Looking for recommendations

Hi all… First campervan conversion here !!! i am looking for an oven/stove to complete our camper conversion. I have purchased all the rest from a company called Shield Autocare who have supplied me with the camper windows, a fridge, the 4 way stretch carpet and adhesive,all my roof vents and the MDF template cut out all for a very good price ! however they do not sell the hobs as yet :frowning: - please would someone advise me which is the best company for this ?

Do not use Dometic, I am having problems with their product and their support is absolutely the worst.
I will never buy anything made by them again
May be try Furrion, they are now owned by Lippert

Greetings & Welcome!

For what it’s worth, I’d just go with a portable camp stove. That way you can use it either inside or outside without duplication.

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Greetings!

Did Dometic change hands?

Cheers!


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I wanted to say that but the OP seems to want stove/oven combination and might be wanting electric. There are some portable propane based combos sold online but they are not for indoor use.
Another thing to consider is insurance.
I have one 2 burner basic camp stove that seems to be perfect for indoor setup too, but it carries a warning of not being ok installed indoors. If a fire were to happen or if insurance adjuster found that stove setup inside, after an accident, it would be used to deny claims.
Once I had a major flare up in a faulty portable camp stove, 2 feet high flames, wouldnt want this to happen inside a vehicle, some of these arent built to high standards.

We use a two burner cooker that runs on methyl hydrate. Borrow it from the boat. More $$ than a Coleman propane cooker. There are stove top units that work as ovens. We use a cheap BBQ for outside use. Not having a normal oven, makes room for a lot of pots and pans.
Not having a propane tank makes room for the tool box. But a propane tank could always be installed to the outside of the van. I am not a fan of propane. Every year there are burned sites on the highway, of a camper van. My guess is the fridge was running on propane while they were driving.

There are plenty, likely more electrical fires in RVs than propane related. For this reason I would not want to deal with a lot of solar and electrical fridges in a vehicle

Modern propane RV fridges switch from propane to 12v automatically once vehicle is starts.
I never even need to run my propane fridge other than when I’m parked at night, they cool extremely well.
If I had electric fridge I would not be able to do long remote stays like I do or park in shaded woods or overcast climates, I camp for 3 weeks without driving to resupply, it would require too much solar power and I would also be risking burning my rig down from all the extra diy electrical running more amps.

In the furure, as I plan to live off grid, propane fridge would be much preferred over electrical as well.

True downside of RV propane fridge is needing to level it to under 3 and 6 degrees but it doesnt apply to other propane appliances .

My oven, I store stuff in it, actually not that much loss of room

Some people allow rust to damage things and neglect maintenance, once in a while propane appliances should be inspected and serviced/burners cleaned, and should not be allowed to rust, for safety reasons. Most of this one can do themselves. Generally older propane tanks and regulators should be looked at by a pro once in 11 years usually. I would not recommend anyone to DIY permanent propane installations in a vehicle.

Agreed, and sorry for the delay. This site navigation is foreign to me.
My dislike of propane is mostly for sail boats where there is no exit for any leaked gas. I use propane as a back up at my house, and we use it in our camper van. I have not been near a modern propane fridge, just the old ones. The pilot light blowing out, and leaking gas has happened. Newer units probably have a safety switch for this.
The wiring was not an issue for me, and the van needed a lot of new wyring. Everything in the camping area, and most everything up front.