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Kid-Friendly Meals for Your Next Float Trip
Posted by Will Hanke in Camping, Food on March 26th, 2012
Float trips are a great family experience with cooking over a campfire a big part of the event. Camping with children revolves around food because most children are on regular meal schedules, requiring 3 meals a day despite the fact that you may be nowhere near a kitchen. Cooking in an RV is not much different than it is at home. But if you’re cooking under the open sky, food preparation can be tricky. That’s why easy, simple-to-prepare meals are essential. Here are a few ideas besides hot dogs.
Kids love to cook when they’re camping and foil cooking recipes make it easy. Heavy duty aluminum foil and cooking spray is the only cooking gear you’ll need. Many experienced campers cut up their ingredients at home before they leave and store them in Ziploc plastic bags for the trip. All your little chefs need to do is spray the foil, empty the bag contents in the center and fold the foil into packets for the fire. Read the rest of this entry »
Campfire Cooking Tips
Posted by Will Hanke in Camping, Tips & Tricks on July 12th, 2010
Many of us enjoy loading up the car and heading to our favorite campground and setting up camp for the weekend. The only problem that many of us encounter is trying to prepare food on an open campfire. We end up dragging the barbeque grill, charcoal and lighter fluid with us taking up much needed space in our vehicle, just to avoid cooking on the campfire. Here are some basic tips and tricks for cooking on a campfire that can let you keep the barbeque grill at home.
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Why You Should NOT Bring Firewood on a Float Trip
Posted by Will Hanke in Camping, Tips & Tricks on June 24th, 2010
Most camp sites now provide firewood for campers which makes it a lot easier. This will help them know the wood is safe for you and for the environment. They can be sure the wood is clean and free of any bugs. The emerald ash beetle is one concern right now so a lot of places are not allowing people to bring in their own wood. This is their way of doing damage control to prevent any problems. You will want to make sure you bring extra money to purchase their wood. (related: What to Bring on a Float Trip)
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Items You Should NOT Take on a Float Trip
Posted by Will Hanke in Float Trips, Tips & Tricks on June 21st, 2010
For many, taking a float trip on one of the pristine Missouri Rivers is the highlight of the summer months. Experienced floaters know what items should not be taken down the river, but for those that are new to this experience are not quite sure what not to take in the canoe or raft.
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