Camping in summer is all about beaches, singlets, cold drinks and good times – but just because the weather gets cooler doesn’t mean the good times have to end. In fact, camping in the cold will be some of the most memorable camping moments you will have – ask anybody that’s been rugged up in front of a roaring fire watching the camp oven puffing out some steam coming off your stew – it’s a whole new experience – one you’ll end up craving.

is one of the best ways you can keep warm when you head out camping. We guarantee your partner will love you more if you pack this essential bit of gear from Adventure Kings and 4WD Supacentre (if they don’t – maybe blame your stew cooking skills!)

The best fire pit for winter camping

Nothing beats a big roaring fire – but if you’re at a campsite that won’t allow fires on the ground, or you have limited amount of wood – or want a fire close to your campsite (not dangerously close) to keep you warm – you need to be looking at the Adventure Kings Camp Oven Stove.

The Adventure Kings Camp Oven Stove is tailor made for campers. It packs up into a compact size, and sets up quickly because of the legs that screw in and out and the chimney that comes in several pieces (good for more than just storage – we will explain later) – but best of all – it’s extremely efficient. If you have limited wood – you can cook a hearty, warming camp oven stew with just three or four pieces of decent wood and some kindling. The same stew would take a whole tree to cook it in a normal fire pit or a normal fire on the ground. The reason the Adventure Kings Camp Oven Stove is so efficient at cooking is because the heat and the fire is contained in the steel ‘belly’ – the steel is incredible at conducting heat, but because you can control the amount of oxygen the fire is getting – the wood won’t burn too hot or fast. And by taking the circle lid off the top – you are directing heat perfectly to the bottom of your camp oven – just like your stove top from home – but that camp fire feel and taste – how perfect is that!

When you’ve cooked your meal, you can take the top off the Adventure Kings Camp Oven Stove and add a few extra logs on to give you more heat as the outside temperature cools. The best part about it being so efficient is before you go to bed, you can stoke the fire, and adjust the flew in the chimney so it burns slowly, and you can wake up in the morning and still have hot coals ready to kick the fire back into gear for breakfast and a bit of warmth while the frost melts around campsite. That means bacon and eggs can be cooked on top of it (while the kettle boils as well) and you can surprise your partner with breakfast in bed (or eat it all yourself if the wake up too late!)

Let’s get back to the chimney of the Adventure Kings Camp Oven Stove – the beauty of the chimney isn’t just in its ability to control the heat and amount the wood burns – the beauty is in how tall the chimney be. If you put all the pieces of the chimney on (no need if you don’t want to) – all the campfire smoke is up and out of camp – so you’re not getting it in your eyes, and it’s not getting blown into your swag or tent. And because of the chimney being at the back of the Adventure Kings Camp Oven Stove, if you have an Adventure Kings Awning – you can have the ‘belly’ of the Camp Oven Stove close to the awning and the chimney taking all the smoke up and away from camp – meaning you will be able to get some heat from the Adventure Kings Camp Oven Stove while you sleep in your Adventure Kings Big Daddy Deluxe Swag under your awning.

If you’re organising a winter camping trip – organise a trip to 4WD Supacentre or 4wdsupacentre.com.au and get yourself a top quality Adventure Kings Camp Oven Stove.