G'day Jesse,

The Southern Metal Spinners camp oven needs to be seasoned before use like a normal cast iron camp oven.  The spun steel does require abit more of the seasoning process than the cast iron does, and if not seasoned properly food will stick to it.  I'd recommend given you oven a thorough clean, you can use steel wool if need be, but I'd probably opt to give it a soak and then hit it with a normal scourer.  Once you've cleaned it you will need to start the seasoning process again.

G'day Mark,

I've just had a play with one of these for you and the handles aren't easily able to be removed. The lid handles can be folded flat on top of the lid so that the handles on the camp oven itself can be used to suspend the camp oven while the lid is on.

G'day Ruan,

Great to hear from you! At this point in time, snowys.com.au are unable to ship parcels outside of Australia. 

Sorry, we can't help with international shipping.

G'day Ido,

I've measure both sizes as I wasn't sure which size you were interested in. Internally the 10" is 23cm at the base, and 26.5cm at the top. Internally the 12" is 25.5 at the base, and 29.5cm at the top.

G'day John, 

The dimensions of the Southern Metal Spinners Aussie Camp Oven is  30L x 30W x 18H cm.

G'day Bella,

The Aussie Camp Oven 10" is the smallest in the Aussie Camp oven range, but there is the 10" Bedourie which is also spun steel and can be used in the same way with the lid as a frypan but a little smaller with a 6.5L volume versus the Aussie 10" with a 9L volume. The Cast Iron 4.5 Quart will be slightly smaller at 4.3L but you won't have the flexible frypan lid option and they tend to be much heavier. Overall I'd say the 10" Bedourie might be the best bet for you and the two kids.

G'day Bluey,

Both the Southern Metal Spinners Aussie Camp Ovens and the Dr Livingstone's Bedouries are made in the same South Australian factory, so in terms of quality of workmanship and materials, they're on par.  Any pro's & cons would really come down to design, and what you're looking for. 
The Bedourie is a no fuss, simple camp oven, with a single interchangeable handle and a lid that doubles as a fry pan. 
The Aussie Camp ovens come with a trivet, and whilst a different lid design, it can also be used as a fry pan.  Both the lid and oven have their own fixed handles, so theres alot more going on when using as a single item. Having said that, it does make for quick and easy management of all components, when cooking over the fire.

G'day Terence,

We've given this a go a few times.  The 12" Southern Metal Spinners Aussie Camp Oven will fit into the Oztrail 9Qt Bag. We did have a few hassles with the handles getting caught on the edges and did need to massage it a little to get it in but once it was in the bag, it fit nicely. 

G'day Jenneane,

The Camp Oven comes with instructions for seasoning your cookware, however you can head to Southern Metal Spinners YouTube channel for videos with cooking tips, recipes and more.

G'day Sybille,

You can certainly use the Aussie Camp Oven on the stove top and in the oven at home. 

G'day Ken,

That's a tricky one to measure mate as the oven has a lip on it.  The lip is 5mm thick and we reckon the body of the oven would be about 2mm, with the trivet being 1mm.  Cheers :)

G'day Paul,

I've just given this a quick whirl myself to confirm your theory. I did manage to get the 12" Southern Metal Spinners Aussie Camp Oven into the Oztrail 9Qt Bag. I did have a few hassles with the handles getting caught on the edges and did need to massage it a little to get it in but once it was in the bag, it fit nicely. 

G'day Natalie,

I've just given this a whirl with our display models. The 10" Bedourie Oven fit inside the 10" Southern Metal Spinners Aussie Camp Oven but there wasn't room for the lid too. It fit both the oven and the lid inside the 12" though. 

G'day Peter,

I reckon you've made some pretty good observations on both the Hillybilly and the Southern Metal Spinners Aussie Camp Oven. I think it all comes down to which of the two suit your needs better. If you season your oven really well, then you won't need to worry so much about the nonstick properties of the oven, as you'll be able to create that for yourself. 

G'day Linda,

You're bang on there. The 10" version of the Southern Metal Spinners Aussie Camp Oven has a 10" base and pushes out to about 11" at the top.