My new 1953 propane stove

[helomech]

Picked this up from near Fort Hood for 185 bucks. It needs some cosmetic things to make it look better, but it fired right up and it actually works. I was shocked, that it lit right up.

Here is a pic at the place we bought it.

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Got the door fixed, and got it lit.

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[ElevenBravo]

That... is F'In awesome bro!

My dream is a propane house... Stove, space heaters (Procom?), water heater and fridge... ALL off p-pane, 500 gal tank minimum... With a gauge of course.


EB

[helomech]

Thanks, we are trying to get all our main things off grid. Got a small propane heater that hangs on the wall, but it is just our back up heat right now. Hoping to get the wood burning stove in for next winter, but that has been on the list for many years now and we still don't have it. After I get this stove in place we are going to run it off a small propane tank for now, until we get the cash to put in a big tank.

[bacpacker]

Nice score Helo. Good lookin stove, sorta retro.

[helomech]

Nice score Helo. Good lookin stove, sorta retro.

Still works after 60 years. No electronics, or electricity required.

[Caveman Survival]

Great pick up man. A friend of mine lives close to off grid in the south end of the province. He has a wood stove that heats his place, heats his water, he cooks in and on. It's a sweet rig.

Needless to say he has Popeye arms from all the wood chopping...

[Gunfixr]

That is sweet.
My hope one day is off-grid living.
Wood or propane heat, 12 volt for electrics, wood or propane cooking.

I don't know if I could convince the wife, but if I were building my BOL, I'd just like to go underground, into a hillside. Temp of 68 year round. That simplifies a lot.
Near a year round running stream to turn a 12 volt generator, and supply water.
Propane heat and cooking with backup wood.

[bacpacker]

GF, other than propane with wood back up, you just described my top choice for a BOL. I would go with wood as primary and propane back up. If we can figure it out the wife is all for underground in the boonies.

[helomech]

That is sweet.
My hope one day is off-grid living.
Wood or propane heat, 12 volt for electrics, wood or propane cooking.

I don't know if I could convince the wife, but if I were building my BOL, I'd just like to go underground, into a hillside. Temp of 68 year round. That simplifies a lot.
Near a year round running stream to turn a 12 volt generator, and supply water.
Propane heat and cooking with backup wood.

I live on the highest hill in my county, and my plan is to go underground with my house. Not sure if I will ever be able to afford to do it, but I hope so. I at least plan on a bedroom underground, that way it would be a storm shelter that we go in every night. Don't have to worry about running to it if the weather gets bad.

[realist]

Scoooooore. That was a great find and at a great price. I would love to find a deal like. We had one similar but it had a wood burner on the side. I would love to find one like that again. Enjoy