OZPIG

trouto · Senior Member

OZPIG

Desert Dweller · Guru

We've had one for about 13 years.

A great piece of equipment, use it all the time.

The original & best, lots of imitations around.

Great for cooking, open the door for heating.

Gives off great amount of heat using only 10% of the wood used on an open campfire.

LOVE IT!

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trouto · Senior Member

Thanks DD

thats what i wanted to hear

photo looks good

thanks once again

mezza56 · Senior Member

Looked at them at the leisure fest , not really very big , how much heat do they throw out DD

Desert Dweller · Guru

mezza56 wrote:
Looked at them at the leisure fest , not really very big , how much heat do they throw out DD

Enough that if you sit too close you'll burn your bl**dy legs.

It's not like sitting around a campfire with a ring of people enjoying.

It's a great heater to sit in front of for 2 to 4 people.

This a setup that we've perfected. In this case we put the pig in a national park fireplace.

The shelter becomes a cosy enclosure with no breeze on our backs if it's windy. We've stayed warm on minus 2 degree mornings.

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denmonkey · Senior Member

4wd super centre has a knock off version which I think is a bit smaller.

A mate has one but I've not seen it yet.

He does say you need small wood to get fit in it.

Around the 100 mark with delivery at the moment

www.4wdsupacentre.com.au/adventure-kings-camp-oven-stove-40l-duffle-bag.html

-- Edited by denmonkey on Tuesday 9th of October 2018 10:56:28 AM

Treecrest · Veteran Member

Have used ours for both heating and cooking. Very happy with the Ozpig, but they are quite heavy, so don't always take it away.

Voyager00 · Veteran Member

We have the 4wd Supacentre el cheapo version . Used it most nights on our last trip . We cooked on it , made jaffles in it and kept warm by it . Its very light weight at around 10 kgs and packs away efficiently , taking up minimal room in the car / van . Probably wont last as long as an Oz Pig but it does us .

Cupie · Guru

It's gotta be good. It's a Quenslander invention.

I don't have one but perhaps I'll put it on the XMAS wish list.

The only negative is that on their web site they talk about 'Pie Irons' rather than the true Au title .. Jaffle Irons!!! Bloody yanks.

rockylizard · Guru

Treecrest wrote:
Have used ours for both heating and cooking. Very happy with the Ozpig, but they are quite heavy, so don't always take it away.

Gday...

I did some homework on getting an OzPig ... I decided against it because it was very heavy, quite large for stowage and carrying in my Landy. I would have had to have a dedicated box made up to fit it all in ... and damned expensive.

I decided to buy this - cost $75 and whilst it doesn't have all the side-accessories for cooking a three course meal, it more than does me ... and with the door open it gives off heaps of warmth on a chilly night.

cheers - John

PeterD · Guru

Another one for you to consider is the Kingaroy Choofer. You see plenty of homemade models around the traps. If you are keen enough you can make your own.

Woodfire BBQ from a gas bottle - - Gas Bottle BBQ

Craig1 · Guru

Don't forget= New South Wales national parks/forests along the Murray River - NO WOOD BASED fires from 5th October until who knows when. Only gas bbq in carefully considered area.

Desert Dweller · Guru

rockylizard wrote:
Treecrest wrote:
Have used ours for both heating and cooking. Very happy with the Ozpig, but they are quite heavy, so don't always take it away.
Gday...
I did some homework on getting an OzPig ... I decided against it because it was very heavy, quite large for stowage and carrying in my Landy. I would have had to have a dedicated box made up to fit it all in ... and damned expensive.
I decided to buy this - cost $75 and whilst it doesn't have all the side-accessories for cooking a three course meal, it more than does me ... and with the door open it gives off heaps of warmth on a chilly night.

cheers - John

Ozpigs come with a tough two handled carry bag. Yes they are a little heavy but we're almost a ton under our maximum legal weights so no problem whatsoever throwing it in for a trip. smile smile

There are lots of contraptions around but there's only one Ozpig! https://www.ozpig.com.au/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImtnz5vb53QIV1DUrCh2U7gFFEAAYASAAEgIsIvD_BwE

-- Edited by Desert Dweller on Wednesday 10th of October 2018 04:58:46 AM

Cupie · Guru

Desert Dweller wrote:
mezza56 wrote:
Looked at them at the leisure fest , not really very big , how much heat do they throw out DD
Enough that if you sit too close you'll burn your bl**dy legs.
It's not like sitting around a campfire with a ring of people enjoying.
It's a great heater to sit in front of for 2 to 4 people.
This a setup that we've perfected. In this case we put the pig in a national park fireplace.
The shelter becomes a cosy enclosure with no breeze on our backs if it's windy. We've stayed warm on minus 2 degree mornings.

Now there's a well set up camp site. Reveals the experience & thoughtfulness of the occupants.

I'm a bit fussy about my set up but this exceeds my efforts.

PeterD · Guru

Desert Dweller wrote:
There are lots of contraptions around but there's only one Ozpig! https://www.ozpig.com.au/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImtnz5vb53QIV1DUrCh2U7gFFEAAYASAAEgIsIvD_BwE

Yes and they are very protective of the "Pig" part of the brand. The makers of the Kingaroy Choofer initially sold them as the Kingaroy Pig. They were swiftly delivered a solicitors letter warning that if they persisted with that name then legal action would be taken against them for breaching a registered brand.

Plain Truth · Guru

Made one out of a washing machine tub,the top is cut from an old BBQ plate,cut a hole in the top to take a basket of heat beads when we don't want to cook on a wood fire.

Screw in 3 legs made of water pipe,added 2 vents from an old Webber Kettle underneath to control airflow,fitted a chimney made out of an old Hills clothes hoist.Works a treat.

rockylizard · Guru

Desert Dweller wrote:
Ozpigs come with a tough two handled carry bag. Yes they are a little heavy but we're almost a ton under our maximum legal weights so no problem whatsoever throwing it in for a trip.
There are lots of contraptions around but there's only one Ozpig! https://www.ozpig.com.au/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImtnz5vb53QIV1DUrCh2U7gFFEAAYASAAEgIsIvD_BwE

Gday...

Yep, agree OzPig is a extremely versatile camp accessory.

However, as I said, my problem was "....very heavy, quite large for stowage and carrying in my Landy. I would have had to have a dedicated box made up to fit it all in."

It would not fit anywhere in my vehicle, and there is no way I would carry my 'stove/heater' inside the van. So it would have had to be a dedicated box built to hang on the rear bumper of the van. The weight is not a consideration for the van or vehicle ... but for this poor liddle old phart who ain't as strong as he used ta woz.

My liddle stove/heater has it's own carry bag and sits on the floor behind the driver's seat in Landy.

Works for me.

Cheers - John

Chris61 · Senior Member

The ozpig is great for cooking, but very average for getting a warm as a fire

Dougwe · Chief one feather

rockylizard wrote:
Desert Dweller wrote:
Ozpigs come with a tough two handled carry bag. Yes they are a little heavy but we're almost a ton under our maximum legal weights so no problem whatsoever throwing it in for a trip.
There are lots of contraptions around but there's only one Ozpig! https://www.ozpig.com.au/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImtnz5vb53QIV1DUrCh2U7gFFEAAYASAAEgIsIvD_BwE
Gday...
Yep, agree OzPig is a extremely versatile camp accessory.
However, as I said, my problem was "....very heavy, quite large for stowage and carrying in my Landy. I would have had to have a dedicated box made up to fit it all in."
It would not fit anywhere in my vehicle, and there is no way I would carry my 'stove/heater' inside the van. So it would have had to be a dedicated box built to hang on the rear bumper of the van. The weight is not a consideration for the van or vehicle ... but for this poor liddle old phart who ain't as strong as he used ta woz.
My liddle stove/heater has it's own carry bag and sits on the floor behind the driver's seat in Landy.
Works for me.
Cheers - John

Rocky's....

-- Edited by Dougwe on Wednesday 10th of October 2018 03:23:45 PM

Desert Dweller · Guru

We don't have a beer fridge in the back of our Navara so there's plenty of room for our Ozpig.

Kisha · Senior Member

Plain Truth thats awesome, well done, I love its rustic look. I am sure it will still be going strong way after a lot of the newer ones are seen on the scrap heap. I use the Ozpig for a garden ornament, as it never was able to deliver what we expected of it. Take care and enjoy your handy work....regards Kisha

Dickodownunder · Guru

I struck a bloke in Charters Towers a couple of years ago that had sourced a couple of LPG gas bottles, one 4.5 kg and the other a 9kg.

I heard the sound of a grinder so I went over to his camp to check out what he was up to.
He was making a couple of wood cookers and he was boasting that he got both bottles for around $5.00 from a second hand sale.

As he explained to me it appeared that his basic design was not dissimilar the the Utube vids that PeterD linked to above.

Probably a great idea to make what you want if you want to cook and get warm in the bush and well as save a bit of wood compared to an open fire and at the same time save a bit of hard earned over buying a unit

rockylizard · Guru

Desert Dweller wrote:
We don't have a beer fridge in the back of our Navara so there's plenty of room for our Ozpig.

Gday...

I'm a non-drinker so there is never a beer fridge in my vehicle or van ... just good ole fresh, clean water for drinking and me cuppa

Storage areas in a Navara and Discovery are somewhat different hmm

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Cheers - John

-- Edited by rockylizard on Wednesday 10th of October 2018 07:56:50 PM

Mike Harding · Guru

A friend, who knows a bit about such things, bought an Oz Pig and decided he needed to lengthen the chimney and cut extra air holes to make it work well.

I don't own one and have no opinion but it's a lot of cash for what it achieves it seems to me.

denmonkey · Senior Member

I have one of these.

It's a back yard job but not one I can claim responsibility for.

The usual 9kg gas bottle cut and flipped upside down miss Jane

Its handy for use with heat beads too if wood isn't about.

tis a good fit for a camp oven too. the bars can be removed and it can be dropped down inside over beads on the wire base.

and packs down pretty small. the cross bars slide into the legs for storage.

-- Edited by denmonkey on Wednesday 10th of October 2018 09:20:29 PM

Steve794 · Member

Dickodownunder wrote:
I struck a bloke in Charters Towers a couple of years ago that had sourced a couple of LPG gas bottles, one 4.5 kg and the other a 9kg.

I heard the sound of a grinder so I went over to his camp to check out what he was up to.
He was making a couple of wood cookers and he was boasting that he got both bottles for around $5.00 from a second hand sale.

As he explained to me it appeared that his basic design was not dissimilar the the Utube vids that PeterD linked to above.

Probably a great idea to make what you want if you want to cook and get warm in the bush and well as save a bit of wood compared to an open fire and at the same time save a bit of hard earned over buying a unit

I hope there was no gas left in those bottles, using something that sparks like that could be dangerous. If he took the filler neck off, how? In the past I have seen advice to fill the bottle with water before cutting them.

Desert Dweller · Guru

rockylizard wrote:
Desert Dweller wrote:
We don't have a beer fridge in the back of our Navara so there's plenty of room for our Ozpig.
Gday...
I'm a non-drinker so there is never a beer fridge in my vehicle or van ... just good ole fresh, clean water for drinking and me cuppa
Storage areas in a Navara and Discovery are somewhat different

Cheers - John

-- Edited by rockylizard on Wednesday 10th of October 2018 07:56:50 PM

You're dead right there sunshine. Ours is a knock about ute that gets washed twice a year, yours is a Toorak Tractor. biggrin biggrin Big difference.

Dickodownunder · Guru

Steve794 wrote:
Dickodownunder wrote:
I struck a bloke in Charters Towers a couple of years ago that had sourced a couple of LPG gas bottles, one 4.5 kg and the other a 9kg.

I heard the sound of a grinder so I went over to his camp to check out what he was up to.
He was making a couple of wood cookers and he was boasting that he got both bottles for around $5.00 from a second hand sale.

As he explained to me it appeared that his basic design was not dissimilar the the Utube vids that PeterD linked to above.

Probably a great idea to make what you want if you want to cook and get warm in the bush and well as save a bit of wood compared to an open fire and at the same time save a bit of hard earned over buying a unit
I hope there was no gas left in those bottles, using something that sparks like that could be dangerous. If he took the filler neck off, how? In the past I have seen advice to fill the bottle with water before cutting them.

Steve794

I can only assume that he had already de gassed them as he was still alive.

The procedure for degassing is covered briefly in one of the videos above as what some may say as a backyard method.

There are more professional ways to de gas a cylinder or tank.

To be honest, apart from my curiosity regarding the grinding I really wasnt that interested in how or why he was building it but if you needed to know I am pretty sure there are numerous videos on UTube tc that would outline the procedure.

If you are building one then do it safely.

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

"Toorak Tractor"

Ya obviously have no idea DD ... I travel full-time remember. It lives like me - out under the stars.

Gets good and timely service but it doesn't see the end of a hose more than once a year - bit hard to wash it when out in the bush.

I have been up in outback NQ for the past five months. Like my Landy, those folk haven't seen rain for donkey's ages - definitely not able to waste water washing a "Toorak Tractor".

But that's OK ... you know how others live - we jest gotta ask ya.

cheers - John

trouto · Senior Member

good post guys

thanks for all the replys

you can all stop now

thanks