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Adventures On The Road
Hosted by Shane Adamson · EN
Come Camping and Caravanning all around Australia with us, on our twice-monthly travel podcast. Visit great destinations, places to stay and hear about new products, travel tips, and hacks.
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A Yarn with Ranger Nick
Jul 14, 202100:24:51Tap to summarizeShane Welcome back to The Adventures On The Road podcast proudly brought to you by Ranger Nick bush cook and his new recipe book radio recipe collection. He's considered a dinky-di Ozzy character who walks his talk. With no dull moments, Ranger Nick's colloquial language and unique sense of humor have earned him the reputation of the entertaining bush cook, keeping heritage and traditions alive. He combines educational information, yarns, poetry, and ballads during his camp oven cooking demonstrations without any further ado, welcome Ranger Nick. Ranger Nick Top of the morning to you, brother. How you going, mate I am on top of the world. What about you? I am unreal as always, Well that's good Now. Let's do a little bit of a quick catch-up. We're into 2021. And things are sort of getting back to what we think might be a new normal. What have you been up to? And what shows and events have you been at so far this year? Whoo, mate her tell you what the last? What is it now 16- 18 months has been a real slog. I mean, here everyone's had concerns, and all the rest of them no Robinson Caruso. We've certainly hit the ground running. But in that time, when we had nothing on no events to attend, and things like we were pretty well-grounded. I thought, gee, Wizz better do something about income. And I think I'm too grumpy to work for someone else. So we started looking at other things to what we could do. So we did a bit of live streaming and stuff like that with animal Action Day and so forth. We've launched a new product currykits.com.au. If you love your curries, it's good for your immune system get into this stuff. It's absolutely beautiful restaurant quality, easy cooking, do it at home, or on the road in your camp ovens and all that absolutely fantastic flavors you very good, very good. Very, very good. So and released the book. So over the last five to six years, I've done a session on the radio every Saturday morning with Danny P Hoyland. And yeah, we I thought, well, what am I gonna do with all these recipes? Let's chuck them into a book though. He published a new book radio recipes, which is the book that we're sponsoring the show with. So that's about the thick and thin of it. And now we've hit the ground running and hooly dooly, we've done Capella Mildura, six days of Brisbane Nimbodah, camp oven festival. Gosh, I'm sure I missed a couple in amongst that but we're about to head up the Cairns tomorrow. We'll be at the Cairns show what's going on. lots going on. He's very busy for the rest of the year. So keep a lookout around the place because I'm likely to show up on your doorstep. But do you ever sleep? yeah mate sleep like a baby no guilty conscience? Work hard play hard sleep well at night, Shane, that sounds like a good recipe to me. Now talking of recipes. Let's talk about this new book of yours. So you mentioned that it's a combination of all the recipes you've put on air during your radio program. Is that right? Yes, yes. Maybe not all there's probably a few that are on bits of paper because we were up the paddock or whatever and got misplaced and not used. Probably a good place for some of them. But mate Look, just just every Saturday morning we get together have a bit of a chat about the camp oven cooking, on West Bremmer radio now, an online radio site. So if you're interested in seeing what's going on some great stuff on me. But I'll do that every Saturday morning is free recipe comes up and shared on Facebook. And you can get added to the through the theme club on the website. Shane Excellent. All right now, I've got a copy of your, your book here. And I've been having a little bit of a browse. And there's a couple of things I want to bring up for us to chat about. First of all, in sort of the the introduction to the book you you talk about first of all, why you sort of started this anniversary edition and then and then you go through some camp oven basics, which I think is really good. And I noticed that you've got three links there on how to light your charcoal briquettes. How many charcoal briquettes to use and cooking with timber calls. They're the the links that you can copy out from the book put into your computer and browser and you go to YouTube. And obviously, there's a demonstration with you explaining all this, which I think is a great idea. So I think the information to start with at the beginning of the book is really good but then I turned over the page And I've got the index. And this is where the problem started Ranger Nick. Oh, right, we have an issue, we have an issue, my mouth has a stop watering. Where a bib mate the saliva gets one of those ones with a little scoop in the bottom. I'm just kidding. You know there is this full page pages to this index. And the recipes just go on and on from from entrees to main meals to desserts. Now, there was a dessert, like loving this. There's lots of in this. It's not just one dessert, but there's one that caught my eye when I read it in the index. I had a quick look at it. And I thought what a top idea for dessert. And I thought we might have a quick chat about it. And that is camp, have an ice cream cake are my year. Look, I gotta say it. There's so many things that happened in your life. There's a story to that where I'm essentially a story to everything you mentioned about links through to YouTube, on how to timber cows, all that sort of stuff you'll find right throughout the book. There's icons at the bottom of the page. And if the recipe The recipe is on YouTube, you're able to Yeah, it'll be lit you're now on the page. So there's links there so you can see how to make it so yeah, there's a bit of that through the book but Ranger Nick yeah, look wonderful, wonderful, wonderful desserts or forgotten which one it was I got off on a tangent there. Well which one are we talking about? Oh, Shane I'll bring you back on track. Yep, the camp have an ice cream Ranger Nick ice cream cake Of course. So there's a story to it. That's what I was saying. And I don't follow running to where at Claremont or somewhere like that. He's a real owl bushy and I look like a saddle bag with always. And he said to me, you know, Hey, get out camping and you'll get some clams. This is and this is more in the days that where we relied on eskies and not the refrigerators that we have near the freezers and everything we can take with us. He said you always get some sort of clown shows up trying to bring ice cream to camp and it always melts every time every always a failure. And I said yeah, I have seen it dried and then really good. And he said well rather than tip it out because you can't it's all sloppy and doesn't look good once it's melted Melbourne so he said just mix a bit of flour with it so it comes walking cake he said and then bake it in the camp and he said you got to camp out of an ice cream cake nice sweet vanilla chocolate me a poly in which whichever strikes you flavor, but yeah, absolutely wonderful cake and a great way to use up leftovers or waste. Shane I absolutely loved the sound of that. And I mean, it caught my eye because I thought Hang on a minute. An ice cream cake in a campervan. what's what's the econo they are but I totally agree after reading the recipe I can well imagine. And I look forward very much to getting into that one. Now. What I like about you and your recipes, Ranger Nick is that you can basically turn in anything into a delicious dish. And you're also a very creative and you're bringing, shall we say a level of sophistication Ranger Nick to a recipe. A level of sophistication Crikey. I never thought it or anything like that. My Shane well this this other one I looked at it very right. Like this one I saw on the index and again I had to look it up. And it's your hot dip can be Ranger Nick the hot dip in there. Yes, actually. Absolutely. That's a great one on Jesus been a long time since a whack that together. Writers for a bit of cheese dress up a bit of cannon beer cheese with some of your favorite Herbes from area garden with a chili or capsicum or whichever. And yeah, give that a bit of the heat in the oven and it comes up really good and it's quick, simple on dry or appetizers. before meals and things like that when everyone's sitting around having the during happy hour makes it really easy. Shane Yeah. The first thing that popped into my mind was happy hour when I saw that one. Ranger Nick Yeah, rather than muck around with cutlery cutting it off and stick to the knife everyone the tech fight with Matt just just ate it up through nice and sloppy. Just get into it. Shane You know, I was just thinking a slight variance you could do on that as well. That I really liked because I love my bacon. Oh right. Okay. Yes, yes. So if you threw a couple of strips of bacon in there with it, they get nice and crispy. And then you could just break them up and put it on top. Ranger Nick Mike this is the this is the stuff I like about what you said about the recipes and things you like about This is what I like about my recipe It seems they seem to inspire people to play with their food. Now I don't know how many times I got cracked across the knuckles as a kid with the back of dads nice for playing with me food but are encouraged people play with your food if you like the taste of it put it in there exactly what you just come up with this flat a bit of bacon art What a great ID I love my bike in my way. Bacon's everything's better with bacon, some say with a toy down a lot of it. I think I've got spoiled as a kid being from a big family and not having a copious amount of money to luxuries we get quite simple food. And part of that, ...
Transcribe →Travelling with Pets
Feb 15, 202100:18:46Tap to summarizeWelcome to Episode 32 and the first of 2021, this month we chat to the RSPCA about Travelling with Pets.As Pets are now such a part of our family, we thought a few basics for anyone who is new to pets on the road, might be helpful.
Transcribe →Merry Christmas | Border Update (Take 2) & Ranger Nicks' Christmas Recipe
Dec 16, 202000:09:57Tap to summarizeHi Everyone and welcome back to take two of the Adventures On The Road Podcast, the last for 2020, and as usual proudly brought to you by Overedger Outdoors.Check out the Overedger Pack to make your camping a breeze. If you would like to know more about it have a listen to EP26.EP 31 | {EDIT}In our last episode for the year, we were going to do a short wrap up of restrictions but with the now every changing NSW situation, we will just list all the relevant websites pertaining to border restrictions on our website and in our show notes. And of course a Christmas recipe from Ranger Nick.Qld bordersNSW- bordersVictoria, see COVID Safe Summer restrictions, as there still are requirements for facemasks and other limits based on your activity.Entry into the ACTEntry into NT requires a Permit.Entry into SA Cross Border travel registrationEntry to Tas - through the Tas-e-Travel systemEntry to WA - G2G passEntry to Norfolk Island Entry passPlease remember folks these restrictions are subject to change at any time, so as we said, check the websites linked for up-to-the-minute advice.See the show notes or our website episode page EP 31We will be back bigger and better next year with some exciting news early on.2020 has been horrendous for the travel tourism and hospitality industries, so we need to do our best to get out and travel domestically and support the towns, operators, accommodation, and help start 2021 with some much-needed love for the local industries.To our various sponsors and our great guests through-out the year, thank-you you make this possible and great fun.To you, thanks for listening, your loyal support, keeps us inspired to make it bigger and better, so please tell your friends about us.May you have a safe and happy Christmas period and a great New Years' celebration, and we look forward to entertaining, informing, and educating you again in 2021.Until next month, I'm Shane have a safe journey everyone.
Transcribe →Australia's Longest Short-Cut | The Outback Way | Pt 2
Nov 15, 202000:37:13Tap to summarizeHi Everyone and welcome back to the podcast, proudly brought to you by Overedger Outdoors. Check out the Overedger Pack to make your camping a breeze. If you would like to know more about it have a listen to EP26.This episode we hear Part 2 about the Outback Way, otherwise known as Australia's longest short-cut from Laverton in WA thru the Northern Territory to Winton in Qld.We chat with Helen Lewis from the The Outback Highway Development Council and also the Outback Way podcast,Part 2 sees us travel from the N.T thru to Winton.
Transcribe →Curry by the Camp fire | with Ranger Nick
Oct 14, 202000:23:38Tap to summarizeHi Everyone and welcome back to the podcast, In Episode 29, we check back in with Ranger Nick at home. This time we talk flavoursome curries in the camp oven. We are proudly. brought to you by Overedger Outdoors. Check out the Overedger Pack to make your camping a breeze. If you would like to know more about it have a listen to EP26.
Transcribe →Australia's Longest Short-Cut | The Outback Way | Pt 1
Sep 15, 202000:27:36Tap to summarizeHi Everyone and welcome back to the podcast, proudly brought to you by Overedger Outdoors. Check out the Overedger Pack to make your camping a breeze. If you would like to know more about it have a listen to EP26.This episode we hear all about the Outback Way, otherwise known as Australia's longest short-cut from Laverton in WA thru the Northern Territory to Winton in Qld.We chat with Helen Lewis from the The Outback Highway Development Council and also the Outback Way podcast,We will do this in two parts, starting in Laverton this episode. So if you want to know more about what to see and where to stay, along the way, these 2 episodes are for you.
Transcribe →Jumpers n Jazz in July | Warwick
Aug 15, 202000:35:47Tap to summarizeHi Everyone and welcome back to the Adventures On the Road podcast, proudly brought to you by Overedger Outdoors. Check out the Overedger Pack to make your camping a breeze. If you would like to know more about it have a listen to EP26. In this episode we chat with the crew from Jumpers and Jazz in July which like some many other festivals was cancelled this year and how they are preparing for the come back festival in 2021. We also chat with some of the local business that are normally part of the festival and what they have to offer right now to anyone travelling around Qld.Do you know that you can listen to podcasts on Spotify! Just search for Adventures on the Road or use the link in the show notes.Well that's it for this episode, thanks again to Overedger Outdoors for their support, find them at overedger.com.au, And if you are interested , get a discount code in EP 26, please stay safe and happy. Until next month, I'm Shane have a Safe Journey everyone.Show Sponsor | Overedger OutdoorsShow Edited and Produced by | SJA Media
Transcribe →Season 2 begins | Overedger Product Review
Jul 14, 202000:16:23Tap to summarizeHi Everyone and welcome back to the Adventures on the Road podcast Episode 1 Season 2. So much has happened or not happened in the world of travel both here in Australia and around the world, due to the Covid pandemic. Now with several states easing restrictions we are able to travel around our own state region or visit some other states with certain conditions. Our best wishes to the state of Victoria which at the time of recording are back to lock down .On a brighter note it's so important that we get out and about supporting all the various business in the tourism industry including cafes, caravan parks, pubs and regional towns.This is a slightly different episode to kick off the 2nd half of 2020, as we told you we have a brand new sponsor, Overedger Outdoors who has a great product. But we want to introduce the Aussie story behind the product, as it is now important more than ever, we support local Australian businesses. I meet Bevan at a local pitch night where a start-up program for entrepreneurs was being run, that was 18 months or so ago, we hit it off with so much in common. Fast forward to now and Bevan reached back out to us and here we are, happy to get the word out. Hope you enjoy the journey of the business and product and if you need a new way to store all that kitchen stuff! check it out.Well that's it for the first episode of Season 2 of AOTR, all be it slightly shorter than normal . Thank you for returning if you have been with us through season 1 and if you are new welcome, we hope to bring you great places to visit, stay eat and play along with camp cooking , tips and tricks as we get back to the new normal. Until then take care I'm Shane have a Safe Journey everyone.Produced and edited by | SJA Media Services
Transcribe →Season Wrap Up | Southern Queensland Country
Jun 15, 202000:17:52Tap to summarizeHi Everyone and welcome to the Adventures on the Road Podcast. Proudly brought to by Overedger a great new product for those enjoining the camping lifestyle, more on this product next episode 1st July and we will have a special offer for our listeners. Well we are starting to see the light at the end of tunnel call Covid 19. It has been a very time for all of us involved in the caravanning and camping industry. With no one allowed to travel many businesses have gone through a long period of zero income. We have even missed out on our annual trip to state caravanning and camping shows. where we do research on where to travel to next and what's new in the way of vans and equipment. We all know its going to be awhile before we can travel overseas,so now is a good time to do as much domestic travel as we can visit places that we have not been to before and may be some of our favourite places along the way. Now more than ever it is time to travel, shop and support as many businesses in our local regions and state. If you are having trouble with where to go I suggest you visit your states Caravanning Associations website for some ideas also check out the websites of regional tourism groups. And some of park chains have some great information on their website like Family Parks, Big 4, Kuwi Discovery Parks, and Holiday Parks Down Under or you can also listen to some of our previous episodes to get some ideas of places to visit. I do highly recommend that you plan your trip at the moment and phone ahead and book your accommodation stays so you are not disappointed or find that some places may still not be open or are operating under certain restrictions or conditions. We will put some links in the show notes however it will not complete as there are so many. Next I have a chat to Peter Homan the CEO of Southern Qld Country Tourism with some suggestions on what there is to see and do in the region, so if your planning a trip to Western Qld there is plenty to do along the way.Links for Destinations and Travel Advice |https://caravanwa.com.auhttps://caravantasmania.com.auhttps://vicparks.com.auhttps://www.caravanandcampingsa.com.au/http://www.sa-parks.com.au/http://cciansw.com.auhttp://familyparks.com.auhttp://discoveryholidayparks.com.auhttp://kuiparks.com.auhttp://big4.com.auhttp://holidayparksdownunder.com.auhttps://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-the-premier-and-cabinet/covid-19-coronavirus-travel-advicehttps://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/restrictions-and-responsibilities/travel-restrictionshttps://coronavirus.nt.gov.au/roadmap-new-normal#/stage_2_friday_15_may_currenthttps://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/what-you-can-and-cant-do-under-rules#travelhttps://coronavirus.tas.gov.au/families-community/roadmap-to-recoveryhttps://www.covid19.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/1551778/CV_Roadmap_Recovery-plan_ease-of-restrictions_0.4.1.pdf
Transcribe →At home with Ranger Nick
May 1, 202000:26:25Tap to summarizeIn Episode 24 during Covid 19 isolation, we hangout via the air-waves with Ranger Nick at home. We talk a Covid 19 soup, camp oven maintenance and a few recipes and have a heap of fun.
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