Mopane (Namibian Hardwood) – Dry & Bagged 15kg
4.9 from 700+ Google reviews · since 2001
R105.00
In stock
Delivered on your area’s route day. We carry your bags in and stack them, still bagged, in one spot you choose. One flat delivery fee per drop — your area’s fee and route days.
Prefer the wood unbagged and stacked? Add unbagging for R10 a bag when you add to cart.
Dry Guaranteed — if a bag isn’t dry, we uplift it and exchange it.
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10, 20, 30 or 40 bags
Same price per bag whatever you order. Wood only, excluding delivery.
| Bags | Weight | Wood | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 bags | 150 kg | R1,050 | Select |
| 20 bags | 300 kg | R2,100 | Select |
| 30 bags | 450 kg | R3,150 | Select |
| 40 bags | 600 kg | R4,200 | Select |
Delivery is one flat fee per drop for your area, whatever the load, so forty bags cost the same to deliver as ten. Not sure how many? Let us work it out for you: Build my order for me →
Mopane wood (Colophospermum mopane) is dense Namibian braai wood in a 15kg bag, with a distinctive, sweet bushveld smell: it burns slowly, the fragrant wood for a long cook. The Firewood Company delivers it from Parow across Cape Town, the Winelands and the West Coast.
Mopane at a glance
- Quick facts: 15kg bag · from Namibia · burns slowly to a thick bed of coals · very fragrant wood · covered by our Dry Guarantee
- Wood: mopane firewood from Namibia, one of our Namibian hardwood braai woods
- Best for: long braais, potjie, an open fireplace on a cold night
- Not for: a pizza oven, a Weber
- Lights and burns: dense, so give it a start; then it keeps going
- Delivery: one flat fee per drop for your area, from R200; bags carried in and stacked, still bagged, within 50 m of where the truck offloads
Best for / not for
- Mopane braai wood is for fires that have to last: meat going on in rounds, a leg of lamb over the coals, or a cold, wet night by the fire.
- Mopane or kameeldoring? Both are dense Namibian hardwoods for a long fire. Kameeldoring wood has long-holding coals, for a crowd; mopane burns slowly with a sweet bushveld smell, for a long cook or a potjie.
- Try it next to four other braai woods in the braai wood combo.
- Closed-combustion unit? We recommend Blue Gum or Blackwattle.
- Weber or kettle braai? Use briquettes.
How to light it
Mopane is dense, so give it a start: a firelighter under a handful of kindling, a few pieces on top with gaps for air, and time before you add more.
Mopane: common questions
What is mopane wood good for?
Long, slow fires, with a sweet bushveld smell. Mopanie hout burns slowly to a thick bed of coals: a long braai, a potjie, the open fireplace.
What does mopane wood smell like?
A distinctive, sweet bushveld smell. Mopane is very fragrant wood, so it suits a long, slow braai where the fire is part of the evening.
Is mopane good for a potjie?
Yes, its slow burn suits a gentle simmer. For fine control, feed the pot with our potjie wood, Kindling / Potjie, a few sticks at a time.
Can I use mopane in a pizza oven?
No. Mopane is for long, slow fires; a pizza oven wants Blue Gum or Blackwattle, with a few pieces of Swarthaak for extra heat.
Not sure how many bags to order? Build my order for me works it out from how often you braai, and our delivery page lists the fee for your area. The Firewood Company, Parow, Cape Town: braai wood delivered since 2001, with 4.9 stars from 700+ Google reviews.
