Tiny Tech Parabolic Portable?

by David Swanson
(Wisconsin)

Hi,

Is the Tiny Tech Parabolic reasonably portable? As much as the Solar Burner?

I’m looking at RV use and would like a parabolic that I can break down to move attached to a roof or outside back wall of a 34’ motor home.

David Swanson, Wisconsin



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Greetings David,

Thank you for visiting our site and for your inquiry.

In my opinion, I think that the Tiny Tech Parabolic is just as portable as the Solar Burner Parabolic.
In some ways the Tiny Tech is easier to transport on or in a vehicle as well as move around on the ground when set up than is the Solar Burner.
But, I will say that I find the Solar Burner no problem for me to transport as you may have seen in our site video http://www.solarcooker-at-cantinawest.com/parabolic_solar_cooker_solar_burner.html

I will say though that there is no perfect parabolic out there yet when it comes to portability, compactness etc.
Some day we hope to have one, but in the meantime the two that we offer work and function just fine for what they were intended for.

The Tiny Tech is a great solar parabolic cooker and has some advantages that my wife really likes over the Solar Burner which I indicate on our Tiny Tech page on our site.

Yes, I believe you could transport it on, or in, your RV without too much problem. In fact I know a guy who lives out of his RV and he owns a Tiny Tech.
Now, I don't know how often he might disassemble it to transport it, but he does use his all of the time as a full time RVer.

The TT parabola, or the dish (curved) part of the cooker, can be separated from the base, or stand, by just undoing two screws on each side of the support arms where the parabola is joined to the base.
This would allow you to hang the parabola (dish) from the back of the RV or even place it on top of the RV with the opening of the dish facing downward in the same manner that I do so with the Solar Burner and then the stand, or base, can be transported any where you wish, inside or outside of your RV.
The stand could be strapped even on top of the RV since it would not affect wind drag nor be affected by wind since it is quite thin.

Those are my opinions and observations on the feasibility of transporting the Tiny Tech, but then again I have always been proactive by nature and will always try to make things work for my purposes when the need arises.

In regards to storage of the parabolic when you have it set up next to your RV, you can just cover it with a blanket, sheet, or tarp to keep it from getting so dusty or exposed to the elements.
I have a customer in Salt Lake city who has maintained his parabolic outside of his business under a tarp so that he can use it whenever he wishes...and he uses it a lot.

I hope this information is helpful in making your decision.

Nathan
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