Camp Recipes

Easy Backpacking Meal Ideas
Backpacking, for us, is all about eliminating needless pack weight.  Here are some of our favorite easy, light-weight backpacking meal ideas:
  • Breakfasts
    • Oatmeal
    • Cream of Wheat
    • Small cereal box (come in variety pack of about six) with dehydrated milk
    • Instant breakfast powder with dehydrated milk
  • Snacks & Lunches
    • Fruit: Oranges, Apples
    • Trail mix
    • Tuna fish salad kit
    • Beef jerky
    • Energy bars
  • Dinners
    • Dry tortellini with canned tomato paste
  • Drinks  (Measure out the correct amount for your water bottle, pour into a pleated plastic sandwich baggie, get the powder in one corner, and tie a knot in the bag.  Simply tear the plastic baggie, and the powder perfectly pours into your water bottle.)
    • Gatorade
    • Lemonade
    • Iced tea
 
Good Car Camping Meal Ideas
 
One of the best perks of car camping is the ability to bring a cooler and ingredients for "luxury" camp-eating.  Here are some of our favorites car camping meal ideas:
  • Breakfasts
    • Bagels and cream cheese
  • Snacks & Lunches
    • Fruit: Oranges, Apples
    • Trail mix
    • Tuna fish salad kit
  • Dinners
    • Tortellini with canned tomato paste (mix with water and seasonings to make pasta sauce)