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05-05-2014, 02:49 PM
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#121
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Highland Park, New Jersey
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Jim, are you going through the Badlands?
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05-05-2014, 03:33 PM
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#122
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
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Yes, I'm planning on stopping Sunday night there, at the KOA. It is one of my favorite places.
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05-05-2014, 04:04 PM
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#123
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Sequim, Washington, Washington
Trailer: "Teachers' Pet" our 2014 Escape 19
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
Yes, I'm planning on stopping Sunday night there, at the KOA. It is one of my favorite places.
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Three years ago, we drove into the Badlands with our pop-up, to camp in the NP camp. To our dismay, the wind was blowing a gale and the temperature was somewhere between 116 F and 120F. It was like stepping into a blast furnace. Our trailer had no air conditioning and the campground was devoid of shade. Discretion being the better part of valor, we high-tailed it to Wall and an air conditioned motel.
The next morning was calm and cool. We had a beautiful drive through the badlands, stopping for photos and some short hikes. What a difference a day makes.
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05-05-2014, 04:06 PM
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#124
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
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What did you guys barbeque in the Badlands?
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05-05-2014, 04:21 PM
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#125
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Highland Park, New Jersey
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Trying to stay on track there Glenn? On the way out we won't have the trailer so we're staying in a cabin in the national park for a couple of nights. We're traveling pretty slowly. Our second night out is going to be in Toledo Ohio so we can see the minor league Mudhens play ball.
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05-05-2014, 04:44 PM
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#126
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Highland Park, New Jersey
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Back to cooking -- does anyone have the camp chef oven?
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05-05-2014, 04:59 PM
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#127
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Port Moody, British Columbia
Trailer: 2007 Escape 17B (sold); Currently 2013 19
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We have the camp chef oven/stove combo and LOVE it! It is a very handy unit and with a reversible grill pan, allows me to do almost all of our cooking outside. I have often made entire meals with just the one unit. Ham and scalloped potatoes in the oven and whatever veggie you like on the stove, yum. You can often get it at Costco at a very reasonable price.
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05-05-2014, 05:09 PM
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#128
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Monroe, Michigan
Trailer: escape 21may 2014
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must stop in toledo oh
ruthe, if you have time you are very close to Tony Packo's resturant. It is across the river from the mud hens park. Just east of 280. They have the best hungarian hot dog and chilli.
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05-05-2014, 05:31 PM
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#129
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Highland Park, New Jersey
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Thanks for the hot dog info. I'll put it on the list. My family is from Toledo originally so when we are there I would like to look around.
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05-05-2014, 05:33 PM
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#130
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Highland Park, New Jersey
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Lorrie, I was looking at the combo unit, but thinking it might be a little heavy to take in and out of the trailer with every meal. How does that work for you?
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05-05-2014, 05:49 PM
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#131
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Port Moody, British Columbia
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When we camp, we are usually in one spot for a minimum of three days. We haven't found it hard to move back and forth at all and we just tuck the regulator and hose in the oven when we store it. We don't have one, but there is an optional carry case you can buy for it on the camp chef website.
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05-05-2014, 05:51 PM
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#132
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Port Moody, British Columbia
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Oops, meant to mention that it sits on a portable metal table we have while camping so we don't move it in every night.
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05-05-2014, 06:30 PM
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#133
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Highland Park, New Jersey
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In the national parks we'll have to move everything having anything to do with cooking into the trailer or the car after every meal. So I think I'll stick with getting the table top stove and see whether I want the Camp Chef Portable oven (without the top burners). We can actually order it on the road and have it delivered to the relatives we're meeting up with.
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05-05-2014, 07:08 PM
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#134
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Cottage Grove, Minnesota
Trailer: 2013 Escape 19
Posts: 365
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Here is the carry case Lorrie mentioned. We purchased this for our stove.
Amazon.com: Camp Chef CBMS - Fabric: Kitchen & Dining
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05-05-2014, 08:24 PM
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#135
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Tiverton, Rhode Island
Trailer: 2013 Escape 5.0
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I bought one of CampChef's dutch oven Dome and a trivit to use as a stovetop oven. The Dome comes with a heavy steel burner heat deflector. I haven't used it on a campstove or on our Escape yet but tried baking an apple pie on our home's gas stovetop. Worked like a charm. Proof of concept worked. I'll carry it in the trailer and use it as an oven.
Dutch Oven Dome | Camp Chef
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Rhode Island
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05-05-2014, 08:27 PM
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#136
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Tim, just be careful with the dome. A friend used one last year at the Oregon Gathering... it melts.
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05-05-2014, 08:43 PM
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#137
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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The theory behind that Dome, is the same as in my Outback Oven I have been using in the backcountry for many years, though it uses a smaller 10" pan. It uses a heat diffuser to spread the flame, and a fireproof shroud to hold the heat in. We bake on an extremely low flame when using it. We have baked many a good meal or dessert in ours.
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05-05-2014, 08:49 PM
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#138
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Tiverton, Rhode Island
Trailer: 2013 Escape 5.0
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Thanks Donna.
It looks like it's made of a Nomex-like material—airport firefighter's turnout gear. It can probably withstand high temperatures but not contact with a flame. It's longevity probably depends on preventing it from coming in contact with the flame or the pot it sits over and keeping the burner no higher than medium or medium low. Even on low, the temp gets pretty high under the dome.
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Rhode Island
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05-05-2014, 09:07 PM
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#139
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Olympia, Washington
Trailer: 2016 Escape 5.0TA has gone to a good home in Manitoba. Now Class B+ owners sadly not an Escape
Posts: 460
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Ruthe - we have the Camp Chef combo -bought it over a year ago at Costco in anticipation of picking up our 21 a couple of weeks ago. I used it to bake brownies at the Champoeg NOG and loved it.
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06-25-2014, 05:48 PM
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#140
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Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Stratford, Ontario
Trailer: 2011 Escape 19
Posts: 53
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[QUOTE
Our first BBQ with our new trailer.
We purchased a Broil King Porta Chef and a propane
quick connect hose to hook it to the trailer and
WOW it works great, lots of heat.
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PGDriver- I read your post much earlier in this thread, with the picture, about the Broil King Porta Chef hooking directly into the low pressure system on the Escape. Does that require any special adapter or are all Porta chef's low pressure ready? I was advised today at a Camping World outlet that the low pressure system in the RV is too low for regular "high pressure" Bar B Q's and you need to use a "low pressure" Bar B Q. From this thread and others that isn't my understanding, but from your post I'm sure you know.
Thanks
Jim
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