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https://www.aussiecampovenforum.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl Camp Oven & Outdoor Cooking >> Camp Oven Gatherings, Festival Announcements & Reports >> SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013 https://www.aussiecampovenforum.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1365591425 Message started by Rufzgutz on Apr 10^th, 2013 at 8:57pm

Title: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Rufzgutz on Apr 10^th, 2013 at 8:57pm

Towitta is approx 100 kilometres N/E from Adelaide.

We will have sole use of the campground for the Mothers Day Weekend. (10-12 May).

Camping costs are minimal as we will not use the Shed facilities or power. (We can use the large verandah if we want)

There are flushing toilets but no showers and tank water is available. Firewood can be collected from the park.

SmokeyDave & Rosie and myself & Cindy are quite happy to spend a quiet weekend here by ourselves if there are no other takers.

This could well be the minniest of all Cog's ;D ;D

This is the place to show your interest if you would like to attend.

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Derek on Apr 10^th, 2013 at 8:58pm

Boy that looks nice.

Have a great weekend.

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Chally on Apr 10^th, 2013 at 10:37pm

That looks a beautiful spot. Enjoy the weekend.

Jeff

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Smokeydk on Apr 11^th, 2013 at 8:29am

Com'on you South Aussie members....here's your chance.......Towitta camping area covers approx 20acres .....so you dont have to park in each others pockets

Dave

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Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Rufzgutz on Apr 12^th, 2013 at 11:41pm

and thats why I like Towitta SmokeyDave.

I can camp a loooong way away from your noisey caravan ;D ;D ;D

We don't seem to have a lot of SA cocia members ( a couple south east, one mid north, one yorke peninsula, maybe one eyre peninsula and a couple adelaide metro ) but would love to see a couple more come out of the woodwork

If any onlookers are uneasy about getting involved in a camp oven camp, you will be cooking alongside a couple of novices :D :D

We need you to show us a thing or two ;D ;D

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Pete and Lez on Apr 13^th, 2013 at 7:41pm

It is a great place, but Mothers Day is not suitable for us :(

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by brianp on Apr 15^th, 2013 at 1:36pm

When are you planning to arrive there? Friday or Saturday?
I will not know till Friday arvo if I can come. Cheers Brian

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Rufzgutz on Apr 15^th, 2013 at 8:12pm

I have had a mothers day luncheon at my place the last 10 years. This year it will be a mothers day dinner.

Smokey will be there Friday noon I reckon and we will rock in about 5pm. We probably will leave around noon sunday.

You need to raise the bar with your practicing Dave.

Kangaroo tail soup and whatever you can knock up with emu would be OK for sat dinner.

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Smokeydk on Apr 15^th, 2013 at 8:54pm

Duck........you said Duck....your cooking this time Rick??? :D :D

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Derek on Apr 15^th, 2013 at 8:56pm

Smokeydk wrote on Apr 15^th, 2013 at 8:54pm:

Duck........you said Duck....your cooking this time Rick??? :D :D

I got a tame one on special at Aldi the other day. I think it is a Muscovy. ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Rufzgutz on Apr 15^th, 2013 at 10:05pm

Maybe we should stick with lamb recipes all weekend. I know where we can get some, real cheap ;D

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/ricncindscampomatic/Towitta/S6301803Small.jpg

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Chally on Apr 16^th, 2013 at 9:51am

;D ;D ;D

Jeff

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by steve on Apr 25^th, 2013 at 9:37pm

Hi fellow SA members would love to come out but i fly back from QLD on the sunday. Looks like a nice spot hope to see some photos when your finished. Would be good to catch up one day.

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Rufzgutz on Apr 26^th, 2013 at 9:51pm

No worries Steve, it's always going to be difficult making a weekend to suit everyone. If you want to be involved in a Cog, let us know when and where you woul like to go.

Smokeydave and myself camp regularly, so making it a Cog ain't difficult. You seem keen with the campovens so would be good to catch up.

Towitta is a day trip from Adelaide if anyone wants to call in for a visit on Saturday.MWe will be cooking extra to take home for our mothers day dinner Sunday arvo.

Don't worry about the typo's.too hard to fix on the mobile.

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by LG on Apr 26^th, 2013 at 10:49pm

...sips some more muscat

Typos? (hic) What typos? :D :D :D

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Rufzgutz on May 3^rd, 2013 at 10:43pm

One more week to go.

About time we met up again Smokey, after camping opposite ends of the Murray last weekend :)

It's gunna be bloody scarey if there's only the 4 of us there [smiley=SHOCKED.gif] [smiley=SHOCKED.gif]

The cemetery is next to the campground, and the infamous Towitta Murder is still unsolved

http://www.sedan.sa.au/bertha-schippan/

I'll see if the caretaker will leave a nightlight on for us.

It will be an easy camp cooking weekend. I'm thinking of cornish pasties, fruit scones, apricot crumble, dump cakes, maybe a kangaroo stew, banana & sultana jaffle's, camp oven roasted nuts.

We will be taking a few containers to store our goodies for our Mothers Day Tea Party when we get home.

One advantage if no one else comes along is that SmokeyDave will probably attempt again his famous naked campfire leap.

Last attempt, (and it was purely coincidental) this was on the radio :) :)

http://youtu.be/7IjgZGhHrYY

or http://youtu.be/7IjgZGhHrYY

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Smokeydk on May 4^th, 2013 at 7:22pm

Rick......we will be making a kangaroo stew.enough for 4 .Ok......I did the leap......only to see you swinging your banana :D :D ..in fact I saw a lot of banana's swinging ;D ;D

Ohhhh you had to be there ;)

Dave

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Rufzgutz on May 5^th, 2013 at 7:36pm

Kangaroo Kasserole sounds good for me Dave. I'll look for something different at the Wild Game shop.

I might even try smoking kangaroo.

Could have some showers on the weekend, Yee Haa !!!!!!!!!!! my style of camping.

But of course we should utilise the large corrugated veranda if it gets too wet.

Our mate Bill stopped my banana from swinging that night at Towitta

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/ricncindscampomatic/allsorts%20get%20together%20Aug%202010/towitta043Large.jpg

But ol' mate here nearly knocked himself out with his swinging banana :D :D

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/ricncindscampomatic/allsorts%20get%20together%20Aug%202010/towitta042Large.jpg

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Rufzgutz on May 8^th, 2013 at 11:07pm

Possibly will be one of the smallest gatherings ever organised if Brian has to work.

The smallest that I have been involved in was a bush poets 4wd club trip to Murray Bridge. Cindy had to sit in the backseat so our convoy had a tail-end charlie :D :D :D

I'm glad that we have put this up though. ''From little things, Big things grow'' :) :)

Dave and I have both been hosts to 3 vehicle meets before with the campertrailer group.

That grew to around 12 vehicles to Towitta 4 years ago.

http://www.campertrailers.org/towitta_weekend.htm

And last visit to Towitta we had around 56 people at an allsorts gathering

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo8WjRuGcAc

Looks like you might get to do you Naked Campfire Dance again ''Dangles'' ;D ;D

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Rufzgutz on May 12^th, 2013 at 8:36am

Bloody Beautiful. !!!

Enjoying the peace and quiet after overnight rain.

Just got to sneak the memory card from smokeydaves camera.

He loves taking pics of black bits, and he snuck around snapping a few yesterday.

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Smokeydk on May 12^th, 2013 at 3:00pm

Hey..and you told me the black bits were the camp oven seasoning coming off...."""Welllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll"""

:D :D

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Rufzgutz on May 12^th, 2013 at 8:59pm

One of the most enjoyable camps I have been to. especially when Dave & Rosie left early this morning and we had the place to ourselves ;D

Brian had to work, so just the 4 of us enjoying the ambience.

Will do another one if we can drum up some interest.

Will add some pics later in the week sometime. Smokeydave has plenty and will probably throw up a few (not the black ones ;D ;D ;D).

My best effort was a roast in my 3'' campoven :D :D

And my campoven kangaroo jerky was a ripper ...shut up Dave !!!!!!!

Followed by some campoven smoked kangaroo.

Some tasty campoven meals produced and we were all happy campers last night [smiley=cheers2.gif] [smiley=cheers2.gif] [smiley=cheers2.gif]

Cindy whipped up a ripper of a kiwi/mandarin/diced fruit/coconut cake with CINNAMON if she gets stuck with the next challenge :) .....shut up Dave !!!!!!!!

This morning for brekkie, I bbq'ed up some chicken/apple & CINNAMON sausages ... bloody beautiful. And my first taste of crocodile, Yum. will buy that again.

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Smokeydk on May 13^th, 2013 at 8:35am

We did couple meals...Curried chicken with rice.....kangaroo stew....bubble & squeak..on the CO lid...

Now a question......"Did Rick burn the cake???"

I'll let you decide :D :D :D ;D

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Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by TBF on May 13^th, 2013 at 9:18am

Rufzgutz wrote on May 12^th, 2013 at 8:59pm:

This morning for brekkie, I bbq'ed up some chicken/apple & CINNAMON sausages

Was there any Cinnamon in that cake you burnt? :-[ :-*

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Rufzgutz on May 13^th, 2013 at 2:20pm

Excuse me, what burnt cake. I was spreading melted licorice around the sides. It compliments the cinnamon :)

Dave, re-arrange these letters ........... Mnogrel ;D ;D

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by LG on May 13^th, 2013 at 8:40pm

LOL licorice! I must remember that one ;)

Sounds like you all had a bloomin ball! Jelly :P

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Derek on May 13^th, 2013 at 8:58pm

Is that all you burnt . . . . . uuuum cooked ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Smokeydk on May 14^th, 2013 at 8:53am

Derek......Rick was experimenting on how to cook different things.....some worked some didnt quite..but isnt that what COG is about ..trying new things out..

PS... if you want pics I have plenty :D :D ;D

Dave

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Smokeydk on May 14^th, 2013 at 9:01am

Towitta is a great place plenty of room for 2 couples or 50....

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Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Chally on May 14^th, 2013 at 9:56am

Sounds like you fellas had some fun over the weekend. ;D

Jeff

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Smokeydk on May 14^th, 2013 at 8:30pm

Jeff .....we had a ball....and though Rick says it was licorice covered......the cake turned out yummy
only upset was the weather Saturday night..but its winter here you gotta expect wet camping..

Rick what we doing in June????

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by brianp on May 14^th, 2013 at 9:00pm

Dave and Rick sorry I had to pull out at the last minute. Bloody work. I'm glad you all had a good time. :'( :'( :'(
But maybe next time I might be able to make it. Cheers Brian

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Rufzgutz on May 14^th, 2013 at 9:48pm

I did this in 5 parts.

Friday night is Steak Night

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Dave & Rosie's curried chicken & rice

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Rosie's Zesty Lemon pudding was to die for.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/ricknank/TowittaCog/DSC08305Large.jpg

Breakfast was eggs,bacon,tomato,mushrooms & cheese.

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The wood lady

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Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Rufzgutz on May 14^th, 2013 at 9:49pm

Soaked some kangaroo strips in olive oil/lemon & lime juice and smoked in the campoven.

I called this attempt Kangaroo Jerky. Nice smokey flavour, but a little on the chewy side.

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Soaked the next lot in just lemon & lime juice and they turned out a lot better. Still taste like smoked trout, but a great way to eat kangaroo if you can get your hands on some.

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Keeping the fire stoked

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Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Rufzgutz on May 14^th, 2013 at 9:50pm

Cindy made an upside down kiwifruit/ mandarin/ mixed dried berries/ coconut/ cake mix.

Being the heat control doctor, I baked it to perfection. Didn't I Dave ?

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http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/ricknank/TowittaCog/DSC08343Large.jpg

baked a few more pasties for lunch and some extras for Sunday.

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Used the leftovers from breakfast to make my first cornish pasty (Where was you BrianB when I needed you)

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/ricknank/TowittaCog/DSC08318Large.jpg

and the thumbs up from ol'Smokey ???

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Sunday lunch

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Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Rufzgutz on May 14^th, 2013 at 9:53pm

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Rufzgutz on May 14^th, 2013 at 9:54pm

Smokey & The Bandit departing early Sunday morning

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/ricknank/TowittaCog/DSC08396Large.jpg

With the rustlers gone, the sheep came out

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Chicken, Apple & Cinnamon sausages and our first taste of crocodile for Mothers Day brekkie

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With 3 of our 4 kids kids away, a very relaxing start for mothers day.

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getting a pail of water for the dishes

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/ricknank/TowittaCog/DSC08412Large.jpg

We will do it again if any SA members show some interest.

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Chally on May 14^th, 2013 at 10:23pm

I feel full from just reading and seeing what you cooked over the weekend. :o ;D

Glad you had a great time and thanks for the photos.

Jeff

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Derek on May 15^th, 2013 at 11:00am

Bloody Norah . . . . how many of you ate all of that????

You guys had a ball I can see that.

Was SmokyDave hiding from the camera so Australia's Most Wanted couldn't get a good look at him ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by TBF on May 15^th, 2013 at 11:24am

Great report and awesome cooking
Thanks Rick.
I wish I lived 1500 klms closer.

Aart

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Smokeydk on May 15^th, 2013 at 12:20pm

Just incase you might bump into me

Look Rick I'm still wearing same hat :D

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Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by steve on May 15^th, 2013 at 6:40pm

[smiley=drool5.gif] [smiley=drool5.gif] [smiley=drool5.gif] yummo campers will have to cath up on next trip :) :) :) :)

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Rufzgutz on May 15^th, 2013 at 11:08pm

No worries BrianP. It is always going to be hit and miss regarding your work.

Let us know when you have a definate weekend off and we will work around that. Same with you

Steve, just let us know.

Derek, we took a fair bit of tucker home in our tupperware :) :) and you should Know that I'm a Gutz :P :P

The Cake was delicious for our Mothers Day dinner. Loved by all

Aart, you kidding ?? You Easteners are in camping heaven over there. I would love to get over there and mix with you lot.

Dave, that photo is creepy. you look like you are trying to out-stare us :-* :-*

and I did notice the hat ........you 4wd'er legend :D :D

Late June would be good for me, maybe even a Xmas in July Cog ?? if any one is interested.

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by TBF on May 16^th, 2013 at 7:37am

Rufzgutz wrote on May 15^th, 2013 at 11:08pm:

Aart, you kidding ?? You Easteners are in camping heaven over there. I would love to get over there and mix with you lot

When you get the chance, give us plenty of warning.
So we can roll out the red carpet and ramp up the hospitality.

Aart

Title: Re: SA Towitta COG 10-12 May 2013
Post by Rufzgutz on May 16^th, 2013 at 10:50pm

I forgot to acknowledge your reply Jeff. Thanks for your comments.

And thanks again Aart.

I'll start another Topic soon and we'll see if we can get another Cog happening.