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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

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