camping, need food recipes

[Oisterman]

So I'm gonna be camping soon and I need to plan a few days worth of food. We have a camp fire to cook on, so I'm limited to a frying pan and maybe a pot of water.

I have meat and veggies on a stick, and sausage and onions and peppers boiled in hard cider planned. I need some ideas for stuff I can either pre prepare or something simple I can cook without tending to. Meat required, its a bunch of dudes in the forest. Something easy to make drunk.

[Phenoca]

Aluminum foil + potato + fire = baked potato
Hot dog + stick + fire = cooked hot dogs
Water + rice + pot + fire = boiled rice
Marshmallow + stick + crackers + chocolate = s'mores

Uhhhhh. Oh!

[FluffyKitten]

sausages + beer = camping trip

I'v seen 3x packs of 24 beer and some of those packaged sausages, those savages ate them cold. Was fun, fun times indeed.

[Neil]

Bunch of dudes in a forest alone together eating meat. My kind of weekend.

[Narfi Hungry Willem]

Are you boat/truck camping? or are you hiking out somewhere?
That makes a big difference on what you take.

As I am lazy and like food I prefer boat camping and take everything I want with me including a blowup mattress for the tent

With fire, tinfoil, a pot and a pan there is pretty much nothing you cant cook.

Steak,
burgers,
hotdogs,
sausage,
bacon,
skinless boneless chicken breasts
Potatoes and onions
baby bell peppers
Couple bags of frozen mixed vegetables

Eggs (couple dozen depending on how many guys are going)

Lemon pepper for chicken and any fish you catch.
Montreal steak seasoning and Worcestershire sauce for the burgers and steaks.

Cheese a MUST.

Condiments for the burgers/hot dogs. (catsoup, musterd, mayo)
Butter
Salt
Pepper
hot sauce (if you are the type who enjoys alot of hot sauce)

A few loaves of bread for the burgers and hot dogs.

Bag of big marshmallows
Box of chocolate bars
box of Graham crackers

Big bag of M&Ms
Couple bags of bbq potato chips

First night.
Steaks (fried on the pan, or in tinfoil with onion and peppers)
Baked potatoes (in tinfoil onions/peppers optional)
Vegtables cooked w/ water in the pot.

First morning.
Skillet breakfast
Fried potatoes, onions, peppers and eggs with saussage or bacon all fried together in one pan.

First mid day meal.
Hot dogs cooked on sticks with potato chips.

Second Night.
Chicken breasts baked in tinfoil with onions and peppers.
Baked Potatoes (in tinfoil w/ onions and peppers)
Vegtables cooked in the pot.

Second Morning (same thing every breakfast, its too good not to eat)
Skillet breakfast
Fried potatoes, onions, peppers and eggs with sausage or bacon all fried together in one pan.

Second mid day meal.
Hamburgers fried in the pan with cheese melted on top for cheeseburgers.
Large pan of fried potatoes and onions.

Third Night.
Fish baked over the fire in tinfoil w/ lemonpepper and mayo.
(if you arent capable of fishing, then steak or chicken, even pork chops are good if you brought them)
Baked potatoes w/ onions and peppers.
Vegetables.

(boil the remaining eggs to eat the next morning)

Third morning.
Fry up the remaining sausage and bacon.
Fry up the remaining potatoes and onions and peppers.
Eat the eggs you boiled.
Toast the remaining bread on the pan and butter liberally.

Pack up and go home for a long nap.

Eat M&Ms and smores throughout the trip as you get the urge

[Oisterman]

Haha wow, thanks! I wish you were going lol.

The first time we went we lived off hotdogs and beer for 3 days. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. It was awesome but last year we actually prepared and had some good eating.

It'll be a hiking trip, but with a central location we return to for meals and sleep. I'm gonna write this down, I appreciate the big list. I had dinner taken care of but we will need snacks and breakfasts that aren't beer.

I can't wait to float around in a river and get crazy drunk for a week with my best friends

[Phenoca]

Narfi goes prepared. I never would have thought of vegetables.

[Narfi Hungry Willem]

Boxed milk is good for breakfast as well, if you are hiking alot probably dont want to be drinking beer till evening when your done for the day. Tang or gatorade powder mix as well for during the day.

[Bad Hamster]

Bring instant food. Sounds weird and all, but if you're going to hike, you might want to stock up on some light stuff. Ofcourse you'd need to bring some meat, so thing of sausages etc... You could also easily make spaghetti with sauce and meatballs.

[Rebuzzal]

How the hell do you bring meat with no fridge and it doesn't spoil?

[marcipaans]

How the hell do you bring meat with no fridge and it doesn't spoil?

Meat does not spoil that fast. You need to cook more.

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Whenever in doubt, cook the meat first.

[Bad Hamster]

How the hell do you bring meat with no fridge and it doesn't spoil?

You never had history didn't you? By making a hole in the ground you create a cooled area, by throwing salt over the meat you can make it last a few weeks without a fridge. I'm still guessing they'll bring a coolbox with them, so if they just make a hole in the ground > box in it > throw salt over the meat and you can keep it cold for atleast a week. Did you think that fridges existed 100-200 years ago?

[Rebuzzal]

I know ice will last bout 12-16 hours. If you're out for 3 days, what about the 2 1/2 days with no ice? The meat will be fine?

[Rebuzzal]

You never had history didn't you? By making a hole in the ground you create a cooled area, by throwing salt over the meat you can make it last a few weeks without a fridge. I'm still guessing they'll bring a coolbox with them, so if they just make a hole in the ground > box in it > throw salt over the meat and you can keep it cold for atleast a week. Did you think that fridges existed 100-200 years ago?

I had no idea what they did, thus why I asked. No need to be a pretentious asshole about it.

But thank you for the answer.

I plan on going camping next year on an uninhabited island so ice really isnt an option(unless I want to kayak 3 miles every time I want ice)...was wondering what I could do bout meats.

what kind of salt? regular salt? Put the meat in containers and put salt in the container on the meat inside the coolbox?

[FluffyKitten]

I'll be on the beach. Same deal as a river?

Salt water wont do the trick.

You will have to find an ... forgot the name. Underground waters or whatever.

[Rebuzzal]

Salt water wont do the trick.

You will have to find an ... forgot the name. Underground waters or whatever.

Ill be on an island off the coast for bout 3 days, so its surrounded by salt water. I'll be kayaking 2-3 miles to the island and choppin a tree to get wood for the campfire probably. So just wonderin the best option for this. Reckon the marinate and salt and put it in a hole in the shade is the best option for this?

[DneL]

Don't forget to bring corn !!

[ApocaRUFF]

Cut up a bunch of veggies and meat and throw servings of it into tin foil and wrap it enough so it wont leak/fall out and then toss it straight into your camp fire. Take it out after a few minutes and be proud that you're eating like a hobo.

[Phenoca]

Fast flowing water is good too, just hang a plastic bag in there.

Evaporative cooling is overpowered. Never go exploring without stocking-up on pots.



Basically it's a fridge. Only problem is the long "cooldown".