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Ridge Monkey canister heaters (28 posts / 2,393 views)
Shallow666
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Post #1 12 Dec 2020 20:15
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Anyone got their hands on one yet? Worth the money and as good as they're supposed to be?
I was looking at the little usb heated mug coasters to slide in the bottom of my canister jacket but the RM ones apparently have a coil design, assuming this heats all the way round and not just underneath?

SPINBOWLER SPINBOWLER
Posts: 1,418
Post #2 12 Dec 2020 20:26
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In reply to Post #1
Seen a few posts on FB about them not working and being sent back.
oldgeezer oldgeezer
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Mr Linky Poo
Mr Linky Poo Post #3 12 Dec 2020 20:41
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In reply to Post #1
so long as it warms it up it dont matter

its a crap stove design they should of had a pre heat pipe then people would not have to buy extra things to make a poor stove work in cold weather IMO
framey framey
Posts: 5,320
Post #4 12 Dec 2020 20:46
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In reply to Post #3
Mk2 has one apparently
oldgeezer oldgeezer
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Mr Linky Poo
Mr Linky Poo Post #5 12 Dec 2020 20:53
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In reply to Post #4
good to hear still would not buy one
braders1978 braders1978
Posts: 18,195
Post #6 12 Dec 2020 21:09
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In reply to Post #5
What about the new bbq they are releasing
Richpp1989 Richpp1989
Posts: 2,078
Post #7 12 Dec 2020 21:12
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I seen that last night looked decent for summers on the bank when doing a lake exclusive like we do at least 2/4 times a year but then I seen the price 😮
braders1978 braders1978
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Post #8 12 Dec 2020 21:20
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In reply to Post #7
I dread to think what the price is
NOJOAKES NOJOAKES
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Post #9 12 Dec 2020 21:31
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I've been told £144. They can poke it up there arse. Bloody glorified toaster makers
BlankasorusRex BlankasorusRex
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Post #10 12 Dec 2020 21:37
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I never fish long enough to require a bbq, but on my waters a lot of guys use those cobb type bbqs. I don't think they are as much as that.
braders1978 braders1978
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Post #11 12 Dec 2020 21:41
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In reply to Post #9
£144 they are taking the piss
AndyClark AndyClark
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Post #12 12 Dec 2020 21:47
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how rm get away with charging the prices they do is beyond me, they must have a good following and repeat offenders that keep buying the ***** they knock out.
Richpp1989 Richpp1989
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Post #13 12 Dec 2020 21:55
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In reply to Post #11
Yeah no chance would I pay for that seeing it would only be used 2/3 times a year, I like to travel reasonably light, I even think those cobbs are to much for me to take lol
SPINBOWLER SPINBOWLER
Posts: 1,418
Post #14 12 Dec 2020 22:05
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In reply to Post #9
They dont make anything.
oldgeezer oldgeezer
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Mr Linky Poo
Mr Linky Poo Post #15 13 Dec 2020 01:00
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WELL over priced I think
I will stick to the more versatile COBB if it was a sensible price like £60 or tops £75 they would sell a lot but at £150 it cant compare with the alternatives like
PREMIER COBB & CARRY BAG £130.00
or
WEBER · GO-ANYWERE · GAS BBQ · £134

saddler saddler
Posts: 612
Post #16 14 Dec 2020 13:12
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In reply to Post #15
The arguments I have had about gas cannisters, I am extremely experienced on LPG and things that run on it, if people are using Butane/Propane mix cannisters there should be no need at all to warm the cylinder, people who doubt this just go onto Youtube and look at the the climbers on Mt Everest or K2 boiling water from snow/ice in tempretures of -25c and colder and YES using the same cannisters we use for fishing, last lime I wrote about this I had half brain replies saying there are no Carp lakes on Everest, NO because its to cold

oldgeezer oldgeezer
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Mr Linky Poo
Mr Linky Poo Post #17 14 Dec 2020 14:05
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I have stoves that have a pre heat pipe and when butane gas does not vaporise in freezing conditions
I simply turn the gas cylinder upside down and gravity feed the liquid gas its not a problem just uses more gas
but FACT
IF your stove does not have a pre heat pipe then ANY ****ING thing that warms the gas cylinder will make the gas vaporise and burn more efficiently
I know the Butane/Propane mix are a lot better but in freezing conditions they can be greatly improved with heating
saddler saddler
Posts: 612
Post #18 14 Dec 2020 15:34
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In reply to Post #17
Just have to be a bit careful turning cylinders upside down as you are no longer running the stove on gas but on liquid, in winter you can get away with it but doing the same thing in hot weather can be very dangerous
oldgeezer oldgeezer
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Mr Linky Poo
Mr Linky Poo Post #19 14 Dec 2020 17:33
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errrr ? WTF ? would you want to do it in anything other than freezing conditions

I cant be certain but I think it was Primus that produced the first commercially available stove with that capability and guess what they called it ?

yes the Primus Gravity clue is in the name
BlankasorusRex BlankasorusRex
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Post #20 14 Dec 2020 19:29
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In all these years I never knew that's why it was called Gravity.

Every days a school day
oldgeezer oldgeezer
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Mr Linky Poo
Mr Linky Poo Post #21 14 Dec 2020 20:35
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I still have one in my collection and use it now and again the only flaw in the design is its very low to the ground and if you were daft enough to put it on the floor it would melt a hole in your groundsheet
thats why NOW to this day I always carry a PLUMBERS SOLDERING MAT that goes down first and stove sits on top LINKY POO
braders1978 braders1978
Posts: 18,195
Post #22 14 Dec 2020 21:13
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In reply to Post #20
And in your short pants you still look like you're on your way to school
djstrauss281 djstrauss281
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Post #23 15 Dec 2020 19:23
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In reply to Post #1
I got one. Only tested but works as it should. Element covers all sides and warms up nicely. For £20 worth the money
Carp-man76 Carp-man76
Posts: 1,937
Post #24 16 Dec 2020 08:12
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In reply to Post #15
Or the Safari Chef which you have previously recommended
waser1
Posts: 65
Post #25 16 Dec 2020 13:03
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In reply to Post #24
I purchased the safari Chef Pro , thanks to Oldgeezer ,my bivvy is like a burger van now I have trouble packing up and going home with the food I can cook now 😏
oldgeezer oldgeezer
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Mr Linky Poo
Mr Linky Poo Post #26 16 Dec 2020 14:47
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In reply to Post #25
yes I still got 2 of them the HP and the Low pressure version which I put a propane bottle and regulator on
and used it in France a few years ago when on a 2 week French trip it was a big mistake going early as with a north east windchill of -12 but cooking with the propane was a life saver
Carp-man76 Carp-man76
Posts: 1,937
Post #27 16 Dec 2020 18:51
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In reply to Post #25
Yes I brought one thanks to Oldgeezer along with lots of other things Lol
waser1
Posts: 65
Post #28 17 Dec 2020 09:28
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In reply to Post #27
Still not tried the cup heater he recommended, that fits in the gas canister pouches, I went for the blue one with the green elephant 🐘 on 😂It was iver that or pink.
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