Today's Fun Friday topic on View from my Canoe got me wondering... How do people use stoves in their boats? I get calm water is necessary, but wouldn't there be cause for concern that reflected heat might damage the canoe?

I could see there being times when a hot beverage would be nice to have.

I think that's just asking for trouble in a canoe.

If I really wanted to cook while sitting in a canoe I'd pull up along shore and find a large and flat enough rock that I could pull up next to and set my stove on top of. No way would I put a stove anywhere in my canoe with the intent of cooking on it. Even in calm water you're trusting that nothing is going to cause the canoe to shift or rock at all you could even cause it yourself. Last thing I want is a lite stove sliding along the bottom of my canoe.

I saw that too. After about 40 trips up north and tens of thousands of photos taken, the closest image that I have to cooking in the canoe would be someone eating out of a bag of trail mix :-)

I saw a Northern Tier group not cooking but three canoes tight together, paddles across all the gunwales, eating a full lunch. IIRC it was a very buggy time and being in middle of lake gave some relief. No cooking.

I see absolutely zero benefits and many things that could go wrong to cook in a canoe. But hey that’s just my opinion. Bon appétit

I generally light a pile of briquettes in the bottom of the kevlar. Works great. Until it doesn't. :-)

I've seen enough 'grill hanging safely over the side of the pontoon' adventures gone wrong to know better.

ghamer: "I saw that too. After about 40 trips up north and tens of thousands of photos taken, the closest image that I have to cooking in the canoe would be someone eating out of a bag of trail mix :-)"

Anybody remember this famous canoe cooker?

Wasn't it Yellowcanoe who said they occasionally brew tea while out on the water?

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ghamer: "I saw that too. After about 40 trips up north and tens of thousands of photos taken, the closest image that I have to cooking in the canoe would be someone eating out of a bag of trail mix :-)"

YIKES!


Anybody remember this famous canoe cooker? "

billconner: "I saw a Northern Tier group not cooking but three canoes tight together, paddles across all the gunwales, eating a full lunch. IIRC it was a very buggy time and being in middle of lake gave some relief. No cooking."

We've done this at times.
Actually, it is a really relaxing way to eat lunch and is quite enjoyable!
Conversation tends to quiet down when on the water and those lower tones calm everyone down.

Doesn't apply to OP but is close and funny for me to remember. Spent a week fishing with a walleye club on Lake Of The Woods. 4, 20 something guys had rented a 16 ft. Lund and every day took out a bag of charcoal, Smokey Joe grill, and a case of beer. Spent most days catching crappies, cleaning them, and frying em up on the water. Happy bunch, easy to find because of the smoke column from the grill, and the smell of fish deep frying!

butthead

Lots of people cook on bigger boats. Often the grills are designed to attach to the rails and hang off the boat. So hot stuff falls in the water and doesn't start your boat on fire!

Have absolutely zero urge to even heat up tea in a canoe. Once seriously needed a hot beverage during a day of paddling. Stopped at a campsite to do it. That seemed to work fine.

Captn Tony: "

fadersup: "

ghamer: "I saw that too. After about 40 trips up north and tens of thousands of photos taken, the closest image that I have to cooking in the canoe would be someone eating out of a bag of trail mix :-)"

YIKES!



Anybody remember this famous canoe cooker? "

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no but I remember this picture of a plastic or similar canoe being used upside down on the shore with as a table....with a stove melted into it...wondered if it was a fake picture but looked pretty real to me

dr bob

Back in my early tripping years I would cook in my canoe. Only because I had to get my fishing fix. At the time of year when dusk walleye bite coincided with dinner time I had to be out on the water fishing. So Cooking with one hand, fishing with another hand, and paddling with the other.

I have since attended Fishing Addicts Anonymous.

Savage Voyageur: "I see absolutely zero benefits and many things that could go wrong to cook in a canoe. But hey that’s just my opinion. Bon appétit "

I concur with that statement! Unless you're doing those long distance marathon trips like Beav or JoeWildlife, or places where you may have private property and access issues? I've used my canoe for a table, but never a cook top.

It just seems to be inviting trouble. View From My Canoe tonight I saw someone posted a photo of cooking bacon in a canoe... While that sounds awesome and I love bacon, splatters on the boat (not to mention the potential for tipping the whole kit & kaboodle over) would be an animal attractant. I dunno. I still don't get it.

Also, using the canoe as a table is great. We did it in '16 for some in-camp Uno. But yeah, put a stove on it? No thanks. I'll set the stove up on the fire grate if I really can't find another reasonably level elevated surface.

If I think I'll need a hot bev on the water, I'll bring a thermos, thanks.

jhb8426: "If I think I'll need a hot bev on the water, I'll bring a thermos, thanks."

Absolutely. Zero risk. Keeps a bev hot for hours of paddling.

We always used our canoe as a table--but never would have put the stove on top of it! Egad!

I think the concensis is Bwca.com people have better judgement. Haha. Back in the aluminum days I did cook with stove a couple times on the canoe. But I did get to thinking and quit that practice pretty quickly.

I used a canoe as a table top / work surface on my very first bw trip with the scouts when one could have 5 canoes. seemed that someone would always bang into or crowd around it and stuff would slide off. After that I never bothered... we bring one of those super light alum tables for cooking/prep stuff.

dr bob

DrBobDerrig: "

Captn Tony: "

fadersup: "

ghamer: "I saw that too. After about 40 trips up north and tens of thousands of photos taken, the closest image that I have to cooking in the canoe would be someone eating out of a bag of trail mix :-)"

YIKES!



Anybody remember this famous canoe cooker? "

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no but I remember this picture of a plastic or similar canoe being used upside down on the shore with as a table....with a stove melted into it...wondered if it was a fake picture but looked pretty real to me


dr bob"

So far only one individual brave enough to cook in a canoe! Here's a hint, that meal was cooked on tidal mud flats.

It's doable, but why pass on a reason to stretch the legs?

I've eaten many "floating lunches", mainly in the North where the black flies will eat you alive if you stop on shore.

Once in Quetico, many years ago, we had three canoes lashed together and were sailing down Agnes Lake on a brisk tailwind. My buddy and I were constantly trolling up lake trout, so he filleted a couple, fired up the one-burner Peak 1 Coleman stove, and fried them up. What luxury! Effortlessly cruising down the lake, catching fish, and eating fresh lake trout!

That said, trying to cook with the swaying of a single canoe would be a recipe for disaster.

fadersup: "

DrBobDerrig: "

Captn Tony: "

fadersup: "

ghamer: "I saw that too. After about 40 trips up north and tens of thousands of photos taken, the closest image that I have to cooking in the canoe would be someone eating out of a bag of trail mix :-)"

YIKES!




Anybody remember this famous canoe cooker? "

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no but I remember this picture of a plastic or similar canoe being used upside down on the shore with as a table....with a stove melted into it...wondered if it was a fake picture but looked pretty real to me



dr bob"

So far only one individual brave enough to cook in a canoe! Here's a hint, that meal was cooked on tidal mud flats."

The key to doing this successfully requires first dragging the canoe over miles and miles of rocks to toughen it up.

mirth: "Wasn't it Yellowcanoe who said they occasionally brew tea while out on the water?"

They? I am a soloist. And tea is not my cuppa and never ON the water.. Its kind of hard in the waves of Lake Superior

We paired solos eat lunch in a canoe cause in the Everglades there sometimes is no dry land for lunch.. Ergo the snacky lunch and it most assuredly does not involve a stove.

OCDave: "

fadersup: "

DrBobDerrig: "

Captn Tony: "

fadersup: "

ghamer: "I saw that too. After about 40 trips up north and tens of thousands of photos taken, the closest image that I have to cooking in the canoe would be someone eating out of a bag of trail mix :-)"

YIKES!





Anybody remember this famous canoe cooker? "

"

no but I remember this picture of a plastic or similar canoe being used upside down on the shore with as a table....with a stove melted into it...wondered if it was a fake picture but looked pretty real to me



dr bob"

So far only one individual brave enough to cook in a canoe! Here's a hint, that meal was cooked on tidal mud flats."

The key to doing this successfully requires first dragging the canoe over miles and miles of rocks to toughen it up. "

Well played OCDave. Part 12, the Bering Sea Coastline. Seems BeaV chose the only boat tough enough to keep up with him.

And then be a couple miles from shore on the Bearing sea.

Any one qualify?

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OCDave: "

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DrBobDerrig: "

Captn Tony: "

fadersup: "

ghamer: "I saw that too. After about 40 trips up north and tens of thousands of photos taken, the closest image that I have to cooking in the canoe would be someone eating out of a bag of trail mix :-)"

YIKES!





Anybody remember this famous canoe cooker? "

"

no but I remember this picture of a plastic or similar canoe being used upside down on the shore with as a table....with a stove melted into it...wondered if it was a fake picture but looked pretty real to me




dr bob"

So far only one individual brave enough to cook in a canoe! Here's a hint, that meal was cooked on tidal mud flats."

The key to doing this successfully requires first dragging the canoe over miles and miles of rocks to toughen it up. "

Well played OCDave. Part 12, the Bering Sea Coastline. Seems BeaV chose the only boat tough enough to keep up with him."

Oops,,, a little late

My concern wouldn't be as much on the stove as the pot on it. All it would take would be a slight movement and off the pot or pan goes with your food or drink ruining your meal. Also if it lands on you you'll easily end up with second degree burns. I'll stick to cooking on shore.

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mirth: "Wasn't it Yellowcanoe who said they occasionally brew tea while out on the water?"

They? I am a soloist. And tea is not my cuppa and never ON the water.. Its kind of hard in the waves of Lake Superior

We paired solos eat lunch in a canoe cause in the Everglades there sometimes is no dry land for lunch.. Ergo the snacky lunch and it most assuredly does not involve a stove."

Sorry for accusing you of being a tea drinker. ;-)

I do like green tea and chai.. I have had some issues in my head ever since being told to use Smooth Move ( a tea) for overcoming chemo induced constipation
It is NASTY!

That so many commented on this says a lot.

I once heard a story about two eskimos who lit a fire on their kayak to stay warm. Burned a hole in the bottom and they sank.

Just proves you can't have your kayak and heat it too.

Bahahahahaha

Chicagored: "I once heard a story about two eskimos who lit a fire on their kayak to stay warm. Burned a hole in the bottom and they sank.


Just proves you can't have your kayak and heat it too.


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LOL good one Mitch.

I really wouldn't be scared to use my jetboil in my canoe under the right circumstances.

I often bring a small grill in my fishing boat. I love grilling pork chops on a cold spring day and watching the long faces of passerbys.

I guess I just like to live on the edge but I would never do it over an open fire.