| When you think camping you often think "what's | | | | be sure you don't keep it in your tent. You don't |
| an easy camping food I can take along?" It can | | | | want to wake up in the middle of the night to find |
| differ somwhat depending on the type of | | | | you are directly in the path of some animals' food |
| camping you're doing, but generally if you're doing | | | | source. |
| anything other than RV camping then dried foods | | | | My favorite way to plan for some good meals |
| are the best and easiest to take with you. | | | | while I camp is to dehydrate my own food. I |
| Naturally when you're camping out of your RV | | | | make everything from chili to spaghetti sauce, to |
| you pretty much have the creature comforts of | | | | hearty beef and barley stews. The dehydrater |
| home and don't really require too much effort | | | | cost me less than fifty bucks and I have been |
| to be put into your food planning. You have a | | | | the envy of my friends many times on the trail |
| fridge and stove and don't really need to consider | | | | as I've just had to add water to my chili and heat |
| what may be the easiest food to prepare. | | | | it up. Talk about easy camping food! It tastes just |
| On the other hand, if you're camping out of a | | | | like it did when I made it two months ago! |
| tent and and are trying to set up your meal plan | | | | The other benefit to dried food of course is that |
| then dried foods are your best choice. I usually | | | | it's also lighter because all of the water content |
| take along a few packs of Lipton Sidekicks or | | | | has been removed. This makes food substantially |
| Rice dishes. The beauty of taking food like this | | | | lighter to carry as well as not requiring the cooler |
| along is that it doesn't require you to be lugging | | | | to keep it fresh, so it's really more than one |
| around a giant cooler to keep it all cool and fresh. | | | | benefit when you plan your food properly |
| Secondly, It really doesn't tend to smell as | | | | especially if you're hiking and backpacking. |
| strongly as food stored in a cooler. This, in my | | | | No matter what type of food you take camping |
| mind, means that animals will be less attracted to | | | | though be sure to pack out your garbage. We |
| it and therefore less likely to be a nuisance in the | | | | don't want to spoil our woods and rivers with |
| night. | | | | cans and food wrappers. |
| No matter what kind of food you bring however, | | | | |