I'm down in the dumps a bit. :(
Can't have a fire when we go camping.
Can't have a beer or three around the camp fire.
Guess I will just have to cook a feed up on the back porch and have a beer or three.
Hope the bloody phone don't ring.
Bring on Winter.   :) Brian

shackles wrote on Feb 24^th, 2013 at 7:18pm:

I'm down in the dumps a bit. :( Can't have a fire when we go camping. Can't have a beer or tree around the camp fire. Guess I will just have to cook a feed up on the back porch and have a beer or tree. Hope the bloody phone don't ring. Bring on Winter.   :) Brian

I am with you Brian, bring on winter, it’s been Perth’s hoist driest summer on record

Summer arent over yet......might be raining today...but reports say...SA is in for a dry winter...another week and we'll be back fighting fires again

Dave

shackles wrote on Feb 24^th, 2013 at 7:18pm:

Can't have a fire when we go camping.

I'm hearing your pain.
We don't have any dry firewood to start a fire in SEQld.
A country of extremes this land we call home.

Aart

me too Brian. My Council has banned campfires until the 10th May!   :'(

For those roaming SA:

http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/fire_restrictions/fire_danger_season_dates.jsp


Dave

24 days to go. Then Fire Bans are finished for this year. [SA.]

I know fire bans are there for a good reason but boy, that must be so frustrating at times.  Makes me more determined to work with a few manufacturers to promote alternatives to cooking on a camp fire. :)

Derek wrote on Apr 6^th, 2013 at 9:59am:

I know fire bans are there for a good reason but boy, that must be so frustrating at times.  Makes me more determined to work with a few manufacturers to promote alternatives to cooking on a camp fire. :)

I have been working on an enclosed gas cylinder type for my small camp oven. Heat beads on the bottom and no heat beads on top.Still got a bit of work to finish it off but I tried it last weekend with a beef and veg. roast and it worked real good. Will post some photos when finished. Cheers Brian.

I think though that in some situations even Heat Beads would be banned as well.  This makes it double annoying.

Gas is the way with a Camp Oven Mate however a lot of people are not sure of it.  Working on that at the moment.  The new Camp Oven Mate has been developed.

At least you are still getting a feed in your ovens Brian

I'm still having trouble slotting my COM together..still bit tight........when away last weekend..we could have a campfire..long as it wasnt more than 1 mtr across and contained.....in a bin etc....and was completely out before we went to bed

Dave

Dave, ring Bill Thompson up at Southern Metal Spinners on 618 8382 6990.  Let him know what is going on.  I know he hates it when his products don't turn out right.  Definitely tell him I asked you to call.

Cheers

In WA, during fire restriction periods (generally November to 1st April but can change) you can't burn any solid fuel, which includes Heat Beads.   :(

Right at this minute I can drive 10km up the road to the next shire, bush camp in a Conservation Park and have a wood fire in the provided ring. whooohoooo! 

However, here in the middle of a city I can't use Heat Beads on my cement veranda which is the full length of my house, with 4 foot of cement slabs out from that before the lawn area.  STOOOPID city council!   :-?

Even my fireman had to admit the situation is insane when I sulked all this week (I still can't light Heat Beads though)

The Camp Oven Mate is great ... however I'm still nervous around the big gas ring burner. 
Didn't help when a loose fitting gave my teen a bit of grief - just singed hairs luckily
I got really jumpy about using the gas ring (again). 

It's strange because I have no problem with the 3 burner portable gas stove   :-/

Our single burner cast gas ring we use for cooking..has a brass valve.that only adjusts 1/4 turn....its too sensitive to adjust so a camping store chap suggested a cooking ring brass control valve....its just a gate valve..attached to the origional valve......but Rosie loves it as you can adjust the flame now from 1" to a pin head........it doesnt turn gas off...so you still need to use origional valve for that.......I can take a pic of it if any are interested..cause its brass its not cheap.....$25.. I think

Dave

Smokeydk wrote on Apr 7^th, 2013 at 7:32pm:

Our single burner cast gas ring we use for cooking..has a brass valve.that only adjusts 1/4 turn....its too sensitive to adjust so a camping store chap suggested a cooking ring brass control valve....its just a gate valve..attached to the origional valve......but Rosie loves it as you can adjust the flame now from 1" to a pin head........it doesnt turn gas off...so you still need to use origional valve for that.......I can take a pic of it if any are interested..cause its brass its not cheap.....$25.. I think Dave

Yes a photo will be good thanks Dave.

Smokeydk wrote on Apr 7^th, 2013 at 7:32pm:

Our single burner cast gas ring we use for cooking..has a brass valve.that only adjusts 1/4 turn....its too sensitive to adjust so a camping store chap suggested a cooking ring brass control valve....its just a gate valve..attached to the origional valve......but Rosie loves it as you can adjust the flame now from 1" to a pin head........it doesnt turn gas off...so you still need to use origional valve for that.......I can take a pic of it if any are interested..cause its brass its not cheap.....$25.. I think Dave

Yep, photo please Dave.

Thanks

a photo would be great smokey.

I know you have shown me, but my memory aint like it used to be  :D :D

Yes please Dave! 
I use a match head size flame in the JCOM when I bake bread on a warm day.
Trying to control the flame with that lever is guaranteed to encourage cuss words!

Ok..heres 3 pics.....might give you ideas

Dave

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I want one :)

If my local camping store can sell them.....prob..Mitre10 or bunnings would too Derek..it was in a clear plastic bag (no brand name)....along side lots of gas fittings and adaptors

Dave

Thanks Dave, tis on the shopping list! 

To make sure I read you correctly... the knob controls the gas flow/flame height, but doesn't turn the gas off altogether. You still need to use the lever for that bit.  Yeah?

I'll print a photo and take it in to the shop with me so they know which widget I'm after this time. I swear the poor Getaways man has a bald spot directly related to me trying to explain the item I want verbally   ;)

Yep LG.....pictures are worth a thousand words they say....Yes.....we turn the origional valve fully on.....light gas then adjust flame with new valve........turn off using origional valve

Dave

I can recall buying one of these years ago to use for a gas lantern on an extension pole.