Beginner camping - what to cook?

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davester wrote:
I would never bring freeze-dried foods on a one-night camping trip. That stuff is for extended backpacking trips (i.e. a week or more) where you can't afford to carry even an ounce of extra weight.

It's not just about the weight.

You have to carry out what you bring in with you.

No mess, no fuss to roll up a foil packet and drop it in a ziplock. Weighs almost nothing empty so you have less of a burden coming back vs coolers, cooling-packs, and boxes and wrappers for perishables.