I had a shot at making a gimbal for my Euro Camping ‘Magic’
stove. Instead of permanently keeping it in the lazarette I came up with the
idea of storing it there, and for serious use have it in the cabin. By latching the gimbal
to the starboard side of the cabin I shall be able to cook in a more civilized
fashion – even while sitting on the seat and facing forwards. From past
experience with 'Faith's' stove I found that when it was in the lazarette I could not easily reach it.
Another advantage of having the stove in the cabin is that I
can place a chart table above it, but to do this I shall have to devise a
locking system to prevent the gimbal from swinging to and fro; alternatively I
could extract the stove and lock the table to the gimbal.
I have yet to come up with a foolproof support for the inner
side of the gimbal frame. A fold down support will be the strongest.
If you are wondering where I obtained the aluminium bowl that
supports the stove, I saved it from being thrown into the recycling bin!
This evening, by way of testing the viability of the gimbal,
I made my first hot drink. I’ve discovered that my cutlery container
conveniently fits in the shelf by the stove.
My next door neighbour who follows my blog, kindly gave me
two Camping Gaz canisters.
Links
Eurocamping Magic Stove
Camping Gaz
Camping Gaz Twister at Ebay
3 comments:
Bill....
Fantastic idea to move the stove forward when in use.Mine is mounted in the rear lazerette as well and I am not very comfortable with it there. The lines for the mainsheet and rudder run overhead and it is just frankly difficult to work with there. I think I shall steal your idea and make something that allows me to do something similar.
Thanks for the idea!
Sean
www.fullnby.com
That looks a really good idea Bill. I'm sure that it will pay you dividends in the time to come. Those times when a hot drink or a quick packet of hot noodles will change your perspective on a situation, and lift yor morale no end. Whereas if the stove wasn't so convieniently to hand, you may not bother?
Not only was that an amazing idea, it also looks great.
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