Comments on: 5 Useless Camping Products from Outside Magazine

By: VE

VE — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:39:33 +0000

Well Roy, you have been officially spoofed (FRI) on my blog. I had a lot of fun with this blog! VE’s last blog post..VE Spoofs His Own Reader's Blogs - Part 3

By: Roy Scribner

Roy Scribner — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:39:27 +0000

You’re right, MK – I just measured ours and it’s 10″. We went for the “bean pot” over the campfire style with the flanged lid and legs, because we are either cooking on a stove or on a fire pit grate. It’s more versatile, for us.

Heath – that’s a good bet, particularly if you would have to pay for shipping (which will ad a lot!).

By: MK

MK — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:58:00 +0000

Actually, I don't think that one for $35.99 has pictured is a 12 inch oven....it's only a 5 qt. one. Usually a 12 inch oven is 7 qts. A dutch oven without legs and the flanged top is really for cooking on a kitchen stove. You could make it work, but it's not going to work really well. You need to put coals on top and underneath to get even baking in a dutch oven. For camping, you want the one with the legs and the flanged top for camp cooking....and don't forget to get a charcoal chimney. It's a great help for dutch oven cookery. MK’s last blog post..Camper Cabin at Bruin Lake

By: Heath

Heath — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:27:28 +0000

Ah, now I see. The $35.99 is the 12″ dutch without legs and the flange to hold coals on the lid. I think wallyworld is my best bet. They have the Lodge Logic campstyle oven with legs and flanged lid for $48.88. Now I just have to find an 8″ oven for desert!

By: Roy Scribner

Roy Scribner — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:07:19 +0000

John – right, this is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but I did cut them some slack on the $500 bottle of Patron

Heath – $35.99 now (http://tinyurl.com/krhfod), but I got them for $29.99 in March (and free shipping w/ Prime!). It cost me over $20 to ship them to the contest winners, in April

Amy – I recognize that! Whoever came up with that “Recon” name must have been quite the savvy marketer!

MK – I bet that’s right, since they’re lighter and thinner. I know Idaho River Journeys uses them, to save weight on the river.

Deb – that’s some smart wedding registration strategy!