Kings camp Oven Stove

Jim’s opinion on the Kings camp Oven Stove

[@liamphillips1762]

Your the sort of guy I could see myself sitting down around a fire with and having a brew and a good yarn keep the videos rolling

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi Liam I don't drink any more, but the guys I worked with in the outback use to call me have a chat, I'm always in for a chat so if you see me stop me and we will do just that.

[@oddforestcritter]

Excellent review, very informative, cheers 👍

[@JimMcNabb44]

Glad it was helpful!

[@joenoyes322]

Thanks Jim , always look forward to your videos.

[@JimMcNabb44]

Thanks Joe

[@aussieoffroader1974]

Last week i cooked a 2kg roast beef on mine in the camp oven and the heat was fine and in cold weather. The thing i learnt about it was my camp oven has small legs on it and i had the hole cover open on the stove. Just my experience with it so far.. keep the great vids coming.

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi yes they do work and I tried it with the hole open but I'm not very happy with it, for me cooking on it is not the best, and where I was camped it temp was down 1d or less

[@MATT-em1tn]

Good work o'l mate, peice of cake

[@JimMcNabb44]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Dundeemac799]

Great review Jim, thanks mate! Think I might have dodged a bullet by not getting one of these

[@JimMcNabb44]

Thanks Andrew I got a fire pit that I put legs on and think that is of more use

[@Beyondthebackyard-au]

Thanks, love your aussie style. Good to have seen this review since I was just thinking about getting one.

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi my friend had one of those fire pits with him and he had put legs on it and I think that's the way to go, the next time we go camping I do a revue on it so you can see what you think

[@task82]

Ripper of a review Jim, love the honesty mate 🍻

[@JimMcNabb44]

Thanks 👍

[@johnpatrickobligacion2279]

Thank you, I was about to purchase one, not till I see your review. Looking forward on your review with the ozpig

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi John if I get sent a ozpig I be happy to review one, since I made this review I have put a new air vent in the door and now it works a bit better

[@fishmut]

Hi Jim, if you can make a wider and tall chimney, the issue with these fire places and the oz pig one is the chimneys are useless, if you can fix that issue mate you will enjoy it much more. The chimney is very important I don’t think many people realise, these things I’m convinced there made more for show because there function is crap , I’d go to a muffler place and replace the chimney with truck muffler pipe, it’s a nice round sized pipe , worth a thought. As always mate good videos . 👍

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi yes a bigger pipe would help, I put a new air vent on the front and it seems to work a bit better, when I get time I make a bigger chimney as well nut as something to take camping I think there are better things you can get.

[@harrybaluch6753]

Thanks mate ! You’re living the life

[@JimMcNabb44]

hi harry I'm not out and about like I was in the past but I still at it as long as I can

[@craigkelly3787]

Cheers Jim i was looking at buying one as they are cheap enough and with a lot of places now not allowing open fires . I thought that would be a good alternative. Looking forward to see if u upgrade it .Please don't be offended but could either turn your back ground music down or don't use it at all , was a tad annoying tbh .keep up the good work mate 👍

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi craig I think I play around with it and try to change the stack I make a larger pipe and see how it go's. Sound is a night mare I'm a bit def and it's very hard to get the sound right, I been working on a new way to check the sound on my TV before I up load and I hope to have it working soon

[@mrdonny3501]

I used a spun steel camp oven for a beef stew works great at Sheepyard Flat 26 July. Could be the Cast Iran too thick for the little oven mate. Good Video Mate.

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi I have put a new air hole in the door and it seems to work better with a bit more heat when I need it.

[@psyman_sez]

Nice work Jim. Can you trim the volume on the audio? It's very distorted.

[@JimMcNabb44]

Sorry I'm having trouble with my Mac and hope to fix it soon

[@Screany]

Thanks for the video Jim! A helpful review.

[@JimMcNabb44]

Thank you

[@simplyrise5217]

Thank you Jim👍I appreciate the review. I intended to buy the stove for a long time but I can see the frustration🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🇳🇿👌

[@JimMcNabb44]

You bet I have added more air holes to the door and it works a bit better but I think it's a bit of junk

[@Mr105.]

Another good honest review Jim. Will you be doing one on the kings solar blanket?

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi it's funny I got a 200w kings solar blanket and I think it's great, if I can get some time over the next week or so I do a review on it, and yes if need more power I buy more of them

[@mattynolan9241]

Ozpig are really good , the kings ones are very dissapointing for cooking on sadly

[@stevegoodwin5841]

got one, great unit for 1 person but worked best with lump charcoal. Dear heat but convenient and heats fine.

[@JimMcNabb44]

Thanks for sharing

[@tonypaine4958]

Good review Jim

[@JimMcNabb44]

Thanks Tony

[@adammcguinness9950]

I’m glad I watched your video, I was very close to buying one. What is the ‘pig’ please mate? I’d still like one but a decent one. Cheers.

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi Adam they are a camp stove www.ozpig.com.au/ They all good and easy to use, I spent the last few years trying to find one that I can use that gets me up of the ground to cook on, each one I found do the job but I'm still looking for one that I like.

[@adammcguinness9950]

I found them, $400 is a bit rich, I’ll stick with an openfire

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi Adam I think they are over priced for what they are.

[@adammcguinness9950]

For sure. I’ve got a hobo stove that I made from a milo tin, boils my water in 3 minutes. Can’t beat simple.

[@JimMcNabb44]

In the old days I had a 13g drum and it work great

[@Delta088]

Spun steel like the Bedourie cook well on them.

[@JimMcNabb44]

I have to try it

[@rossdrayton5476]

Hi Jim. It might be alright with some mods but will wait for Kings to do it. Good honest review as usual. I had forgotten about Bastards Incorpora Cheers Mate.

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi Ross I remembered "Bastard Incorpora" when I try to get it out of the bag and as you see I never put it back in the bag on camera to much many bad words

[@MrJohnno1969]

Hi Jim I was thinking of getting one for my shed it's not a big stead 3 meters long and 250 meters deep do you think it would be ok for that? Thank you again from John

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi John they don't put out much heat I had to add more air vent to the door to get it to burn a bit hotter, I think you may be better looking at 5KW 8KW 12V24V Auxiliary Heater Parking Air Fuel Oil Heating I got one of these and they work great

[@jimbojones2457]

Great review Jim! Yeah i wouldn't buy one. That flat pack bbq that Greg bought was awesome!

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi Jimbo yes I think the flat bbq that Greg got is great with a bit of work I think it will be one of the best things since sliced bread

[@jimbojones2457]

@@JimMcNabb44 Yeah it's a ripper! Spewing Bunnings don't sell them anymore!

[@JimMcNabb44]

Me to I keep looking around and find one and let you know

[@bobdown3301]

Great Vid Jim, Personally I steer clear of anything Kings related. Its cheap and will cost you in the end when you need to replace it after a short time. The old saying, You get what you pay for!. just a small suggestion, don't use the music, we like listening to you!

[@JimMcNabb44]

Thanks Bob it was given to me by a friend and he and I agree they are junk, I had a few Kings bits of gear and some of them are junk but some of them have been OK, and I have started not to use back ground music I'm a bit def in my old age and it very hard to get it right so I am not using it as much now.

[@bigzeetv806]

Should do a review on the ozpig ones glad you did a review on the kings i was goimg to buy one but not anymore whats the point if they dont produce heat. Or i do buy it and put it in the garden shed to keep the dogs warm

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi I only see the ozpig in shops and would like to try one but some one would have to lend me one for me to test it, my mate is working on a open pit fire that he got and next camp I try to do a video on it I think its the way to go it takes up less room then the stove

[@GregPalmer2]

Kind of y young Jim to give us the heads up on some of these not so good gear some of these companies are selling,it would be a bit of a struggle for me to go bush and do what you do. Good man

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi Greg my make has got one of these open fire pits that he working on for camping and I think it's the way to go, I hope to nick of very soon and he have it with him and I do a video on it with his changers

[@paulnealgrove5016]

Thanks Jim

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi Paul I have added a new air hole in the door and it's about 30mm with a flap and now it works much better.

[@ForemanAndWilmsAdventures]

Your little fire machine at least looks cool. I see the swag however got 5 stars from the little dog. Jack Russell’s and swags are made to go together.

[@JimMcNabb44]

thanks that little dog been my mate for over 13 years and your right there is nothing better in the swag

[@rockbiterhd]

Another good thing is the fifty dollar 12 v eBay food warmer oven the work a treat put anything in there

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi I seen them and they work well, the thing I don't like with them is the power drain, they are great if you on the road but if you cam for a few days they use a lot of power

[@rockbiterhd]

Maybe you should try a fire pit with a grate on one half might work better and be at the height you want

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi one of the guys with me on that camping trip had just got one and he will be working on it and on the next camp I do a revue on it and he has some very good ideas for it that I may copy.

[@tonypaine4958]

The one from Bunnings looks ok

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi Tony I go and have a look at them

[@harrybaluch6753]

How many kms on ur 08 hilux bud?

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi Harry about 140,000km now

[@harrybaluch6753]

Oh wow, is that a new engine in there mate??

[@JimMcNabb44]

still the first engine

[@raydav25]

good vid thanks jim but music to loud and not needed mate

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi Ra it is very hard to get the back ground music right, most of the time now I don't use any

[@cathysinclair5557]

Good one Jim, you helped me save some money but as they say you get what you pay for. You want to relax out camping, oz pig is probably better designed

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi Cathy I not played with one and would like to try one but I seen a few out in the bush and they seem to work much better

[@fishmut]

Guys I have bought the oz pig and as far as I’m concerned it’s over rated, the chimney is to short and has no pull , the smoke pores out the front. The cost of the thing is a joke, better to make one yourself out of a empty gas bottle because that’s what they are. You can make a wider and taller chimney like the one in this video, the chimney must be able to pull up the heat, the oz pig fails terribly, I won’t buy another fire place instead I make my own , I even made a fire place out of a old buggard compressor tank , putt legs under it cut one end off put hinges on it for the door and added a nice size chimney , I couldn’t be more chuffed, love it. Give it ago guys have a go at making one , remember the chimney needs to be wide and high for the draught to work .

[@JimMcNabb44]

@@fishmut Yep I think your right they are just more junk to take away with you

[@ozcom]

Thanks for the video, saved me a few dollars, didnt like the piano music, bit too loud and a bit sad. otherwise very good and entertaining thanks.

[@JimMcNabb44]

Noted! I'm a bit deaf in my old age and I find it very hard to get back ground music right, I change the way I do it now and I think it much better way od doing it.

[@tonywu683]

10w40 and my old fire pit poking rod is packed together with my stove all the time.

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi Tony I make a poker rod for the stove

[@tonywu683]

@@JimMcNabb44 I need that to close the latch and remove the top lid to expose the flame. It is packed with the chimney. It is easy to rust. I just spray it with 10w40 before I store it back in bag. Easier to assemble the chimney. The build up in your chimney suggest incomplete combustion.
I was lazy to drive out of NP to pick firewood, got a bag of kindling from bunning. Works super well and last for quite a while. No deposit in chimney.

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi Tony I am having trouble not getting air in it I may wind up putting some more air holes in it to fix the problem

[@tonywu683]

@@JimMcNabb44 I think if the wood or twigs are not ideally dry. It does not work well. The sheet metal is easy to drill some air hole. We also have trouble using it to cook. E.g.it do a good job to warm the tea at night but poor to boil water. Any scratch on the paint, start to rust quickly, beware of the air hole.

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi Tony I think I be putting a bigger flue on it and may be a bit more air holes and I got some heat paint for stoves I use, if I can get some time to work on it regards Jim

[@BurnBSMetaltrance]

Hi Jimmy Boy. Remember me? Trading using a streaming string instead of normal name. Forest park... mean anything to you? Still making caravans to handle an apocalypse? Get in touch by comment. Pick a video. See ya Old Man.

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi yep still hear

[@BurnBSMetaltrance]

Jim McNabb long time no see. I was 24 last time we met. Am now 55. First met you when I was a child. Lived up the street? Same road 2 houses up from yours. Still hate the magpie?

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi I still love magpie's and now your 55 you make me fill very old I'm over 70 now but still getting out and about

[@RonasRoadshow]

so many design flaws. pity. i never like little stoves like that because i need to get small sticks to fit in them.

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi Rona I tried it with sticks from the bush I even tried it with a stack of pine and in the end I tried it with heat beads and charcoal and have never had any luck with it, when I get some time I will mod it and that will make it work I think.

[@RonasRoadshow]

@@JimMcNabb44 give it away jim and whack up yr own design. looks like a did to me.

[@JimMcNabb44]

Hi Rona I will play with it and change it a bit but I like the fire pit my mate got and he put legs on it and I know he changing it a bit so it is the go I think

[@mikaugo]

I just bought 1 with a bag, they now give you a bag that is way too big for it.

[@JimMcNabb44]

That be right some times you can never win