Hot Pies ?

I've had the Aussie Travel Buddy Marine for 1yr it works great heated plenty of pies, sausage rolls, fishfingers, meals I prepped at home in foil trays and made a few batches of scones no problems. I usually wrap the pies in foil but leave the top open so they don't go soggy and keeps the oven cleaner. Haven't used it on corrugated roads yet just good gravel, hwy I wouldn't worry about the non insulated door too much others have asked doesn't seem to make a big difference.

I haven't seen the kickass but Travel Buddy has 200 deg temp a timer or option to leave it on till you turn it off. I use that a lot more I can heat up food for my 3 hr trip to or from work I can heat up food at a lower temp no need to have to stop and reset the 2 hr timer it's a very good feature. Hard wired mine with anderson plug no need for an extra on/off switch the way I look at it the oven has 2 already. You can turn temp dial on it won't start until timer dial is activated and if you turn the timer dial on it won't heat up until temp dial is turned up I think that's a good safety feature. I have heard people say they had the door come open well that's not an issue if you bend the door locking tab by tapping it to suit easy fix. You can always fit a latch to a Travel Buddy if needed.

I have plastic oats draws above and beside it no worries but I did stick some thin insulation foil from Autobarn under the draw above the oven just to reduce heat soak when on for long periods just to protect the plastic for the long term. Great oven I highly recommend it. Oh just realized when I put up the pic that's a gas stove with canister above it I might switch the draws around just in case.

dad1340

Your question is harder to read than War and Peace.

Just saying ;-)

A couple of months ago I was in a vehicle that had a 12v oven in the back of their Prado..we were travelling on some gravel roads with a mixture of some sealed sections and the oven did make a rattling noise which was irritating to me.

I use mine for a lot of my meals because I'm cooking dinner while I'm driving. It does frozen pre cooked meals just as well as pies and sausage rolls. It's the old very first Travel Buddy. A friend has the marine version and did roast lamb shanks on our last trip. There's a guy on Youtube called Roaming The Outback and he does quite a lot of meat and vegi roasting in his. I love mine for weekend overnighters because I hardly have to pack any food.

There are a few parts to this review, but it convinced me to get a Road Chef

The 12V Oven from Jaycar ($50) is perfect for pies, just crack the sealed lid about 15mins before you want to eat the pie to help the pastry dry out a little and it'll be as good as a commercial pie warmer.. plus its small, can be stowed away and doesnt need permanent mounting. Takes about an hour for a frozen pie to heat through.

I am seriously impressed with mine, its been about two years now and it has done many many trips on some serious corrugations. With a craftily folded bit of mesh or a repurposed oven rack it'll heat four pies at a time - four pies may take 2 hours though. My favourite is a mix of party pies and party sausage rolls, you can fit heaps in and share them around your travelling companions.

Additionally you can chuck in a large can of soup, or beans or whatever (unopened) and it'll heat it to a perfect eating temperature without it exploding.

https://www.jaycar.com.au/12-volt-large-portable-stove/p/YS2811

Years ago I used to bolt a small metal cage/basket thing inside the engine bay. I would wrap a couple of pies in alfoil and put them in there in the morning, by lunch time they were hot and ready to eat.

Thanks for the input, I decided to go with the Travel Buddy due to the "Run" feature which was a deal breaker. As for the other features discussed, the lack of an insulated door seems to be a non-issue in real world use and the doors on all of them stay closed - no reports of the Buddy door flinging open.
Most of all it is Australian made, the Chinese have enough of our money.

Cheers & Thanks

I've had my Travel Buddy Marine for quite some time and have cooked a couple of roasts on the road whilst travelling. The roughest road would have been the Tanami. Cooked a cake in the Simpson and I've lost count of the number of sausage rolls, pies and precooked meals I've reheated. Best thing apart for my fridges I've bought for the back of my Troopy.

Hi there dad1340, just watched a "Snowy's" comparison test on their web page.
https://www.snowys.com.au/12v-portable-marine-oven

You are now making me hungry now !!!!!!!

Ok you have all sold me one but, my question is to those who actually own one is: how hot does the unit become on the outside. If it is in the back of the ute, and my gear ends up on top or side of it, will it cause me a problem, or do I need to place it in it's own protective enclosure. If it needs it's own enclosure, how much room around the unit is needed for it to able to breathe. I think you will be able to understand what I am trying to ask. Thanks in advance for your replys. GarryR

Interesting...

We had the Travel Buddy across the Oodnadatta as well as heaps of other outback roads and it performed faultlessly . The only complaint was the delicious aroma coming from the rear of the vehicle as it did its stuff.

Got ours on a deal with Road Runner Offroad, we ended up buying 10 of them at a good price.

Great business and great units they are.