40 minutes at 230F is almost a 1/2 tank of MSR iso/propane? Can you get two smoking sessions out of one canister? What was the outside temp while smoking?
Actually, this was using white gas/Coleman Fuel. Also, the stove, an
MSR Dragonfly has a very nice flame control to allow anywheres from a candle flame to full blast. It wasn't run full blast, but maybe half-blast and it was constantly adjusted to keep the temperature correct.
It was running off of a 22 oz fuel bottle, which had already performed for 5 people 1 dinner and 1 breakfast. After that, we used it for a second dinner, then we turned it on high and sat around it to keep warm (outdoors of course) and it ran on high for another half hour or so before running out. (We had lots more fuel.)
So yeah, keeping an entirely uninsulated oven hot for 40 minutes does take some fuel to be sure, but not as much as running on high. And by putting two or 3 bags on, the R-value cold have been increased significantly and less fuel used too.
-Jesse
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08/09/2008 9:26:16 PM PDT by
mrjesse
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