

| Subject: | Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought |
| From: | neil n |
| Date: | Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:22:02 -0700 |
I carry chunks of 2x4. You can make ramps outta them. Or, if on dirt, dig a shallow hole or two, drive into either/both. Or, suspend your frying pan above the grill with something non flammable. Adjust at will. As if I have to say this; kidding about the last one. ;^) Neil. On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Rocket J Squirrel < camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > "For some reason we don't understand, Rocket wants to let the camper go > all cattywompus but still have his stove on the level." > > (Sputters in indignation) > > I usually level the van using them plastic ramps from RV stores, but > it's an inexact art and the grill on the stovetop is seldom completely > level. To those of you that view the stove as a device for just heating > chili, this is not an issue. > > But when one is looking to make a nice thin omlette--as one frequently > does when primitive camping--or, for you more rustic types, rustle up a > mess-a griddlecakes--then a level cooking surface really helps a lot. > > If the grill were to have some means of adjusting on two axis by a few > degrees then leveling it using a skillet with a little water in it or a > bubble level. Just the thing for the Backcountry Gourmet. > > > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
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