Ron173 posted:

Hi,

47!! geez thats gettin up there.

I'm not always out on road in that heat, so poss agree with you there.

The fire ban thing though..... If what I'm told is correct, you can have a gas ring on a camp oven or indeed a barbie, as its not classed as an open fire. Its controlled and regulated, not just free to spark and divert off in its own direction.

Guess a firey will put us right here?

Rgds

Ron

simple posted:

re. fire bans.
gas bbq's (i guess gas rings would be included) may be used with 20m (i think) of a fixed structure (house, maybe ammenities block etc) as long as there is a supply of water at hand within reach of the cooker, must be a hose etc not a bucket.

i probably should know the exact details but its getting late.
you could look it up. section 98??? of the rural fires act nsw.1997.

all this info is nsw by the way but i think they're all pretty similar

Ron173 posted:

Sounds good.

Apparently there are purpose built gas rings which go on top, which start the convection thing going?

Ever heard of anyone using them? I have a gas ring I could put it on but heard (cant mind where) that these purpose built gas rings are the go if no fire, just wondered if anyone had first hand experience of them.

Rgds

Ron

greydemon posted:

Excuse my ignorance, but does this mean that on a total fire ban day I can't even use the gas rings on the stove in my trailer tent to boil a billy? Assuming that during warm weather a fire ban would be in place continually in desert areas does that mean that everyone camping there exists on cold food and drinks? As an aside, half way down the Gunbarrell how would you know if it is a Total Fire Ban day?

Crackles posted:

My understanding is on a total fire ban you can not light up your gas ring at all. I'm not sure if this includes caravans as well. The thinking behind it is if your camper was to catch fire, there will be no water on tap to put it out & a better than even chance it would then set fire to the bush. You could of course get a microwave & plug into an inverter.
The only exemption I'm aware of is you can light up gas cookers etc in an open area, away from anything flamable as long as they are within a certain distance (10 to 15 metres from memory) of a fixed building. (I doubt high country huts were included.)
Out in central Oz I don't believe they ever have total fire bans as there would be insuficient fuel to burn in most places & very few structures or people under threat like the built up areas on the east coast. Out there some common sense should dictate if a fire is suitable or not.
Cheers Craig...........
Just checked the regs & were as I thought. Have a look at..........
Fire restrictions

geocacher (djcache) posted:

Can't even use an electric bbq in the local park unless a usable tap is within 10 metres....

Dave