> Bob,
>
> We have a solar oven that we play with. it's a lot of fun adapting and
> trying out recipes with.
>
> Our main issues with solar ovens are that you need to be around for 3+
> hours in order to turn it to keep it pointed at the sun and that you
> never know how long it's going to take to cook...
>
> Plus, we end up eating dinner at 5PM some times, as you can't really
> cook much past 5 due to the lack of strong sunlight. I may be getting
> old, but I am not to the "Dinner at 5" point yet... :-)
>
> Dave
>
These are big issues for me too Dave. I live where there are a lot of
retires and snow birds but prefer dinner after 6, it'll be a few years
before I join the dinner at 5 set. I was thinking of roasts and meat
loaf which could be sliced later for sandwiches and baked corn and
potatoes that might still be warm if foil wrapped. Nothing is perfect. I
would be interested in any solar recipes you had to share.
I wonder if an extended bumper (as some use for bikes) might be adapted
for a BBQ? It could be rolled off and fired with charcoal, gas or wood
(my favorite) without risk of soot in the AS. Newer BBQ units are not as
heavy as they once were and as long as it was reasonably clean and
secure it should travel well back there providing weight was not an issue.
Understand, I still need to do a lot of work to get my old Tradewind up
to traveling (including a tow vehicle) but I have been sleeping in her.
Not too bad despite being crowded by some boxes of books I have to store
inside. After reading the frightening 'tire tails' on this list I had
decided that a modified bumper to carry a second spare would be a good
thing.
Best of growing,
Bob
SW Florida USA
1960 Tradewind