I saw the coolest thing today when I was in the sporting goods store. I went in looking for some sort of platform to get my charcoal off the ground. I am a scoutmaster and am taking my scouts to scout camp next week and there are fire restrictions. This means no open fires, no charcoal briquettes on the ground, etc.
The Camp Boss told me that I have to be able to see underneath the platform holding the coals to be able to use charcoal briquettes. Wanting to set a good example to the scouts (and not wanting to be responsible to pay the bills for the forest service to put out a forest fire), I decided to adhere to the rules.
I found the perfect solution. I found a Volcano Stove. But not an ordinary Volcano Stove, I found a Volcano II Collapsible Stove. It has all the features of the Volcano Stove, but collapses into a 5″ ring. What a concept!
I had always wanted a Volcano Stove, but they were huge. I already own a Camp Chef 3 burner stove that is handy but heavy and hard to manage.
The Volcano II Collapsible Stove has some beautiful features. First of all it collapses down to 5″ (can you tell I love that feature?). That is so convenient for packing gear in and out of a campsite. The second feature that I really like is that the outside of the stove doesn’t get hot while you cook. That is great for reducing injuries when cooking with small children running around (or scouts).
LOVE MY VOLCANO II. Everything I have cooked has turned out perfectly. Would LOVE to get more recipes.
It’s pretty simple. No one would pay the $300.00 retail price that would be involved if they were made in the USA.. Besides that, when they were made in the USA we put 1000’s of dollars into the US Economy.. Now we put millions.. We employ more people… we have a larger dealer network..and the majority of the money stays in the US.. to a factor of probably 100X when they were made in the USA. Love to move it back.. Anytime.. http://www.volcanogrills.com
It’s pretty simple. No one would pay the $300.00 retail price that would be involved if they were made in the USA.. Besides that, when they were made in the USA we put 1000’s of dollars into the US Economy.. Now we put millions.. We employ more people… we have a larger dealer network..and the majority of the money stays in the US.. to a factor of probably 100X when they were made in the USA. Love to move it back.. Anytime..
I would love ot own one of these grills however I found out recently that they are no longer being made in the USA – that is a deal breaker for me – I dont undersand why must we outsource everything????
Glad you like the Volcano stove. I came up with the idea back in 1985. I patented it in 1990 and in 2001 for the collapsible version. Contact Colleen Sloan at Log Cabin Grub if you have questions or need recipes. She sells her cookbooks through Kampers Kettle in Idaho and just about everywhere else. I have known Colleen since about 1993.
Sincerely,
Richard Boetcker – Sisters, Oregon