Bus Buying Guide - Do's & Don'ts when buying a bus.

[luvrbus]

That'd be a nice unit if it wasn't for the dead center propane burner. The people who design those things have lost their minds.

Jim

I still think it is a dumb idea for a propane cook top to need 120v to use like that unit

[richard5933]

You can buy these units in many different configurations and layouts. They also do not require 120vac to light the burners. Some use a battery ignition and all allow lighting with a match.

[luvrbus]

You can buy these units in many different configurations and layouts. They also do not require 120vac to light the burners. Some use a battery ignition and all allow lighting with a match.

You still need power to open the valves ac or dc that is the RVIA standard for propane fridges and water heaters now too.I have only saw 1 of the combo units in a Newmar it was 110 v to lite just like our Jenn Air in the house

[richard5933]

Didn't know we were concerned with RVIA on our buses...

But, even so, the manual for these stoves clearly states that they can be match lit. No power needed.

[luvrbus]

Didn't know we were concerned with RVIA on our buses...

But, even so, the manual for these stoves clearly states that they can be match lit. No power needed.

Try lighting one you better have a long wooden match,a propane torch works best,RVIA just sits the standard and manufactures follow those,the best propane fridges made used only a pilot light 

[Jim Blackwood]

Can't hardly get good burners anymore. Some idiot in their infinite wisdom decided that it was OK to jet all the fire out past the edge of the pan. That may be fine for cheap manufacturing but that guy never used a gas burner in his life. Go look at a commercial burner sometime. The jets point up, they go all the way to the center, and there is plenty of room for airflow around them. This new design is just dumb and the sooner it goes away the better. They've sold them for far too long.

Jim

[sledhead]

how times have changed as when I bought this unit in 2016 mine has a battery electric starter that works amazing and as of yet I have never changed the battery ? burners work great , I removed the old 2 burner electric cook top . nice to use the propane cook top and not worry about 120 volts

https://www.amazon.com/Ramblewood-efficiency-cooktop-Natural-GC2-43N/dp/B005NTO93C

dave

[dtcerrato]

The magneto turn knob for ignition spark is cool, no power, no batteries ever.

[Jim Blackwood]

Dave, it's still got the dead center burners though. Stovetops made in the 70's had the good burners but then at some point they abandoned the old ways and "fixed" it. For our own good I guess.

Jim

[chessie4905]

"bus buying guide" Ok we've beaten stove tops to death. Can we move to toilets now..😆

[luvrbus]

LOL back to the RVIA sticker deal KOA is enforcing the sticker on converted buses , I had a can full that I have been giving to bus people that stay at KOA,I am not crazy about KOA but we do frequent the KOA in Williams AZ it is one of nicest KOA's in the USA it was voted number 1 by KOA 

[chessie4905]

can I get one?

[luvrbus]

can I get one?

For you John I may have one left

[richard5933]

I've only once had the sticker mentioned when checking into a campground, but they didn't actually look at it. This was at a private campground, not a KOA. I've stayed at many KOAs and have never had a word said about a sticker.

Custom Coach never put RVIA stickers on their conversions, as far as I know. However, I did create one of my own which oddly looks similar to those. PM me for details. I incorporated the actual numbers from my coach into the design and used substitute verbiage. It basically states that my coach was built to all applicable Federal standards in place at the time of production - which I vaguely copied from the EPA placard on the engine. Looks great, but no one has ever asked to see it.

[luvrbus]

I've only once had the sticker mentioned when checking into a campground, but they didn't actually look at it. This was at a private campground, not a KOA. I've stayed at many KOAs and have never had a word said about a sticker.

Custom Coach never put RVIA stickers on their conversions, as far as I know. However, I did create one of my own which oddly looks similar to those. PM me for details. I incorporated the actual numbers from my coach into the design and used substitute verbiage. It basically states that my coach was built to all applicable Federal standards in place at the time of production - which I vaguely copied from the EPA placard on the engine. Looks great, but no one has ever asked to see it.

Ok Richard check in Sam's Town in Vegas without one or both KOA's in Williams ,some KOA's won't even take a reservation without it