On Apr 11, 6:36 am, JamesS...@... wrote:
> > Where do I buy a small 110V electric grill in England ...
>
> Don't know, but it would be easy to buy one after you arrive in the
> U.S. They are available at most of the big retailers like Wal-Mart,
> etc.
>
> > it occurs to me that if I take it into the aircraft cabin with me, I can
> > cook my own meals on the plane
>
> I know you're kidding, but there actually have been cases of people
> trying to cook/heat their own food on commercial flights, using
> candles, sterno, etc. A fire started that way on a flight in India a
> few years ago.
Isn't airport security sensitive about people bringing flammable
liquids or ignition devices these days? A Sterno can would definitely
show up on x-ray. Matches would likely be confiscated. I'm also
under the impression that smoking on flights is rarely allowed these
days.
> > Does the phrase "No cooking allowed inside cabins" ...
> > [apply to] small portable cookers
>
> I assume it would apply to all cooking devices.
Cooking tends to leave more smells than anything else. As far as I
can tell, most NPS properties will allow you to eat outside or eat
inside hard-sided cabins. Eating in tent cabins is a disaster in
places with black bears (like Yosemite). I will admit to using a
backpacking stove on the porch of a cabin once (I won't say where). I
was just making a cup of coffee, and I doubt it would have been any
different to the local wildlife than if I had walked to the nearby
coffee bar and brought back a cup of coffee or even an espresso (I'm
not kidding about the espresso bar).
I always wondered about outdoor dining areas like the Curry Village
Pizza Patio at Yosemite or the outdoor grill at the Lodgepole snack
bar in Sequoia NP. Curry Village has loads of animal-proof trash cans
and workers are clearing them out all the time. I've seen areas with
less maintenance where the cans are overflowing and can't even be
closed; bears must enjoy those. At Lodgepole I was told that they had
little problem because the bears shy away from that many people, and
they even have a non bear-proof trash can which gets cleaned out often
and taken inside after closing.
One of my favorite experiences was the Roosevelt Old West Cookout at
Yellowstone. They have a big 'ol cooking setup in the middle of bear
and bison country. I asked if there was ever a problem with bears,
which was generally no. However - they have had bison show up
uninvited causing people to scatter.
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