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Idaho Jarhead

Idaho Jarhead

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This area of the forum looks like it has been moved around a bunch since I last wandered over here. Hopefully I don't get another infraction for posting in the wrong forum. Anyways...

I am looking for some new and interesting ideas for camp cooking. There are some complications though. Number one: my son is an extremely picky eater and I don't want to waste time making something so unusual that he won't eat it anyways. Number two: I don't like to spend much time cooking when I am camping. Camping is for more important things like drinking beer and cutting stuff!

Usually I do hot dogs for dinner, instant oatmeal for breakfast, and sandwiches for lunch the next day. But every year we can't hardly look at a hot dog by the end of May. And I have to admit its getting pretty boring.

In the past we have always car camped, but since the boy is getting a little older we are going to try venturing out a little further on the ATV's this year. So weight really isn't an issue as far as supplies. I'd appreciate any camp chow suggestions you guys might have.
 
Welcome back! Have you tried to intro him to any of the freeze dried options out there? Chow mien, spaghetti, etc.? Baked potatoes are easy, so are grilled cheese, chili, anything wrapped in a tortilla, kabobs are fun, s'mores for dessert...
 
Get yourself a cast iron skillet and maybe a small dutch oven. Then, cook whatever the heck you want. Tortillas are a great thing to carry. You can do a ton with them, breakfast, lunch, supper, all kinds of stuff. We sometimes pack peanut butter and jelly also, you can make a pretty good PBJ in a tortilla. Taters are good to carry if weight isn't an issue, you can do a lot with them (make sure to pack butter, salt, and pepper too). If you don't want to lug the cast iron, you can wrap stuff up in aluminum foil and cook it in the coals too. Throw some meat, taters, and veggies in there. Maybe some cheese too.

I will often carry eggs and sausage or things like that for overnight backpacking trips (or even the first night of longer trips, but that's rare). I use a little carbon steel baking pan that seasons up more or less like cast iron, does good making "real" food, and those backpacking stoves can certainly be pressed into service cooking good stuff too:

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Yeah, the tinfoil idea sounds good. I use to cook this on the grill on the top rack before putting the steaks over the flame. Just get a large section of tinfoil that you are going to fold into a water/air tight flat bag. Chop up some potatoes (about 2) then an onion and a package of sliced bacon (you have to separate it) and there you go, dont tell the heart doc though. the freeze dried food is pretty good too if you haven't tried it yet. good luck though
 
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