Thread: camp ovens,,

Hi Laurie;

I too have played with idea of making a Camp Oven box out of Ply/MDF , I made one out of MDF for my Donaldson Air Cleaner . Storage is a bit of an issues in the disco or rangie , but now I lay it at the bottom of the ARB Tool box amongst all other consumables , pack everything else on top of it ,once at destination the whole box lifts out of the car.


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Pictures speak 1000 words

we have an old towel thats oil soaked that goes between the lid and the base to stop the lid from smashing against the base while 4wding. this then fits inside our 9kg gas bottle that has been made into a moble camp fireplace. that then sits into a gas bottle holder on the drawer bar of the carava or on the roofracks.

Originally Posted by Rosscoe68

we have an old towel thats oil soaked that goes between the lid and the base to stop the lid from smashing against the base while 4wding. this then fits inside our 9kg gas bottle that has been made into a moble camp fireplace. that then sits into a gas bottle holder on the drawer bar of the carava or on the roofracks.

That sounds like a neat idea, hope the oil is olive/vegetable oil or similar, and not engine oil,,,,,,sorry, couldn,t resist!
How does it handle dust?,, Is it dust proof?,, i,ve found that anything oil soaked, attacts dust like iron filings to a magnet

Hi Diso Owner, Nice layout! I don,t think my gear set up will be as neat or as flash as yours, for a long while, i,m mainly interested in keeping things, seperate, secure, and lessening the damage to gear and vehicle on long, rough, road trips.
Regards, Laurie

Originally Posted by Savanahkelpy

That sounds like a neat idea, hope the oil is olive/vegetable oil or similar, and not engine oil,,,,,,sorry, couldn,t resist!
How does it handle dust?,, Is it dust proof?,, i,ve found that anything oil soaked, attacts dust like iron filings to a magnet

well it sits on the drawbar of the caravan behind a landrover, so of course its engine oil :P

heh, nah its olive oil and stops the camp oven from drying out and rusting. if we are going dusty areas we sit the whole lot in a shopping bag tied up to keep dust out. the oily towel gets used to wipe down the oven before use as well. all in all works quite well. will go take a piccy of my portable camp fire that is quite neat and a good idea for anyone that wnat to duplicate it.

actually just went and had a look and my camp oven is stored in a canvas zip up bag, i think it came with when i bought it, that keeps the dust out.

Our camp ovens fit one inside the other (inside one with lid inverted) with trivets inside. The pair then go inside a hobby box and fit in the back of the defender. Carried them that way for probably 20 years. (Not always in the defender though )


Martyn