I am getting frustrated with ignorant managers of Caravan Parks who will not allow cooking with Heat Beads.
We took our motorhome to Lake Dyer near Laidley last weekend.
Outside the office was a sign about 2 metres high saying:
NO FIRES - NO HEAT BEADS
End of my plans for cooking dinner and had left the Weber Baby Q at home!
At Bribie Island Caravan Park I asked at the office if I could cook with a camp oven with Heat Beads.
The manager appreciated me asking, he had never heard of an OzPig or a Cobb Grill or a Volcano Stove and told me that QF&R had advised him that the only device allowed with Heat Beads were Weber Kettles.
I have advised the Heat Beads Head Office and they are going to contact QF&R and have a chat.
The other issue with caravan parks is that often they say NO because they have the misconception that all camp oven cooking requires digging holes in the ground - wrong!
I am getting rather annoyed! Some education is required.
David
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Kingsthorpedavid said
06:04 PM Dec 6, 2014
What is wrong with these methods of cooking with Heat Beads?
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grahamg said
08:09 AM Dec 7, 2014
the other residents just can't stand the smell/amoras coming from what looks like a fantastic meal. I could watch it cook all afternoon
Kingsthorpedavid said
02:09 PM Dec 7, 2014
That could well be the problem.
Pejay said
06:26 PM Dec 7, 2014
Hi David,
You still on Bribie - send us a PM and we might be able to meet up amongst the turmoil of the silly season.
June
Kisha said
11:39 PM Dec 7, 2014
Kingsthorpedavo that looks delish.
meetoo said
01:25 AM Dec 8, 2014
Boy, am I hungry right now.
Good lookin' tucker you got there.
Cheers John
Kingsthorpedavid said
08:56 PM Dec 8, 2014
Bribie was a month ago June.
All you folks miss the point.
How educated are caravan park managers re cooking with Heat Beads?
dorian said
09:08 PM Dec 8, 2014
FWIW, the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service recommends fuel stoves and barbecues that run on "manufactured" fuel, such as heat beads, and considers them to be safe.
Fuel stoves (including portable barbecues) are defined as a portable, fully self-contained heating and cooking appliance that uses manufactured fuel. Manufactured fuels do not include wood or timber, but include a wide range of commercially available, non-toxic products such as gas, liquid and solid fuels e.g. hexamite fuel blocks, briquettes or heat beads. Generally these appliances should stand at least 20 cm off the ground.
Visitors to Queensland's parks and forests are encouraged to bring their own fuel stove or barbecue for cooking and heating, along with the appropriate manufactured fuel for the appliance.
There are many benefits to using portable fuel stoves and barbecues. They offer a safe, easy, compact and more sustainable option for camp cooking and heating and are generally able to be used where wood-fueled camp fires are not ...
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Bruce and Bev said
07:46 PM Dec 25, 2014
sadly, its not only heat beads and other solid fuel that these people are ignorant about.
Many C/Parks are run only to turn a profit and take no interest in what is going on in their Park (I have been in so many and the only staff you see are the cleaners or maintenance folk). They sit in their air con'd office yapping on the phone to local friends and don't give a toss about their customers - oh - unless we free camp, in which case theyre bitching about that!!
We have met a few good owners or managers of C/P's, but sadly they are in the minority. How many ask you are there any problems or did you enjoy your stay in their Park?????
Kingsthorpedavid said
08:17 PM Jan 14, 2015
I expected more response to this..........................
David
paddlingfool said
07:11 PM May 9, 2015
Some of the objections to heat beads is the disposal. How often we see piles of heat beads dumped beside trees in our parks?
brickies said
07:29 PM May 9, 2015
Could it be that there could be a problem if LPG escape from another caravan and you are using a form of ignition which if mixed would cause a big bang and caravan insurer may not be pleased , Also some caravan use LPG for hot water system , Maybe this type of cooking is not suitable for Caravan parks QFES do not make rules to be hard to get on with they have to look at the big picture this may not make you happy David .
brickies said
07:31 PM May 9, 2015
Could it be that there could be a problem if LPG escape from another caravan and you are using a form of ignition which if mixed would cause a big bang and caravan insurer may not be pleased , Also some caravan Parks use LPG for hot water system , Maybe this type of cooking is not suitable for Caravan parks QFES do not make rules to be hard to get on with they have to look at the big picture this may not make you happy David .
paddlingfool said
07:36 PM May 25, 2015
I am frustrated with some users of heat beads that dump them at the foot of the nearest tree. Irresponsible idiots.
I am getting frustrated with ignorant managers of Caravan Parks who will not allow cooking with Heat Beads.
We took our motorhome to Lake Dyer near Laidley last weekend.
Outside the office was a sign about 2 metres high saying:
NO FIRES - NO HEAT BEADS
End of my plans for cooking dinner and had left the Weber Baby Q at home!
At Bribie Island Caravan Park I asked at the office if I could cook with a camp oven with Heat Beads.
The manager appreciated me asking, he had never heard of an OzPig or a Cobb Grill or a Volcano Stove and told me that QF&R had advised him that the only device allowed with Heat Beads were Weber Kettles.
I have advised the Heat Beads Head Office and they are going to contact QF&R and have a chat.
The other issue with caravan parks is that often they say NO because they have the misconception that all camp oven cooking requires digging holes in the ground - wrong!
I am getting rather annoyed! Some education is required.
David
-- Edited by Kingsthorpedavid on Saturday 6th of December 2014 06:25:10 PM
What is wrong with these methods of cooking with Heat Beads?
-- Edited by Kingsthorpedavid on Saturday 6th of December 2014 06:04:38 PM
-- Edited by Kingsthorpedavid on Saturday 6th of December 2014 06:09:50 PM
-- Edited by Kingsthorpedavid on Saturday 6th of December 2014 06:18:52 PM
-- Edited by Kingsthorpedavid on Saturday 6th of December 2014 06:24:08 PM
-- Edited by Kingsthorpedavid on Saturday 6th of December 2014 06:28:40 PM
-- Edited by Kingsthorpedavid on Saturday 6th of December 2014 06:33:24 PM
the other residents just can't stand the smell/amoras coming from what looks like a fantastic meal. I could watch it cook all afternoon
That could well be the problem.
You still on Bribie - send us a PM and we might be able to meet up amongst the turmoil of the silly season.
June
Kingsthorpedavo that looks delish.
Boy, am I hungry right now.
Good lookin' tucker you got there.
Cheers John
All you folks miss the point.
How educated are caravan park managers re cooking with Heat Beads?
FWIW, the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service recommends fuel stoves and barbecues that run on "manufactured" fuel, such as heat beads, and considers them to be safe.
nprsr.qld.gov.au/experiences/camping/camp-fires.html
-- Edited by dorian on Monday 8th of December 2014 09:09:25 PM
Many C/Parks are run only to turn a profit and take no interest in what is going on in their Park (I have been in so many and the only staff you see are the cleaners or maintenance folk). They sit in their air con'd office yapping on the phone to local friends and don't give a toss about their customers - oh - unless we free camp, in which case theyre bitching about that!!
We have met a few good owners or managers of C/P's, but sadly they are in the minority. How many ask you are there any problems or did you enjoy your stay in their Park?????
David
Some of the objections to heat beads is the disposal. How often we see piles of heat beads dumped beside trees in our parks?