Wanted to let you know that I have watched your videos and have found them to be very informative and helpful. I’ve looked at teardrops, light weight travel trailers because I have limited ability to tow anymore. I’m going from tent to 28’ travel trailer to now I want a Hiker. One thing I see a lot of people complain about in the kitchen is if they get the drawers and the corner to the right is wasted. As I was watching another video, it came to me that in the cabin back wall they could put a small door where people can put personal items or like me, I would probably put my service dog’s toys and food. That way it isn’t a wasted space.
The more I get into using my trailer, the more of a dim view I take of using electric except for small loads. I was looking at the Ecoflow Wave 2 and now the new Zero Breeze for heating and air conditioning. But both need a 2KWh battery to make it through the night. Do you know how much solar you need the next day to charge it back up? A lot more than is practical to carry in a teardrop or squaredrop without getting creative. And that's in the summer with strong sunlight. What do you do in the winter? Freeze the second night I guess :-) So I've seriously starting looking at diesel heaters. I think they use something like 1-2L per night. So a small 1 gallon can will last days. Not sure what to do about air conditioning. Maybe the existing fans I installed are good enough. And even for smaller loads like this cup, look at how much battery it used. When I first got my trailer, I was heating water for oatmeal on a two-burner stove. It set up in no time, maybe not as fast as this cup, and if you use regular propane tanks not the throwaway ones the environmental concerns go away. But my position is, if you're at an improved site, the kind that has electric and bathrooms, are you really camping or just fooling yourself? Even my Hiker was a compromise to get my wife into the outdoors. I'd be just as happy sleeping on the ground under a tarp.
Even National Parks are adding more electrical hookups to reduce the noise and pollution caused by camper generators. Hook ups in a beautiful setting makes for more relaxed and worry free camping.
Nice concept, but I agree with the other commentors regarding the power drain in a portable environment. I use an electric kettle a lot at home, and if traveling, I would prefer a metal pot over the usual glass, but at three times the cost of a basic kettle, I'm not sure the value is there. Thanks for the demo though. Never know what may fill a need.
I thought this was a neat idea. But seeing how much power it uses, and I saw on another RU-vid channel that it took over 6+ min to heat water. I have a Fire-maple Fixed Star X2 stove. Which is a Jet Boil knock off. It heats 4 cups of water in 2-3 min and we can make a large coffee’s hot water for dishes and may other things. It uses Iso-butane fuel or it can run on propane. I think it’s more efficient with ISO. Never tried popcorn but it might be something to try. Great review Wendy and Matt
Cute idea for popcorn but does not seem practical, but nice alternative for a quick boil, especially if it’s a one night stop where you don’t want to set up the whole kitchen.
Have a Soto stove that really heats coffee water fast. My Hiker only has 100ah battery so I try to avoid any electricity. Live in a boat so a 12v world is the norm for me.
Neat gadget, but I prefer to save my portable power source for running the 12v fridge, the occasional cup of coffee in the Keurig, and charging phones/usb fans if needed. I heat my morning water (only need 6oz) for oatmeal on the propane stove. I'm not a fan of popcorn, but the grandkids are, and they get a kick out of using Jiffy Pop over the campfire.
Hard PASS... You spent more power and auto fuel when your backpack stove would have been better. Also, you kept saying the MSR stove would fall over. How many times has that happened to you? Lastly, just spent $15 for a full size electric kettle... this is a poor attempt for a jetboil knockoff.
