cooking tripod advice

[Rodders]

Hey guys,

Am now the proud owner of a Dutch Oven and was wondering if its worth investing in a tripod to hang it from?

Was thinking something similar to this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Camp-Fire-Camping-Cooking-Tripod-Dutch-Oven-Bush-Craft-Reenactment-Camp-/321297546341?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4aced37c65

I already have a fire bowl with a grill - would this be sufficient if I sat the legs through the grill and the oven rested on top of the grill?

Also are the easy to make? Anyone know of any reputable sellers?

All info greatly received

[Rasputin]

If you look around the site, plenty of NBC members have made them from road pins, personally I prefer to use steel tube or even lighter,.... wood from the forest

[f0rm4t]

if it was me, id just go and cut some hazel. but if want a show piece, go for it.

[jus_young]

It will make life somewhat easier. I have a twin tripod setup with a bar spanning across the two, made by my kids with a blacksmith at the Cornwall RV. I love it and brings back fond memories and a smile every time I use it.

[ratcatcher]

mine made from road works fencing stakes, I have no idea how they found their way into my car, cost ziltch

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/eastlondonbiker/muddy013_zpsb464e3b0.jpg (http://s2.photobucket.com/user/eastlondonbiker/media/muddy013_zpsb464e3b0.jpg.html)

[-Tim-]

I have a friend who loves to tinker with "stuff" he made me a couple of tripods.

On my main one he used two diameters of metal electrical conduit, one slides into the other making the legs telescopic, to keep them in place he used the retaining push buttons found in those kiddie scooters (does that make any sense?) the three legs are held together with a welded loop, as shown in the "light weight stubby version" the hanging chain which is attached to the loop goes through the loop and is regulated by a steel (tent) peg.

Here are some pictures...finding good ones of the tripod seems to be harder than I thought and some not so bushcrafty I'm afraid!

Here's one, the DO was used over a Cobb BBQ as we were on a commercial site
https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1/486405_499636223406285_1445653875_n.jpg

Here is a light weight version, using smaller poles, the one at the back is of my own design, it uses three short wide tubes that utilizes anything suitable you can find that will act as legs, here we used wooden stakes....

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/t1/529446_571033162933257_642526082_n.jpg

here is a closer look at the "stubby one"
http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y430/TimW2013/IMGP0127_zps291ab51b.jpg

I have to admit I chopped the legs off my dutch oven, I use mine on the hob at home, on the Frontier stove (as below) and with the tripod when over the BBQ/open fire.

https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1/1011426_552761091427131_719071296_n.jpg


I hope the above both makes sense and is useful.



Enjoy

cheers
Tim

[midas]

Clear as mud.Tim.lol.Great set up!,you seem to have it good set up on both land or water!!!

[Tigger004]

If you're carrying a dutch oven, you're not going light weight, go for a tripod....because of the design they don't have to be too heavy

[ian c]

Just a thought what about making a tripod out of some old ali crutches I know I have seen some at the boot fairs that are broken but the extendable part was ok as it was only the plastic parts that were broken.

[FishyFolk]

Here is a simple way of making a tripod, without having to use a single knot or fidling with any rope lashings

It's called a Burtonsville rig


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Ie7yCad_M

[jus_young]

Went looking for some cook gear on Ronnie Sunshines and found that they now do a tripod setup similar to the one my kids made some time back.

11375

Can be found here http://www.ronniesunshines.com/voyageurs-dutch-oven-tripod-set.html