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Ted III · 03-07-2007, 01:45 AM

One of the members sometime back had asked if anyone new of a 110 Volt cooktop. I don't know if they received an answer but on page 50 in the Mar. issue of FMCA there is an ad for a 110V cooktop. 2 & 3 burner. InterCon Marketing. (888) 551-1041, www.123icm.com.

Ted III · 03-07-2007, 01:45 AM

One of the members sometime back had asked if anyone new of a 110 Volt cooktop. I don't know if they received an answer but on page 50 in the Mar. issue of FMCA there is an ad for a 110V cooktop. 2 & 3 burner. InterCon Marketing. (888) 551-1041, www.123icm.com.

gjstacy · 03-07-2007, 05:39 AM

Ted, you must be retired...you spend way too much time looking at ads in the FMCA magazine.

EngineerMike · 03-07-2007, 12:26 PM

IIRC, there was an article in FMCA or another RV mag about a 31' coach that had no permanent stove but used one of these. Sort of flips the stove-cover-to-match-counter-top design on its head- instead of extending the interrupted counter top with a stove cover, they had an uniterrupted counter that they occupied with a stove when needed. Actually a pretty clever use of space, IMO.
I wonder if you could make this work with a flip-down design... Hmmmm, you'd get another drawer and more counter space...

Or maybe have the stove descend from the ceiling like the Trek bed...

gjstacy · 03-07-2007, 02:54 PM

OK, I give up...Mike, what does IIRC mean????

And, you too are obviously retired with way too much time on your hands!

EngineerMike · 03-07-2007, 03:03 PM

If I Recall Correctly

Oregon Coyote · 03-07-2007, 03:51 PM

Some time ago I mentioned the 120v cooktop made by Alpine (no, not THAT Alpine) by Kenyon.click here However, it may not operate on PA power.

Norm

Ted III · 03-07-2007, 04:09 PM

Gail & John, I really enjoy your way of thinking but I do get up and go to work everyday, sometimes 6 or 7 of them a week.

gjstacy · 03-07-2007, 05:17 PM

Well, dang! I sure hope you are going to join our happy retirement family soon...I highly recommend it!

Tom and Patty · 03-07-2007, 05:22 PM

Ted

,

While you are working on the 6th or 7th day, we are RV'ing

. Come on, time to have some fun

. Start up that Alpine, blow the cobwebs out of the exhaust

. 78 degrees here this weekend. I'll send pictures of where we go

.

I'll show Patty that web site. She might like the flat burners.

Ted III · 03-08-2007, 01:53 AM

My thought on the flat butners, with a residential ref. & hydro hot heat aways goes the propane. Makes traveling out here and I am sure out west as well a lot easier. If we go south within two hours we come to Baltimore and tunnels. Without the propane we can go through them. Huge time factor.

Wayne R · 03-08-2007, 05:34 AM

I have been considering the switch, another advantage would be getting about 200 LBS off the left front tire and gaining a storage compartment.

gjstacy · 03-08-2007, 05:34 AM

Ted, that's a really good point. We out here in the wild West tend to forget that traveling in the East is more of a challenge. We did talk a while back in the Focus Group about an all electric coach...do folks here think I should reintroduce the topic with this cooktop?

Wayne, you have a good point as well, though I think the propane tank is positioned differently in the new rigs. They have a longer cylinder with a reduced circumference that goes across the entire width of the coach. But, you definitely would gain storage!

Mike & Nancy · 03-08-2007, 06:28 AM

Ted......Could you expand on the propane and tunnels on the East coast issue We have only traveled in western USA and have not encountered an issue with propane. I am now curious about this, since we plan on going east sometime this year. Thanks