Hi all,
So I took the plunge and bought a 2000 Hawk shell a few weeks ago, not knowing anything about four wheel campers. It appears to have great bones, but I ended up tearing out all the janky shelving/counters that previous owner had installed. So now it's almost a blank slate. It has an Atwood furnace which seems to work well (as long as battery is sufficiently charged), so I'm leaving that in. It has an externally accessed propane box that has one line coming in to supply furnace.
I think that I'd like for my stove to be a partner stove, for several reasons...I'd like to be able to have the flexibility to cook inside or outside. Also, I raft, so would like to be able to take the partner on rafting trips.
My questions are...
1. does using a partner stove in a four wheel camper make sense, given my reasons?
2. my plan is to place it in on the counter which will be on top of the furnace, in the far rear drivers side of camper. Figured this is closest to propane, and also efficient use of counterspace. Can use it with bed extended. Does this location make sense?
3. What is the best way to plumb propane to partner? The "keep it simple stupid" part of me wants to router a hole down through countertop between the partner and the driver side edge of countertop, then having a 10lb propane bottle under the counter (but not in the propane locker) and feeding the hose from bottle up through counter to partner. That way I could easily move partner and propane bottle outside, without needing an extra hose, and I could shut off the propane after use. But I understand this may not be up to code. Also wondering what the most efficient code-compliant way would be to plumb the propane to partner? I'm attaching a picture of the current propane set up to furnace, for reference. Either way I'd like to be able to shut off propane at source at night (but can't do this at tank because tank supplies furnace).
I'm really a newbie, so any and all recommendations are welcomed (i.e., don't assume that I know anything
Thanks! Ian
So I took the plunge and bought a 2000 Hawk shell a few weeks ago, not knowing anything about four wheel campers. It appears to have great bones, but I ended up tearing out all the janky shelving/counters that previous owner had installed. So now it's almost a blank slate. It has an Atwood furnace which seems to work well (as long as battery is sufficiently charged), so I'm leaving that in. It has an externally accessed propane box that has one line coming in to supply furnace.
I think that I'd like for my stove to be a partner stove, for several reasons...I'd like to be able to have the flexibility to cook inside or outside. Also, I raft, so would like to be able to take the partner on rafting trips.
My questions are...
1. does using a partner stove in a four wheel camper make sense, given my reasons?
2. my plan is to place it in on the counter which will be on top of the furnace, in the far rear drivers side of camper. Figured this is closest to propane, and also efficient use of counterspace. Can use it with bed extended. Does this location make sense?
3. What is the best way to plumb propane to partner? The "keep it simple stupid" part of me wants to router a hole down through countertop between the partner and the driver side edge of countertop, then having a 10lb propane bottle under the counter (but not in the propane locker) and feeding the hose from bottle up through counter to partner. That way I could easily move partner and propane bottle outside, without needing an extra hose, and I could shut off the propane after use. But I understand this may not be up to code. Also wondering what the most efficient code-compliant way would be to plumb the propane to partner? I'm attaching a picture of the current propane set up to furnace, for reference. Either way I'd like to be able to shut off propane at source at night (but can't do this at tank because tank supplies furnace).
I'm really a newbie, so any and all recommendations are welcomed (i.e., don't assume that I know anything
Thanks! Ian