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Campfires, Cookbooks, and Cruisers: Our Chat with Harry Fisher - Fire to Fork

• Paul Guerin & Katie Guerin • Season 2025 • Episode 9

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Our discovery of Lakeview Hip Camp in Beachmere is exactly why we love exploring close to home. Just 45 minutes from Brisbane's CBD, this 50-acre property offers lakefront camping with direct water access, provided kayaks and paddleboards, and thoughtful amenities including a playground, games area, and campfire pits. At around $35 per night, it's a bargain escape that doesn't require a long journey.

The highlight of our episode is our conversation with Harry Fisher from Fire to Fork. His story of transitioning from corporate finance to Australia's premier campfire cooking expert during COVID lockdowns is nothing short of inspiring. Harry shares how filming simple cooking videos on Broome beaches led to bestselling cookbooks, massive YouTube success, and a completely transformed life. His practical advice for fire cooking novices (treat it like a barbecue and start with liquid-rich dishes) had us eager to expand beyond our trusty campfire baked potatoes.

Harry's mouthwatering miso fish recipe and tales of his modified Land Cruiser 300 (with a jaw-dropping 1,330Nm of torque) left us inspired and hungry for more adventures. As we wrapped up, we reflected on a powerful reminder that resonates with so many families: "You only get 18 summers with your kids." What adventures are you putting off today that could become tomorrow's treasured memories?

Curious about cooking over fire or looking for your next weekend escape? This episode might just spark your next great adventure. Listen now and join us next week as we prepare  for the ultimate test – K'gari (Fraser Island)!

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Speaker 1:

Welcome to the Travel Australia podcast. We are Paul, Katie and Jasper from the Feelgood family. Join us as we explore this great country, Australia, its people, places and cultures.

Speaker 2:

Yes, it's the Travel Australia podcast, where we share the latest in RV industry news road trip travel, caravanning and camping, product reviews, guest interviews and so much more. Thanks for joining us.

Speaker 1:

This week we stay at one of the best hip camps in southeast Queensland. We catch up with campfire cook sensation, harry Fisher from Fire to Fork. And we're getting excited, katie, planning for our first big adventure in Scout.

Speaker 2:

Ooh, oh, yeah, yeah, Our new family member, welcome to Team. Feel Good Scout.

Speaker 1:

Now who's Scout? What are we talking about? There's no kids here. Oh look no Extra kid coming to our life. No, there's not.

Speaker 2:

Although I mean, if it just happened that quickly, I mean, how awesome would that be? But no, we are lovingly referring to our new tow vehicle Scout, aptly named by Jasper. It is our Land Cruiser 300 series, and who doesn't love a good name of a vehicle? You know, when we very first picked up our original caravan the first one we bought back at the caravan and camping show in Brisbane in 2019. We were completely green. Jasper named that orange very original. It was orange in colour and we loved having that name for that vehicle because it really gave it a personality and made it part of the family.

Speaker 1:

Sure did. And even to this day, when we run into people who've been long-time viewers with us from the start, they say, oh, I remember when you first started and you had Orange. Yeah Well, I think people are going to love Scout, and I mean, I just think the name's perfect.

Speaker 2:

As soon as he said it, we both went ripper but conjures up everything that we do in our day-to-day life when we're out there adventuring and exploring. And you know, I also get that image in my head, paul of Jasper, with his little Scout uniform on and his little hat and his backpack, and off he is into the wilderness. So it's a pretty cool name. We just can't wait for Scout to actually you know, legitimately be a part of our family and start to take us on adventures.

Speaker 1:

Oh, get the wheels rolling to actually you know, legitimately be a part of our family and start to take us on adventures. Oh, get the wheels rolling, and we're going to update you next week on the progress of that build because it's getting close.

Speaker 2:

It is not that far away.

Speaker 1:

Now listen. I also want to mention a connection back for me growing up and traveling with my family, my six siblings and mum and dad. We went over there to the US of A when I was 15.

Speaker 2:

Oh look, annie, I just want to jump in here and cut you off, paul, and say, if you have not listened to the special episode podcast that we recorded a few weeks ago with Paul's parents, we would absolutely recommend that you go back. If you're after a little bit of inspiration in your life no matter whether it's related to travel or just you know, good old-fashioned love story this one is a must to listen to.

Speaker 1:

Remarkable story and really just the tip of the iceberg. Oh yes, but when we got to America, we rolled in there from LAX out to Anaheim because we wanted to go look at Disneyland. And we rolled down the street there in Orange County and there was this dusty old Winnebago for sale, because at that stage my mum and dad didn't know what they were going to do. There was nine of us.

Speaker 2:

Crazy people.

Speaker 1:

And so we bought this. I think it was 32-foot old Winnebago, it slept eight, there were nine of us and it was called Scout. That was the model, and so it's a good connection back to that as well, I think, so Appropriately named.

Speaker 2:

I love it. Hey, I just have to ask, because I think of this every time. You say it's slept eight and there was nine of us. Did you just take it in turns if somebody didn't sleep one night, or how did you deal with that?

Speaker 1:

Look, we always kind of divided at the middle child Right. I think most families do that. That families do that. That could be where the problems arise. But so the top three or the older three, we kind of had our bunks and then there was a large sort of queen size bed over the main driving cabin and there was a few people up there.

Speaker 2:

Sure yeah, it was tight. Yeah, I love it so good.

Speaker 1:

Now we are going to get into, first, this hip camp, because it's pretty rare to find a campground, even within an hour's drive of Brisbane, because there's not a lot around, and so to find a hip camp like this one, we just loved it. So we're going to talk it up a bit and tell you how you can find this campground and book it and stay.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, absolutely, and it would be our recommendation to definitely book, particularly if you are wanting to get there over a weekend period or a holiday period. It is extremely popular. We stayed midweek and I think at the maximum there may have been three other campers there on the property with us, so it was beautiful and quiet. It is called Lakeview. It is situated in Beachmere, which is a quiet little seaside town, just, I guess, south of Sandstone Point where we were previously Paul Bribie Island. It's in that, I guess, moreton Bay region and Beachmere is a tiny little blip on the map, so blink and you'll miss it. But, as I said, called Lakeview. It is a private property. It's 50 acres set amongst bushland, and what makes this hip camp so incredible is that at the very back of the property there's these big lakes that you can camp around, hence the name Lakeview. They have done it so well here.

Speaker 2:

The sites are massive and they all cater to groups, so if there's a couple of you in your vans and you want to camp together on a site, each site is big enough for two or three caravans. We were camping by ourself and just loved that amazing space. I think from memory there may be about eight sites around the lake that are unpowered, and then there are a couple of sites that you can book if you do need power. They're also around the lake. Hot tip we booked unpowered site number 2. I spent countless hours reading through the reviews on the Hip Camp listing trying to work out which was the best site. They're all glorious. They all have amazing views over the lake. You are literally right on the lakefront. But Site 2 had access direct into the lake without you know all the reeds and things that can grow around the edges.

Speaker 1:

Yes, and a real bonus to be able to put the canoe in or the kayak or the stand-up paddleboard, which, by the way, are provided.

Speaker 2:

Yes, At every site there is some sort of device that you can use on the lake.

Speaker 1:

And look, it's a great idea if you've got kids to have your own life jackets, but we did find a heap of life jackets hanging up in the little cabin and there's a barbecue area. There's a pool table. It's really well done.

Speaker 2:

That's exactly right, paul. That's what I was just about to say. These guys have done it so well. It is simple, back-to-basics camping, but they've provided incredible facilities for campers to enjoy, still in a really rustic kind of environment. There's a playground. That's great for the kids. There was even a table tennis table out in the open.

Speaker 2:

Now, look, I do need to say the weather was pretty terrible when we stayed. We've got to go back when the sun is shining and really make use of that awesome weather. But Jasper and I went out for a game of ping pong. It was so windy the ball was going crazy. Everywhere there's plenty to keep the kids entertained. You can walk the entire way around the lake again in perfect weather, making use of the slip and slide that they've got. That just looks like so much fun. If you've got kids, they will absolutely love that. As Paul mentioned the location, it is so good. It is literally 45 minutes from Brisbane CBD. It's 10 minutes off the Bruce Highway into Beachmere and then you've got the Caboolture River boat ramp. Just up the road You've got Moreton Bay, probably 10 minutes from where you're staying. So there's access to so much from this location.

Speaker 1:

And look, we didn't let the weather dampen our spirits. Well, certainly, Jasper. He was out there in the kayak, droning around his head.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, while it was raining. I mean, don't you love kids? That just don't care. Look, we should mention dog friendly Tick. Yes, they do have some stipulations when it comes to taking your four-legged family member, but definitely you can take them along.

Speaker 1:

Only well-behaved dogs allowed.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, we love those signs Absolutely. You can have a campfire there. In fact, I'm pretty certain that most of the sites do have a fire pit there for you. They sell bags of firewood via an honesty system so you can pop your cash into the donation box. Be honest people. Yeah, absolutely. And just remembering that this is somebody's private property, they do live at the front of the property, but we found the owners in our exchanges with them on HipCamp to be super friendly and responsive and nothing was a problem. In fact, we needed to come in early for various reasons and that, absolutely, yeah, come in, guys, no problem, whatever you need to do. So, really, really great experience and inexpensive. I think for us it was about $35 a night that includes the hip camp fee, but I think if you're a one or a two without a kid, starting prices are as low as $26 a night.

Speaker 1:

Now you do need to have your own water on board.

Speaker 2:

Yes.

Speaker 1:

Okay, even though there might be I think, katie, you mentioned two powered sites you still have to have your own water. So no access to water. But hey, what a bargain.

Speaker 2:

Oh, absolutely Beautiful spot, one that we will frequent more often as we're in Southeast Queensland, because of its location and also its beautiful outlook.

Speaker 1:

Love it. Okay, our special guests. This is an absolute ripper Off the beaten chat. It is my favorite segment, katie.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, I do love this one as well, Paulie, and especially some of the awesome people we get to talk to too.

Speaker 1:

And again today with Harry Fisher from Fire to Fork. Welcome to the show, mate. Thank you very much. Good to be here, Mate.

Speaker 3:

I tell you Well, not physically here, obviously.

Speaker 1:

I'm on the other side of the country. You are, you're over there in Perth, how's the weather?

Speaker 3:

Yeah, yeah it, yeah, yeah, it's stunning, yeah, beautiful, clear about mid-20s lovely.

Speaker 2:

Oh, it sounds like the place to be, harry. I mean, we're on the southeast Queensland Sunshine Coast region and you know, traditionally this is the place to be, but not at the moment.

Speaker 3:

The weather up here is crazy Right now. It is not the Sunshine Coast there at all. It is a bloody, rainy coast.

Speaker 1:

Yes.

Speaker 3:

Yeah, no, I've got a few mates over there at the moment. I was just whinging about it.

Speaker 2:

Well we won't start whinging.

Speaker 1:

Now mate Fire to Fork. Wow, what an incredible success that you have built. I mean, I think you've been going for about eight years now. You've amassed over 120,000 loyal followers on YouTube, I think, another 160,000 across the social media world. Something like that, yeah, Incredible. You must pinch yourself.

Speaker 3:

Yeah, it's very weird. For a bloke who did finance at uni, it's a very, very weird feeling to think that this is my job now and has been for quite a while.

Speaker 2:

I'm so intrigued, harry. Okay, how do we make the jump from finance to buyer? You know what was the inspiration for you to say, okay, I'm not doing that anymore, I'm doing this.

Speaker 3:

COVID. Covid did it. So in 2019, at the end of 2019, I left my job because I didn't particularly enjoy it. I was general manager of a software company. So I'd done 10 years of finance general manager of a software company. Then my wife got an opportunity to move to Broome she's a doctor and basically they were going to give us a house.

Speaker 3:

You get a pay rise, you get all this stuff and I was like, oh, this is a pretty awesome opportunity. Why don't I take a year off corporate? And opportunity, why don't I take a year off corporate? And I've got this little fire to fork thing that does a little bit of stuff in the background on Instagram. Using my contacts. From that I could probably get a bit of tourism work, Go to El Questro and cook for people and do sort of help with the private tagalongs and stuff and basically do cooking, demos and bit of filming and whatnot. Keep my head above water. I wasn't going to make, wasn't going to change my life, wasn't going to make heaps of money, but with the free house and renting our place, we didn't really need heaps of money.

Speaker 1:

Yeah.

Speaker 3:

So, and it was before we had kids, we just got married, so I was a really good baby, so we jumped on that. And if you remember 2020, a little thing happened in March, yes, and all of a sudden I couldn't leave Broome and certainly wasn't getting any tourism work. So, because I wasn't getting tourism work, I thought, well, bugger it, I'm going to go make videos down on the beach, so good. So I started doing cooking videos on the beach in Broome during lockdown, and I didn't take any sponsorships, I didn't take any kind of promotional stuff through the channel. I worked as a photographer and videographer for various brands because, again, they were stuck in Perth or whatever capital city and I could film their products in beautiful locations. So I would sell videos and sell photos and stuff like that, but again, like nothing promotional. And I was able to just sell photos and stuff like that, but, again, nothing promotional. And I was able to just really focus on building the channel organically. I didn't have to worry about brands, I didn't have to worry about anything else. It was just let's focus on cooking and travel, wow. So I had basically a year of that and by the end of the year, I had written the book written, the first book, wow. So that came out in August 2021. The same month we had our first kid.

Speaker 3:

We're back in Perth at this stage and yeah, basically I just sort of looked around and went I do not need to work again, I don't need to go back to corporate, I've got enough. You know, I had a couple of major sponsors. Just after we left Broome, I got a couple of really good offers from Zippo and Cub Campers. So it was like a really perfect match. Zippo lighters, I mean, come on, Wow, I've been using Zippo since I was 13. So that was a no-brainer. And then Cub Campers was my favorite type of camper trailer and I was like, well, this is just a no-brainer, I'll jump on these two. And then you release a book, you get some merch, you do a couple of other little paid things and you don't need to go back.

Speaker 2:

Right now. I just have to say, harry, there's so many people out there listening to this just wishing that they were you. You're just living their dream right now, hearing that, I mean there are so many bad stories to come out of COVID and then you hear a story like yours. That is just absolutely sensational and congratulations. I mean how incredible for you to take a less than ideal situation and turn it around into now what has really become an empire for you, and you're out there living your best life and showing people how they can do the same. It's just awesome.

Speaker 3:

Oh, thank you. Thank you, yeah, I mean, it's been really fun and I think my business background has helped a lot, because whenever I look at how the business is structured or sort of what I do for content sorry, just give me one second. Yeah, mate, no worries. Sorry, my little boys inside.

Speaker 1:

I thought it was Hollywood calling we're going to do Fire the Fork, no worries, sorry, my little boy's inside. I thought it was Hollywood calling we're going to do Fire the Fork, the movie.

Speaker 3:

No, that was just my boss, my three-year-old boss, the tiny dictator.

Speaker 1:

Mate, you've got a couple of kids there, haven't you? You've got Billy three, and then Hugo one, of course, your wife, sam, as you mentioned, a doctor. You've got your hands full, yeah.

Speaker 3:

I do, yeah, yeah, but yes, and actually part of that is especially what I was just about to say is because of my business background, I've been really cautious about what I take on and the type of content I do, and it's all about being sustainable. So you guys are obviously a traveling family. Now, because we can't be a travelling family, my wife works and doesn't ever want to quit, so we live in a house in Perth and I just go away and film and come back. And go away and film and come back, and you know, a lot of the time it's just for short periods. So like we'll never do a lap of Australia. Oh no, we've got to sort that out for you, mate. No, but I actually deliberately don't want. Even if we did a lap of Australia, I wouldn't record it. The reason for that is that I don't want people to subscribe because I'm doing a lap of Australia, because I'm not going to be able to back that up. I'm not going to be able to keep doing laps of Australia.

Speaker 2:

My kids are going to go to school in Perth. Yeah, so my kids are going to go to school in Perth.

Speaker 3:

So I'm even like we're moving to Canada in February. Oh wow, talk about a sea challenge. I know, but again, all my content can't be Canadian focused because I don't want people to come and subscribe so they can learn all about you know how Canada is and whatever. And then a few months later you know I'm back in Perth and they're going. Oh well, the Canadian stuff's gone. I'm disappointed. That's why I've actually made my focus on food and cars, because those are two things that are never going to go anywhere for me.

Speaker 2:

Well, and I mean, who doesn't love food?

Speaker 1:

And you know there's plenty of people out there that love cars, so I actually think it's a really smart move and of people out there that love cars, so I actually think it's a really smart move. And, mate, on the cars, I've been watching quite a bit of your back catalogue and the LC300, you've had the Just Autos full kit put.

Speaker 3:

there, we're in the middle of that right now.

Speaker 1:

So I've been inspired by what you've been doing with your vehicle.

Speaker 3:

But well, how's it going? You will not regret it. It is an animal, it's an absolute animal. So 1,330 Newton meters of torque, about 450 horsepower. So to put into perspective before I put the bull bar and winch in it, I tried launch control.

Speaker 1:

I saw that video.

Speaker 3:

No, you haven't seen the other video that there is a video of Before. It was on 33s and it didn't have a bull bar and winch, it did wheelies, is that?

Speaker 3:

legal, I am not, I mean no, but it was just an animal, like it was it's hard to describe the G-Force, the 35's, really dead in that and like, put a, you know, put a bit of a dent in it, which is good because it's less twitchy. Like my wife drove it and she was like this is scary, wow. So the 35's, the extra weight, it's actually like now it's really nice. But yeah, certainly early on I was like, oh, I'm not using the top tune really nice, but yeah, certainly early on I was like, oh, I'm not using the top tune, I'm going to turn this down.

Speaker 1:

Wow, now I've I've loved the build series and uh, to direct the audience there to your YouTube channel fighter for to really check that out and go back. You know, go back through the years and and really check out your content, cause I've I've loved doing that. I mean incredibly charismatic as well as a good cook Mate. You got it all and now you've got the Land Cruiser 300. Jeez.

Speaker 2:

Nice, stopping you now.

Speaker 3:

Got the two-car garage. Now Got the Prado and the Cruiser.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, look, it's interesting, isn't it, how your vehicle becomes an extension of your family, especially when it's also part of your business, as well. We've just said goodbye to our 79 series and welcomed our new 300 as well. Big step up, big step up. Oh, mate, we haven't really driven it yet. We're about to tackle our first real adventure, and that's going to be over to Gari for the cleanup this year. Oh, cool, great, yes, so we're buzzed about it.

Speaker 3:

Oh, that'll be, that'll be really good. I'll tell you what once you get used to that, when you chuck it into sport mode and use the manual mode on with just all those tune, it just sits in eights perfectly, towing whatever entire bloody office block with that thing.

Speaker 1:

Amazing. Yeah, back to your cookbook, mate, because I do have to also mention I know a lot of people out there will be wanting well, where can I find your cookbooks and how do I get my hands on this? But to release your first one and have a number one hit in the outdoor leisure entertainment, I guess sector, you've now got a second book that's launched late. Last year was it? Yeah, december, yeah.

Speaker 3:

Wow, How's that going? Well, the only one that's outsold. It is the first one. Okay, wow, so it's the I mean for 2025, it's the best-selling outdoor cookbook in Australia.

Speaker 1:

Congratulations, mate.

Speaker 3:

Thank you, truly amazing what a story and then book one is number two. So yeah, can't complain with that. Yeah, it's just been an incredible reaction and yeah, I've been very humbled by it. I remember when we released the first one, my publisher said if we can sell 2,000 in the first month, it'll be the most successful book of their company. And we sold 8,500.

Speaker 2:

Wow.

Speaker 3:

So yeah, it was just wild, I don't know. I actually don't know how many we've sold now, maybe 70,000 or something like that.

Speaker 1:

Yeah.

Speaker 3:

But yeah, it's been just a great reaction and actually BCF jumped on board a while ago.

Speaker 1:

Bcf sells books and they did an initial order and they sold out within a week in all their stores and I've seen your Bloke Cooks Food series. You got more of that coming. I really enjoyed that. That's great, we do, yeah.

Speaker 3:

I got, I think, five more episodes coming this year, so it'll be BCF season two, which I need to get off my ass and record more of. But yeah, that'll be largely recipes from the new book, because it sort of works, because you can obviously get the book at BCF.

Speaker 2:

Fantastic. Now, harry, I have to tell you we are complete novices when it comes to any cooking over the fire.

Speaker 2:

Paul will argue the point and I have to say he's getting pretty damn good at his baked potatoes in the fire. But that's pretty well the extent of our cooking over the flames. So we don't eat meat but we do eat a lot of seafood and we love that. So I'm kind of hoping you might be able to give us some inspiration for some recipes or ideas for novices like us. You know where do you start when you don't really know? I mean, aside from obviously getting on and buying your cookbooks and you know binging your content, where does somebody who doesn't really know how to do this sort of thing start?

Speaker 3:

Look, I always just say treat it like a barbecue, so get a little grill played out. Don't try and get too fancy with camp ovens and complicated things. Well, no, sorry, you can. There are two parts to this. One of it is just treat it like a barbecue and make sure that only half your grill's on the fire that way. That's your heat control. You move it left to right off, that's your heat control. You move it left to right off the fire onto the fire. That's your heat control, that's your heat knob, basically, yeah, so that's how you grill your things and whatever. Secondly, if you are going to start doing camp oven stuff, make sure you do something with lots and lots and lots of liquid. Something like not in your case, but like a pulled pork or that kind of thing, where something is sitting in liquid because liquid can only get to 100 degrees so you can't burn it.

Speaker 2:

Right, so curries and things like that would be a good thing to try.

Speaker 3:

Absolutely. Curries are a great way to start, really really good way to start. Yeah, again, anything you can't burn is a win.

Speaker 2:

Sure, that's pretty much my ethos in the kitchen, regardless whether I'm outside, inside. You know, anything I can't burn is a really good meal.

Speaker 3:

The other thing is if you can prep a little bit, so, as in marinate things, you get a lot of stuff that, for example, like a miso fish. I don't know if you've ever done it, but you make a very basic marinade. So it's a bit of mirin, soy and miso paste. I'm writing down, I'm writing it down and then you get a piece of any fish, Doesn't matter what it is Traditionally it's been cod, basically a 51 tooth fish.

Speaker 3:

If you're feeling very fancy, it's Nobu's signature dish and you marinate it for two to three days. So it just sits in a Ziploc or a Tupperware or whatever in your fridge. Take it off, wipe the miso off it and then just grill it till it's got a little bit of color. But really really simple, Nothing else to it, no butter, no anything else. You just grill it till it's got some color. That will absolutely blow your socks off. It's one of the nicest things you can ever eat. It's salty, sweet, really really creamy and it sounds like. You get it off and it looks dry and then you take a bite and it just melts in your mouth.

Speaker 2:

I wish we were FaceTiming with you right now, because the look on Paul's face. He's just gone into heaven. He gets this like his eyes glaze over and he just goes into this happy place.

Speaker 1:

I could eat seafood every day, and you know if we could afford seafood.

Speaker 2:

I just need him to be better at catching it, Harry. That's something else we've got to brush up on.

Speaker 3:

Yeah, absolutely, absolutely. I'm such a bad fisher.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, fisher by name, not catcher, that's right, Mate, I've got an idea for you. It's a bit of a collab, not to put you on the spot but let's do book three together and it can be called Rookie Cookies.

Speaker 3:

What do you think? I'm planning a kid's cookbook, so that'll be part of the same thing.

Speaker 1:

That's perfect. We love it. What's your favorite meal over the fire?

Speaker 3:

I just can't go past the classic steak and chips. It's just, steak is one of those things that because you grill it at extremely high heat to get that beautiful crust on the outside, you can't burn it again, so you can put it in the hottest flame in the world and it'll just. It just comes out better and better. So that's kind of my go-to. But I was actually. I was literally planning a death row episode, death row meal episode, because I think that's a fun idea.

Speaker 3:

And the first one is Northern Territory, skull Island prawns with some garlic and salt and chili and lemon juice. I don't know if you've ever seen them, but they're average 22 centimeters each. Wow, they're huge, they are horses of things and they are the nicest prawns in the world Wow, as far as I'm concerned. I've given them to heaps of people and every single person has said it's the nicest prawn they've ever tried.

Speaker 1:

Wow, okay, now, we've never had that, so if you, come across them.

Speaker 3:

oh, Skull Island prawns, If you come across them, get them.

Speaker 2:

Okay, good tip, thank you.

Speaker 3:

They're that good and you cut them in half, butterfly them, grill them. Doesn't matter if it's on gas, barbecue, whatever. They're just insane.

Speaker 1:

Wow, mate. Well, I'll tell you what. Yeah, we are salivating.

Speaker 2:

Yes, you're making us hungry. It is lunchtime here where we are recording this so you're definitely making us hungry.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, and look, we're excited. I'm going to get some prawns for lunch. Do it, Katie, do it. We're excited for you for your kids' cookbook as well. We can't wait to see that. We will certainly be on the pre-order Mate now. Speaking of that and people being able to have access to you and to your incredible books, what is the best way for people to reach out or to get a hold of your content?

Speaker 3:

Look, most of my content is YouTube. I'm pretty terrible on Instagram. Instagram is like a peek behind the curtain. It's you know what's happening behind the scenes, what's happening in my private life and all that kind of you know not too private, but you know what's happening to kids and family and cars and stuff. Youtube is the more polished but unpolished content and then if you want to get in touch, you can email me, or if you want to get merch books, whatever, that's all on my website, firetoforknet Love it.

Speaker 2:

Fantastic, harry, thank you. It's been so great. It's been very inspiring for us to, I guess, follow your journey as well and hear more about it, but also for people like us. I think there'll be plenty of people out there who are traveling Australia, you know, but who don't do a lot of cooking over the fire. In that respect, it's very easy when you're in your caravan I mean, we always refer to it as like a mini studio on wheels, you know. So you've kind of got everything that you've got at home, but to get out of our comfort zone and actually get outdoors and experience that, I guess that old school, traditional style of camping, when you are sitting around the campfire.

Speaker 3:

I completely get it too. It's so much, like you know, in the same way that I don't cook a fire at home, I don't light a fire at home as much as I should. You've got to go and collect firewood. You got to do all that stuff. I find that the best way to get the best time to do it is if you get to a nice free camp and there's just firewood all over the place. That's when you'll do it. Yeah, but it's the collecting firewood is always the stumbling block.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, you got to get the kids on the job for that one.

Speaker 1:

When they get a little bit older, send them off and get on the firewood. No, mate, Mate. Well, we're looking forward to those prawns. Hopefully we'll catch up with you over there in Perth at some point. I know we're headed back into WA and, yeah, we'll definitely love to share a meal and a couple of bevvies around the fire with you.

Speaker 2:

He means, like you, cook us a meal. I'm pretty sure that's what he's angling at there, harry.

Speaker 3:

I'll bring some Skylarland prawns.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, and we'll bring the firewood Mate and all the best, too, for your wife with her work over there.

Speaker 1:

Thank you To Canada, mate. If you're going to do anything over there cooking-wise that maple syrup, don't they nail that, get some pancakes down, mate, that's a good point.

Speaker 3:

Yeah, for sure, for sure. And then do that and poutine, yes, that's right, mate.

Speaker 1:

All the best. Thank you again for joining us and thanks for the chat. We'll chat again soon. Cheers, harry, see you, bye. So good to catch up with Harry and again we encourage you to get on, get yourself some copies of his books and follow him on his socials and YouTube. It's very entertaining and educational too. If you need a few tips on how to become a better chef, certainly I need it.

Speaker 2:

Oh well, I was just thinking the same thing, Paul. I'm very inspired to start trying out some recipes over the fire. It's been an area that we, you know, just haven't gone there before. No, that's right, I think baked potatoes is pretty well it.

Speaker 1:

All right, let's talk about the takeaway for this week. I love this. You'll never know what's out there if you never go out there.

Speaker 2:

Yep, it's pretty straightforward, isn't it? I don't know if we need to say anything more about that one.

Speaker 1:

That's right. And again, I'm reminded this week in talking with people that we've met during our travels that you only get 18 summers with your kids. And you know it just hits your heart, doesn't it in that spot, and you just think, righto, I met a lady yesterday afternoon who just said hey, we watched some of your stuff over the weekend and I realized that the one thing that I regret is that we didn't do it with our kids.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, definitely. It's hard when you meet people and hear those sorts of stories from them and you know just, life is so short, you just never know what's around that next corner. So why not make it an adventure?

Speaker 1:

perfecto, katie. Okay, now, next week we're going to update on the new lc 300 series build and get ready to tackle kagari gari. I should say aka, aka, fraser Island, oh so good.

Speaker 2:

What an initiation into the 300.

Speaker 1:

Yes, for now we'll say dream big, look after yourselves and look after your family. And happy trails, bye.

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