Non-electric Stove/Range for those who experience power outages

tyusclan · #21 02/14/11, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by motdaugrnds

Well, those all sound good; but as I read, all I thought was "if not electric, then it's gas; if not gas, then it's propane" .. Still buying something to make it work!

OMG don't mean to be such a downer. These just wouldn't fit my needs at all if electricity goes out.

We have a 250 gallon propane tank, and don't even use half of it in a year for cooking. He usually comes by and fills it once a year, but it's never out when he does. You can even get a 100 pound cylinder or a few 20 pounders to keep filled, but by far the least expensive is a large tank filled by their truck. There are a variety of ways to have propane on hand to get you through any lengthy power outage.

I've always stuck with pilot stoves because I wanted to be able to use the oven without power, but I am intrigued by the battery ignition. May just have to look into one of these next time we need a stove.

Fae · #22 02/14/11, 08:24 AM

Lehman's sells them. 30" sells for $995 plus $175 shipping. I have been looking at it but I have the Hotpoint with freestanding pilots.

Yvonne's hubby · #23 02/14/11, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by motdaugrnds

Well, those all sound good; but as I read, all I thought was "if not electric, then it's gas; if not gas, then it's propane" .. Still buying something to make it work!

OMG don't mean to be such a downer. These just wouldn't fit my needs at all if electricity goes out.

The only thing I pay for is the occasional kitchen match to light it.

Txrider · #24 02/14/11, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by houndlover

A few years back, my husband took a couple of old travel trailers in trade for something, stripped them down for scrap and trailer beds, fixed up the two RV stove/oven combos in our canning shed. With a regular bbq tank, both of them run great without any power, and canning outside is pretty nice too.

That's what I have in my cabin... Works great. Just gotta have a match or a lighter on hand.

Personally for a power outage a Coleman stove works just fine and is cheap as well.

Or if you don't like pumping a SVEA stove or similar works too.

TheMartianChick · #25 02/14/11, 11:27 AM

We have two gas powered stoves on our property. One is a 1940's or 50's Magic Chef with dual ovens and the other is a more modern one(don't remember the brand) that we purchased in 1999. The burners can be lit with a match on the newer one, though I'm not sure about the oven.The old Magic Chef is our emergency backup and we know for a fact that the oven works without electricity on that one!

majik · #26 02/14/11, 11:28 AM

Thanks for this link! The timing is perfect for us. So far, we have been looking at the Brown stoves: http://brownstoveworksinc.com/36in.html but it's always good to have other options. I have e-mailed the compnay to see if they have a distributor nearby. I had heard that Premier has off-grid stives, but their web site doesn't list them. Hmmm.