Stoves - Using in enclosed spaces...

[WildGoose]

...such as inside a truck cab.

What are my options so I dont poison myself. I can of course open windows and stuff, but it will still be quite a confined area.

I need a stove to cook evening meals with, just something that will boil a pan of water and heat a frying pan effectively.

Compact as possibly is an advantage due to drastic lack of storage space.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
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Will you bhe driving at the same time?
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[G]

While it's not amazingly compact, those single burner stoves that take the tall gas canisters are quite convenient.

Gas is a bit more expensive than some, but cheaper if you buy in bulkfrom cheaper places.

A lot less hassle than a lot of 'camping' stoves as there's no balancing and you get a decently wide flame. Also, the gas cylinder sits inside the unit, so it stows away with less hassle.

I've got a few and don't use more than one at once, so you're welcome to borrow one if you want to see what it's like etc.

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[Marmalade]

I use a couple of these for cooking and drinks when on my van runs to prague, bacon sarnies and cups of tea
Fill a flask with hot water so you don't have to keep boiling water.
When in winter i take a generator, open one back door, start genny, toaster, kettle and heater.

Anyway, just keep a door or window open and cook away, not killed me yet

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[Itchy]

Get a coleman petrol stove. I've seen people use them INSIDE tents.

Just keep a window open and it should convect new air in, just watch out if the flames go all yellow.

The red bottle type stoves can't be used in such a manner because you've got to prime them, priming them on a coleman means pumping it, priming on a red bottle stove means pumping it and setting it alight.
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[doggone]

Boiling a cup of water wouldn't make enough carbon monoxide to kill you anyway but the risk is there if you get careless (fall asleep or something!)
A more real danger is changing cylinders or leaking connections in an enclosed space, I really wouldn't be swapping them inside at all.

[Tonka]

I'd be most concerned about the stove or cooking pot wobbling off or being knocked over and melting stuff or setting fire to the seats etc. As long as you've got somewhere insulated and solid beneath the stove I'd think you'd be ok, especially with the one G suggested, as it has a low centre of gravity. Just open the window tad.

There will be cooking steam anyway and steamed up windows in the cab will just attract unwanted attention!!


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[Itchy]

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[stinkwheel]

A triangia or similar spirit burning stove would probably be safest. It's non pressurised, clean burning and you can put out a meths fire with water if it all goes horribly wrong.

Might need to put something heatproof under it depending on the design.
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[blurredman]

At one time who whole truck would have been a stove. Being as it was coal. Damn good stuff!
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[colin1]

How about using a heating element that plugs into the cigarette lighter, to boil water. You could use the water for instant noodles, potnoodle, or couscous. I'm sure truck batteries are not gonna be drained by that.

I got one from the pound shop, I guess they must be available on the net too.

EDIT found one
https://www.swd-uk.net/12v-water-heater-element-356-p.asp

I had thought about mains powered plug in electric hobs, but at 1.5kw, they may be too thirsty to use on a 12v to 240v converter.

If I were gonna cook on a burning fuel stove, I'd set it outside to cook, then bring it in when done. If I were determined to do it inside, it would be a meths burner trangia type thing but I dont think I'd want to do that regularly in case something went wrong.

I dont think it would be so bad, to open the door, put it outside, then bring it in when cooked.
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[stinkwheel]

You do know you can get 24V microwaves?
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[colin1]

[colin1]

just googled what stink said and found these

https://www.roadking.co.uk/mobile-12v-and-24v-microwave-ovens.html

£20 for a mini oven cool
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[Itchy]

I just had a thought... ie you're a lorry driver and thus you have yourself a 400bhp turbocharged lorry engine..... surely the engine in this thing generates a hell of a lot of heat!! As evidenced by the heat guards around the exhausts and stuff. You could maybe cook something off that and quite easily burn it to a crisp too.

https://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Food-on-Your-Car%27s-Engine
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