wilderness survival kitchen

[texasred66]

If weight is no concern heavy crock plates and mugs are great. Heat them up on the fire grate and the food will stay much warmer than on tin or paper plates-coffee really stays warmer! Restaurant surplus dealers some times have these. Even though I cook most on the open fire I use a Coleman single burner for heart starting coffee in the morning. Cast iron skillets do not warp like light weight skillets do.

 

[Myal]

stainless steel billy can , $2 at Big W
tin cup , $2
matches , $2 a brick
slab of steel , free from junk yard
rocks to sit the steel on , free found anywhere
clean ateel 20 litre paint drum ( cooked a few times to get rid of any residual plastics etc ) cheap - free , makes good oven tho .
fire to stick under the improvised hotplate , free again
knives and forks and steak turner over thingo , cheap as anything from $2 shop
thats yer basics

its what we use , if we dont the kids dont think its really camping .

Its also what we used communally on Mission number 7 at Halls Creek , WA in the Kimberlies for the whole of the Manderjerry mob I was living with , IIRC we had 4 kids and around 8 adults usually there using the gear , plates was old beer cartons torn up to size , if you wanted a plate that is.

everything else is just getting fancy

well , kinda , there are variables , what are you intending to set up ? a house ? a back pack , a remote site camp ? a combo of all ?

the actual cooking is simple cooking is cooking its only pot size and heat source that vary , getting food to people on plates can be the biggest hassle , especially if folk insist on having soups and stews , instead of stuff you can eat in your hands .

 

[Loosearrow]

Been using an old square hibatchi, cast iron for years. Great for teaching kids to cook on in the back yard. Along the river, small fires, less wood, pull in close to you for warmth can even pull it into your lean to. That and a dutch oven. Some times a potji african pot with the three legs. Loosearrow