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Beginner camping - what to cook?
#31
I am confused about the question. Is your son biking or are you carrying him on your bike? That makes a huge difference in the amount of weight you are carrying. Is this ride supported in any way or is this just the two of you? Is there access to water and are you filtering or treating water to drink or carrying all the water you need? Those questions make a big difference to the kind of meals you can cook when camping. Do you have a backpacking stove to bring or are you cooking on a fire? What kind of pans or pots are you going to use (if any)? The minimalist approach is to boil water and pour that on something freeze-dried, or on oatmeal for breakfast. But if you have water and a stove and an appropriate pot or pan to cook with, you can basically make anything he likes.

For one night, you can bring many variations of perishables, since even raw meat can be frozen and wrapped, so hotdogs or sausage can be frozen if he eats that + mac and cheese for example.
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#32
Jerky and gorp.

Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and water.

Jiffy Pop and Pop Tarts.

Water!

No one brings enough water.
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#33
My son is riding in the bike, but the bike is made for such things so I don't think it impacts weight. The ride is semi supported. we don't need to worry about water.

michaelb wrote:
I am confused about the question. Is your son biking or are you carrying him on your bike? That makes a huge difference in the amount of weight you are carrying. Is this ride supported in any way or is this just the two of you? Is there access to water and are you filtering or treating water to drink or carrying all the water you need? Those questions make a big difference to the kind of meals you can cook when camping. Do you have a backpacking stove to bring or are you cooking on a fire? What kind of pans or pots are you going to use (if any)? The minimalist approach is to boil water and pour that on something freeze-dried, or on oatmeal for breakfast. But if you have water and a stove and an appropriate pot or pan to cook with, you can basically make anything he likes.

For one night, you can bring many variations of perishables, since even raw meat can be frozen and wrapped, so hotdogs or sausage can be frozen if he eats that + mac and cheese for example.
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#34
....sushi.....and sashimi.............!!
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#35
aaaand now it looks like its going to be rained out. at least for now. and at least for me. Looks like drizzly weather with scattered thunderstorms basically the whole weekend. I wouldn't mind a spot or two of rain but this looks like a bit much.
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