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Mountain House Mountain Oven
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Mountain House Mountain Oven

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Heat up freeze-dried meals without using a stove! This flameless heating system is perfect for emergency preparedness or camping during burn bans.

  • Reusable oven pouch contains everything needed to heat five meals
  • Simply prepare your meal as directed, slip it into pouch with heating packet, sit back and enjoy a hot meal in approximately 15 minutes
  • Kit contains reusable pinch-close oven pouch, five disposable heating packets, water bottle and five salt tablets
  • Made for use with Mountain House meals served in the new stand-up pouches, but works with other brand freeze-dried meals too
  • No toxic fumes released during the heating process
  • Caution: avoid touching escaping steam during the heating process--temperatures may reach 200° F

Made in USA.

Item 703589

Mountain House Mountain Oven Specs

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Description

Weight (without fuel)15 ounces
Dimensions12 x 10 x 2 inches

Mountain House Mountain Oven Customer Reviews

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Mountain House Mountain Oven
 
4.5

(based on 6 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easy to light (4)
  • Lightweight (4)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking (5)
    • Hiking (3)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Casual adventurer (5)
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist (3)

    Reviewed by 6 customers

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    Jan

    12

    2008

    (12 of 12 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    Great alternative to fuel stoves

    By DesertRose

    from Philadelphia, PA

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Easy to Light

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Backpacking
      • Car Camping

      Comments about Mountain House Mountain Oven:

      Excellent stove alternative if you are doing the freeze dried thing. Food comes out piping hot and ready to eat. Great when you can't burn wood and don't want to deal with fuel.

      A few notes: 1) As the package states, it takes 20 minutes, not 15 as described here; 2) You might want to add a little less water to the meals or they can be a bit soupy; 3) Keep the zip seals clean or it can be a real pain to get them closed again.

      My only complaint (more of a suggestion, really) is that I wish Mountain House would come up with a system that is reusable over the long term, instead of just five times. Make the "oven" bag a little more robust, sell refills for the heat packs and salt tabs, and maybe offer empty reusable pouches for heating water and other things.

      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (12 of 12 customers found this review helpful)

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      Sep

      17

      2007

      (9 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Works like a champ!

      By good times

      from CA

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Easy To Clean
      • Easy to Light
      • Great temperature control
      • Lightweight

      Cons

      • Limited space

      Best Uses

      • Backpacking
      • High Altitude
      • Hiking

      Comments about Mountain House Mountain Oven:

      The best invention since the wheel. Heats up fd foods with ease. I have also used this with [...] Nalgene water bottles and Mud Gourmet Coffee to heat up a nice cup of morning brew (use treated water). Works with most fd food packs.

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (9 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

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      Sep

      20

      2008

      (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Great alternative to traditional stove

      By STL Gumby

      from Saint Louis, MO

      About Me Casual Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Easy to Light
      • Great temperature control
      • Lightweight

      Cons

      • Bulky

      Best Uses

      • Backpacking
      • Hiking

      Comments about Mountain House Mountain Oven:

      I took two of these on a backpacking trip through the Yellowstone backcountry. They worked exactly as advertised. Quick and easy to set up. Worked great for Mountain House hot dinner and breakfast pouches. You can prepare one 2-person meal or two of the smaller 1-person meals in the "oven".

      The food tastes the same as if it's prepared with boiling water, it just takes 20 minutes instead of 8. You can't really overcook the pouches of food. So, I would get the Mountain Oven going and then help set up camp while it heated the food.

      The only drawback may be that packing a whole bunch of these things (10 or so) can take up more room in your pack than one small stove. So, a true minimalist who is planning to prepare a lot of meals may prefer to just pack a small stove.

      You also need to make sure that you will have potable water available to put in the food pouch, since you won't be boiling water for food prep.

      If you plan on packing more than five meals worth of "oven" supplies, ditch the extra oven pouches and water bottles. You only really need one oven pouch (unless you lose or destroy it) and one water bottle along with as many heating pads and salt tablets as you need to prepare all your meals.

      We loved the product and would definitely take them on future backbacking trips.

      • Gift:
      • No
      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

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      Jul

      12

      2008

      (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Totally GREAT

      By wayoutthere

      from NC

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

      Pros

      • Compact
      • Easy To Clean
      • Easy to Light
      • Lightweight
      • Stable

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Backpacking
        • Car Camping
        • Hiking

        Comments about Mountain House Mountain Oven:

        I love this product. I have to admit I doubted it would work well, but I was suprised! Nice hot food in 15 and easy to use. I thought it would be messy but it really wasnt, just put the heat pack in the bigger package, add the water with salt tablet, and then stick in the pack of food. Simple! I cant say if it would be great for high altitude but it sure worked well for a casual hike.

        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

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        Jun

        30

        2009

        (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

         
        4.0

        Great for backpacking meals!

        By firesource

        from SE Pennsylvania

        About Me Casual Adventurer

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Compact
        • Easy to Use
        • Functional

        Cons

        • Stays warm too long

        Best Uses

        • Backcountry Camping
        • Campgrounds
        • Day Trips
        • Survival

        Comments about Mountain House Mountain Oven:

        Used the Mountain House Stove for the first time on a day hike to Acadia National Park in Maine. Decided to try this route prior to purchasing a Pocket Rocket + cookware... I must say, its very easy to use, and heats up meals in 15-20 minutes starting with ambient temp water. My only complaint --- the heating pad stays so hot for so long, that it made packing up to leave the area a little more difficult, because placing the steaming hot stove back in my pack was not a good idea... If you are packing in/out all of your supplies, be prepared for some "post meal" cool down time... Great idea. Now if they only sold the heating pads / salt tablets separately --- you could extend the 5 use stove for use over a larger # of meals.

        • Gift:
        • No
        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Comfort Driven

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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        Jul

        25

        2009

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        4.0

        Works very well

        By Wick

        from Seattle

        About Me Casual Adventurer

        Pros

        • Easy to Use
        • Functional
        • Lightweight

        Cons

        • Limited Uses

        Best Uses

        • Backcountry Camping
        • Backpacking

        Comments about Mountain House Mountain Oven:

        Includes everything for 5 uses, just add 100ml of water per use. It was the only stove for 4 people (1 night) with no problem. In the morning we heated 3C water in a metal canteen for oatmeal and hot chocolate, and it got very hot from 45-50F ambient. Slightly bulky and limited reuses, but a great inexpensive option for the occasional backpacker.

        • Gift:
        • No

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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