Fire since ancient times has always been an assistantrights. Carefully addressing this element, a man learned to cook food, to heat his simple home. Now in marching conditions, people still use fire. But not always it is a bonfire. Quite often cooking and boiling water is done with the help of a tourist gas stove. If your plans for the near future include rest in the forest, it is worth to acquire such a useful device. And even if you are not a huge fan of tourism and long trips to nature, such a plate is sure to be useful for you in the country.
Overview of gas stoves
Plates of this direction are of two types:
- With horizontal installation of the cylinder. The balloon is used for 200-220 grams.
- Universal field stoves are fed from an internal gas cylinder. Such a plate can also be fed from a large external gas cylinder.
Assuming that such gashiking plates will be in the most adverse conditions, manufacturers have taken care of the case of increased durability. It is made more often from metal with an anticorrosive surface or a surface with enamel coating. Experienced travelers and hunters prefer to purchase tiles, the body of which is made of an alloy of aluminum and titanium. The price of such models, of course, is not quite budgetary, but in the process of operation such a plate fully justifies the costs.
Suitcase for tiles
It is better to keep a camp while travelinggas stove in the suitcase. This case well protects the mini-device from moisture drops and from accidental damages. The plate in the case will serve for a long time. Therefore, in the event that you purchased the device without this convenient element, try to buy a special suitcase for your tile. Believe me, the presence of this accessory will greatly facilitate your life in the wild.
For the company
For a friendly company of tenman, a good help in nature will be a marching two-piece gas stove. Such a model is good in that it will simultaneously help to prepare food on one cooking surface, while on the other one you can boil a kettle at the same time. This option is possible when two small cans are connected to each burner. A plate with two burners can, if necessary, use the method of connecting to a cylinder of domestic gas. For this purpose, there is an adapter. True, there is already a very slight inconvenience: only one section of the tile will burn from the household capacity with gas.
With heating of gas fuel
For those who often find themselves in naturalconditions with an unfavorable, or rather, a cold climate, also there are plates with certain properties. For example, a gas tourist plate, equipped with a preheating device for the fuel mixture. Leaving the cylinder, the gas thus cools the container from which it leaves. The pressure inside the balloon drops, and from this drop the plate burns badly, or even completely dies. What is essentially delayed cooking, and the gas itself in cold conditions in the bottle is not fully used. Here, for these cases, there is a gas stove with the function of heating the can.
What kind of burners are there for camp stoves?
- Portable tiles are often equipped with burners that give out a ring flame. This modification is familiar to every person, these are ordinary round burners.
- The ceramic burner model is muchless often. Such a model does not produce noticeable tongues of fire, the whole process occurs in the burner itself, not in the atmosphere. Gas in such tiles is wasted more slowly, and heat is given a lot, due to the heating of the surface of the burner itself. The undeniable advantage of ceramics is the ability to cook food right in the tent. Such a stove will help out when, during your hike, rains suddenly became rainy. At the same time, the tile will perform two functions: prepare food and heat the air inside the tent.
Advantages of portable hiking plates
- Product weight. Plates are easy to transport, but it does not take up much space.
- Calm and confident work of the burners as long as there is blue fuel in the cylinder of the plate.
- Clear and simple design.
- Safety when using the device. Of course, do not forget the rules of using the device.
- It is convenient to use not only in the conditions of nature, but also at home, in the country.
- Comfortable hob.
- Stability of the product.
Additions to the safety of the gas stove
The level of safety of this type of device must be at the height, despite the fact that the use of gas portable plates occurs most often in the open air. The protection functions include:
- Protection against fuel leakage and control of gas flow into the burner.
- Prevent accidental activation of the device with the help of a lock.
- Many models are equipped with a special piezoelectric element for easy and quick ignition.
- The burner is blocked when the cylinder is incorrectly installed. The blockage can occur by shutting off the fuel supply or by blocking the ignition with a piezoelectric element.
- Windproof screen.
Be careful!
Beware of leaving your tile openthe sun! Gas - an explosive element and its improper operation can lead to great trouble. Do not try to modify and modify your portable device yourself.
Refueling of cylinders
You can replenish the gas supply on an ordinaryfilling station. Small additional cylinders are available in any suitable assortment store. You can find refilling cartridges for plates and in supermarkets. When operating the unit, make sure that the injectors are clean. Protect them from penetration of moisture or small fumes into the burner. Then your mini-tile will serve you more than one year and all this time you will not regret your choice.
The choice of plates in the market today pleases itsvariety. You can choose democratic samples of Russian production, and you can buy a favorite model, proposed by a foreign manufacturer. In each case, a tourist and tourist tile will necessarily find each other.
