Another Hot Meal Idea, The HeatKeeper

[SnowSnob]

I saw this thing in a thread awhile back and I'm contemplating getting this instead of a muffpot.
Anyone use one of these?

http://www.stanley-pmi.com/shop/category.aspx?categoryID=12

It would be nice to eat when your hungry or not have to anticipate your hunger since you need 20-30min to heat your food in the muffpot. Seems like anything that you'd normally just reheat would work good with this, hotpockets and burritos probably not so much.

Problem is will it keep your food hot enough until your ready to eat? From the time you microwave it in the morning to the time everyone stops to eat it could be 5+ hours. I also wonder if the outside gets too hot so you can't store it anywhere that might melt.
On the other hand if it stays warm and you keep it in your backpack it could also keep you warm too....that'd be a bonus except on warm days.

Having both would be ideal but I've heard a couple people say once they got this they never used their cooker again.

 

[deeporbust]

my dad uses a steel stanley thermas for keeping his food hot. He works outside (well driller) He told me even on the very cold days he leaves it on the seat of the truck. when lunch time comes around its still steamin hot! I think it would be worth a shot. where did you see this and how much did it cost?

 

[teammugad]

We use something similar to that from Wal-mart. Heat your soup or chili in the morning and it is still hot at luch time. Works great for the kids too. Nothing like having a hot meal on the trail.

Kory

 

[DaveRT]

We take one ice fishing. Full of hot dogs boiled in beer. The rolls we keep in our jackets. Mustard freezes some times

 

[SnowSnob]

my dad uses a steel stanley thermas for keeping his food hot. He works outside (well driller) He told me even on the very cold days he leaves it on the seat of the truck. when lunch time comes around its still steamin hot! I think it would be worth a shot. where did you see this and how much did it cost?

I gave a link