60seriesguy
Adventurer
There are two things I never saw on expedition in South America: onboard hot-water showers, and manifold cookers. Both initially struck me as gadgets, but the first time I had a chance to take a hot shower in 40 degree weather after two days of four-wheeling (couldn't stand my own smell), I was sold on the first. Then a few years ago, on another trail ride in the snow, we took a short lunch break only to see a guy whip out two very hot foil-wrapped steak burritos from somewhere inside his engine compartment and start to eat, while we waited to use a stove to heat up our lunch. I was intrigued, and since then I've seen several different setups.
Last September, as a birthday present, my wife bought me a manifold cooker which is a step above the homemade ones I'd seen. This is the first chance I had to install it, which was a cinch on the square manifold of the 4BT (plus there was plenty of room). I'm *psyched*, can't wait to fire up some PopTarts to test it out!
The next step is to re-install the onboard shower on the new engine, maybe next week....
Anyway, here's a couple of pictures of the setup. The base mounts permanently on the manifold, the container itself snaps into place. It's hard to see the size but I calculate it will hold an 8-pack of hot dogs.
Last September, as a birthday present, my wife bought me a manifold cooker which is a step above the homemade ones I'd seen. This is the first chance I had to install it, which was a cinch on the square manifold of the 4BT (plus there was plenty of room). I'm *psyched*, can't wait to fire up some PopTarts to test it out!
The next step is to re-install the onboard shower on the new engine, maybe next week....
Anyway, here's a couple of pictures of the setup. The base mounts permanently on the manifold, the container itself snaps into place. It's hard to see the size but I calculate it will hold an 8-pack of hot dogs.