I am looking for a gimbled single burner for use in bad weather. I have
seen a force 10 and a forespar advertised. Has any one had good/bad
experiences with either of thes units. Each uses a standard gas cylinder.
Tony

I am looking for a gimbled single burner for use in bad weather. I have
seen a force 10 and a forespar advertised. Has any one had good/bad
experiences with either of thes units. Each uses a standard gas cylinder.

the chances of anyone cooking in bad weather are slim and none. Nuts, power
bars, peanut butter on crackers, dried fruit are more handy food. you can also
cook up some hot food ahead of bad weather and store the food inwide-mouth
Thermos bottles.

The advantage of a single gimbled stove is that you can heat water for coffee
or soup without right there immediately (though you do have to pay attention to
the burning flame). but when it gets rough you won't even be doing that.

"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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I am looking for a gimbled single burner for use in bad weather. I have
seen a force 10 and a forespar advertised. Has any one had good/bad
experiences with either of thes units. Each uses a standard gas cylinder.

the chances of anyone cooking in bad weather are slim and none. Nuts,
power
bars, peanut butter on crackers, dried fruit are more handy food. you can
also
cook up some hot food ahead of bad weather and store the food inwide-mouth
Thermos bottles.

The advantage of a single gimbled stove is that you can heat water for
coffee
or soup without right there immediately (though you do have to pay
attention to
the burning flame). but when it gets rough you won't even be doing that.

But Jax, which one is better?
I think he can decide for himself if he wants to cook or not!
Greg

I like a portable butane stove to make coffee. Takes about 90 seconds to boil
water.

As far as force vs forespar, I have never heard anyone bad mouth either. My
point was that you can't really cook on either in "bad weather", which is what
the guy asked about.

I am looking for a gimbled single burner for use in bad weather. I have
seen a force 10 and a forespar advertised. Has any one had good/bad
experiences with either of thes units. Each uses a standard gas cylinder.

the chances of anyone cooking in bad weather are slim and none. Nuts,
power
bars, peanut butter on crackers, dried fruit are more handy food. you can
also
cook up some hot food ahead of bad weather and store the food inwide-mouth
Thermos bottles.

The advantage of a single gimbled stove is that you can heat water for
coffee
or soup without right there immediately (though you do have to pay
attention to
the burning flame). but when it gets rough you won't even be doing that.

But Jax, which one is better?
I think he can decide for himself if he wants to cook or not!
Greg

btw, I have heard tell that Sterno in the old SeaSwing stove was far more
convenient than either alcohol or keresene.

I am looking for a gimbled single burner for use in bad weather. I have
seen a force 10 and a forespar advertised. Has any one had good/bad
experiences with either of thes units. Each uses a standard gas cylinder.

the chances of anyone cooking in bad weather are slim and none. Nuts,
power
bars, peanut butter on crackers, dried fruit are more handy food. you can
also
cook up some hot food ahead of bad weather and store the food inwide-mouth
Thermos bottles.

The advantage of a single gimbled stove is that you can heat water for
coffee
or soup without right there immediately (though you do have to pay
attention to
the burning flame). but when it gets rough you won't even be doing that.

But Jax, which one is better?
I think he can decide for himself if he wants to cook or not!
Greg

btw-2. I have seen small propane cartridges leak when removed from a device.
Not many leak, but some do. you wanna store them outside.

On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 09:58:06 -0400, TB wrote:
I am looking for a gimbled single burner for use in bad weather. I have
seen a force 10 and a forespar advertised. Has any one had good/bad
experiences with either of thes units. Each uses a standard gas cylinder.
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The Force 10 Seacook (formerly known as a "Sea Swing") is a great
little stove for making coffee, heating soup, or warming up a 1-pot
meal. I used one extensively when I was racing sailboats and never
had a problem with it. Store the propane cylinders outside (and not
in a sail locker).

The Force 10 Seacook (formerly known as a "Sea Swing")

what?

is a great
little stove for making coffee, heating soup, or warming up a 1-pot
meal. I used one extensively when I was racing sailboats

no, you haven't. they are totally different pieces of equipment.

and never
had a problem with it. Store the propane cylinders outside (and not
in a sail locker).

No SeaSwing ever made used propane. None. Noda. Zip. Squat.

nock the frick off, weenyne.

On 04 Oct 2004 02:25:50 GMT, (JAXAshby) wrote:

No SeaSwing ever made used propane. None. Noda. Zip. Squat.

nock the frick off, weenyne.

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Jax, as usual, you are uninformed or perhaps worse. My propane
powered SeaSwing is in my garage as we speak, about 20 years old, and
still very functional.

wrong, that was a conversion.

From: Wayne.B
Date: 10/4/2004 6:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Message-id:

On 04 Oct 2004 02:25:50 GMT, (JAXAshby) wrote:

No SeaSwing ever made used propane. None. Noda. Zip. Squat.

nock the frick off, weenyne.

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Jax, as usual, you are uninformed or perhaps worse. My propane
powered SeaSwing is in my garage as we speak, about 20 years old, and
still very functional.