Outdoor Stove for Garage Models
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Topic: Outdoor Stove for Garage Models
Posted By: mario
Subject: Outdoor Stove for Garage Models
Date 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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Posted By: mario
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2017 at 7:21pm
| Does anyone use an outdoor stove connected to the quick connect? |
Posted By: GLBCamper
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2017 at 8:42pm
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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! ------------- Old: 2014 177 HRE 2015 Tacoma V6 4x4 Double Cab New: 2016 EVO ATS 200rd 2016 F150 4x4 Sport |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 8:35am
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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. ------------- |
Posted By: mario
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 11:13am
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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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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 11:24am
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. ------------- |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 11:33am
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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 ------------- |
Posted By: mario
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 12:29pm
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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? |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 12:30pm
Yes. ------------- |
Posted By: GLBCamper
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 2:24pm
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. ------------- Old: 2014 177 HRE 2015 Tacoma V6 4x4 Double Cab New: 2016 EVO ATS 200rd 2016 F150 4x4 Sport |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 2:34pm
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Well.. just like a home, if high pressure routing of the lines was done, then you would need a separate regulator at every device.. that's a lot of expensive high pressure line, and 5 or so regulators, rather then less expensive and less dangerous low pressure lines and 1 regulator. BTW, you CAN buy grills and such that ARE low pressure already, after all, one comes with the garage models when new. Coleman probably sells 250 grills to people with out low pressure available, for every one they sell to people who do.. so their main market, isn't us.. ------------- |
Posted By: GLBCamper
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 2:44pm
What?!? You mean to tell me the world doesn't revolve around pod people??  ------------- Old: 2014 177 HRE 2015 Tacoma V6 4x4 Double Cab New: 2016 EVO ATS 200rd 2016 F150 4x4 Sport |
Posted By: Our pod
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 2:44pm
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We mostly boondocks, and prefer not to cook inside other than boiling water. We also do not like having to cook within whatever radius of fuel hose. I refill the one pound green bottles for one season then recycle them. That's what works for us. ------------- Life is good. |
Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 3:55pm
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We have a conventional Coleman stove that is useful for outside cooking as well. We use it for tailgating at Road America also along with a gas grill that runs on the green tanks. I have not graduated to refilling them yet so they get recycled. We don't have a garage model, so the stove sits on the picnic table or a portable table.
------------- Keith-N-Dar Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
Posted By: mario
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 4:41pm
Thanks for all the good advice. I am getting a education in all this and I think I am getting a handle on it. I too find it ridiculous that it takes so much work to modify camp stoves to work with the RV propane quick connect. I have looked at all the on-line videos and have not seen one where a Coleman two burner stove (not the grill) has been modified for such use. The problem with the Coleman stove is connecting to the very small and finely-threaded brass fitting that fits into the stove. None of the RV shops, propane stores, or box stores have the right fitting. And have not even be able to find an adapter on-line. The best option for me at this point is to punt on using my Coleman stove and purchase another stove/burner that can be easily attached to the quick connect. Am looking at the Camp Chef Explorer 2 and other similar stoves. Notice to Coleman: I will think twice before buying one of your products in the future.
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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 5:53pm
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There are adapters for almost anything you want to do. Our house uses propane, and everything in it runs on 11" water column (AKA low pressure). There is a high-low regulator just outside the house. In our locality it is illegal to run high pressure once you penetrate the outside wall. The key is to know what pressure is needed and where. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 6:27pm
Just out of curiosity, did you watch any of the you tube videos? I think all of them are working on Coleman equipment, AND I know for sure they show what and where to buy what's needed. I don't know for sure, because my Coleman gear is all white gas, the way the good Lord intended, but I see no reason for them to be using different threads and regulators one one versus the other.. ------------- |
Posted By: mario
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 6:29pm
Yes, and some things are easier to adapt than others. The unique Coleman fitting is a major pain. Frankly, no one I've talked to knows how. That includes RV dealers and propane shops that specialize in custom work. So it's a new (and better) stove for me. All I need is to make a new hose using standard fittings.  |
Posted By: mario
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 6:32pm
| Furpod - yes I did watch all the videos. They deal with modifying the Coleman grills, not the two burner stove. Same approach, however, the stove has a unique fitting that no one I've talked to can adapt to. That includes RV dealers and specialty propane shops that do custom work for RVs. |
Posted By: mario
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 6:35pm
| ps. the fitting for the older Colman two burner propane stove uses a small threads. I have not been able to locate an adapter that fits that. |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 7:08pm
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Darn..
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Posted By: GLBCamper
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 9:27pm
+1 ------------- Old: 2014 177 HRE 2015 Tacoma V6 4x4 Double Cab New: 2016 EVO ATS 200rd 2016 F150 4x4 Sport |
Posted By: GLBCamper
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 9:34pm
This is the only style of stove (NOT grill) that I have been able to find that can go direct to quick connect without modifying. It is quite heavy, freestanding only, and the burners are about a million BTU's, better suited to cooking for a crowd then for two. My search continues. ------------- Old: 2014 177 HRE 2015 Tacoma V6 4x4 Double Cab New: 2016 EVO ATS 200rd 2016 F150 4x4 Sport |
Posted By: mario
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2017 at 12:19pm
| I agree about the size. I went to my local sports warehouse and this model is indeed suited for more than just two people. Output is 30k btu per burner. So my search also continues for a smaller version. Keep us posted if you find a good one. |
Posted By: River
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2017 at 3:37pm
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I have one similar to the one above that I love. Camp chef has a bunch of little two burners that would work. https://www.campchef.com/camp-stoves/mountain-series-stoves/two-burner-stove-everest.html https://www.campchef.com/camp-stoves/mountain-series-stoves.html https://www.campchef.com/camp-stoves/mountain-series-stoves/ranger-ii-two-burner-stove.html https://www.campchef.com/portable-ovens/outdoor-ovens/deluxe-outdoor-camping-oven.html ------------- Eric HR182g |
Posted By: john in idaho
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2017 at 3:48pm
| did you try calling Coleman direct? |
Posted By: Tracydr
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2017 at 9:08pm
| I would like to find the same but for now,I’ve put a small,electric tabletop burner in the pod to use for outdoor cooking. I also have a small crockpot which I may switch out for an instapot at so,e point. I figured I can get an electric griddle and be all set for the outdoor kitchen. |
Posted By: mario
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2018 at 10:03am
| I ended up just using my Coleman stove attached to an auxiliary propane tank. Not as elegant as being able to connect the stove to the pod's propane, but I didn't have to buy another stove or more fitting. Works for me. |