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Quote: Originally posted by grapefruitmoon on 18/7/2011

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Don't cook inside the tent.

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Quote: Originally posted by Mussels on 18/7/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by grapefruitmoon on 18/7/2011

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Don't cook inside the tent.

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With such a persuasive argument how can I refuse?

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Although we are caravanners, I prefer to cook outside on the Cadac.  You may have seen these elsewhere, but I have recently bought one of these £14.99 from Netto or also available from ebay.  Not used it yet, but will give it a test drive soon.  Just a thought.

The little suitcase stoves with gas canisters are so handy. I use one all the time (in the tent ) to boil the kettle and make toast. I just can't get water to come to the boil if I use it outside and I waste loads of gas waiting for it to heat up.

Back in April I was standing outside the tent supervising a very sorry looking piece of bacon which still hadn't started sizzling after about 10 minutes on the suitcase stove when I noticed someone nearby light up a stove and get on with his cooking with no problem. I'm sure that what he had was a Coleman dual fuel stove, with windshield, and I've since got one. It takes a bit of getting used to but I use it for cooking meals outdoors. Not for toast however, as the fuel gives it a bit of a flavour.

I now tend to take both stoves with me, and don't need any bulky gas canisters.

I have the twin burner coleman dual fuel. I love it, it is fast, controllable, easy to use and clean, small and compact and runs on unleaded fuel. I have a cadac with a 907 cylinder and two butane cylinders in the FC for the stove and hob and a cannister heater too! I think it's possible that for every person who feels gas is dangerous there may well be one who thinks that using an EHU in the potentially damp environment of a tent, designed for purpose and RCD protected though it may be, is just as dangerous.

It would be interesting to know the statistics regarding the safety of each. For my money, used properly and with sensible precautions, I expect none of them is as dangerous as getting in the car to drive to the campsite was. So don't use inside your tent, do use in well ventilated areas and have an appropriate method for fire extinguishing to hand - which probably also makes you safer than many people are in their own kitchens!

We use one of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003A6JYHQ/ref=asc_df_B003A6JYHQ3650668?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=shopdc10685-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B003A6JYHQ great if you got EHU just chuck everything in it at breakfast and it all cooks together, got ours from b&m