Choosing The Right Camping Cooking Supplies

Camping is a sport that became popular in the early twentieth century. It is loved by people of every race, nationality, gender, and age. You can go out and rough it alone or with family and friends. There is almost nothing like the feeling of waking up in the morning to the sound of birds chirping, not honking horns. I would say the best part about camping though is the food! Cooking outdoors can be a great experience or downright awful one. You need a whole new set of camping cooking supplies instead of those used in your kitchen. Dutch ovens, aluminum foil, mess kits, cook sets, and charcoal all make up some possible things you might need.

Those supplies can include a ton of things, literally a ton! When you are trying to figure out the supplies you might need for cooking outdoors you have to think about a couple of things. And in my humble opinion the first question that I always ask myself or my group, is how much do we want to carry? If you can answer that correctly you will choose the correct supplies that are needed and you won’t be miserable!

You gotta cook something hot right? How do you make something hot? With fire of course! You have three options with your fire choices, the obvious campfire approach, white gas or propane, and charcoal. There are difference in each obviously, some good and some bad, but this is also where your supplies are the main difference. Some of you may know that using propane for a Dutch oven defeats the purpose of the whole ordeal.

Companies over the decades have perfected the camping equipment that we all know and love. They can make it fit inside itself, or put it into a stuff sack, or even make it only a few pounds. Amazing what some ingenuity can do right? If you are a heavy duty backpacker you will need to pay close attention to every ounce you are willing to put on your back.

Utensils, untensils, utensils! What a novel idea! Something that helps you cook that infamous chili that everyone loves and craves. A great example of the common utensil is the wooden spoon. It will last for ages and ages, doesn’t transfer heat, and they are surprisingly difficult to break.

Most people take a cup spoon and bowl for eating their meals. I’m not saying don’t take those things, I’m saying make it worth your time. The new squishy bowls are becoming increasingly popular nowadays. And instead of a spoon for everything I would consider getting a spork, they are nifty little devices that have a knife spoon and fork build into one.

SMORES! And lots of them! That’s what most people think when they go camping, it is everyones favorite late night snack by the campfire. Just get some chocolate bars, marshmallows, and skewers and you’ll be on your merry way. Have fun sharing jokes and telling stories for hours on end eating that delicious snack.

When you finally do choose whichever camping cooking supplies, the final decision is yours and only yours. But this comes responsibility because you can choose something totally wrong and be miserable for the rest of your trip. Welcome to the stress-free world of camping outdoors!

John Splanch has been cooking outdoors since he was a blooming boy scout at the age of 11, over 4 decades ago. You can see his commentary on choosing the best camping cooking supplies on his site. Go to choosing the best camping cooking supplies now!