Book Collection
I’ve been camping with my kids for over a decade across Europe, the Balkans, and some genuinely remote corners of the world. Along the way I’ve learned what works and what doesn’t, from keeping food weight down on a serious backpacking trip to having the right reference handy when there’s no cell signal and something goes wrong at camp. These two guides are the practical result of all of that experience, written for real families who actually go outside.
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Eat better and pack lighter! |
If you’ve ever stared at an expensive freeze-dried meal packet and thought there has to be a better way, this book is for you. Gourmet As Heck is a full recipe book for making your own dehydrated backpacking meals at home, written by a mom who has tested every recipe on real multi-day trips with her two daughters.
The book contains over 50 recipes, all designed to be lightweight, calorie-dense, and genuinely delicious. Most recipes pack 150 calories per ounce or more, which means serious energy without serious pack weight. With two exceptions, every recipe is gluten-free, and all of them are plant-based, so they work whether you’re vegan or a dedicated carnivore who just wants good trail food.
Some of the recipes inside include walnut risotto, warming chickpea tagine, pumpkin chili, creamy cashew sauce, blueberry chia oatmeal, and DIY energy bars. Everything just requires hot water to prepare at camp, and most can even be rehydrated without a stove if needed.
The book comes as a full-color PDF, mobi, and ePub delivered instantly after purchase. Who is this for? Anyone tired of spending a fortune on commercial backpacking meals, anyone who wants more variety and nutrition on the trail, and parents who know that a picky kid on a backcountry trip is a real problem that good food can solve.
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Became a camping pro with |
After more than a decade of camping with my kids, I put everything I wish I’d known as a beginner into one illustrated, printable guide. The Mom Goes Camping Cheat Sheets are a 44-page PDF designed to live in your camping kit, not on your phone.
The illustrations were hand-drawn by my daughter Isabel, which makes this guide genuinely one of a kind. Every page is clear enough to read by lantern light and practical enough to actually use in the field.
What’s inside: tents — how to stake a tent securely in wind, how to choose a campsite, and how to set up tarp shelters in multiple configurations. Fire — campfire cooking methods, fire lay techniques, and fire safety basics. Safety — bear-proofing your campsite, snake safety, and handling first aid emergencies in the field. Skills — essential knots for camping, navigation basics, and what to do if someone gets lost. Food — camp cooking tips, food storage, and meal planning for multi-day trips.
This guide is designed for beginner and intermediate campers, though even experienced campers keep a copy in their gear bag for quick reference when cell service is nowhere to be found. Print as many copies as you need, and if you’re backpacking, just print the pages relevant to your trip — printing double-sided cuts the weight in half.