Hey all,
I was wondering if you guys had some good camping cook books I can look into for future trips?
Thanks, Chris
I was wondering if you guys had some good camping cook books I can look into for future trips?
Thanks, Chris
Overlanding cook books
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Benefactor
Thanks for the reminder!
I have a copy of Camp Cooking 100 Years that I need to pull some ideas from.
I have a copy of Camp Cooking 100 Years that I need to pull some ideas from.
Traveler III
The Tembo Tusk Cookbook was just released yesterday, loaded with lots of recipes for the camp. [LINK]
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Off topic a bit but if the family and I aren't planning to do a whole lot of cooking and want to relax more at camp, we often will prepare food ahead of time and toss it into Food Saver bags. We're portion things out as much as possible. Then it's a matter of boiling up a pot of water to reheat the food. On some occasions we've order takeout and sealed them for camping. Easy-peazy. :)
I am a chef(as if you couldn't tell by the name) so I don't really use recipes unless I am baking something. While deciding what you want to cook just cut and paste recipes from epicurious or whatever and paste it to your "notes" app on your phone. That way you don't have to pack an extra book. Just an idea.....
Advocate III
If you're on Pinterest, there's a TON of good camp recipes available via search. Here's my small selection (all depend on which gear I have with, some are more involved than others). There's old style foil-packet meals, delicious breakfast muffins, tips for campfire grilling, stews, trail mix, campfire nachos, Hobo Hamburgers, simple deserts, etc: https://www.pinterest.com/theroaddude/camp-foodrecipes/
Like @ChefboyRD wrote, when I see a camp recipe I want to try, I copy it to my iPad or phone so I have the ingredient list/directions even if off-line. Also helps when gathering groceries. I try to be as paperless as I can 'cause I'm always losing, misplacing, or forgetting paper lists.
Dropbox (no need to sign in or even be a Db member, I don't think, just click Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wd1m356utlfk282/The-Essential-Skottle-Grill-Cookbook.epub?dl=0
Google Drive (138 pgs): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5jnDorHsQXTN1hJTVdXYVJpbnc
I can send you the .epub if you still need it. PM me an email addy, if so, and I'll take care of it today.
Happy cooking, everyone. Hope others leave fav recipes and cooking ideas.
Like @ChefboyRD wrote, when I see a camp recipe I want to try, I copy it to my iPad or phone so I have the ingredient list/directions even if off-line. Also helps when gathering groceries. I try to be as paperless as I can 'cause I'm always losing, misplacing, or forgetting paper lists.
@Steve - did you ever get a copy ? I have it in a couple formats, though looks like the site now has it downloadable in a couple diff ways that don't require giving any info or card#.
Dropbox (no need to sign in or even be a Db member, I don't think, just click Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wd1m356utlfk282/The-Essential-Skottle-Grill-Cookbook.epub?dl=0
Google Drive (138 pgs): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5jnDorHsQXTN1hJTVdXYVJpbnc
I can send you the .epub if you still need it. PM me an email addy, if so, and I'll take care of it today.
Happy cooking, everyone. Hope others leave fav recipes and cooking ideas.
Traveler III
Yes I did, and thanks for the offer. I forgot to update my post after Jerry sent me a copy directly. Thank you!
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Off-Road Ranger I
We use our solar ovens quite a bit, both overlanding and at the basecamp. Yaffe's "Solar Cooking for Home and Camp" is one of the best I've come across. In addition to the basic "slow cooker" type cooking that's so popular, she goes into trail mix, granolas, baking, and using the cooker to break down produce for canning, like apple sauce, etc.
Thanks for the reminder, we're headed to our other property for the eclipse and I almost forgot to pack my copy.
Thanks for the reminder, we're headed to our other property for the eclipse and I almost forgot to pack my copy.
Advocate III
Solar oven cooking during a solar eclipse. . .now that's slow cooking! *grin*
Now I want to find that book and play with solar ovens. I know a guy down Terlingua way who has built his own that get hotter than any I've seen. He's got pretty constant sun, too, about 46 weeks of the year.
Advocate III
Whoa, this guy cooks for small crowds on ranches in all weather, from a real chuck wagon made by Studebaker before they made cars. No reason why we can't emulate him and do it, too, in our own way.
Like Kent says in another video "Ya cain't get full on fancy cookin'!"
Here's his Chicken Fried Steak:
Like Kent says in another video "Ya cain't get full on fancy cookin'!"
Here's his Chicken Fried Steak:
Off-Road Ranger I
Kent is fantastic. I learned to never wash my coffee pot from him. I don't have a kitchen here at the cabin, so we've become pretty adept at making just about anything over a fire, woodstove or solar oven. Great vid! Only thing I really need to refine more is pressure canning over a fire.
Advocate III
Yeah, he's great. I posted another of his vids on the thread about cast iron skillet care, post #21.
I just bought both a skottle and a 22" Partner cook stove to complement my two single burner butane stoves and Weber grill, so I can set up a big feed sometime, base-camp style, for workshops and mini-gatherings. Also to review and write about, but I think it'd be fun to have a mess of stoves going cooking and grilling and making coffee and stews and biscuits and such. I don't have a huge 350# stove like Kent has...can you imagine hauling that thing around and setting it up all the time?
Advocate III
Just got my copy of Camp Cooking, mentioned above in this thread. What a cool cook book. Recipes from 100yrs of woods and Forest Service camps by The National Museum of Forest Service History. A ton of great looking recipes with a ton of photos from the 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's.
Here's the link on Amazon for description and user reviews: http://amzn.to/2hWsnl1
Dutch Oven Basics
Breakfast
Breads
Vegetables
Side Dishes
Main Dishes
Desserts
Here's the link on Amazon for description and user reviews: http://amzn.to/2hWsnl1
Dutch Oven Basics
Breakfast
Breads
Vegetables
Side Dishes
Main Dishes
Desserts
Not a cook book but my wife and I have watched most of Ronny Dahl's videos "YouTube" on cooking as well as his videos on overland driving, gear and build tips.
Explorer I
Perhaps not a camping cookbook but I really like Ron Berg’s “Northwoods Fish Cookery” for recipes using the species found in the upper Midwest. Ron ran The Gunflint Lodge for many years I believe. His Gunflint Lodge Cookbook is my wife’s absolute favorite cookbook.
I published a cookbook specific to overlanding earlier this year, we had a booth at the Overland Expo West if any of you were there. We just launched our YouTube channel today, and we're on Instagram as well. I emailed Michael a month ago or so asking how to go about promoting it here and haven't heard back. Let me get in touch with him and I'll follow up here.
*Edit: if any moderators want to get in touch with me regarding this please don't hesitate to shoot me an email.
*Edit: if any moderators want to get in touch with me regarding this please don't hesitate to shoot me an email.
Influencer II
My collection includes;
Roothy’s Bush Cooking Vol’s 1&2 https://www.roothy.com.au/product/roothy-bush-cooking-book-1/
Jase Andrews All 4 Adventure Cook Book “About that much...” https://www.all4adventure.com/product/about-that-much-volume-2-cookbook/
Most of the recipes from both of these are available on YouTube.
I also just got this book for Christmas, “The New Camp Cookbook: Gourmet Grub for Campers, Road Trippers, and Adventurers”. Not had chance to try out the recipes yet https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=he+New+Camp+Cookbook:+Gourmet+Grub+for+Campers,+Road+Trippers,+and+Adventurers+(Hardcover)
Roothy’s Bush Cooking Vol’s 1&2 https://www.roothy.com.au/product/roothy-bush-cooking-book-1/
Jase Andrews All 4 Adventure Cook Book “About that much...” https://www.all4adventure.com/product/about-that-much-volume-2-cookbook/
Most of the recipes from both of these are available on YouTube.
I also just got this book for Christmas, “The New Camp Cookbook: Gourmet Grub for Campers, Road Trippers, and Adventurers”. Not had chance to try out the recipes yet https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=he+New+Camp+Cookbook:+Gourmet+Grub+for+Campers,+Road+Trippers,+and+Adventurers+(Hardcover)
