To see everything I use in my van, go to www.minivancampergal.com!

You also have hot water for your bath/shower that's cool.. Keeping clean and caffeinated, 2 of my biggest concerns boondocking 😂

When I taught hands-on energy education to teachers, I had instructions for make-at-home (or classroom) solar cookers. I did test runs with my kids before teaching teachers. My kids and I compared 3 designs one day at the beach. We cooked hotdogs, burgers, and mini pizzas. The kids got a kick out of having a hot lunch at the beach after a morning of swimming. The ovens were simpler design and larger capacity.

I've never seen a solar oven like that one before. Very cool. 👍 I'll be very interested to see what else you make in it. Thanks for sharing. 🙂👍

@minivancampergal1554

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lynne! I have some cool ideas I'm trying out, watch for a video soon!

I really like the smaller size and portability! Very cool🌞

@minivancampergal1554

Жыл бұрын

I know, right?!

I would use only in emergency situation when my stove broke or I ran out of butane/propane. I seldom plan ahead far enough to say, "I'll want coffee in an hour!"

I got a little bit of yellow cake mix water, powdered egg and a squirt of oil, threw in a couple of crushed walnuts and a few raisins, topped with a crumbly topping for a crust spooned into the little baking pan and made a coffee cake snack. It was mid 40;s outside and intermittent sun but worked great. The sunnier the faster, Items near the opening take longer so meats should go in first and veg last to avoid over cooking the veg.

That's a cool little gadget! Perfect for one person.

@minivancampergal1554

Жыл бұрын

Yes, exactly. They make others that are bigger too.

It looks bigger in your video than the product website.Thanks for sharing.

Very interesting gadget!

I have two Go Sun Go's and I love them!!!

@minivancampergal1554

Жыл бұрын

Ooh, see! So I’m not crazy for wanting two! Lol. Thanks for the comment!

I'm going to check into buying one. Thank you.

That is so cool!

Would be perfect in my earthquake kit!

Thanks!

Greetings from AU. I found your channel a few days ago, and watched a few of your videos. First up, I'd be too scared or wandering around in the U.S. forest (scared of bears), but I guess you'd be scared of all the snakes here! I love your ideas for the sink. And forays into solar cooking are very interesting. I'm building my van, and have a lot of solar on the roof to use an inverter. (gas cooker emergency only). Doing research on solar ovens tho now- I've seen one recently for school use made out of a pizza box. But looks like, get organised and with the right gear it could be possible to cook a roast!

I've had one for years and broke the tube twice, just moving it around. The go-pro mount doesn't always work on a replacement tube. I also have a stereo inferno. The larger tube that "Blue Van Dan" has with the gosun electric 12 volt tray let's you cook without the sun, just like the biggest gosun ovens.

I didn't know you could boil water in it. 😮

@minivancampergal1554

Жыл бұрын

Yes totally! I’m working on a solar apple pie video now.

I have the next size up and I love it, though I haven’t used it last year at all because of too much travel. I can’t imagine having a little one it just doesn’t look feasible. If I’m cooking chicken thighs in mine I can get enough, plenty. But, if I’m cooking vegetables it’s not enough. I’m glad I did not buy the small one. It looks like too much trouble. I can’t imagine spilling something on the inside of the case.

@minivancampergal1554

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it’s pretty small! I’m glad it doesn’t take up too much room, but we’ll see how it actually does out on the road. It’s more of a supplemental cooker, lol.

Im so intrigued by solar cookers. The one thing that deters me is the time involved. A whole hour for boiling water? Is it worth it? I could be hiking, swimming, walking the dogs, etc. I suppose I could plan around that, though, right? I can hardly wait to what you cook in it!!

Your a genius,. Corn bread and brownie hybrid??? It's worth a show ???

how is cleaning it with sticky food ect??? like it though

@minivancampergal1554

Жыл бұрын

It cleans up pretty well. It comes with a round scrubby thing to help clean it. It's pretty non-stick. I suppose if anything really got stuck on, you could boil water in it to clean it.

The water may have worked but how can you cook anything inside there. You mentioning brownies how can you put brownie mix in there

@minivancampergal1554

Жыл бұрын

It has a slide out tray. I have an apple pie video coming out soon, (which I cook in this,) so you’ll have to check it out!

We don't recommend buying a gosun go solar oven at all , because they don't last and our known to explode .

Could probably slow cook soup in the tube. Also bake potato wedges, sliced peppers etc. in it. No roasts in that cooker. 🤣 Also too slow for morning coffee. I’d take a pass on this thing. Gas is quicker. Gas is better too if there is no sun. I suppose for emergencies if you can’t get butane or propane it might be good. Free energy too.

@minivancampergal1554

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, I usually use gas. But when I'm running low or conserving, it's nice to have a completely free way to boil water!

I don’t get how you can bake anything in it. It’s small & the cylindrical shape doesn’t seem like you could make anything other than water or soup.

Uhh no. There are much better ones out there.

@minivancampergal1554

Жыл бұрын

Hey Victoria! Thanks for watching. Drop some links to others you like, I'd love to find a better system if possible! Thanks!

Looks like a waste of time

@minivancampergal1554

Жыл бұрын

You may be right… but when I’m boondocking it will be great to not have to burn fuel to boil water!

@vickilssrb4405

Жыл бұрын

@@minivancampergal1554and not to mention that you can be doing other things while it cooks for you. ☺

@abyssalsoul6216

Жыл бұрын

@@minivancampergal1554 I have a couple dark colored rubber hot water bottle that I fill and place on my dash when driving during the day. When the water gets hot enough I transfer it to a large Yeti thermos to preserve the heat and use this to shower. At camp I place the rubber bottles out in the sun to get heated. Failing that I just heat the water with propane!

Thanks!

@minivancampergal1554

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!