Jetboil in camper shell

Who's used theres inside their shell before? I plan on running mine right next to a cracked window for a few minutes to boil water for meals/coffee. Anyone had any issues doing this? 

You’ll be fine. Crack the window and make sure you’re not sleeping in the lowest spot. Either open everything up after to get in some fresh air or leave a few windows cracked. I’d leave more than the window cracked while cooking. 

What's the worst that could happen? You go to sleep and don't wake up.

https://soundcloud.com/the_sharp_end/carbon-monoxide-poisoning

Edit: Cracking the window open may not be sufficient.

I have no recommendation one way or another, but it sounds like it's worth mentioning that carbon monoxide is actually lighter than air. Being heavier is an old myth started because pets were often the first to get sick and die.

Can’t tell you what to do... can only say I haven’t died yet that I know of cooking with a jet boil in my vehicle.. 

Cooking will be fine.  Using It for overnight heating won’t be.
It’s a camper shell.  If you’re worried, get a sensor at the hardware store.  Or a parakeet.  

And yes, Alan has it exactly backwards.  CO is just a bit lighter than air. 

Thanks everyone. I took a picture with the water bottle representing the jet boil and how i will have it positioned next to the window, the window can slide open far so I can have it open over a foot or better. I only plan on running the jet boil to heat up water with in a few minutes again mostly for coffee in the morning. I also plan on getting a CO detector in general because I will be traveling with propane and butane canisters in the shell with me. The other option was trying to find something low watt that could plug into my power inverter but I havent found something that would work yet. If anyone has found a plug in option thats worked for them please let me know.

Hand.jammin wrote: Thanks everyone. I took a picture with the water bottle representing the jet boil and how i will have it positioned next to the window, the window can slide open far so I can have it open over a foot or better. I only plan on running the jet boil to heat up water with in a few minutes again mostly for coffee in the morning. I also plan on getting a CO detector in general because I will be traveling with propane and butane canisters in the shell with me. The other option was trying to find something low watt that could plug into my power inverter but I havent found something that would work yet. If anyone has found a plug in option thats worked for them please let me know.

Wait a minute, I don't think I've ever seen a truck topper build out with a sink, I'd be interested in seeing some more pictures of that set up. Or is this a camper, but I thought those usually already had stoves in them.

I have a 3 burner stove in my truck camper and a CO detector. For coffee in the morning I don’t open up the camper besides the overhead vent that I leave slightly open all night (to prevent breath condensation from getting stuff damp). CO detector never went off. If I’m using all 3 burners to cook I’ll turn on the exhaust fan and crack a window. Your setup looks great. I wouldn’t waste limited battery power on heating up water when propane/butane is so efficient.

hifno wrote:

Wait a minute, I don't think I've ever seen a truck topper build out with a sink, I'd be interested in seeing some more pictures of that set up. Or is this a camper, but I thought those usually already had stoves in them.

And yes, that cooking setup right next to the open window is fine.

I thought you'd never ask haha. It is indeed a camper shell set up. I built everything custom from scratch all the way down to sewing the bed covers. Todays project is finishing installing the stove burner in the pull out cooking drawer and fitting the plumbing for the sink. After that I just need to sew curtains and Im done. The quarantine has allowed alot of time for me to nerd out on this build. Did my best on the pictures the sun is bleaching things out a bit but you get the idea.

Nice job!

Throw a carbon monoxide detector in there and  you will have no worries.

 Cheap investment to verify you are safe

Minor addition - yellow flame is more likely to produce CO than blue flame, as well as being an indicator of it in the ambient atmosphere.

One suggestion for your shell, replace the slider window on the "kitchen" side with a pop out window. I had one of those and it was great. I wanted to do a little mini buildout like you did but my shell never sealed very well. So I gave up and more recently bought a Land Cruiser and will be taking the seats out.

Clean your lens!

People cook indoors all the time. It's fine. Don't close everything up tight and leave it on overnight. Carbon Monoxide detecters can give peace of mind, but I imagine issues from something as tiny as you're working with are non-existent.

*YGD