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Going camping this weekend and need some dinner ideas
Posted on 10/2/20 at 9:57 am
Posted on 10/2/20 at 9:57 am
Will be backpacking in, so can't really take any cast iron or such. I'll have a packable grate for the fire, along with a Jetboil Minimo and secondary 900ml pot.
Just trying to get some ideas outside of grilling a steak, which I did last time I went. I'll have the ability to keep perishable stuff cold for the first night as well.
Just trying to get some ideas outside of grilling a steak, which I did last time I went. I'll have the ability to keep perishable stuff cold for the first night as well.
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Posted on 10/2/20 at 10:01 am to Centinel
Be a real man and harvest your food from the wild
This post was edited on 10/2/20 at 10:02 am
Posted on 10/2/20 at 10:01 am to Centinel
Look up some foil packet recipes where you throw the ingredients together and toss the packet into or next to a campfire
If you've got a grill to go over a fire, I've also made make shift "pans" out of foil before to cook on over a low fire
If you've got a grill to go over a fire, I've also made make shift "pans" out of foil before to cook on over a low fire
Posted on 10/2/20 at 10:22 am to Centinel
Hot dogs are easy. Camping ain’t about fancy meals
This post was edited on 10/2/20 at 10:23 am
Posted on 10/2/20 at 10:23 am to Centinel
How far are we talking about backpacking in and how many nights? Honestly, mountain house or some variety of homemade freeze dried meals are best for backpacking if you are going any real distance. mountain house makes some stuff that I’ve swore I could sit on my couch and eat while watching football, of course that was after a 15 mile day and most anything tastes good then.
Posted on 10/2/20 at 10:24 am to Centinel
Hobo meals. get veggies and meat in foil and leave it over the fire for 30-60 minutes with some seasoning and worshershirerere sauce
Posted on 10/2/20 at 10:28 am to iwantacooler
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How far are we talking about backpacking in and how many nights?
Two nights, and only about four miles in.
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Honestly, mountain house or some variety of homemade freeze dried meals are best for backpacking
I may run by REI after work and see if anything catches my eye, assuming I don't see an idea in here I like or come up with something on my own.
Posted on 10/2/20 at 10:36 am to Centinel
If only four miles then I’d go with hobo/foil pack meal first night and mountain house second night. Make hobo meals at home and put them in a Gallon ziplock when packing in to keep juices and such out of your other gear.
Posted on 10/2/20 at 10:42 am to Centinel
My favorite camp meal in boyscouts were foil meals.
We’d make pockets out of foil and stuff them with onions, potatoes, carrots, canned cream of mushroom soup, and either boneless chicken or ground beef and bury the semi-sealed pockets in the coals.
We’d make pockets out of foil and stuff them with onions, potatoes, carrots, canned cream of mushroom soup, and either boneless chicken or ground beef and bury the semi-sealed pockets in the coals.
Posted on 10/2/20 at 11:25 am to Centinel
Posted on 10/2/20 at 11:27 am to Centinel
Posted on 10/2/20 at 11:36 am to Centinel
Watch the Office - survivor man episode
Posted on 10/2/20 at 12:22 pm to Centinel
Beanie Weenies.
Posted on 10/2/20 at 2:16 pm to Centinel
Where you going, baw? I am going out this weekend, too. It will be my 7 yo's first camping trip.
Posted on 10/2/20 at 2:25 pm to AUCE05
I'm not a fan of Hobo meals personally, would rather cook over a fire and Hobo meals are messy and usually require a fork or clean up.
I'm a big skewer guy especially if you have a grate.
Remember a plate or device to eat on that won't be hot after cooking with it.
Any kind of sausage, roasted veggies, etc. are all doable. Can cube meat and marinate ahead of time, then throw on a skewer on site.
No reason to bring a jet boil if you have a campfire and grate but it certainly makes it easier.
I'm a big skewer guy especially if you have a grate.
Remember a plate or device to eat on that won't be hot after cooking with it.
Any kind of sausage, roasted veggies, etc. are all doable. Can cube meat and marinate ahead of time, then throw on a skewer on site.
No reason to bring a jet boil if you have a campfire and grate but it certainly makes it easier.
Posted on 10/2/20 at 2:36 pm to baldona
Since your going with a 7 year old I would do something simple..where he could help out with the meal...cooking hotdogs would be perfect and then make smores... he will think you are a chef...
Posted on 10/2/20 at 3:59 pm to Centinel
Hobo packets are definitely the way to go. Fill a little aluminum foil pouch with whatever you want, wrap it up and put it on the fire. Rotate it some.
Can't go wrong with some potatoes and veggies, ground beef or another pretty simple meat, and then any seasoning you want to put inside.
Can't go wrong with some potatoes and veggies, ground beef or another pretty simple meat, and then any seasoning you want to put inside.
Posted on 10/2/20 at 4:37 pm to iwantacooler
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How far are we talking about backpacking in and how many nights? Honestly, mountain house or some variety of homemade freeze dried meals are best for backpacking if you are going any real distance. mountain house makes some stuff that I’ve swore I could sit on my couch and eat while watching football, of course that was after a 15 mile day and most anything tastes good then.
You can go down the rice/dehydrated potatoes/tin foil chicken and tuna aisle and get a better meal for a fraction the price as the mountain house meals. Plenty of shelf stable options at the grocery store to get creative with.
Posted on 10/2/20 at 4:47 pm to Sus-Scrofa
Hence the some variety of homemade comment.
Idahoan potatoes are one of the easiest, most filling things to cook when on the trail. Knorr sides are good too.
Idahoan potatoes are one of the easiest, most filling things to cook when on the trail. Knorr sides are good too.
Posted on 10/2/20 at 5:02 pm to Centinel
For the first night, I suggest a pork tenderloin. They take the flavor of whatever you marinade them in. They are thin enough they can be skewered to cook, or you can cook on a grate.
Second day goodies that pack well are potatoes, eggs, Spam, jerky(bacon), Dinty Moore stew, peanut butter. An onion and a small container of lard help. Chorizo sausage can be taken out of the casing and cooks down nice for a tortilla wraps that don't take much space either.
Second day goodies that pack well are potatoes, eggs, Spam, jerky(bacon), Dinty Moore stew, peanut butter. An onion and a small container of lard help. Chorizo sausage can be taken out of the casing and cooks down nice for a tortilla wraps that don't take much space either.
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