WW_RANGER_X
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This concept caught my eye a couple of months ago. Apparently there are a few companies out there who have been producing these things for quite some time now in all shapes and sizes. News to me. I’m all in! I wanted to put one together myself so I did some research and found a DIY kit on eBay. I have a few different sized ammo cans at home and decided to buy one of these kits to put one together. I chose to use a small .30 cal ammo can since it is the most compact.
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It puts out some pretty good heat! I ran it off (I’m guessing) 1/8 of a 1 pound bottle of propane for about 20 mins. Playing with the regulator I was able to get a steady 3-4 foot flame no problem. I think the only drawback is how much propane it actually uses. I’d say if you are conservative with a full 1 pound bottle it’ll only last a little over an hour or so. On a 20lbs bottle I’m sure you could get a weekend out of it no problem, but I don’t really want to carry that big of a bottle on the truck while offroad. I know the overlander dudes like to use the 5lbs bottles for cooking on the trail, and I know they make mounts for that size tank, so that’s an option. Thoughts?
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It puts out some pretty good heat! I ran it off (I’m guessing) 1/8 of a 1 pound bottle of propane for about 20 mins. Playing with the regulator I was able to get a steady 3-4 foot flame no problem. I think the only drawback is how much propane it actually uses. I’d say if you are conservative with a full 1 pound bottle it’ll only last a little over an hour or so. On a 20lbs bottle I’m sure you could get a weekend out of it no problem, but I don’t really want to carry that big of a bottle on the truck while offroad. I know the overlander dudes like to use the 5lbs bottles for cooking on the trail, and I know they make mounts for that size tank, so that’s an option. Thoughts?
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