Whats Your Fav Camping Cooking Tool

[MUDRATGQ]

Gday guys whats ya fav cookin tool/tools for me ya cant go past the good old bbq an a good set of tongs

[revin]

I like 2 things

1:is the BBQ prefer the wood fire BBQ but gas is good also

2: Gas light I just like the light it offers

[Marc 1]

Bush hat, FRED and Steyr bayonet. (one for the A.J.'s on the forum) :D :thumb:

[BJ73 LX Lover]

UUUUUUMMMM!!! Must check with Missus,....not MY area!!! :drink:

[subi_man]

Cobb portable bbq FTW :thumb:

[bruggz351]

alfoil:D

[rodeo2005]

Bush hat, FRED and Steyr bayonet. (one for the A.J.'s on the forum) :D :thumb:


Stop it i'm getting flash backs!:cry:

[BEU77Y]

Our toaster. We stumbled across it by accident at the Moss Vale Markets and it is by far the best thing for cooking toast. It's not your average everyday mesh job, but a thin square of enamelled metal with a wire grill on the top of it. I found one on ebay to give you an idea: Camping Toaster, Simmer, caravanning, boating,fishing - eBay Other Outdoor Cooking, BBQs, Cookware Lighting, Outdoor Living, Home Lifestyle. (end time 10-Sep-07 14:17:02 AEST) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Camping-Toaster-Simmer-caravanning-boating-fishing_W0QQitemZ220145404686QQihZ012QQcategoryZ20 726QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

It would be the best money we've spent on cooking equipment by far.

[geko104]

a wok on a bed of hot coals and some calamari rings for a late nie snack.

[geko104]

Nite even!!

[toy yoda]

Bush hat, FRED and Steyr bayonet. (one for the A.J.'s on the forum) :D :thumb:

Did/does any one actually find fred good to use....honestly.

[Marc 1]

Did/does any one actually find fred good to use....honestly.

Yep, right hand breast pocket of my greens/cams (yeah, it was that long ago), one fred would last all bush trip, used to use a stick to stir the brew. Never went bush with anything more than a Fred (and a spare if it fell out during fire and movt), hexe stove and a cups canteen steel. Used to just dent the tin, wack it on the hexe till the dent popped out then open and eat it with the fred. Bush hat to insulate the hand. Sorry, we grunts weren't that interested in gourmet cooking out bush:D .

And I still reckon the fred does the best job of any of the other (admittedly dodgy) tin openers in the kitchen at home.

[Tri_Lon]

I agree, they are an excellent can opener. My missus thought she was doing the good thing and bought some fancy thing that probably cost her about $20 (she never did admit it lol) and after about a week she cracked it and made me go back to old faithful lol

a paint scraper is always a good flipper to take away, takes up less room than the usual bar-b-mate that sits on the bbq at home.

[PK1]

Cobb cooker - unreal!

[Big_Waity]

Last time I went camping I did all cooking with a fork and a knife. I opened the tin of (insert food here - spaghetti, baked beans, soup) and sat it on a log in the fire. I turned the tin using the fork through the ring pull on top and i stirred it using the knife, then pulled it out when it was done, held it with a rag and ate from the tin. Ok so I was being lazy cause the missus wasn't there and I didnt' feel like lots of setup or cleaning.
P.S. FREDs are great for opening cans. I haven't owned one in ages, they are too easy to lose. I remember punching a kid on the bus when I was about 14 cause he tried to steal my FRED!

[trains]

When camping, I usually have a fox whistle and fred on some thin leather strap around my neck.

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[Peter ST_R]

GAS - Great for cooking on.
FIRE - Great to sit around and drink.
F.R.E.D - Opens cans OK but opens Crown Larger's even better!!!

[953]

OK, I haf 2 ask the dumb question,whats a fred?

[subi_man]

OK, I haf 2 ask the dumb question,whats a fred?
http://kitup.military.com/2006/11/aussie_cred_for.html :thumb: (http://kitup.military.com/2006/11/aussie_cred_for.html)

http://kitup.military.com/images/fred_1.jpg

[Walt]

Gasmaster cassette stove and oblong camp oven.

Sounds like i need a fred too, cause half of my opener is in a can of cat food at the bottom of Lake Awonga after it broke trying to bait up red claw pots. (i think the other half is somewhere else nearby after i threw it along with a hissy fit)

[Marc 1]

OK, I haf 2 ask the dumb question,whats a fred?

Subi man's got the photo, F.R.E.D. stands for F%$king Rediculous Eating Device. Seems to be a recent term I could only remember calling them a can opener.

[clinton l]

beer!!
that way what ever is cooked tastes good cause im pissed, lol

[Unsane]

Yeah FRED opens cans well - once people are trained according the current pam that is...

Good bit of light cheap kit that can get you out of trouble. I carry a couple. One in the E&E kit behind seat and another in food/mess box.

Got a good mate in 4 thats currently in MEAO in afghan... chewing sand in 6x6. Hope hes alright ey.

[Bazza_rips]

fav camping tool? that would have to be Doris :D

[bloke76]

i got one of my bar-b-mate spatulas and an old fishing gaf.
bashed the handle off the bar-b-mate mate and cut the end off the gaff to create and extended weapon. as yoiu can see from this pic you don't burn your knuckles or have to bend over

[Muckinhell]

I reckon the Bar-b-mate too but now i see bloke 76 tool ill be copying that one for camp fire cookin.!Awsome idea.....

[BOGGED GU]

gotta be the toastie/jaffle maker. stick anythin between 2 bits of bread and cook it on the fire.

[mrbishi]

Love my Bedourie - cook up a big feed as a camp over at night, use the lid as a nice big fry pan for bacon and eggs the next morning :D

[MUDRATGQ]

Good stuff guys some nice original ideas there to might pinch a few of em for me own camping experditions

[cooter]

a pair of welding gloves very hand when cookin around a fire

[window]

Bush hat, FRED and Steyr bayonet. (one for the A.J.'s on the forum) :D :thumb:


i'm the same! Though i have a SLR bayonet not a steyr bayonet! Can't do without the freds. Pity they arent in the new rat packs anymore!

[Yonk]

For me I get the sweats if the idea crosses my mind that I've left home without the Toasie Toaster jaffle iron.
It has been a faithful cooking apparatus since I was knee high to a grasshopper, still got the original round one with red and blue wooden handles, still got the dent from Dad's scone when he was too drunk to duck.
Olive oil the bread and stick leftover vegies and black pepper or a smidge of curry powder and you have a bush pastie, can make the most inedible canned stuff taste pretty good.
Well, passable.
And what it can do with tinned ham and cheese and onion is beyond belief, it'll bring the drovers in like blowflies.

[Queenslander]

Wood barbie and a camp oven.

*NB* Big esky and lots of ICE.

[mr_cougar79]

campoven....thats all i got to say about that....oh an my woman cooking with it she loves it to death....and the food omg!!!!to die for....lol

[MUDRATGQ]

Gday Mat good to see ya finaly converted from that silly single diff thing an bought somthin with two even if it's a cruizer. Cheers Corey

[Marc 1]

i'm the same! Though i have a SLR bayonet not a steyr bayonet!

Bit hard to use a SLR bayonet as a stove though...

[4x4shrek]

car fridge to keep the beer & rum Cold

[Lugh]

My favorite would have to be the cast iron fry pans. Bought a couple of different sized ones for about $10 each to go on a 2 week trip. Once seasoned they are fantastic! Really truly non-stick and completely indestructible! They now have pride of place in the kitchen intead of the somewhat expensive frypan i used to use....

[stets]

my 15 inch spun steel frypan, good for just about anything, and my big boy, he come out for every thing(pic attatched), felling trees, chopping fire wood into kindling, hunting, chopping pumpkins, opening cans when fred dont work, and scaring off unwanted neighbors, they see him in a block of wood and keep driving, its great!!!!, the other one in pic is for cutting my edibles

[Rangier Rover]

Gota be tha Camp oven! Someware to keep the meat warm! lol. Realy those throwa stoves with the gas canisters and a camp oven lid down side up! They work well as a stand by BBQ. Try it you will be suprised.

[DaveyC]

Must have fire...

Subi man's got the photo, F.R.E.D. stands for F%$king Rediculous Eating Device. Seems to be a recent term I could only remember calling them a can opener.

Officialy it is Field Ration Eating Device

[MAVRK-4]

Am I the only ex-AJ who thinks the FRED was only good when I was actually in the army... seriously those food cans don't even fit a spoon you need the fred as a mini spoon as well as can opener!

Just bought a Flip-Grips with my new Biji BBQ... it has long handled bbq tongs with a steel egg flip on the other end!... handy for one handed cooking!

No real favourite tool but Food is my favourite thing.

[ChallengeLee]

I can't do without my camp oven and my portable gas cooker with the cannisters....all l need really to keep me fed and watered when away.

[window]

Bit hard to use a SLR bayonet as a stove though...


thats why i used to have a hexi stove.

so can you use a steyr bayonet as a stove?

[DatoNut]

My little $20 butane stove take it everyware.

[Thirsty2454]

My little $20 butane stove take it everyware.


Mine saved my life last sunday. :thumb:


The princess woke up to an allday blackout, while works were done to the lines.

The princess and no morning coffee, is very dangerous times indeed.

I was seriously contemplating running and hiding, until I remembered the little stove.

Catastophy avoided. (For the time being. :( )

[bop smoo]

Am I the only ex-AJ who thinks the FRED was only good when I was actually in the army... .

No mate your not the only one.

what is it with FRED's, hexie stoves and styer bayonets.
in the real world ( not the green machine ) we have these new inventions called spoons,can openers, gas stoves and knives. where would we be without them

[fj404all]

duel fuel stove, lantern and a comfy lump of timber so sit on

[alwaysonthefly]

The misses when possible, a good fold out chair and an eski to put mi hoofs on. Can't go past my 14' diameter heavy duty frypan, only need to sit it on a shovel full of coals and we off

[MUDRATGQ]

Mine saved my life last sunday. :thumb:


The princess woke up to an allday blackout, while works were done to the lines.

The princess and no morning coffee, is very dangerous times indeed.

I was seriously contemplating running and hiding, until I remembered the little stove.

Catastophy avoided. (For the time being. :( )Nice one mate thats why i carry three of em missis without coffee any time of the day aint a pretty site lol