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Title: Campfire Aromas
Post by: Blue Bravo on September 09, 2011, 08:19:04 PM
Have been camping at Yarrie Lake and its on the edge of the Pilliga Forest which means a lot of Cypress Pine available for firewood. I know it not as good for camp oven cooking but I can't think of a timber that smells better in a campfire. Can anybody think of something with a better aroma?
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: baldheadedgit on September 09, 2011, 08:39:35 PM
Any camp fire smells good.... ;D  but do like camphalaurel...(Spelling?) :cheers:
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: bullfrog on September 09, 2011, 08:45:05 PM
Gday Glenn
 I see Duchess has been taking good care of you  ;D ;D. Yarrie Lake is a nice spot, Tam took us out there for a look last time we were there.
Pines do have  smell of their own. I like good old eucalypts, smells like the bush to me. Must admit, when I saw the title I had a vision of the scene from "Blazing Saddles" ;D ;D :cheers:
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: mystq on September 09, 2011, 08:47:21 PM
Huon Pine, no wait hold on,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ;D
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: darren on September 09, 2011, 08:50:23 PM
Cypress smells great in the fire, and casurina smells terrible
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: D4D on September 09, 2011, 08:51:58 PM
I love the smell of napalm in the morning
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: Jon on September 09, 2011, 08:58:34 PM
The whole tent takes on the aroma of the camp fire. The next time you open the tent the memories of past trips come flooding back.
Eucalypt for me, mind you, cypress is nice. Camel not so much, but it keeps the bugs down ;D

Smell is such a strong memory trigger, and when that memory is a past trip/s , what could be better?
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: darren on September 09, 2011, 09:07:51 PM
What about swag aromas. Especially after drinking and curry.
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: GU Rich on September 09, 2011, 09:11:32 PM
diesel
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: Helsa on September 09, 2011, 09:42:57 PM
For some reason our second hand camper smells like raw sausages - yuck! ??? Can't wait to get out in it and change that!
Helsa
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: baldheadedgit on September 09, 2011, 09:50:40 PM
For some reason our second hand camper smells like raw sausages - yuck! ??? Can't wait to get out in it and change that!
Helsa
you have anything to do with this camper Darren.... ;D
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: Roo on September 10, 2011, 12:33:14 AM
Nothing beats the smell of cypress....and I think it is purely memories of visiting my grandparents in Coonamble that triggers whenever I smell cypress.
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: darren on September 10, 2011, 04:25:51 AM
you have anything to do with this camper Darren.... ;D


I admit to nothing.
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: speewa158 on September 10, 2011, 04:29:17 AM
Campfires camp ovens & cold beer cant go past that :cheers:     :cup:
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: gonfishen on September 10, 2011, 09:20:45 AM
There is nothing better than the smell of Kola steaks on a BBQ, they also taste better when cooked on a eucalypts wood fire.  8)
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: 2 Brutal on September 10, 2011, 09:47:41 AM
Peppered roast beef slowly cooking in the camp oven. :cup:
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: carinya on September 10, 2011, 12:12:41 PM
Gidgee.  Best coals in the known world. This leads to great camp oven meals, and the best toast . When there is moisture in the air you get that musty smell of the flowers that people from that part of the bush just love.  To anyone not from gidgee country it smells like wet dog, or kangaroo crap so I'm told.
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: duggie on September 10, 2011, 08:02:48 PM
It may not be the best smell if you are camping with a fire going , but for me the way bestest smell is that of the first rain for a while on a dry, dusty paddock/road.
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: cinders1701 on September 10, 2011, 08:24:50 PM
That sounds great where is Yarrie Lake?
We had a BBQ today after smelling the snags on offer at the local Bunnings...yummm
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: austastar on September 10, 2011, 09:05:52 PM
Hi,
   the smell of dry gum leaves when first lit on the fire.
Once while having been overseas for just over 2 years with out a gum tree in sight, we were exploring small roads and tracks in the Cameron Highlands (Malaysia) and came across an old colonial mansion in a state of major disrepair.
In the front yard (well almost jungle again) was a huge Blue Gum, and we could smell the damp leaves on the ground.
We didn't have matches, so dipped a gum leaf and twig into the petrol tank of the motor bike and put the leaf between a spark plug lead and the engine and kicked the motor over.
Yea! Instant flames.
A pile of gum leaves and twigs made a small fire and the smell of the smoke brought tears to our eyes we were so home sick.

We even use gum leaves at home to start the fire; keeping a box of leaves warm and dry in the sun room for the evening blaze, I just love that first smoky smell.

cheers
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: Blue Bravo on September 11, 2011, 02:43:35 PM
Yarrie Lake is between Wee Waa and Narrabri a few k's from the Australia Telescope. Don't tell anyone else or it will start to get really crowded :D
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: bimborocks on September 11, 2011, 07:32:07 PM
Camping at riverwood downs a mate brought a bunch cutoffs of western red cedar from renovations he had been doing, that stuff smells fantastic.  Could be an expensive habit though
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: Black Diamond on September 12, 2011, 05:20:07 PM
Last time i went camping the only Aroma i could smell was coming out of Rich's Arsehole it overpowered everything else  :-X :-X
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: Bird on September 12, 2011, 05:22:18 PM
Last time i went camping the only Aroma i could smell was coming out of Rich's Arsehole it overpowered everything else  :-X :-X
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Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: gronk on September 12, 2011, 06:27:46 PM
Pasta  laced with Stag chilli
Stew laced with Stag chilli
Baked beans with chilli
All seem to produce a "nice" aroma!!!


Wood on a fire?? ......... mallee wood. !!
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: CRW on September 12, 2011, 06:30:13 PM
Pasta  laced with Stag chilli
Stew laced with Stag chilli
Baked beans with chilli
All seem to produce a "nice" aroma!!!


Wood on a fire?? ......... mallee wood. !!

Beans means far...s so is that a Chilli smell also
Title: Re: Campfire Aromas
Post by: hgmonaro on September 13, 2011, 09:15:18 PM
I don't particularly like 'em, but onions on the barbie smell great