Comments on: Streamline Your Next Camping Trip

By: Mary Higgins

Mary Higgins — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 22:01:11 +0000

a great tip is to bring powdered milk with those prepackaged oatmeal envelopes. Much easier to fix a hot breakfast with just some hot water without having to keep milk taking up a lot of cooler space. Also cocoa mix made of powdered milk / coffee creamer / nestle quick / and powdered sugar : mix to taste. Combine mixture with hot water for wonderful creamy hot chocolate.

By: KentonsGhost

KentonsGhost — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:43:34 +0000

Using a storage tub works great and can also make it easy to find things useful for emergency/disaster scenarios. I have two camping tubs. One goes with us and the other stores infrequently used items. I tend to move things to that tub if I haven’t used them for a couple of trips.

The biggest downside to reserving online is getting there having bad camp “neighbors.” If it’s not a busy park/week, it’s often worth the gamble to pick your spot when you get there. If you do this, though, always have a backup plan.

By: PAcamper

PAcamper — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:51:53 +0000

Chili is a great camp meal. Make it in advance and store in a large plastic coffee container– you can put 3 lbs in there. Just heat and eat with tortilla chips, nothing is better. it’s my son’s favorite camp meal.

By: Bren

Bren — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:42:05 +0000

Okay, being a mom/grandma and all-around girl, I still think hot meals are the way to go. And they can be done easily with some foresight. There are some great websites with recipes (in fact after a quick search there is apparently an article right on this site!) One of my favorites is chilicheesefries. One bag frozen french fries, one can of chili, one jar of CheesWhiz. Dump & wrap, toss on the coals. Another is pineapple upside downcake: Butter, brown sugar, slice of pineapple, slice of poundcake. Wrap and toss.

With just a tiny bit of preplanning, these can be either pre-assembled or components assembled in zip-lock bags for quick prep.

Going now to check out AOM’s recipes!

By: dan

dan — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:13:24 +0000

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By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:37:52 +0000

A lot of these comments have helped me make my pack for backpacking a little more lightweight. There’s a 16 mile trail in a state park nearby that I went on earlier this year, but I used a heavy pack that made the trip miserable (45 lbs). I think I’ve got the pack down to 20 lbs now.

Last trip I had a small propane stove, carried all the water for the whole trip, a tent, 2 extra pairs of clothes, a small cooler with some refrigerated food, just a bunch of ridiculous stuff.

This trip (coming up next weekend), I’ll have none of that stuff, and it’s not winter so I won’t need the winter gear. Also means it’ll be nice and green this time around. It should be really fun.

By: L MacLellan

L MacLellan — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:08:14 +0000

WATER! You forgot that fairly important detail….also newspapers are helpful as well as rope.

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 28 May 2010 21:05:47 +0000

For the record, real men do not camp at pre-fab campsites. I understand if you’re taking your girlfriend, wife, or daughter along; but if the only person/people going camping are males, then a homemade campsite is the only way to go.

My dad and I and his high-school buddies all go camping in early to mid spring, every year. We have a few favorite places to go–all of them out in the wilderness–but sometimes we just drive around in the general area, pick a likely spot, and pack our stuff in. If it turns out to be a dud, sometimes we pack our stuff back out and repeat. It’s awesome.

But really, nothing is worse than a pre-fab campsite where the area is stripped of firewood, littered with trash, and a bunch of noisy campers less than 100 yards away. Oh, and did I mention that the “pad” for your tent is always made of gravel? Who’s idea was that, anyway???

By: Noah

Noah — Mon, 10 May 2010 02:19:33 +0000

For a quick weekend trip, where you are packing into and out of a car, I think having a moderately sized cast-iron skillet, a spatula, and tongs have been well worth taking. I agree with you Brett, on not getting too elaborate with meals, but there is something very special about waking up with the sun, stirring up the coals of last night’s fire, and making some sausage, eggs, and flapjacks while listening to the birds wake up…