A Stove for ‘Minnow’

 

 

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

http://www.eurocamping.eu/EN-2-3-5-pe/71-stoves-for-cartridge

Camping Gaz

http://www.campingaz.com/uk/default.aspx

Camping Gaz Twister at Ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Camping-Gaz-Twister-Plus-Pz-Stove-Carry-Case-Automatic-Ignition-Cooker-/111137004216?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19e0481ab8