Stoves, humbug!

 Cook on the engine block like a real hobo camper.

Steve
87 Syncro Tintop

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> On Apr 7, 2019, at 9:43 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> They probably designed the grate to prevent folks from putting their soup and bean cans directly on the stove instead of using a suitable pot. You want the pot large enough so the flames can’t come up the side. 
> 
> Dennis
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of ddbjorkman@verizon.net
> Sent: Sunday, April 7, 2019 6:53 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: stove insert
> 
> I can understand why they did that.  If the grate went over the burner, it would discolor it.  Maybe we need to have rally Ben to make some more. Dave B.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
> To: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Fri, Apr 5, 2019 12:28 pm
> Subject: Re: stove insert
> 
> got mine from Condelli.  Thin sheet metal, warped from the heat of the burner, but still usable.  Better than the stove grate.  A trivet like used to put a glass pot on a stove burner should work, they're available from home supply companies, perhaps Bed, Bath, and Beyond.  Always seemed like the regular grate was poorly designed.  I guess Westphalia is at fault for that.
> 
>> On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 8:33 AM Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> David:
>> 
>> I didn’t know there was such a thing.  I’ve always used a small baking 
>> rack laid over the existing stove grate.
>> 
>> 
>>> On 04-Apr-2019, at 17:42, ddbjorkman@verizon.net 
>>> <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> So...…  When is someone going to make some more of the VW inserts 
>>> for
>> the Westy stove so one can use a small pot without it tipping over in 
>> the rather large opening.
>>> Dave B.
>>> Love those run on sentences
>>