Feeding kids in the outdoors is one of the biggest challenges of family camping.
Food needs to be easy to prepare, nutritious enough to fuel active days on the trail, and appealing enough that your kids will actually eat it. This category covers all of it, from simple campfire meals to no-cook backpacking food strategies.
You’ll find camping recipes that work over a camp stove or open fire, dehydrated meal ideas for backpacking trips, tips for keeping food safe in bear country, and guides to planning your camp menu so you’re never stuck at the trailhead wondering what to eat. There are also practical guides on how to carry and store food on multi-day trips without adding unnecessary weight.
Cooking outdoors doesn’t have to mean eating badly. With a little planning you can eat as well in the backcountry as you do at home, and often better.
Want to make some really gourmet desserts over the campfire? All of these camping desserts are incredibly easy, delicious and are fun to make by roasting over the fire. They also don’t require any special equipment (no cast iron cookware or Dutch oven needed!).
Beyond S’mores: 26 Easy Campfire Dessert Ideas Read More »
Roasting marshmallows is one of the best parts of camping. And, if you get creative, you can also roast all sorts of other meals and desserts on roasting sticks. While it is pretty easy to make your own roasting sticks, there are some cool ones available which might be worth buying.
Best Marshmallow Sticks for Mastering S’mores Read More »
It usually isn’t too difficult to find a suitable stick for roasting marshmallows. But, if you really can’t find any sticks around, here are 7 ways to make s’mores without a stick.
How to Make Campfire S’mores without Sticks Read More »
Don’t want to bother carrying a stove or cooking meals while backpacking, but you still want to eat delicious food? Cold-soaking is a method of making backpacking meals without a stove which is getting popular with ultralight hikers. Here’s what you need to know about cold-soaking backpacking meals and whether you should consider going stove-less.
A Guide to Cold-Soaking Backpacking Food (Stove-less Meals) Read More »
Tortillas are one of my absolute favorite backpacking foods. They are calorie-dense, have a long shelf life, and are cheap. But the problem is this: What do you put on your backpacking tortillas?
Dehydrator Cauliflower-Walnut Taco “Meat” Backpacking Recipe Read More »
When I first started backpacking, I would make meals from instant supermarket foods. But eating ramen and boxed couscous got old really quickly, not to mention that those meals lack protein and nutrients. So, I started dehydrating my own backpacking meals.
How to Make Your Own Dehydrated Backpacking Meals Read More »