Our inspiration  http://www.aussiecampovencook.com/modifiedbedourie.htm

My darling hubby has been working on my camp equipment again.  Gawd I love that man!

This time he has modified the Bedourie for me - replacing the triangle 'loops' with square ones (not sure what to call them because handle is a seperate part) and he made a set of lifters as well.  The lifters bring the square 'loops' in tight and the whole thing is extremely secure and I can even do a controlled tilt to clean off ash etc.

So of course I had to make him his pork crackling in the newly modified unit to say THANKS! 

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Well done LG.


Derek  [smiley=chef.gif]

Charlie says Thank You - but she owes me another roast because the crackling was a little bit 'over done'

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Great job.

Jeff

Yeah great Mod

Looks like a great job was done on making those handles.

Tim

Looks great.....mine came with triangle loops and a curved piece of rod that you can lift base or top....but like you said LG....they still tip easy...not used my new one yet

Dave

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LG wrote on Aug 28^th, 2012 at 2:23pm:

Charlie says Thank You - but she owes me another roast because the crackling was a little bit 'over done' [smiley=wacko.gif]

Oi, how can crackling be overdone  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Smokeydk wrote on Aug 29^th, 2012 at 8:54am:

Looks great.....mine came with triangle loops and a curved piece of rod that you can lift base or top....but like you said LG....they still tip easy...not used my new one yet Dave

Bill was thinking of changing them to square once but never did.

Have a look at this photo.  It is the original Aussie Camp Ovens. The 15 inch one had square loops.

http://www.aussiecampovencook.com/Camp%20Ovens/ACO5.JPG

Here is a better one

http://www.aussiecampovencook.com/Camp%20Ovens/ACO10.JPG

Thanks everyone - I have passed on your comments to the man himself 

My Jumbo Camp Oven Mate lid came with square loops and Charlie made a handle for me out of some flat steel so I could lift the lid one handed.  I knew that was what I wanted for the Bedourie too. 
I took the Bedourie and JCOM lids to BVA Metal Fabrication, explained the problem, and they happily supplied some 3mm stainless steel wire to make the square loops (in exchange for a lemonade scone recipe  ;) )
6mm rod was used for the handle part of the lifters. 
A bench vice and small hammer took care of all the bending needs. 


@smokeydk - that is exactly the same as mine. The first time I cooked something it tipped sideways and I ended up with hot heatbeads all over the place.   Hopefully you can't imagine what my firefighter hubby had to say about that idea   :o


@Derek -  the crackling was kinda erm just a hint umm blacker than tarmac  :-[      
My sister-in-law has now been banned from facebooking me while pork is in the camp oven!  hehehe 
 

LG wrote on Aug 30^th, 2012 at 1:55am:

@Derek -  the crackling was kinda erm just a hint umm blacker than tarmac  Embarrassed       My sister-in-law has now been banned from facebooking me while pork is in the camp oven!  hehehe

Piccies pleeeeeeaaaaaaasssssssssssseeeeeeeeeee  ;D ;D ;D ;D

I bought a boned leg today on special. Will be cooking in the camp oven in the next day or so.  Hope mine doesn't turn out the same.  ;)

Sorry - the camera battery was flat when the charcoal crackling came out of the oven  LOL