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brendo brendo
 
December 17, 2008 12:30 PM

What food should I take with me when I go away camping?

Over new years I'm going camping at a music festival, and need to plan for 3 each of breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Taking a camp stove is not an option - the camping area is a dry grassy paddock and is under total fire ban.

Water is not provided, so I'll be taking that down in a little tank.

What are some different foods that wont spoil unrefrigerated in 30º C heat (90º F) and that don't require heating? I also have a ice cooler box, so what foods can keep cold (but not overly cold) for three days?
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redbeard redbeard
 
 December 17, 2008 12:58 PM
can you get away with an electric skillet?... one that could plug into your car lighter?... or are you going primative?

for the first day id try to get away with packing foods that you can purchase on route... ex. fast food/store/restraunt food... this will help you on surviving the first day comfortably.

for the next 2 days...

breakfast
- Bagels
- Muffins
- Poptarts
- Breakfast bars
- Granola bars
- Oatmeal
- Fruit

lunch
- sandwich (peanut butter n jelly), chips, soda
- pre cooked hotdogs?
- suddenly salad.
- Crackers and cheese
- pita bread
- tuna
- cookies

dinner would be the hardest part, it jus really depends on if u can cook with electricity or not... otherwise ill have to scheme up some ideas...
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brendo brendo
 
December 17, 2008 01:07 PM
Cooking with electricity... hmm. I was thinking of buying myself an inverter and a grill, but I don't want to be stuck 2 hours from home with a flat battery either.

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redbeard redbeard
 
December 17, 2008 01:14 PM
well it doesnt require that much electricity... maybe 800 watts, enough to warm up most foods. for a basic 2 day camping trip... and 3 meals a day... you'll make it home. jus remember to start your car while using it.

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brendo brendo
 
December 17, 2008 01:32 PM
And there's the issue with that idea, can't start the car while in the campgrounds until new years day. The inverters that I've seen around are 300w at most.

For hot food, I think I'll just plan on buying some meals from the food stalls at the festival. If I take all my food with me then I'll be missing out on all the varieties of dodgy food on offer.

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redbeard redbeard
 
December 17, 2008 01:46 PM
hmm very tricky... do you have a budget?... could you use a hot plate in the future for other camping ventures?... if your willing to spend the money, look into the lower power plate warmers... some only require 300 - 500w(http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/50787423/Coffee_Hot_Plate_Electric_stove.html)

pr maybe u could ask one of the fellow campers to plug in?... fellow music lovers are always willing to help... especially with food.

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mike mike
 
December 17, 2008 12:44 PM
I like jerky and dried mangoes.

Clif bars are also a good choice.
http://www.clifbar.com/

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fireawayph... fireawayph...
 
December 17, 2008 12:47 PM
Peperoni, Beef Jerky and trail mix are fine, but if you still want a hot meal then you can't go wrong with military MRE's. They have a built in heater, all you do is add water. They are affordable and surprisingly tasty. You can find them at your local surplus store or at some camping stores.

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garance garance
 
December 17, 2008 12:55 PM
dried fruits (raisins and prunes are unexpensive), sardines or tuna, 1-2 bags prepared popcorn or chips, smoked ham in airless bag, trader's joe pilaf (it is pre-cooked in a bag and lasts out of the refrigerator) or similar potatoes product, fresh sandwiches for first day and a salad in plastic bag. wasa bread and cream cheese(laughing cow type) and peanut butter, apples, 3 cans slimfast. 1 small xmas fruit cake. They sell in camping places food that is heating in its can with a chemical (no fire) but it is expensive. Add can opener(useful for friends), scissors, 2 big plastic bags for trash.

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tracebooks tracebooks
 
December 17, 2008 02:32 PM
What is the rating on your cooler? You can get coolers that are rated to keep ice cold for 7 to 9 days at 90F temperatures.

You can take cans of tuna and chicken, and a jar of mayonnaise that you won't open until you use it and then after opening put in your cooler. Take some cans of sweet corn and a jar of relish or chutney and mix with the canned tuna or chicken and the mayonnaise, and you have tuna or chicken salad. You can mix any combination this way to vary your meals, and that should be lunch for each day (or dinner). Naan keeps pretty well unrefrigerated so you could eat it on that.

Then buy your hot foods for the other non-breakfast meal of the day. Take trail mix for snacks. For breakfast, hardboiled eggs taken in the cooler, or Cliff bars, or pastries, or jerky, or some of each for variety.

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becky becky
 
December 18, 2008 03:54 AM
I particularly love camping but it's tough to think of meals that don't require some type of heating. Good snack foods:

Granola Bars
Nuts/Trail Mix
Fruit - Apples/Bananas

Something we always enjoy bringing for a lunch is a stick of salami, cheese and crackers. A great easy standby is PB & J sandwiches. I find that Clif Bars are pretty tasty and particularly good as replacements for meals when necessary.

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abv0831 abv0831
 
December 18, 2008 03:56 AM
Well I would suggest (1) getting a vacume food sealer. (2) checking out the Lipsmakin' Backpackin'. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lipsmackin-Backpackin-Lightweight-Trail-Tested-Backcountry/dp/1560448814/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1229572666&sr=1-1
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