Excellent advice in regards to hard wiring. Recently had an electrical fire with a lithium battery in a boat (not mine) 150km offshore due to a cigarette plug on an oven. Not a pleasant experience.
Great video, cheers. Great units these. I have the small one in my truck. reheat a lot of home cooked meals I freeze in it. I use the large full size tray from Somerville Metalworks, it adds a little time to cooking/reheating time, but easier to clean up. Used foil to start with but just another thing to buy and carry around. If you do get the trays, add the trivet. Helps make pies and sausage rolls not soggy on the bottom. I've done frozen to beautifully browned in under 2 hours. Plug issue I found was more to do with movement of the plug, and poor contact. I now have mine permanently plugged into the sleeper plug in my truck, and doesn't even warm up, but when I used it in the ciggy plug on the dash, it got fairly warm after just 30 minutes, and thats with the small oven.
Cheers bud. I have a couple of trays that fit in it almost perfectly. If you check out part 1 of our Horrocks video series I did a cobb Loaf dip in it and it was sensational. The camp devour it in minutes lol yeah I burnt out two sockets in the car and nearly started a fire so I thought bugger that.
The smaller travel buddy does have a timer aswell - it doesn't have the adjustable thermostat.... If you cant hardwire you can still use the supplied plug, just take the red cap off and use it in a merit socket 👍
Hey Paul iv had one of these travel buddies for about 5 years i bought it back in 2014 caravan and camping show used it all the time iv never had to hard wire mine so far always used the lighter socket in the rear of my 08 prado never had any issues ......the time I had the car ...sold prado back in 2015 but still got the oven lol it's about to get installed in the new prado ..after draws system is in ....might look at hard wiring it this time thanks for the advise See ya out on the tracks
Prado must have good strong 💪 sockets I pretty much fried two in the Jeep lol and I’ve heard others have done the same. Some say it’s the movement but I noticed the wiring does get super hot too. How good are they though 👍
@@perth4b4adventures Yer they are great mines been a great every trip if cooked everything in it ....my son in law Ben and Dylan have been on trips with you ....there seen my cooking in it many times specially my little woolies roast on a late night drive south was ready to eat when we got there ....I took the shelves out and wow.i could smell.it all the way was so.hungry but tasted great Keep up the vids ...enjoying them.....specially that last one with the voice over of Dylan's gq ....ps we have tryed to convert him back to.Landcruiser hahahha
Arh ok cool yeah Ben is part of the crew and Dylan has been on a couple of trips. Watch out for the next one he’s a star. Yeah the smell inside the car is a killer when your hungry but still a while away from your eating destination. Drives me crazy lol 😝 Thanks for the feedback bud it’s really appreciated 🤙🤙🤙
buy the road chef it’s better built, internal wiring is heat protected, comes standard with an insulated door and standard with an Anderson plug, still made with all parts from China as are travel buddies just not assembled in Victoria.
A lot of Australian made products fall into that category coz it’s cheaper to import parts than buy from Australia and in some instances the parts aren’t available anywhere else but China. I work for a company that does the same. At the end of the day I’d rather support an Australian company and I haven’t had any issues with my Travel Buddy apart from the plug. At the end of the day it’s a personal preference I guess 👍
@@perth4b4adventures do your research on both the people making these ovens, they were both working together at one stage then split, both use the same parts but one has gone to the lengths of insulating the internal wiring, the travel buddy manufacturer needs to lift their game and be better than the Chinese assembled road chef which is a better unit, I’ll support Aussie made when they have a go and actually make something good, the travel buddy is not anywhere as good as road chef, no Anderson plug, no insulated door, no insulated internal wiring, inferior heat insulation, exact same electrical parts used only less care taken.
Great video! Thank You. If you have time - what goes into your brekky wraps? I'm buying one for a tasty brekky at the boat ramp on early morning fishing trips. :)
Cheers I do two different ones. Small size normal wrap with cheese, scrambled egg, bacon and bbq sauce made the night before and chucked in 1 hour b4 eating. The other is use Lebanese wraps cheese, fried egg, bacon and bbq sauce. The wrap goes really crispy 😋
Yeah, the Road Chef and KickAss's one are both made in China, but both have a latch to prevent the door suddenly opening midway through a cook. I wish the Travel Buddy had the latch from factory, and not require the buyer to make the change.
It drives you crazy when you’re hungry Hahahaha. It’s all good though, yeah you can smell the food while it’s heating/cooking but it disappears pretty quickly. Usually when you stop to eat the back door is open so it gets a good air out 👍
ford811 all good bud, since hard wiring I haven’t had a problem. Apparently it’s to do with the ciggy plug moving around in the socket. Hard wired the wiring doesn’t even get warm 👍
I can’t say I’m overly impressed with mine...yes it’s good for a pie or to reheat something... but for cooking, it leaves a lot to be desired...especially if I compare it to the 900w air fryer I just bought...the air fryer will cook finger food from frozen solid to crunchy & brown in 15 mins...
blueycarlton I have upgraded the oven to a 15v 15A step up converter, so it is now considerably better...as it receives around 15.8v constantly... Because of my lithium capacity, I don’t ever need to start the car to run it & can run it easily for over 24hrs...if I choose to.
@Krump 7 😂😂 I don’t camp...I glamp. Real bean grinding coffee machine with steam wand, hot water on demand system, ensuite awning, led camp lights, induction cooktop, 75L dual zone fridge freezer, grand tourer tent, pico projector, the works.🤣🤪
Thanks David, can you give me a time point in the video please bud as this was made a couple of years ago and I don’t really know which bit you’re referring to 👍
7.13 mins lake with the cut trees looks like a good spot, if you cant remember all good, just purchased a travel buddy now looks good for the boys on a fishing trip cheers
You do know that you can actually order the travel buddy with an Anderson plug instead of the ciggie plug. Don't you? I ordered mine with an Anderson and John actually uses genuine Anderson plugs.
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Excellent advice in regards to hard wiring. Recently had an electrical fire with a lithium battery in a boat (not mine) 150km offshore due to a cigarette plug on an oven. Not a pleasant experience.
Cheers mate and yeah they draw a bit of power, don’t know why they even come a ciggy plug to be honest 👍
Great investment. Makes morning and afternoon tea so much easier (and tasty). 👍
Great video, cheers.
Great units these. I have the small one in my truck. reheat a lot of home cooked meals I freeze in it. I use the large full size tray from Somerville Metalworks, it adds a little time to cooking/reheating time, but easier to clean up. Used foil to start with but just another thing to buy and carry around. If you do get the trays, add the trivet. Helps make pies and sausage rolls not soggy on the bottom. I've done frozen to beautifully browned in under 2 hours.
Plug issue I found was more to do with movement of the plug, and poor contact. I now have mine permanently plugged into the sleeper plug in my truck, and doesn't even warm up, but when I used it in the ciggy plug on the dash, it got fairly warm after just 30 minutes, and thats with the small oven.
Cheers bud. I have a couple of trays that fit in it almost perfectly. If you check out part 1 of our Horrocks video series I did a cobb Loaf dip in it and it was sensational. The camp devour it in minutes lol yeah I burnt out two sockets in the car and nearly started a fire so I thought bugger that.
Cheers for the shout out Paul!
How bloody good are they hey!
No worries bud great little tip that 👍
Absolute game changer for me, love it 😊
“… you need to make sure the little bits that slide in here are still exposed…”
Instantly covers them 😂🙈
The smaller travel buddy does have a timer aswell - it doesn't have the adjustable thermostat....
If you cant hardwire you can still use the supplied plug, just take the red cap off and use it in a merit socket 👍
Great bit of kit, only used mine couple times, must try some things
ribs pre marinated, bout 2hrs ish. Tv dinners, bread rolls, Chinese, sausage rolls, Pre made btw my wraps, Apple turn over, n cream, scones,
Nice one Paul, I'll stick to the coffee machine as my little luxury haha. I can see if I got one of these I'd just be smashing Pies all the time!!
Cheers bud and yeah I will have to try for a nice healthy roast or something next time hahahahaha
Hey Paul iv had one of these travel buddies for about 5 years i bought it back in 2014 caravan and camping show used it all the time iv never had to hard wire mine so far always used the lighter socket in the rear of my 08 prado never had any issues ......the time I had the car ...sold prado back in 2015 but still got the oven lol it's about to get installed in the new prado ..after draws system is in ....might look at hard wiring it this time thanks for the advise
See ya out on the tracks
Prado must have good strong 💪 sockets I pretty much fried two in the Jeep lol and I’ve heard others have done the same. Some say it’s the movement but I noticed the wiring does get super hot too. How good are they though 👍
@@perth4b4adventures Yer they are great mines been a great every trip if cooked everything in it ....my son in law Ben and Dylan have been on trips with you ....there seen my cooking in it many times specially my little woolies roast on a late night drive south was ready to eat when we got there ....I took the shelves out and wow.i could smell.it all the way was so.hungry but tasted great
Keep up the vids ...enjoying them.....specially that last one with the voice over of Dylan's gq ....ps we have tryed to convert him back to.Landcruiser hahahha
Arh ok cool yeah Ben is part of the crew and Dylan has been on a couple of trips. Watch out for the next one he’s a star.
Yeah the smell inside the car is a killer when your hungry but still a while away from your eating destination. Drives me crazy lol 😝
Thanks for the feedback bud it’s really appreciated 🤙🤙🤙
@@perth4b4adventures all good Paul I'll watch for the next one hahaha got to see what the kid can do hahaha
See ya out there some time
You may want to change that fuse the oven draws 10 amps, that 30 amp fuse will never blow if there a problem
Mate you in WA? Just got the travel buddy today myself. You recommend the volt step up device?
Yeah I am bud. Not sure what that is bud I’ve just hard wired it a it hasn’t missed a beat.
buy the road chef it’s better built, internal wiring is heat protected, comes standard with an insulated door and standard with an Anderson plug, still made with all parts from China as are travel buddies just not assembled in Victoria.
A lot of Australian made products fall into that category coz it’s cheaper to import parts than buy from Australia and in some instances the parts aren’t available anywhere else but China. I work for a company that does the same. At the end of the day I’d rather support an Australian company and I haven’t had any issues with my Travel Buddy apart from the plug. At the end of the day it’s a personal preference I guess 👍
@@perth4b4adventures do your research on both the people making these ovens, they were both working together at one stage then split, both use the same parts but one has gone to the lengths of insulating the internal wiring, the travel buddy manufacturer needs to lift their game and be better than the Chinese assembled road chef which is a better unit, I’ll support Aussie made when they have a go and actually make something good, the travel buddy is not anywhere as good as road chef, no Anderson plug, no insulated door, no insulated internal wiring, inferior heat insulation, exact same electrical parts used only less care taken.
Great video! Thank You. If you have time - what goes into your brekky wraps? I'm buying one for a tasty brekky at the boat ramp on early morning fishing trips. :)
Cheers I do two different ones.
Small size normal wrap with cheese, scrambled egg, bacon and bbq sauce made the night before and chucked in 1 hour b4 eating.
The other is use Lebanese wraps cheese, fried egg, bacon and bbq sauce. The wrap goes really crispy 😋
@@perth4b4adventures Thanks Paul. They sound great. Can't wait to to try them myself.
Looking at one of these myself, cant come at the road chef copy, coz its Chinese lol. Cheers Steve
They are awesome aye 😬
Yeah, the Road Chef and KickAss's one are both made in China, but both have a latch to prevent the door suddenly opening midway through a cook. I wish the Travel Buddy had the latch from factory, and not require the buyer to make the change.
@@bigred6927
Had one for a couple of years the door hasn't come open.
Nice review mate, how do you go with the smell in the car when cooking and driving? Does it stick around or get stuck in the upholstery?
It drives you crazy when you’re hungry Hahahaha. It’s all good though, yeah you can smell the food while it’s heating/cooking but it disappears pretty quickly. Usually when you stop to eat the back door is open so it gets a good air out 👍
Hi Paul, how many amps does the Travel Buddy draw as now i have to get one after viewing this
It draws about 10 amps mate and yes you will have to get one Hahahah 👍
@@perth4b4adventures perhaps take the 32 amp fuse and swap for a smaller like 15 amp just in case of fire as stated.
ford811 all good bud, since hard wiring I haven’t had a problem. Apparently it’s to do with the ciggy plug moving around in the socket. Hard wired the wiring doesn’t even get warm 👍
As ford811 has stated you should change the fuse out to a smaller one for sure. 15A or 20A is more appropriate.
I can’t say I’m overly impressed with mine...yes it’s good for a pie or to reheat something... but for cooking, it leaves a lot to be desired...especially if I compare it to the 900w air fryer I just bought...the air fryer will cook finger food from frozen solid to crunchy & brown in 15 mins...
Paul Adams
Do you have a 12v air fryer?
blueycarlton no, 240v. Run through a 1500/3000w inverter & 200ah lithium. & Trina honey 330w panels.
blueycarlton I have upgraded the oven to a 15v 15A step up converter, so it is now considerably better...as it receives around 15.8v constantly...
Because of my lithium capacity, I don’t ever need to start the car to run it & can run it easily for over 24hrs...if I choose to.
@Krump 7 😂😂 I don’t camp...I glamp.
Real bean grinding coffee machine with steam wand, hot water on demand system, ensuite awning, led camp lights, induction cooktop, 75L dual zone fridge freezer, grand tourer tent, pico projector, the works.🤣🤪
Hi Paul which lake is that in your video ? looks like a good spot. good video cheers
Thanks David, can you give me a time point in the video please bud as this was made a couple of years ago and I don’t really know which bit you’re referring to 👍
7.13 mins lake with the cut trees looks like a good spot, if you cant remember all good, just purchased a travel buddy now looks good for the boys on a fishing trip cheers
Arh ok too easy, thats a Wellington Dam. entrance is off the pipeline track where the water tanks are
Ahhhh Shit my mouths watering lol
Try driving the tracks with the aroma of that food filling the car Hahahaha
You do know that you can actually order the travel buddy with an Anderson plug instead of the ciggie plug. Don't you?
I ordered mine with an Anderson and John actually uses genuine Anderson plugs.
That fuse is way too big. The travel buddy pulls no more than 10amps max…
Hi Aussie,,
Stop using too much ketchup 😂😂
I realize that 90% of you suffering from heartburn
My suffering has gone way past heartburn 😂😂😂
@@perth4b4adventures 😂😂