Image from 'Fire To Fork' by Grace Picot @shotbygrace We first came across Harry Fisher on Ronny Dahl’s awesome 4×4 YouTube channel, where Harry would make the odd guest appearance, sharing gags with Ronny and demystifying some of the challenges of camp cooking.
Fast forward a few years and Harry has created the increasingly popular Fire To Fork website, YouTube and Instagram channel and now, book, where he shares his passion for the Australian bush, camping and his down-to-earth approach to cooking with fire. Harry humbly offers us his simple and tasty recipes and importantly, helpful techniques that will inspire you to achieve campfire cooking greatness.
To celebrate Fathers Day, we caught up with Harry recently to ask him a few questions about shortly becoming a new Dad.
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Image: Harry Fisher You’re about to be a brand new Dad, how do you think becoming a father will change your outlook on life?
It’s very surreal and it has really changed my priorities. I used to want to be a rich investment banker, then I wanted to be a rich Bush Cook/YouTuber/Author, now I want to be a good dad, a better husband and give my kids the best lifestyle possible, away from video games and social media, spending as much time in front of a bush telly and building forts as possible. The dirtier they get and the more they fall over the better job I think I am doing!
What are your earliest memories of enjoying the outdoors?
I think probably going up to Waroora Station (near Coral Bay) when I was about 5. My parents said as soon as we arrived I just walked off with my fishing rod and a chair and set myself up to catch some fish. There was no hook, the line wasn’t spooled and I had no idea how to fish, but that didn’t stop me spending a few hours casting nothing and winding the reel in! Apparently it rained and we got flooded, but at the time I couldn’t have cared less!
Image: Harry Fisher If you could pass any of your own qualities down to your children, what would they be?
My tanned skin! (My wife is a ginger). But seriously, probably my willingness to just have a go. I have probably had about 60 jobs in my life, all through uni I always had 3-4 on the go at once, whether it was parking cars, being a medical courier or a brickie’s labourer, I always said yes to anything that I thought would give me some life experience and it set me up for a much better understanding of people and business in the future. I think that’s a great experience for any person.
What are some adventures you’re looking forward to going on together as a family?
I can’t wait to take my kids exploring through The Kimberley, my book was mainly shot up there because we spent the last 12 months in Broome, but as a kid we used to go up every few years and they are by far my best memories of camping and exploring. There is something about that beauty, danger and remoteness that really appeals to me and that I really hope my kids enjoy.
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Image: Harry Fisher Is travel and camping a big part of the way you will choose to raise your children?
Absolutely! I can’t wait to share my passion and experience with them. I don’t know many young kids who will take a suburban swing set over a river rope swing or making mud pies by a campfire. I want them to learn to be self-sufficient and very capable people so that they can eventually take their families away and explore.
A good chef is a very popular person on an overland trip – what is your favourite ‘crowd pleaser’ recipe?
I can’t remember the last time I didn’t cook on a camping trip! By far the biggest crowd pleasers are the ones that people enjoy watching me cook as well as tasting good (dinner and a show). A giant tomahawk steak hung over a homemade tripod, finished in the coals with a simple sauce is something people talk about for years!
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Image from 'Fire To Fork' by Grace Picot @shotbygrace 
