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Australian made Cast Iron Camp Oven (Read 10992 times)

Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 5:56pm

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G'day all, Hope all is well.
Found possibly the last Aust made cast iron CO's
Who?? Billmans Foundry,
located in Castlemaine, Central Victoria
They have been doing cast iron since 1980.
the link
http://billmansfoundry.com.au/camp-ovens/
I have sent them a email for a price list and got a reply back late today.
Email..

Hi Kevin,

We are still making Camp Ovens.

I have attached a copy of our current price list, please refer to page 5 for
Camp Ovens.

There is currently a 10-11 week wait on them and we also have a shutdown
period of 3 weeks over and after christmas which means you would be looking
at a delivery early February.

Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to
contact this office.

Kind regards,

Billmans Foundry Pty Ltd
Langslow Street, (PO Box 242), Castlemaine 3450
Ph: 03 5472 4302
Fax: 03 5470 6933
Email: info@billmansfoundry.com.au
Website: www.billmansfoundry.com.au

Price are. 9 inch $199. 12 inch $244 15 inch $299 18 inch $434
Personalised Lids – extra $48

Cheers
Kev

“Use it over, use it up, make it do, or do without"
The Backwoods credo.

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Reply #1 - Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 8:49pm

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Quite a few members on here have Billmans. Very expensive though. I remember the guys up at Rockhampton getting a whole palet of them delivered a coupe of years ago.

I think it was Muz and PD went to the foundry and saw the process.

There was also some discussion that confired that Billmans made camp ovens for Furphy before Furphy wet to China in 2000.

Derek

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Reply #2 - Nov 30^th, 2011 at 8:10am

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Derek wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 8:49pm:

Quite a few members on here have Billmans. Very expensive though.

I certainly haven't regretted buying a full set of Billman's camp ovens with customized lids. Its true they are not cheap, but they are very well made, a pleasure to cook with and an heirloom to pass onto your kids.

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Reply #3 - Nov 30^th, 2011 at 4:18pm

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All the things that I consider important in a good camp oven are included in Billmans ovens. I have several and wouldn't part with them, expensive true, but you get what you pay for.
Muzz and I ordered several over the phone a couple of years ago then went down to Castlemaine to pick them up and got a tour of the foundry too.

pd

When I die I hope my missus doesn't sell my camp ovens for what I told her I paid for them. pd

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Reply #4 - Dec 1^st, 2011 at 7:35am

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Here's some pics of my Billmans 12" in action, taken in a snow bound hut up in the Victorian Alps during early September. Needless to say there's no shortage of brass monkeys up in that country! Grin

Pineapple meringue pudding is definitely not what I would call a 'weight watchers' dessert and certainly not a dish I regularly eat, however after a full day's skiing, its a delicious and comforting dessert which is guaranteed to replenish the carbs and warm the core, especially on a cold and wintry night when the wind howls and snow flurries dance and swirl on the roof of my snug little hut. Tongue

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Reply #5 - Dec 1^st, 2011 at 2:00pm

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looks great sj

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Reply #6 - Dec 2^nd, 2011 at 9:36am

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outback jack wrote on Jan 1^st, 1970 at 10:00am:

looks great sj

Thanks Jack, it certainly hit the spot. Wink

And of course after a good meal its always a great time to break out the old................................. Grin

I thinking last night as to why I tend to use my Billmans pots more than my other COs and I think it has a lot to do with the fact that they are readily replaceable, which is in contrast to my other pots which are mostly either antique or difficult to replace.

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Reply #7 - Dec 2^nd, 2011 at 8:49pm

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