This is the only exception to the cardinal rule - never take glass on a camping trip. Remove canned or glass bottled food to leakproof, hard-plastic bottles and jars, except the liquor, which should be placed in a wine carrier or packed very carefully, with padding around it. Label packages include recipes if necessary. Take packaged and boxed food out of thick paper or plastic repackage in light plastic resealable bags. Packing tipsĮliminate the original packaging. List all nonfood items - cooking equipment, fuel, utensils, storage containers, including different sized zipper-lock bags and hard plastic bottles.ĭecide on your menus compile a list of ingredients to purchase, then a checklist for each recipe, to make sure you don’t forget anything when packing.
I’m a much happier camper if I have chili oil, balsamic vinegar, herbes de Provence, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh garlic, candied ginger, Dijon mustard, sesame seeds, fresh Parmesan, parsley, basil, thyme, mango chutney, sparkling water, a few half bottles of good wine and an airplane-sized bottle of brandy to flavor after-dinner coffee. The basicsĮssential items you need no matter the menu: olive oil, butter, nonstick vegetable spray, bread, coffee, tea, sugar, basic spices, nonfat milk powder and bottled water. However, I discovered that if you’re organized and have the luxury of a cooler, anything is possible.Ĭamping foods can be divided into three categories - basics, bailouts and bonuses - and should be packed separately.
But when you’re out in the wilderness, what you see in your pack is what you’ve got. At home I have the luxury of raiding my garden, dragging everything out of the cupboards and fridge, then deciding what to make. Whether it be smoking radicchio or potato pockets on a rustic grill or sizzling bacon and eggs in a cast-iron frying pan, the delicious thought of dining in the great outdoors is enough to make me pack up the car and head for the hills.īut because I am an impromptu epicurean who never makes a recipe the same way twice, my gastronomic navigation through nature was, at first, a bit perplexing. While camping might be the ultimate communion with nature, I unabashedly admit my favorite part of the activity is cooking over a campfire.
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