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mario
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Topic: Outdoor Stove for Garage Models Posted: 04 Sep 2017 at 5:47pm |
Hi all. I have a 2015 182G and would like to connect my Colman propane stove to the Pod Garage gas line. My pod came with a grill that connects via a quick connect fitting at the back of the pod. Has anyone purchased a hose that can simply connect a Coleman stove directly to the quick connect? My second question is whether there is a better stove out there that has the correct hose/fittings to connect to the pod's quick connect?
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mario
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Posted: 04 Sep 2017 at 7:21pm |
Does anyone use an outdoor stove connected to the quick connect?
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GLBCamper
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Posted: 04 Sep 2017 at 8:42pm |
Others with more detailed info will chime in here, but as I understand it, you cannot use a stove that requires its own regulator (the typical Coleman camp stove, for example) on the quick connect most of us have near the back outside of our trailers.
There are a few free standing two burner camp stoves that work with the quick connect fitting, but I've found that they are HUGE burners better suited to making 10 gallons of chili for a tailgater then for simmering a small sauce pan.
I know there is a YouTube video out there that shows how to modify certain stoves to work with your disconnect.
Personally I am baffled as to why stove manufacturers have not caught onto this market. I prefer to cook outside whenever possible to avoid the odors and mess. And I'm frustrated that I have to either use the small green throw away bottles or split off my tank pre-regulator. The darn thing is right there just waiting to be used!
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furpod
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Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 8:35am |
Lots of owners have done the mod needed to attach a high pressure stove to the low pressure line. YouTube has several walk thrus and parts lists. It's not a complicated process.
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mario
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Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 11:13am |
What I am baffled about is why ForestRiver has not engineered the propane system to easily allow high pressure outdoor stoves to be used. And how is an outdoor stove different than the indoor stove? Don't they run on the same pressure? ..... or is the outdoor quick connect low pressure in order to run a grill?
One of the major reasons I purchased this RV was to have the outdoor kitchen. Now I realize that I have to drag out another propane tank to run the stove. WTF?? This is major manufacturing shortfall IMHO. After all, most kitchens have stoves...or so I've been told.
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furpod
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Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 11:24am |
Originally posted by mario
What I am baffled about is why ForestRiver has not engineered the propane system to easily allow high pressure outdoor stoves to be used. And how is an outdoor stove different than the indoor stove? Don't they run on the same pressure? ..... or is the outdoor quick connect low pressure in order to run a grill?
One of the major reasons I purchased this RV was to have the outdoor kitchen. Now I realize that I have to drag out another propane tank to run the stove. WTF?? This is major manufacturing shortfall IMHO. After all, most kitchens have stoves...or so I've been told. |
EVERYTHING in the pod, and any other camper, or any other propane appliance anywhere for that matter, runs on low pressure. So does the grill you want to use. Almost nothing runs at "tank pressure". The difference is, the device you want to use..ie: a "high pressure" device, has a built in regulator. Because it is built to run on small, full pressure disposable cylinders. That's the part you change to make it a "low pressure" device. You can not run pressure regulators in series. You mentioned you wanted to use the low pressure port at the garage. The only way to do that is with a "low pressure" stove. Now if you just want to hook that grill up to your pod propane tank, you CAN purchase, just about anywhere, a splitter that adds a second high pressure connection, at the propane tank, BEFORE the pods pressure regulator. THEN you buy a hose with the proper fittings at both ends. Almost every wal-mart, lowes, home depot, camping world, etc carry what you need to do that.
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furpod
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Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 11:33am |
1st, a video from our own Travis Mattingly, a rear garage R-Pod owner..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a_-5ysjTiU&t=302s
Other videos...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq9yZ6y-H2s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQjjCwknAik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih0TJLQJ8gU&t=219s
and here is a video or two about adding/using a stay a while T fitting, on the high pressure side.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbp4LiOjXbI&t=205s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiM9LRILK7o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXW_tCJ0-3Y
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Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 12:29pm |
Thanks for clarifying that everything in the pod runs on low pressure. The Coleman stove has a regulator on it so I assume that it also runs on low pressure. So if I remove the regulator and attach the stove directly to the pod's quick connect will I have the proper pressure for the stove?
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furpod
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Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 12:30pm |
Originally posted by mario
Thanks for clarifying that everything in the pod runs on low pressure. The Coleman stove has a regulator on it so I assume that it also runs on low pressure. So if I remove the regulator and attach the stove directly to the pod's quick connect will I have the proper pressure for the stove? |
Yes.
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Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 2:24pm |
Originally posted by furpod
Originally posted by mario
Thanks for clarifying that everything in the pod runs on low pressure. The Coleman stove has a regulator on it so I assume that it also runs on low pressure. So if I remove the regulator and attach the stove directly to the pod's quick connect will I have the proper pressure for the stove? |
Yes.
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I get WHY we need to modify the regulated stove to get it to work (won't work with two regulators). And I get HOW to modify it (per YouTube video). But I still maintain that we shouldn't have to modify commonly used campstoves in order to get them to work with the commonly installed quick connect. I, personally, would be happy to purchase a lightweight 2 or 3 burner TABLETOP stove without a regulator, and I can't be the only one. So far, I haven't found one.
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