Portable gas stove with a balloon travel

Portable gas stove was not originally intended for use in the home, but the tourists will appreciate the convenience of light and powerful mini-oven. But even in localities where there is no mains gas, and electricity is intermittent, this pipsqueak help out in difficult times. From the tourist boards can go even on nature, even on uninhabited cottage - in matters of cooking it is able to provide a less urban comfort level. And you do not have to ruin the dishes at the stake, or to learn to melt the village oven, before you and your eyes do not see.

Features

Since the main purpose of travel gas cookers involves frequent and not always gentle transportation of their traditional conclude in a fairly robust metal housing made of stainless steel or ferrous metal more accessible with an extra anti-corrosion sputtering. The device itself usually comes with a small carrying case, but if it is not, it is better to spend a little more money and buy the right size bag. It will be a mini-stove is protected against moisture and accidental bumps and, therefore, will serve a really long time without losing even an attractive appearance.

The main advantages of portable stoves:

• Light weight and compact size;
• Quiet and reliable operation of burners (while the cylinder is gas);
• Simple construction;
• Fire safety due to controlled flames - in contrast to conventional gas burners giving continuous torch;
• Reliable protection against corrosion and mechanical damage;
• Affordable price;
• High power output.

To operate a portable gas stove only requires a special cartridge with the blue fuel. It can be push-in or threaded, disposable or reusable filling. On one portion of the gas stove will last up to six hours.

Often, portable stoves have only one burner with a capacity of 2-2.5 kW, so the dimensions they are small - a maximum of 34h27 cm and 10-13 high.

Accordingly, the weight of such compact models too small - less than two kilograms. However, there are portable stove and two burners, but most of them are intended for infrequent seasonal journeys to the country and back and probably refers to the desktop device. Tourist same version of such plates are hard to find, and each burner there will have to connect a separate tank. But to them it will be possible to cook dinner for 10-12 people at once.

Functional

Despite the fact that the operation of portable devices is expected in the open air, the level of security it has no less than in the case of full-size household ovens. Depending on the model and its cost of such functions may be provided here:

• Gas-control;
• Lock accidental activation;
• Protection from leakage of gas;
• Also, most models have a built-in piezo ignition simplifies.

Typically, portable stoves come with cast aluminum burners. This standard burner with an annular flame. But more productive and economical considered ceramic burner with enlarged diameter. From under them flame hardly breaks out, so that in terms of safe operation of such a model is preferred.

Modern portable gas appliances, there are other user-friendly features:

• Preheating the fuel - to quickly enable plate in operation under conditions of negative temperatures.
• Possibility of connection to a household gas cylinder and other sources of fuel (for plates with a universal power supply).
• Protection against improper installation cylinder. Moreover, in different models, it can be implemented in various ways, e.g., interlock or overlap feeding pezopodzhigom.
• Automatic shut-off the gas supply at overpressure.

To connect to an external universal plate cylinder LPG adapter is required - reducing the pressure reducer type RDSG1-1,2.

You will also need the connecting hose of arbitrary length and a pair of clamps to tightly compress the flexible hoses on the inlet and outlet fittings. All will have to be purchased separately as bundled none of that plate.

Popular models

Pathfinder Ultra

Light mini-oven weighing only 1.7 kg with a ceramic burner, supplies maximum power of approximately 2.3 kW at a relatively low gas flow rate (110 g / h). It can be used with either single-cylinder inline, and connect to the household capacity that allows you to use it and as a desktop plate to give. Price model ranges 1500-1800 rubles.

MS-2000 Picnic

The portable gas cooker with a horizontal setting cylinder produces power of 2.1 kW. The model is provided with a cast aluminum and pezopodzhigom burner. No more special features it does not have, and this applies to the oven budget category - it cost only 750 rubles. Carrying case will have to buy separately.

fuga Compact

The easiest travel plate weighs 1.1 kg, and has a very modest dimensions 300h240h85 mm. It is made in South Korea, but it is cheap - 1100 rubles. Of the advantages here include the presence of the cylinder heating. The minus is rather large gas flow rate (about 160 g / hr).

Kovea KG-0904 P

It's not quite stove and a gas BBQ grill with a special grille and framework for easy stacking skewers. In this oven operates all of the same standard cartridge has a relatively small size 430h253h130 mm and a weight of 2.2 kg. The heating elements are completely protected from dripping from the products of fat and juice, and lattice can be easily removed and cleaned even in field conditions.

The design contains all possible blocking, so that problems with the safe operation will not occur. But the cost of the stove Kovea rather big - for a set with carrying case will have to pay about 8000 rubles.