Quote: Originally posted by jennydog on 07/7/2009
yes I did cook in my tent on a cadac when the storm from hell arrived
I'd be very very cautious of using a Cadac inside, we came very close to setting fire to our carport at home a couple of years ago, we were using the griddle plate I think when fat from the meat splashed down as hubby turned it over. We got flames four feet high!
We use our Coleman dual fuel stove in the canvas tents but I don't use the Cadac inside at all.
We always cook outside as we have one of those double Sungas gas burners that you screw a couple of blowtorch canisters to. However, last weekend it rained and rained and we don't have a utility tent or anything either, only a windbreak, so I just cooked in the entrance tunnel of my Vango Diablo. I felt really guilty! I was frying burgers too.
i have a montana 12 and have cooked a few times in the tent on a table by one of the windows fully open ,i have a eletric hot plate and a Campingaz Bistro.never had a problem as long as you carefull and keep everybody away while you are cooking.
I always go the chippy/local takeaway on those nights. I have two camp blankets that I wrap up the whole takeaway in to keep it warm on the journey back to camp.
If it's breakfast we have (usually banned) sugary cereal or cereal bars and for lunch we have pot noodle or pasta cups so I only have to boil the kettle.
We never have these things at home so it's a real treat and everyone loves it when mum can't cook.
we have a big frame tent allways had frame tenst and cooked inside but do have fires extrigushir and bucket of water handy but i do if we cook outside aswell.
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Quote: Originally posted by moog56 on 07/7/2009
PigletandTigger, any of those things would be very useful to put a person out. Don't underestimate their value, belongings can be replaced.
Good point, but as every good Brownie, Guide and Scout should know if you have a person on fire, they should "drop and roll" onto the ground. A fire blanket would be useful though.
As a motor race marshal I'm slightly sceptical as to the benefit of the little small extinguishers that many of us carry, I can't imagine they will be very effective but perhaps better than nothing.
Quote: Originally posted by sprite3003 on 07/7/2009
We had a big frame tent before we changed to a caravan and that had a kitchen bit at the back, so I must have been the exception to the rule, I cooked inside the tent.
I'm pretty new to camping. What are peoples views on gazebos? I look one when we went to a campsite near longleat. We had all weathers and was great for providing shelter and cooking under as we only hav a three man tent that you can not stand up in. I'd probably buy a windbreak for next time though and use them together.
I had a good look at Val's Blog and thats what is swaying me toward getting one tbh, it would be ideal and then there's no need for me to get a kitchen tent really, so i could save abit of money aswell.
~ Martyn
How much is the windbreak? My kitchen tent (Outdoor Revolution Double Outhouse) was only £30. A kitchen tent has the advantage of you being able to get all your misc gear out of the main living area of the tent, so it frees up space. Most campsites don't charge extra for them, so there's usually no added cost. My kitchen tent rolls up to about the same size as a sleeping bag, and only takes 10 mins to erect, so it's my preference to have a utility tent rather than a windbreak.
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Quote: Originally posted by sprite3003 on 07/7/2009
We had a big frame tent before we changed to a caravan and that had a kitchen bit at the back, so I must have been the exception to the rule, I cooked inside the tent.
Julie
same here Julie, never thought anything of it
I keep saying this but a frame tent with cotton canvas and a special heat and greaseproof cooking area is much safer to cook in than a highly flammable plastic bag with (almost certainly these days) a SIG and limited ventilation, plus possibly sloping sides to boot. All the posts about not cooking in tents are aimed at synthetic tents. I've got a TT with cotton canvas, fitted kitchen and fireproof area and I feel okay about cooking in it. (With nearbye fire bucket and blanket, btw) and the door open. However I don't cook in my synthetic tents. Ever. Just not worth the risk.
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Topic: Cooking in the tent....
I was frying burgers too. 
