If you don’t want to purchase (not haul) large amounts of firewood for cook fires on your next float trip, cooking on a gas camp stove is a great option. Available in white gas or propane-fueled varieties, lighting and cooking methods on Coleman gas stoves are as easy as cooking at home. Here are some…
For many mid-westerners there’s something about the fall’s cooler weather that has us hankering for a bowl of chili, and the heartier and meatier the better. Add family, friends and a campfire to the mix and you have the perfect combination for dinner on your next float trip. Maybe we aren’t so different than black…
Let’s face it, fall float trips call for hot chocolate. And when we say hot chocolate we don’t mean merely boiling some water and pouring the contents from a packet you get at the store. Just because you’re camping doesn’t mean you can’t have a decadent cup of hot chocolate with a twist. In fact,…
After a long day on the water, you and the rest of your float trip party are beyond hungry and an ordinary meal of hotdogs won’t suffice. So you need to kick things up a notch, creating a culinary camping extravaganza that’s sure to please the hungriest of campers. Here’s a float trip feast that…
No One Wants Ordinary Smores One of the best times to make a bonfire on a Missouri float trip is when the weather cools in late August and early September. With hints of the autumn to come there’s something about the crisp air that makes s’mores taste even better. So don’t limit this campfire delicacy…
At the end of a hot day of floating down the river, many campers cool off with a glass of iced sassafras tea. Half the fun is finding and gathering sassafras trees along Missouri’s rivers and streams. With its distinct flavor, sassafras has been used for centuries to season Creole cooking and various dishes, as…
Nothing completes a float trip like a gathering of family and friends roasting marshmallows together around a campfire. Kids and adults enjoy toasting their own marshmallows, whether it’s for s’mores or eating them alone, right off the stick. For safely and effectively roasted marshmallows, be sure to follow these basic tips.
This summer many campers will enjoy fish fries over their campfires on their float trips. But a select few will enjoy frog legs. There’s nothing like trudging along river banks or ponds with your flashlight in one hand and gig in the other as you and your kids search for iridescent pink bullfrog eyes. Missouri’s…
Some of life’s most memorable meals are those prepared and eaten around a campfire. After a long day of floating, hiking or fishing, nothing beats cooking the day’s catch on an iron skillet. Cast iron skillets can stand high heat temperatures and are a preferred method for frying fish. Cast iron skillets are perfect for…
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…