Are you sick and tired of not knowing what to bring or what to cook when you go camping? Do you either pack the whole kitchen (including the sink) or you bring the absolute minimum and then have to use a fork as a spatula or two spoons as tongs?
If that sounds even the slightest bit familiar then you are in the right place. Over the past decade or so I have refined a list of 7 things that I use every particular time I put in order for my next camping trip.
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These strategies are relevant either you are car camping, primitive camping, Rv camping, scout camping or large group camping. You can very no ifs ands or buts apply them over any type of trip, which is what no ifs ands or buts makes them worthwhile.
So here they are:
1. Plan the Meals - Okay base sense right? Well If I didn't contain this as the first and most leading item I would get hollered at! But seriously, if you don't plan the meals ahead of time not only do you not know what you're going to eat you also have no idea what to pack as far as cooking gear is concerned. Do you need a spatula or tongs? Do you need a strainer or a frying pan?
2. Plan the Gear - This follows directly from estimate 1. Now that you know what you are going to eat for the trip you can now form out exactly what utensils, pots, pans, containers and other miscellaneous cooking gear you need. And more importantly what gear you don't need! My house and I do a lot of tent camping which means that we take my wife's Suv, so we have a very petite estimate of room that we must pack all of our "stuff" into. If I only need a 2 quart pot and a small frying pan well guess what, the 9 other pots and 4 other frying pans stay at home!
3. Plan the Condiments - Have you ever went camping and once you get there you perceive that you don't have ketchup, mustard or relish for your nice, hot and juicy steakburger you just cooked for yourself? Have you ever went camping and it took you 10 minutes to find the garlic powder because it found it's own way to the bottom of the box you keep all your spices in? There is a fine line between having too many spices/condiments and not having adequate but you have to walk that line. Even if you have a 40 foot Class A Mega Super Duper Motor home, you only have so much space. Sit down and look at the recipe's you are going to use and then form out what spices/condiments you can bring and which ones to leave at home.
4. 10% Above - Get 10% more food then you think you should take. If your house regularly eats 4 hamburgers, take 5 or 6. If they regularly eat 6 pieces of Corn on the Cob take 8. I don't know for sure what it is but whenever you go camping everyone seems to be Hungry all the time. It might be because they are running nearby doing more stuff or it might be something in the air, I don't know.
5. Kis - Keep It Simple. perceive that you are going to be in the middle of the woods. Is it possible to cook a Rack of Lamb with Herb-Dijon Nut Crust, Parisienne Potatoes, Green Beans Wrapped In Carrot Ring and Pureed Sweet Potato Basket? Yes it is technically possible. Should you effort it? Heck No! Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying to plan 3 quadrate of milk and cereal. I am saying to remember where you are going to be and the mostly primitive cooking tools you will have at your disposal.
6. Test Runs- If you are planning on cooking on a campfire, or using a new grill, or cooking in your Rv for the first time on your next trip...Don't Do It! Always, always, always do a test run at home before you get out there. Build a petite fire in your backyard and form out if you need some charcoal to bolster the wood fire and make it cook more evenly. Make sure you know how to hook up that new grill and where the hot spots are. It is no ifs ands or buts not a lot of fun to get out into the woods somewhere and burn your dinner to a crisp or have it sitting in the bottom of the campfire because of a "equipment malfunction". So always do a test run.
7. Try a new Treat - Remembering strategy estimate 6, my house always tries a new treat whenever we go camping. either it be a new recipe for our green bean casserole or a naughty petite after dinner snack, we try something new every time. This doesn't have to mean something exotic that you're not sure the animals would even like. Just look nearby on the internet, there are a ton of campfire / Dutch oven recipes out there for you to try.
Well that's it, that's my list of 7 Need to Know encampment Cooking Strategies. This is not a wish-list or a group of things I pulled out of thin air. I use this list each and every time I plan a trip for my family, my friends and my troop. This list if used properly will keep you in good stead for your trips. You won't run out of food, you won't eat bland food, you won't bring home a ton of unused and possibly spoiled food and most importantly dinner won't be a chore while camping.
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