Car camping with induction stove and espresso machine is pretty sweet

[tomis916]

Sponsored

 

[kewlasu]

What make/model/wattage is your stove? Link?
Thanks

 

[Underwhirled]

OK, now I’m hungry! Looks like a lot of fun!

 

[usofrob]

What make/model/wattage is your stove? Link?
Thanks

It looks like it says LuxTop

Also, I think it's great that they marked a setting of 8.5 = 1500 Watts. That's planning ahead!

 

[Visket]

NuWave Flex has a button which you can use to set maximum wattage - 600 / 900 / 1200. Very handy if you are running other loads.

Also, go get a Kill-o-Watt meter to measure usage of each device.

 

[StefanB]

Also, I think it's great that they marked a setting of 8.5 = 1500 Watts. That's planning ahead!

Ok, i'll be the ignorant one. What is the point of marking the wattage? I just got an induction cooktop for our road trip and wondering if I need to do something special to use it with the Rivian's power outlet.

Thanks in advance for the knowledge!

 

[tomis916]

What make/model/wattage is your stove? Link?
Thanks

Ok, i'll be the ignorant one. What is the point of marking the wattage? I just got an induction cooktop for our road trip and wondering if I need to do something special to use it with the Rivian's power outlet.

Thanks in advance for the knowledge!

Rivian indicates a max wattage of 1,500W. The stove on Power Level 10 draws 1,800W, but the manual indicates a Power Level of 8.5 draws 1,500W. That is more than plenty for what I need. It would boil water way faster than my old propane camp stove.

Also, the Lodge 12" Carbon Steel skillet works perfectly with the induction stove. I also have a set of Green Pan pots that will work with induction, but I haven't tried them, yet.

 

[fhteagle]

Looks like how we car camp + cook when we do, and we have the same brand but an older model even. Except we're just as likely to bring the instant pot as the induction cooktop lol.

 

[usofrob]

Ok, i'll be the ignorant one. What is the point of marking the wattage? I just got an induction cooktop for our road trip and wondering if I need to do something special to use it with the Rivian's power outlet.

Thanks in advance for the knowledge!

As he just stated above "Rivian indicates a max wattage of 1,500W". If you go over the max, it *should* trip the breaker, so you could just turn it up until it breaks the circuit. But it's safer to know the limit ahead of time. Getting a Kill-O-Watt (also mentioned above) would be a good thing to use to check it at home before using it on your vehicle. This would work for whatever device you want to connect.

One thing to note is that the induction cook tops don't tend to use a constant power input. They tend to cycle to get their desired output. So, if you use the Kill-O-Watt, you may find that your induction cook top goes from like 900-1800 watts while between 5-10 power setting. If it does it quickly enough, the Kill-O-Watt won't be able to detect it, and then it probably won't be an issue for the R1* either.

The DC->AC adapters also tend to have a short term max higher than the reported constant power available. I haven't seen anything official, but I'd expect Rivian's absolute short term max to be between 1.8 and 3kw based one what I've seen with other aftermarket 12V AC->DC adapters. You'll probably be surprised to find out how much current/power some things draw when first turned on or plugged in compared to the average output. But again, Rivian's AC outlet should protect itself; still safer not to push your luck.

 

[StefanB]

Thank you for the super useful info @tomis916 . I ordered the same cooktop from Amazon.
The description of the wattage was very clear and helpful. Thanks @usofrob

 

[agentfive]

How much drain do people see using this? We have the same one and want to use for a camping outing...

 

[tomis916]

I don’t have any precise data but it is negligible. Even at altitude, you are boiling water in no time so your run times will probably be short or using very low power settings.

 

[Hankenstein]

How much drain do people see using this? We have the same one and want to use for a camping outing...

I just finished a bike trip on the White Rim, cooking for 13 people which generally meant I had a dual burner stove going and then 2-3 kettle's worth of water boiled took 2% per meal. I am guessing I had the dual induction burner running for about an hour.

Sponsored