Spirit stoves - Origo no more?

[PhillM]

Not as yet. I did find some gimbals on ebay that would come from the States but would have ended up costing more than the cooker itself. I've bought some s/s angle that I intend to make gimbals from but haven't got round to it yet. Compass themselves don't do any, I know, I have asked.

Thanks @Merrick that is what I thought. I did wonder if another brands pot holders would work as without them the stove would be useless at sea.

 

[Seashoreman]

Thanks @Merrick that is what I thought. I did wonder if another brands pot holders would work as without them the stove would be useless at sea.

The gimbals I have on my two burner Origo are very simple and almost DIY-able. A triangle of aluminium bent at the bottom to form a shelf. Screwed to bottom, hole in top of triangle for bolts to swing on. Simple stuff.
As a solo sailor I don't ever cook on the move and haven't died of hunger yet.

 

[Black Sheep]

If you only ever day sail, then I agree no need to cook on the move. But for those on extended single handed passages (or even those who fancy a brew-up en route) you do need to be able to use the stove under way.

In reasonable weather, it shouldn't be a problem - it's only when the boat is dancing about that the pans might go flying. On my current boat I have the stove athwartships without gimbals. I will, when I get round to it, sort out my own home-made solution to keep the pans in place - there's lots of ways to cobble something together, fixed either to the stove or to the surrounding worktops/bulkheads.

 

[PhillM]

Thanks for your replies. Most useful.

I used to have one on my previous boat, both gimballed and with pan holders.
I had numerous hot drinks and meals on passage. Indeed I felt that the ability to make a hot drink/meal was important to both safety and morale, especially when on passage - even a long day sail feels better if there is a hot drink/meal available especially if it’s raining and as a single-hander on a small boat, you know you have another soaking coming at some stage.

 

[PhillM]

Thought I would update the forum... I bought one of the Compas 24 stoves and after about a 2 month wait (whch to be fair they warned about at the time of order), it arrived today. Seems every bit as good as the Dometic 1500 I had on my previous boat. I took it to Force 4 and we found out that the new Dometic Starlight cooker uses the same pan holders. Thankfully, they had one set of spares in stock. So I am a very happy (albeit poorer) man. I do need to find or make some Gimbals but I am now pretty close to having a meths/bio-ethernal setup for Swift and being able to cook on passage.

Strange what can make a man happy

 

[lustyd]

Strange what can make a man happy

I don't think it's a surprise that alcohol makes a man happy

 

[VicS]

Thought I would update the forum... I bought one of the Compas 24 stoves and after about a 2 month wait (whch to be fair they warned about at the time of order), it arrived today. Seems every bit as good as the Dometic 1500 I had on my previous boat. I took it to Force 4 and we found out that the new Dometic Starlight cooker uses the same pan holders. Thankfully, they had one set of spares in stock. So I am a very happy (albeit poorer) man. I do need to find or make some Gimbals but I am now pretty close to having a meths/bio-ethernal setup for Swift and being able to cook on passage.

Strange what can make a man happy

It's no use, You cannot cook a Fray Bentos pie on it, or even the toast for breakfast.

 

[Praxinoscope]

It's no use, You cannot cook a Fray Bentos pie on it, or even the toast for breakfast.

Have given up on the ‘Hunt the Meat’ Fray Bentos pies any stove that doesn’t have an oven can’t handle one of these anyway, as for toast we have a couple of Highlander s/s folding toasters (about £5 from camping shops) that provide perfectly good toast on our Origo stove in a matter of seconds.

 

[Poignard]

I don't know if these double skillets are still available:

Double Skillet Cooking System Review

They can function as a mini-oven nfor heating things up or for roasting.

We have had one for many years and it is one of the most useful gadgets on our boat.

We have an Origo stove and the double skillet works fine on it.

 

[PhillM]

It's no use, You cannot cook a Fray Bentos pie on it, or even the toast for breakfast.

Its a very long time since I ate a FB pie and tbh wouldnt mind if I never did again. As for breakfast, porridge and/or fruit work just as well.

 

[AngusMcDoon]

I don't know if these double skillets are still available:

Double Skillet Cooking System Review

They can function as a mini-oven nfor heating things up or for roasting.

We have had one for many years and it is one of the most useful gadgets on our boat.

We have an Origo stove and the double skillet works fine on it.

Omnia ovens work well and fortunately are the wrong shape to fit a FB pie in.

 

[Praxinoscope]

An Omnia oven is on my list for next season, getting good reports on how well the work with Origo stoves, I can live without the FB pie.

 

[AngusMcDoon]

An Omnia oven is on my list for next season, getting good reports on how well the work with Origo stoves, I can live without the FB pie.

The rack that goes inside is a useful accessory for heating pasties and pies otherwise they can get a bit crispy on the bottom.