The dad who camps with a fire and eats out of a tin. Not the ultralight hiker, because this is several kilos of iron before anything goes in it.
What it is
A 9.5 quart oval cast iron camp oven, pre-seasoned, with a lipped lid for holding coals and a hanging handle. From Wildtrak Leisure Australia. Sold new by an Australian seller.
Why we picked it
A camp oven is the one piece of cooking gear that outlives the person who bought it, and it is the difference between reheating something and actually cooking at a campsite. The lipped lid is the part that matters: coals on top means heat from both directions, which is how a roast or a damper works over a fire rather than just a stew. Pre-seasoned means it can be used the first night rather than after an afternoon of oiling.
