OZPIG has anyone got one.

Hi Boo Boo. I wanted one and hubby said no it's only more $hit to cart around with us. Then his brother got one and he saw it when we were all away camping and was really intrigued by it. Hence I was then allowed to get one. We take it everywhere. It comes in it's own bag and folds up inside itself. We cook on ours all the time and when it is stoked up you end up having to move away from it cause of the heat. We also use ours in the back yard at home to cook on or sit around if we are outside. The best thing is they use bugger all wood, and we sometimes get a 20 kg box of those logs from Bunnings and a box of those will last us 5 days. They arnt that big or heavy to cart around, and some parks dont like fires on the ground, but you can have the pig going. Well worth the money in our eyes.
Karen

The guy (maker) would be a multi millionaire if he sold them on WANTS lol,because i stood there at Caulfield Camper Show a couple of years ago and wanted one,But i had bought a Honda 20ui,60 litre Evakool plus my Mag XL...Think i was pushing my luck lol

Glad they work and people are happy with them..

Im in the process of making my own that fits back in the bottle holder on the drawbar.. just need some time to finish i along with the other 100 unfinished projects!!!! Michael

Yeah, I got one...

Thought they were over-priced (at somewhat less than $250 when we bought ours), but bought one anyway;-)

By no means perfect, and on my 'gunna-do' list is to make one the way they should be made, from an old cyl that I have lying around...

Having said that, they do work ok, and as said above, they are on their own in situations where open fires (or fires on the ground) are not permitted, and/or not desired...

If you're happy with the price, then I'm sure you'll be more than happy with the product..

Ours rides on the c/t A-frame, so not a problem to carry..

BTW, the 'bought ones' are mass-produced in China:(

i have one too,use it at home.for stews and roasts.i reccomend purchasing their flame tamer/diffuser when using campovens,(i tried a different branded one and it didnt work as well) and you can use it for toasting as well , it stops the bottom of the campoven getting too hot and burning the food inside.loaded up with the right fuel it is a good heater and you dont get much smoke bothering you.i thought of making one but time and effort into cutting everything out and welding it together and buying exhaust pipe for the flue it wasnt going to be a great lot more expensive,quality wise they are quite good and strong and dont see any future problems with it in the future.hope this helps

I think I'll be a man and buy one when I get back home and then tell her.

Thanks for getting me into trouble in a few weeks Karen and everyone else. LOL

Boo Boo
Yes they are great.
I could provide you with photos of the pig in use at a snow camping site at -10.4 deg C.
The best feature is the slow burning nature of the fire... need less wood and you get to sit closer to the fire.
Cheers
Trevor

hey all

I've been looking at these a while.

Slightly off topic but do you think there would any danger in using one of these on a wooden deck of a wooden house - in between trips away of course.

Only ask cause if they are approved for use in fireban areas I'd have to think they are pretty safe.

Of course I'd have a big fire extinguisher mounted nearby.