About Us

Known as the 'guru' of camp oven cooking, Ranger Nick has been demonstrating camp oven and bush cooking skills professionally since 2010, travelling the country and abroad. Coming from a large family in Miles, south-west Queensland, he whips up a cracker of a meal with whatever is in the tuckerbox. An environmental education support officer for 10 years and an outback Queensland ranger guide for 3 years, Ranger Nick puts his bush skills to use wherever his travels take him. He also passes on his knowledge to school groups and fellow adventurers, teaching them the art of bush skills, camp oven cooking and outdoor etiquette. Recently involved in successfully claiming the World Record title for the Longest Damper at 153.002 metres, Ranger Nick is a regular guest on Step Outside with Paul Burt on Channel 7 Mate, does weekly radio segments on West Bremer Radio and monthly podcast interviews. He is the author of three books, You Should be Walking with Me when I’m Walking By Myself, which came out in 2013, Soul Food for the Non-Carnivorous Biped, which came out in 2016, and The World of Dampers - 101 Damper Recipes, which was released in 2019. He has released a DVD, called Ranger Nick Bush Cook Getting Started, and has developed a comprehensive outdoor training program called The Outdoor Enthusiast Member Training Program and frequently gets invited to judge at large camp oven cooking competitions Australia-wide.