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Subject Topic: Can you cook in the tent porch?
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30/8/2014 at 10:50pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Mucker1884 on 29/8/2014
Quote: Originally posted by gulliver7952 on 29/8/2014
Quote: Originally posted by Mucker1884 on 26/8/2014
Quote: Originally posted by Millerblade on 26/8/2014 And im just so glad my novice questions aren't taking as silly! Thanks so much!

Just don't ask about Fabsilling your guy lines... or covering your cool box with tin foil.




Does the Tin Foil work better than a wet Towel?





Well, it's Debatable, Gulliver, to be fair!



I have just had my tin foil on for 24 nights, milk was so cold that my son started asking if he could have the milk from the cupboard (we use UHT soya milk so always have some at tent temperature)


13/2/2015 at 12:26pm
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What good safety advice about the suitcase cookers and pans. It's amazing what you learn on here.

And yes, we cook in an open porch. You just cannae beat cooking in the great outdoors with a beautiful view.

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14/2/2015 at 12:09pm
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Oh Susan McT , where is that ......Highland or Island ??

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15/2/2015 at 1:59pm
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Quote: Originally posted by thebiz on 14/2/2015

Oh Susan McT , where is that ......Highland or Island ??



It's about half way down the Argyll peninsula, overlooking the Sound of Jura.


16/2/2015 at 10:30pm
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I find some of the never cook in a tent advice even with a single gas burner hard to follow, the reason being we have a Pathfinder with oven grill and 3 gas rings, when away my wife insists on a full sunday lunch,and on many occasions have had all of the burners going at the same time,and if it happens to be raining all closed up we have never had any problems or even thought about any.I dont know what others think about cooking in a camper or how it differs from cooking in a tent.   


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20/2/2015 at 9:20am
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I have a battery power carbon monoxide detector that we use in the tent, that means when cooking with gas in the side porch so we can make sure it is burning cleanly.

We also use it if we need the gas heater to heat the tent.

Potentially life saving piece of kit that takes up very little room.

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20/2/2015 at 9:43am
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I've read these CO detectors aren't ideal in tents, as they should ideally be situated in warm/dry conditions (as in "inside a normal building!)... a rarity in any tent/similar unit.

Far from an expert, and stand to be corrected, but if it gets someone to just "double check" and do some research, then happy days.
Doesn't affect me, as we don't use gas inside... or haven't as yet!
...Am planning on having the gas cooker in our awning (not tried it yet) but there'll be no ground sheet, and at worst, there'll be a large mesh window either side of it, although I suspect in reality, it will be next to an open door, or even a fully open front.

Can anyone confirm whether these detectors actually do their job in a tent?

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20/2/2015 at 10:12am
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C&CC Advice (possibly already mentioned somewhere in this thread, no apologies if so!)


"...the best advice is to avoid any chance of being poisoned in the first place."



20/2/2015 at 10:23am
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"...the best advice is to avoid any chance of being poisoned in the first place."

But that is like saying the best way to avoid a car accident is to stay at home. Best we can do is reduce the risks. Plenty of ventilation, keep the gas stove well maintained and looked after, and monitor for carbon monoxide.

We use the same make we were recommended for our kitchen, which is warm but humid.

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20/2/2015 at 10:23am
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Hiya, you will find full safety details here plus a link to download a warning poster about the dangers to display on your tent or leave at campsites you visit.

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