To me cooking outside is half the fun of camping. For some reason, everything tastes better when it is cooked and eaten outside whether it is cooked over a fire, on a charcoal grill or on a gas grill. And yes, I always have all three methods available on every camping trip along with the outdoor cookstove on my popup camper.
I like having the choice of how to cook food but my husband thinks it is crazy to take a portable gas grill, a tripod for over the campfire, and a small charcoal grill on every camping trip. But, to his credit, he just packs them all for me and doesn’t complain too much. He probably thinks I won’t cook for him if he grumbles a lot, which is probably true!
Today I read about the Volcano II Cook Stove which is one stove that folds down for easy and compact storage, plus a person can cook with it using wood, charcoal or propane. That means this one product will do the same thing as my tripod, smoky joe charcoal grill, and Weber portable gas grill.
Plus the price is reasonable considering how versatile it is. The Volanco II with the propane attachment kit is $139.95. That may seem like a lot of money, but it’s a deal compared to the nearly $300 I paid for my gas grill, tripod and charcoal grill. Plus it’s only 1 item to store instead of three and most campers are well aware of how precious storage space is!
The Volcano II with Propane Attachment Kit comes with a top and bottom grill, storage bag, propane attachment kit, wrench for adjustments, deflector plate (lowers heat and allows stove to act as a warmer to keep things like soups and stews warm), and a user’s manual. Plus it has a full one year warranty.
For more information watch the video below or visit the the company’s official website.
Signs of the tough economic times are everywhere. There are stories every day of companies cutting jobs and we all probably know at least one person who has lost their job recently.
In the last week the only reports of increased sales I heard about were those at WalMart, McDonalds and for several distilleries. I guess some people are taking the phrase “drowning your sorrows in a glass of beer” literally.
Even the “smaller camping unit” segment of the RV industry is feeling the pinch. Jayco announced Monday that it is closing it Topeka, Indiana plant where Starcraft products were manufactured, resulting in a loss of over 200 jobs even though the manufacturing of the Starcraft products is going to be transferred to a plant less than 20 miles away.
Sid Johnson, the director of marketing for Jayco said “We plan to move as many people from Topkea to Middlebury as possible…..But right now, I think that would be very few.”
If you are not familiar with Starcraft, they manufactured popups, truck campers, travel trailers and fifth wheels.
For more information about the plant closure, click here.
I signed up for Google Alerts a few months ago so that instead of surfing the Internet every day to see if there are any new or interesting stories about camping and camping products, I get daily emails. A lot of it is garbage but a blog post I read this morning put me in a good mood.
It is one Mom’s account of a recent camping trip with 4, eleven year old children. The pictures that accompany her blog post are great. I think I like them so much because it looked warm and sunny where she camped versus the 30 degree temps and snow on the ground where I live.
It’s pretty entertaining. I laughed at the picture of her kids “loving on each other” while watching a sunset when actually one of the kids is biting the other on the arm. And I also got a kick out of her story about “Stalker Steve.”
The post will only take a couple of minutes to read. Click here to read it and see if it puts a smile on your face.
