Best Meals While Boondocking

[mikeandlisa]

Can any of you suggest some boondocking meals? I'm trying to come up with some good ones to conserve water.

I would love your ideas/suggestions of what you make while boondocking. Thanks:)

[LenSatic]

burningman wrote:
throw the flavor packet away,

NO! Save it for a hot drink in the future. I have about a dozen in my backpack just for an occasional warm-up while hiking.

LS

[burningman]

My absolute favorite camping food: top ramen, throw the flavor packet away, add fried hamburger meat and spaghetti sauce (Prego is good) and shake some canned Parmesan over it.
Sometimes I pre-cook a big batch of it and just heat some up when I'm hungry.
I usually call it "meat crud" but my wife finds other names.

Man... I think I'm gonna go see if I have the stuff to make some of that now!!

[BoonHauler]

dons2346 wrote:

braindead0 wrote:
canned chili over fritos and shredded cheddar cheese.

Now your talk'in.Just need a few drops of Tobasco

and a few beers to go along with it ...... 😃

[dons2346]

braindead0 wrote:
canned chili over fritos and shredded cheddar cheese.

Now your talk'in.Just need a few drops of Tobasco

[LowRyter]

at last week's motorcycle camp out, one of the cooks used a Can Cooker to cook pork chops. He cut them into strips and used garlic and Mountain Dew. Not bad. Cooks fast too.

[avoidcrowds]

I was recently given a Can Cooker Junior, which works very well. I have used it camping, and also at home. Camping, I put it on a stove burner, but it could go over a campfire. You can get it for about $35 online. But, be sure to get the grates, also. You must use the grates to keep some of the items out of the liquid (which is used to cook everything). However, some of the liquid is Mtn. Dew, or beer. Conserves water this way. 😉

Cooks food more quickly than putting in a covered pot. It really is worth it. We are giving two for Christmas. I recently went hunting with some guys, and I was the cook. Did one meal in the Can, and they are all getting one for themselves. Many recipes at the link above.

[LowRyter]

I have gas and batteries when I boondock. I could run the generator and run the convection oven too. And of course the grill which I normally use. I have 100 gallons of water.

I guess I don't dry camp more than 4 nights at a time.

[profdant139]

To answer LowRyter's question, when we are boondocking, we need something very easy to make and store, with an easy cleanup. With no hookups and no source of water, planning is even more important than usual.

Now if they would just put some garbage cans in the wilderness . . . .

[braindead0]

canned chili over fritos and shredded cheddar cheese.

[SwanInWA]

We marinate chicken breasts and steaks and freeze them at home. Thaw them at camp and they're ready to grill. We grill foil wrapped baked potatoes and corn on the cob. Veggie Kabobs are great, too. We make hobo (foil packet) dinners almost every time we camp. Pie Irons are a favorite, you can make almost anything in them. Make a salad or two at home and bring them along, pasta salad, coleslaw, bean salad, things that keep well.

We've also added these to our dry camping rotation. We make them regularly, they're easy, fun and tasty:

Campfire Quesadillas

Campfire Pizza Pockets

Bacon & Onion Campfire Hasselbacks

We dry camp and boondock almost exclusively and LOVE to create meals that don't use dishes. :B

[LenSatic]

LowRyter wrote:
why is boondocks food different from other food? it all cooks the same.

It's probably like, in the Army 50 years ago, C-Rats could taste like the best meal ever. Situational satisfaction, I guess. 😉

LS

[LowRyter]

why is boondocks food different from other food? it all cooks the same.

[Matt_Colie]

Look up and buy this book..

the Two Burner Gourmet Terry Searfoss
Paperback: 178 pages
Publisher: T B G/the Two Burner Gourmet (September 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0964373300
ISBN-13: 978-0964373303

Terry has left us, but many will remember him for years.

We have the book and Mary licks it a lot. I guess I do to, but I only do the eating part.

Matt

[CSG]

I mostly make sandwiches these days. I have a small 2-way fridge in my van along with a little cooktop but storage space is at a premium and there's just not enough room for a small grill. Also, meal prep is a hassle so sandwiches on disposable plates or cheese and apples is the way I like to do things.

Meals are a BIG thing for most campers, I'm glad they're not for me. But I should add that my sandwiches are usually some sort of deli meat (preferably Italian), sliced tomato, red onion, soft ripened cheese like brie, and great crusty bread. I usually have a couple bottles of a nice Cabernet on board, and other snacks like beef jerky, trail mix, etc. And in warm weather, there's always a little good craft beer in the fridge.