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    Posted: 08 May 2011 at 10:19pm
Originally posted by Pawpod

Just wondering, does the Oxygenics shower head have a shutoff?
Before I ordered it, I could have sworn it did, but I can't find any type of shut-off on the showerhead itself, and I'm afraid I've packed the hose (which I didn't change) away.  For myself, I guess I will just have to shut it off at the faucet.
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Probably for the best, I've found turning off the stock shower head using the valve on the shower head leads to scalding hot water for a few seconds after you turn it back on.  My guess is there is less resistance on the hot water side of the water system, so the trickle of water while you are soaping up allows hot water to creep into the shower head hose.
 
Of course I always forget this and get a very warm reminder each time.  Next time I need to just turn off the main valves.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 May 2011 at 12:30pm
Originally posted by Hodge-PODge

Thanks David! 
 
But now you've made me curious.  Just EXACTLY what do you EAT when you are camping?  I know you are bound to keep it simple.  I bet you're quite happy with just salt and pepper, right?  (I mean for seasoning - not for food, of course!)
 
Having just returned from a weekend of camping, here was my menu for the weekend:
 
Friday: "steak", Doritos chips, Hostess white powdery donuts, dessert - Reese's pieces
Saturday:  "steak", Doritos chips, Hostess white powdery donuts, dessert - Reese's pieces
 
Breakfast = coffee only and I nibble on chips/donuts throughout the day.
 
 
In saying "steak", I mean NY Strip cut that I "cook" on the campfire.
In saying "cook", I mean "apply some amount of heat/fire to; in hopes of yielding something edible".  Sometimes this happens better than others - this weekend wasn't too bad.  I have made great strides, in recent years, in "camp cooking".....way better than the days when I would go all week eating only vienna sausages.  I discovered this stuff called "Lowry's Season Salt" - which helps.
 
I tried hamburgers on the campfire once and things kind of got out of hand.  The dripping grease made the fire get way too intense for me to approach to try to rescue my supper!Cry  If I try them again, I may try clamping my hamburger flipper thing to a long pole.....or something.
 
   
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David, try one of these
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David, I sure hope you astound everyone when they ask you at age 110, " To what do you owe your longevity?LOL
Hodge-PODge, you 've given me more ideas!
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Posts: 77 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 May 2011 at 12:14am
Originally posted by Hodge-PODge

Whomever were the folk in a previous forum who suggested replacing the shower head with the one from Oxygenics, God bless you!  The one that came with the Pod was just awful -- under low pressure it just dribbled heavily.  But the Oxygenics Spa showerhead -- what a difference -- you get a full spray!  That is one mod I definitely recommend.
 
Amen to that! We replaced the OEM showerhead with an old one we had updated in our master bath, and WOW, what a difference. Forest River might have gotten a great deal on those shower heads, but they are miserable! 
   
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 May 2011 at 6:03am
Originally posted by Pawpod

David, try one of these
http://www.mgrfs.info/products/mask-suite/suite.jpg
 
Believe it or not, that thought had crossed my mind.  Perhaps that or a welder's apron, gloves and mask.LOLLOL
Does no one else have this problem?  I do my "cooking" over the campfire and it usually takes me 2 or 3 "tries" just to turn over a steak or chop.  "Tries" = holding my breath and lunging towards the fire, only to be driven back by the smoke and heat and to find that the meat is stuck to the cooking grate.  I don't experience this problem, to this degree, on the back yard grill.Ying Yang
 
Yet, I remain stubborn to master this camp fire cooking method.  I'm thinking a 5 or 6 foot lenght of pipe or metal conduit, with a pair of vice-grips to hold the hamburger flipper on the end might do the trick.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 May 2011 at 6:08am
Originally posted by Snowbound

David, I sure hope you astound everyone when they ask you at age 110, " To what do you owe your longevity?LOL
Hodge-PODge, you 've given me more ideas!
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A healthy diet of the basics - meat, salt, sugar and more sugar....all of which contain a bunch of chemicals that I can't pronounce and probably don't want to know very much about them. LOL
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Posts: 77 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 May 2011 at 6:44am
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Originally posted by Pawpod

David, try one of these
http://www.mgrfs.info/products/mask-suite/suite.jpg
 
Believe it or not, that thought had crossed my mind.  Perhaps that or a welder's apron, gloves and mask.LOLLOL
Does no one else have this problem?  I do my "cooking" over the campfire and it usually takes me 2 or 3 "tries" just to turn over a steak or chop.  "Tries" = holding my breath and lunging towards the fire, only to be driven back by the smoke and heat and to find that the meat is stuck to the cooking grate.  I don't experience this problem, to this degree, on the back yard grill.Ying Yang
 
Yet, I remain stubborn to master this camp fire cooking method.  I'm thinking a 5 or 6 foot lenght of pipe or metal conduit, with a pair of vice-grips to hold the hamburger flipper on the end might do the trick.
 
I had the wonderful opportunity to do some open fire cooking at a Cub Scout outing a couple months back. I cooked 50 patties over an open fire pit right on the grill. 90% of them actually made it out of the fire and into a belly. Keep in mind this was a 90 degree SE Texas day around midday with high humidity. I used a leather glove on my right hand, with which I also did the flipping, and used a long-handled grilling spatula. The fires do get pretty intense with all the juices feeding them. My secret was staying low and drinking lots and lots of water. Nuke
   
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Posts: 270 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 May 2011 at 11:19am
  The secret to cooking over a fire is: don't.  You are supposed to cook over a low fire,  mostly coals. So you have to be patient while your fire burns down to a nice bed of coals and a wipe of oil on the grate will help prevent the meat from sticking.  A bit of wind is an asset as you know which way the smoke will be going and just a long-handled fork or flipper from a BBQ set will set you up for turning. Having said that, I have to say that my favourite fire-cooking tool is an old-fashioned long-blade turner. Mine has a short handle but I can get more meat on the flipper part and have more control by having my hand closer to the flippee. I really prefer to use a cast iron fry pan or griddle rather than cook directly on the grate as they prevent accidental loss of your dinner through the grill and sometimes the grates are rusty and dirty. Also you can move the food around easily to control the temperature.
  This time next week I'll be getting food ready for our first real camping trip of the year.  Can't wait!!!! 
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