And now, from the Department of Silly Questions, from someone who
usually has a keen grasp of the obvious:

I was trying to check out all the camping equipment prior to going to a
festival this coming weekend, and I encountered a couple of
difficulties.  Keep in mind that I only just drove one of these
behemoths for the first time on Thursday before you start laughing at
me.

I turned on the valve to the propane tank in hopes of firing up the
stove burners and then firing up the fridge.  Hmm, small problem . . .
there aren't any instructions in the manual about how to actually fire
the stove up!  I mean, normally when you fire up a gas stove, you turn
the knob, light a match (or pilot lights it) and poof, you're up and
running, right?  I've assumed that the little white dot means off, that
you turn the knob counter-clockwise to the first flame (the big one),
that you then hold a match to it and it should light.  Is this the
correct procedure?  If so, then I may be out of propane.  If not, what
is the correct procedure?

Next, while cleaning the van, I found an odd piece of galvanized metal
that looks like a key for a wind up toy.  Upon further investigation, I
found that the two prongs on the end of the "key" fit onto the burners
of the stove and enable one to turn them.  There are also the letters A
& B on this turning part of the burner.  What, pray tell, is the purpose
of this?

Thanks one and all,
Marc Perdue