Camp oven cooking is great fun, you can cook traditional old time favourite recipes or experiment with new recipes. You can cook a delicious meals and sit around the campfire and tell very tall stories while being mesmirised by the flickering flames.
These recipes for scones and damper are great family favourites to try next time you go camping, very easy for kids to try too!
Simple Camping Scones
You Need 4 cups SR flour, 1 can – 375 ml lemonade and 300ml bottle cream
Place all flour in a bowl, soft drink and cream, mix, add a little more flour if mixture is too sticky. Mix to a soft dough.
Place on floured surface, roll out or flatten till about 4cm thick, use a scone cutter or a glass or cup to cut the circles.
Place in pre heated and greased (or use baking paper) camp oven and cook for 10-12 minutes until golden brown. Makes about 15-20.
Add jam or honey and cream or toppings of your choice. Then enjoy!
Bushman’s Damper
You need 2 cups SR flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoons butter, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1 to 1 1/2 cups milk
In a bowl mix the flour, sugar and salt, cut up butter into small pieces and add rub in a little.
Add milk and mix to a soft dough, knead and roll out onto a floured area and shape into a round loaf, cut a cross on top.
Grease the camp oven and flour lightly, place damper dough in camp oven, cover and place on the campfire and bake for 30 minutes. The damper will sound hollow when tapped when it is ready. slice or break into pieces and serve with butter, jam, honey or anything of your choice.
Enjoy camp oven cooking next time you go camping, what you can cook with a camp oven is just about unlimited, try it when you get the chance.What do you like cooking in your camp oven, do you have any favourite recipes?
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Working out how and where to travel Australia is a big part of the planning process. When deciding your itinerary it helps to have a visual picture of where you are going.
These online maps and travel planners will help you get visual look at your itinerary and a better perspective on where you are going.
Google Maps and video showing How to create a Map
Street-Directory Street, Business & Accommodation Directory – Australia & New Zealand Road Map
Drive There Trip Planner From The NRMA
Travel Planner From the RACQ
Route Planner From Tourism Vic – covers all of Oz
World Wide Planners
Planitonearth – Webjet’s free trip planning and budgeting tool
Use these online maps and trip planning tools to plan and organise your next adventure holiday.
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Choosing the right tent for your family can be difficult as there is so many styles and types of tents. So it is very hard to know where to start looking, not to mention actually choosing one to buy. Consider these 5 questions as you look online or in shops, they will help you narrow down your choices so you get it right the first time.
- How much can I afford? Generally it is best to look for camping products in the mid price range – not cheap and nasty, not top range(unless you can afford it of course) Choosing a price range is a good start and will help you answer the following questions.
- How many will be using the tent? How many adults and kids, what ages are the kids and what type of beds and allow room for luggage for each person. Tents are marked as how many beds will fit in not allowing for any spare room eg. A 4 person tent is suitable for 2 -3 persons, a 6 person tent is suitable for 3-4 people. Some tents have straight sides and some are curved – a straight side gives you more room inside. Some tents are not full height – it is much easier to get dressed in a tent will standing height roof.
- How many rooms? Tents can be with 1, 2 or 3 rooms, this depends on the age of your kids. You will probably want younger kids close to you. Older kids will appreciate their own tent. So this depends on your needs, either buy a tent with several rooms or 2 single room tents. It maybe quicker to put up 2 single room tents if your kids are old enough to put it up themselves.
- What features? The tent should be ventilated, have windows, floor should go up the sides, check door zips are good quality and access is easy, colours are a personal choice – generally colours are in natural shades or darker colours (dark colours may retain heat) Bright coloured tents are recommended for hikers so they can be easily seen from above if they are being searched for.
- What type of tent? Tents generally come in to 2 types – Canvas or Dome. Canvas is the more traditional style and is made of cotton canvas. Dome tents are made of polyester. When wet the canvas swells and prevents leakage, polyester is waterproof and lightweight. Canvas tents when packed up are heavy and usually a large article to pack in. Dome tents usually pack up into a roll shape and are much smaller pack than the canvas tents and if you are short of car space they have an advantage.
When you are looking around in Camping shops or shows ask plenty of questions about choosing the right camping tent that will suit your family and situation.
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