suitable in an RV either!

You can NEVER call a Cooker a LP microwave. It is a MICROWAVE which uses " Electric waves". An LP appliance will use Flame and not electromagnetic waves. Doug

I'd go with a panasonic inverter microwave. Why?? well, rather than cycling between 0% power and 100% power on any of the low power settings, it varies the magnetron output. So, if hooked to a generator your not constantly causing the generator to see a widely varying load. In eco mode, the genny won't be going between idle and high rpm. Next, they also cook better on low power than cycling units. And finally, you CAN run these microwaves on power level 5 or so with a 1000W sine wave inverter and a pair of 6V batteries if you want to. Other microwaves, even the lower output ones, will neeed close to a 2000W inverter and a bigger battery bank. You can pick up a nice one that is the size of the typical small microwave in most trailer for about $125. It works great for us in the above situations.

Now normally when dry camping, coffee/tea is from the stovetop, most cooking using stove, oven or grill, but using the microwave at a lunch stop or a quick rewarm for something is nice to have.

Huckleby wrote:
My brother-in-law told me about LP powered microwaves ...He told me it was pretty easy to find the wood burning microwaves

Yes, I have an LP one. It's kind of a pain to set up.. what with the boiler and the dynamo and all the steam pipes and such.

The wood-burning ones are a little easier in that certain types of wood create microwaves when they burn, but all that smoke in your RV is a bit of a problem.

I would love to find one too. With the price of LP here in the Eagle Rock area it would be cheaper to run the MW on LP than start the genny and use electric. Beside I have one of those "OLD" MW that is on and off and very noisey so I need a new one anyway. Let us know where we can buy one if you find a source. Also, if anyone finds an LP powered flat screen TV, I'd love one.

Thanks for the post Huckleby.

Searched everywhere and seems lp and woodburning microwaves are on back order. Found a source for nuclear powered one but they are in North Korea and local pick-up only. :B

My friend had a potato powered microwave a few years ago.