What is your must cook meal or must have food for camping.

[7YODA5]

I always have coffee and bacon in some form. These where bacon-wrapped jalapenos done over the campfire! We made probably 40 and didn't last 5 min. with 10 -15 people at camp this trip!
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[jimbofoxman]

Depends how I am feeling.........most times steak, onion, peppers over the fire or on occassion some sort of chicken sausage and just simple old packaged mashed taters (just add water). Since it's just me by myself, I usually do all the prep work at camp......keeps my mind occupied rather than listen to every leaf dropping in the wood.

 

[MidOH]

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But it has to be a rarer round, cast iron. Not the lame square one pictured.

 

[Pi_Baker]

I used to do a mean Fettucine in white wine crab sauce on backpacking trips, before Rho turned into a rabbit.

Now it's all about the insane sandwiches. Garlic soft cheeses (think Alouette or Boursin) with tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, cheddar, spicy mayo, avocado, and sprouts

 

[Scoutrover13]

My kiddos love walking tacos.
Individual bags of Doritos, seasoned ground meat (beef, deer or chicken) lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and sour cream all in the bag of crushed up chips and taco sauce on top. Fun and easy.
Open the bag long ways.

 

[MMc]

I do not fun a Musthave/gotomeal. I have a friend that pasta omelet AKA Spaghetti and eggs. Left over Spaghetti with red sauce reheated when ada eggs. "You want to have a bit of crunch on the bottom" so he says.

 

[stoney126]

SPAM


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Ok I was looking for you buffalo springs post but saw cast iron with pork in it and well it caught my attention. Haha

 

[SquishBang]

We have a Davy Crocket pellet smoker made by Green Mountain Grills. 12v power and wifi controlled from my smartphone/tablet. No need to live like an animal unless it involves eating low-n-slow back ribs - my priority. We prep and dry brine them before we leave... Washed down with a nice sipping tequila (if we have no further travelling to do thaat night of course).

Lunch on the road during our excursions, Mountain House chili mac and a hot french press of fresh ground coffee (I keep a fully stocked food & coffee box, with all the trimmings, in the Montero year round, because you never know...). Nothing makes for a more soothing (albeit inconvenient) breakdown like a steaming cup-o-joe while you gather your senses. If you're gonna break down in the middle of nowhere, ya might as well be comfy lol ;)

2 years later, how is the Davy Crockett holding up?
I have been very intrigued by it, very affordable on Amazon right now (under $300) my friends have the 120VAC versions and they have mixed experiences, some of the GMG have failed, some are running like champs.

And as for the Mountain House....oh yeah! We love MH....we eat well at home so indulging in packaged foods is something we enjoy when camping!

 

[Carnivore]

2 years later, how is the Davy Crockett holding up?
I have been very intrigued by it, very affordable on Amazon right now (under $300) my friends have the 120VAC versions and they have mixed experiences, some of the GMG have failed, some are running like champs.

And as for the Mountain House....oh yeah! We love MH....we eat well at home so indulging in packaged foods is something we enjoy when camping!

Don't use it much of late, but when I do, it chugs right along. On occasion, it failed to connect to the app, or the app won't connect to the smoker. Usually a reboot of the phone sorts it out. Although it's only a minor inconvenience to get up and go look at the smoker lol. The only other issue I've had was due to my own stupidity and letting the hopper run out of pellets during a cook... whoops hahaha. Under $300 is a bargain, even if you don't use the app. Nothing like smoked meat on the trail at the end of the day (when using it as a grill at 500 degrees of course). As a base camp set up without going anywhere for the day, you'll just make anyone near by a little jealous ;)

Once in a while we'll dip into the MH bin, for kicks. Really give the blood pressure meds a run for their money lmao. Everything in moderation they say :) I heard they stopped making the Chili Mac which if true, is disappointing. That's my favorite one.

 

[SquishBang]

Once in a while we'll dip into the MH bin, for kicks. Really give the blood pressure meds a run for their money lmao. Everything in moderation they say :) I heard they stopped making the Chili Mac which if true, is disappointing. That's my favorite one.

I just checked, Chili Mac seems to still be listed on their website, however they are sold out of everything currently. I guess people think MH will save them from Covid!

 

[ChambersFamily]

Breakfast burritos are hot on our list right now. Throw some sliced breakfast sausage in there . Now I'm hungry. - Courtney

 

[peeeeetey]

Dehydrated hash browns a pack of bacon and a dozen eggs is a cheap breakfast for a small group. Always good.

 

[Eddie Linn]

Either pancakes or eggs & spam in the mornings. Sandwich for lunch. Johnsonville brats for dinner.

 

[grubworm]

spam in the mornings.

yes indeed! i fried some SPAM and threw it in an omlet with some wilted spinich and topped it with tomato and avocado and served as a breakfast sandwich. BBE (Best Breakfast Ever)

i also do a dish every trip where i make a pot of instant rice and then fry pieces of Spam and add Rotel and black eyed peas, simmer a bit and then add to the rice as a hybrid "Hoppin' John"...EXCELLENT use of Spam!

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[MMc]

I have a friend that loves left over pasta and eggs. " A pasta omelette." He even makes sure there are leftovers from the night before. He'll go with any sauce, red, alfredo, clam, does not matter.

 

[4wheelspulling]

All here are sure making me hungry! Hope to get a chance to camp with all of you and share in some great food dishes! Vance.

 

[510Steve]

I didn't go through the whole thread but I love beer boiled brats with grilled onions! Best camp food ever.

 

[AZ Trooper]

Just used this past weekend camping. For 1.25, this was great. Simple. Just add hot water then fry up.
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[Scott_Milk]

Ever hear of hobo meals? You take ground beef, chopped carrots, diced onions, diced potatoes and whatever spices or hot sauces you want and wrap it all in some oiled foil. Then at camp with a fire, you throw it on some hot coals for about 10 minutes each side. It's amazing and you can prep it all before leaving so it's super simple at camp. You can add whatever you want. I started trying a slice of Velveeta cheese and I quite like it.

 

[Rexaford700]

Campadillas