What kind of camp cook are you?

[Wanderlusty]

I tend to go all out. I have found that on my adventures there are 2 things paramount to me. Good food and good sleep. If I have those 2 things I can can deal with any other adversaty.

I handled the food for the baja trip and when I showed up at my house with the back of my ranger filled with food my wife laughed. But I was cooking for 12 people for 2 weeks. Once it was repackaged it fill a 60L engel and 2 rubber made bins. However we had everything from eggs, pancakes, cereal, bacon and more for breakfast. sandwiches, soups and chips for lunch. And finally dinners ranged from chicken penne pasta, fish tacos, Stir Fry and more.

I also packed all the rigs every morning with a "snack pack" For the crew. There was gorp, power bars, dried fruit, hard candy etc. No complaints LOL!

The only time I use Prepack dehydrated foods is on multi day sea kayak trips and even then I pack the good ones from backpackers pantry.

Can you cater my next expedition? :chowtime:

 

[rusty_tlc]

I tend to go all out. I have found that on my adventures there are 2 things paramount to me. Good food and good sleep. If I have those 2 things I can can deal with any other adversaty.
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The only time I use Prepack dehydrated foods is on multi day sea kayak trips and even then I pack the good ones from backpackers pantry.

X2 on eating and sleeping well.
I've never seen people have a worse time than when, for some reason everybody had a bad nights sleep. Crap that you normally wouldn't think twice about just sets you off.

Lucky for me I can sleep in just about any conditions.

 

[Ray Hyland]

When my wife is along we eat well. Three big meals with a stream of healthy tasty snacks all day on the trail. She won the Muddy Chef Trophy in Vermont in 2008 with her Singapore Garlic Prawns. (The Muddy Chef challenge rules are that you need to prepare a gourmet meal at the end of a day of off-roading, from scratch, using your camp stove. Steve at DAP organizes it).

When it is just me and the guys, it is a can of Chili set into the fire if there is a fire, or strapped to the manifold. Or MRE's are good too...

Needless to say, everyone prefers the trips that my wife is along for.

Ray



www.hylandadventures.com

 

[AndrewP]

Holy thread revival, Batman!


I like cooking on the trail. Distributing the effort to everyone on the trip is really fun. Take a night and make it special. Cooking hard one evening, then loaf and goof off every other night is great!

I do think it's worth a little extra effort, but it all depends on who you go with. Some appreciate the subtleties of good cooking, and that is fun. I agree it adds to the experience. For the Philistines who don't like good food.....whatever.

 

[spressomon]

Holy thread revival, Batman!


I like cooking on the trail. Distributing the effort to everyone on the trip is really fun. Take a night and make it special. Cooking hard one evening, then loaf and goof off every other night is great!

I do think it's worth a little extra effort, but it all depends on who you go with. Some appreciate the subtleties of good cooking, and that is fun. I agree it adds to the experience. For the Philistines who don't like good food.....whatever.

'It's the ONLY way to fly'!

 

[here4fun]

Have you ever seen this

http://www.hammacher.com/publish/50929.asp#

courtesy of parksoffroad.com

The stove does look more appetizing though.

The power unit appears to be a Premier Power Welder

 

[ruger1]

We like to marinade chicken, venison or beef and then freeze it to help keep things cool (hard to find good meat on the road too) So the first day out we eat light and then whatever thaws first we will grill and have with salad. As we go more and get more gear the fancier we get. But it's still hard to beat bacon wrapped venison on a stick!

 

[Corey]

I go all out.
I eat probably better when camping than I do at home.

Food tastes better in the outdoors and with no distractions like cell/home phones, computers, TV, ect...

 

[Desert Dan]

I usually eat better when camping. I keep some simple canned and no-cook foods to have it the weather turns bad.

Sometimes we will split up meal responsiblity between people to share the work.

BBQ ing and paper plates help with clean up after dinner!

 

[Wyowanderer]

I tend to eat granola/oatmeal/fruit and coffee in the morning, sandwiches for lunch, and a big "one pot" meal like pork vindaloo in the evening. Depending on the day, I might miss lunch once in a while if I'm busy hiking or exploring. But I try HARD to get bfast and dinner at a minimum.
I usually make a dinner menu and stick to it, too. Makes the planning WAY easier.

Frank

 

[rusty_tlc]

Holy thread revival, Batman!

.... Distributing the effort to everyone on the trip is really fun. Take a night and make it special. Cooking hard one evening, then loaf and goof off every other night is great!
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That's a good plan as long as you realize we were not all created equal when it comes to camp cuisine.


IIRC you wouldn't even try fried Spam.

 

[RoaringRory]

The only time I love cooking is when I am out doors. I like fast and simple recipes. I also love trying new recipes. I am not gourmet but simple home comfort food.

 

[cnynrat]

We pretty much stick to coffee and a couple of cups of coffee.

I should proof read better.
"Cereal and coffee."

And here I thought you just really loved your coffee! :coffeedrink:

We like to cook, so meals are usually a big part of our trips. It doesn't always need to be elaborate or time consuming though. For example, we'll often do simple granola/fresh fruit/yogurt parfaits for breakfast if we don't have time to cook in the morning. Simple and quick, but very tasty.

The grill gets a lot of use at dinnertime. We often cook something in the dutch oven, whether that be cornbread, or a main course, or something for desert. We also sometimes being a meal prepared at home, such as chili, or a hearty soup. That makes for a good dinner that doesn't take too long to prepare in camp.

 

[Richie]

I've always liked to keep it simple and cheap. So sandwiches and light snacks have been my thing while camping. But the last few trips I've had a grill and used it.