Using a camp stove indoors

[claymore]

I almost bought one of those single burner butane table top cook stoves today. Has anyone ever used one of these before ? Has anyone tried a kerosene wick stove ? Need a backup for the electric range and the wood stove.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

I have used this https://www.survivalandpreparednessf...ighlight=stove indoors once and it was fine. It boils within 2-3 minutes but I didnt cook a whole meal or anything.
I have used propane cook stoves without any issues indoors and in tents, campers etc. Just a little venilation goes a long way.

[Urban Survivalist]

Matt is Right on target. Have ventilation and you can cook, or boil water all day long.

[trapper]

I put my coleman camp stove with both burners on in my kitchen and my co detector did not register any co , then I fired up my coleman lantern and still no co, only had them going for about 20 minutes . not saying that will be the case for everybody but now is the time to find that kind of stuff out.

[Megan]

We have set ups to use our rocket stove and propane stoves indoors. We bought the equipment that we needed, put it all together, and made kind of a makeshift chimney. When we need to, we'll just need to poke a hole in the wall, or something like that. We will be using our rocket stove as a heater if needed, and also to cook on.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

We have set ups to use our rocket stove and propane stoves indoors. We bought the equipment that we needed, put it all together, and made kind of a makeshift chimney. When we need to, we'll just need to poke a hole in the wall, or something like that. We will be using our rocket stove as a heater if needed, and also to cook on.

The chimney should be tinned as it goes out of the wall so as not to burn it and the chimney needs to clear the top of the house so if any sparks come out they will drift away and the smoke/co2 will not return back into the structure. Thats awesome that you have prepostioned and purchased it already!!!!

[DIM TIM]

Matt...I can tell you from first hand experience that if all safety precautions are followed, you can use camp stoves indoors with no problem. Back in 2008, the remnants of Hurricane Ike blew through our area, and knocked out our power for the good part of a week. And in some cases, 10 days or better.

I used my Coleman stove on top of our kitchen range for our cooking needs for the time we were without power, and all I did to make it safe from CO poisoning was to open the kitchen window near the range. We enjoyed a number of great meals this way, and even though I have a camp toaster that sits on top of it, I tried and succeeded in making toast for our breakfast by simply setting an aluminum pie pan over the smallest flame possible, and simply flipping the bread to toast the other side.

Many of my neighbors used their outdoor grills for their cooking needs, but if you don't have a covered porch or patio, a rainstorm makes for a soggy time in preparing a meal. That is why it is a good idea to have a good supply of some other form of cooking fuel set aside for emergencies, and the knowing of a lot of things.

Ventilation is your friend....unless it happens to be from a pistol or rifle.

[MSneuropil]

My family relied on Kerosene stoves back in the 30-40's

I almost bought one of those single burner butane table top cook stoves today. Has anyone ever used one of these before ? Has anyone tried a kerosene wick stove ? Need a backup for the electric range and the wood stove.

My family lived in rural Texas in the 30's and 40's and their only option was wood or kerosene, so they used kerosene stoves for everyday cooking and canning. They used wood fires outside for butchering and rendering and soap making. Many parts of the world still use kerosene stoves.

They also used those stoves as the only heat source in those remote rural locations. I personally had to use kerosene heaters for about 10 years for emergency heat here in the NW due to power outages. I unfortunately lent my heater to a family member with a baby years ago and never got it back....so I have no emergency heat. I figure they need it worse than I do in am emergency. The heater worked well for keeping water hot for emergencies also.

[lungs]

all above ground buildings will be searched, again and again, by the desperate when shtf. So any "preps" involving such buildings are futile, people. You will die trying to defend such buildings. They are easilly snuck up to in the dark, and set afire, and you will be easy targets as you flee the fumes and flames.