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Title: Adjusting stove for high altitude
Post by: Scott & Heather on June 29, 2016, 02:09:34 PM
So, if we are going to spend any time above 7,000 feet, do we need to change the regulator in our range?


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Title: Re: Adjusting stove for high altitude
Post by: luvrbus on June 29, 2016, 02:22:47 PM
No just adjust the air so you have a blue flame not a yellow flame
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Post by: Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM on June 29, 2016, 02:28:09 PM
Or just go all Electric like I did with my new Eagle.  :D
Title: Re: Adjusting stove for high altitude
Post by: Utahclaimjumper on June 30, 2016, 07:40:38 AM
  7000 is no big deal,, I live at 6000 and go to 9000 often with no problems.>>>Dan
Title: Re: Adjusting stove for high altitude
Post by: brmax on June 30, 2016, 08:50:34 AM
Gary does that mean electric like a phone and jimmy johns  ;D

Now I wonder where I even put that water column tester its only been 10?12 years

good day there
Floyd
Title: Re: Adjusting stove for high altitude
Post by: Dave5Cs on June 30, 2016, 10:17:18 AM
Scott if you are going from sea level or about the altitude will mess with all your heads and bodies. Eat Spinach the vitamin A helps you adjust to it. Our son would actually pass out at times from it. I lived just below Pikes Peak for 10 years and it took almost 3 months after moving there to get used to it.
Dave5Cs
Title: Re: Adjusting stove for high altitude
Post by: Scott & Heather on June 30, 2016, 12:18:58 PM
Dave, I'm comfy with high altitude. I love snowboarding the backside of copper mountain. No lifts to take you there, you take a snowcat and then hike up the last bit and peak out around 15,000 feet. Only a few dozen guys up there doing it. Fun, you can make your own tracks in the snow. Takes 40 minutes to get down the mountain back to the lifts. I took an aspirin every day for the headache and that was about it. Not sure if my oven or stove will soot up tho


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Post by: Tony LEE on July 01, 2016, 12:44:05 AM
We have had our Bigfoot camper up to 16,400 feet and there was no problem cooking with the normal gas stove. Needed a pressure cooker though and the coffee wasn't too hot.
Refrigerator wasn't so keen to light though and the propane generator would only start if I held the governor linkage half way to get the mixture right for initial ignition. Once it warmed up for a few seconds it ran OK.
Only thing that really ran out of puff was me but we were only there for a short time
Title: Re: Adjusting stove for high altitude
Post by: Scott & Heather on July 01, 2016, 02:29:58 AM
Thanks tony. Ok, well, I guess worst case scenario is we will see how it does when we are there :)


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Title: Re: Adjusting stove for high altitude
Post by: Dave5Cs on July 01, 2016, 02:32:53 PM
Scott years ago when I was a lot younger we Went up to Whistler mountain Canada and got dropped off by Helicopter and ski down hill all day long two times. It was awesome. Use to ski Breckenridge, Heavenly, Squaw, MT rose etc. We live 1.6 hours from all the California and Nevada ones. Stopped skiing when back started acting up. I say i can still do it but the wife says, No!.... :'(
Dave
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Post by: Seangie on July 02, 2016, 02:10:44 PM
Quote from: Dave5Cs on July 01, 2016, 02:32:53 PMScott years ago when I was a lot younger we Went up to Whistler mountain Canada and got dropped off by Helicopter and ski down hill all day long two times. It was awesome. Use to ski Breckenridge, Heavenly, Squaw, MT rose etc. We live 1.6 hours from all the California and Nevada ones. Stopped skiing when back started acting up. I say i can still do it but the wife says, No!.... :'(
Dave
I see a winter mountain bus rally happening in the near future....

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Title: Re: Adjusting stove for high altitude
Post by: Dave5Cs on July 02, 2016, 07:47:25 PM
I can sneak out but I sold my Olin Comps 5 years ago. I will have to carve me some new ones, Or ... will I.... uuhmmmm. ::)
Title: Re: Adjusting stove for high altitude
Post by: gumpy on July 03, 2016, 07:13:37 PM
Quote from: Dave5Cs on July 02, 2016, 07:47:25 PM
I can sneak out but I sold my Olin Comps 5 years ago. I will have to carve me some new ones, Or ... will I.... uuhmmmm. ::)


I have a set of undrilled Rossi's from about 1984 I'll sell you. 


Scott, we regularly camp in WY at about 9500 feet an have never had a problem with the stove in the bus, or the camp stove.
Title: Re: Adjusting stove for high altitude
Post by: Scott & Heather on July 03, 2016, 08:11:39 PM
Good to know Craig.


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Title: Re: Adjusting stove for high altitude
Post by: luvrbus on July 03, 2016, 08:18:33 PM
I think the house types do need adjusting ours in Idaho they had to change the orifices to get rid of the yellow flame and stink,your manual should tell you   
Title: Re: Adjusting stove for high altitude
Post by: Dave5Cs on July 03, 2016, 09:56:36 PM
Da wife says being we lived at high altitude in Colorado for 10 years she had to adjust cooking times for things especially baking and cut down on some things that have yeast or baking soda in the process.
Dave