Category: Backcountry Skills

Delicious Dutch Oven Recipes for the Outdoors

March 24, 2016

A Dutch oven is a cooking tool that originated in Holland over a hundred years ago (hence the name, “Dutch oven.”). However, unlike other cooking traditions, the use of a Dutch oven…
How to Pack for Your Camp Kitchen

March 23, 2016

One benefit of car camping is that you can bring as many cooking items with you as you would like. Instead of figuring out how to downsize your food like you would…
8 Things Being a Backcountry Cook Says About You

March 21, 2016

Though anyone can cook outdoors, it takes experience and skill to be able to get it right. Although it doesn’t take much to light a portable stove in the wilderness, it does…
4 DIY Outdoor Cooking Projects and Tips

March 18, 2016

Getting all the gear you need together for a backpacking or camping trip could turn out to be a tad expensive. However, there are ways around that by choosing to do DIY…
9 Backcountry Cookbooks Every Backpacker Needs

March 16, 2016

If you’re planning on doing a long hike that requires cooking in the backcountry, it’s likely you already have a few meal plans up your sleeve. While the Internet is a great…
How to Cook Over a Fire

March 15, 2016

While many people go for portable stoves as their main cooking mechanism in the backcountry, others prefer to go with the classic way of making a fire. Cooking over a fire that…
10 Tips for Bringing Food on the Trail

March 10, 2016

Before heading out for long hike, you have to be prepared to bring food along you. While this can be a frustrating task, there are ways to bring food wisely and prevent…
5 Easy Backpacking Meals-Just Add Water!

March 9, 2016

There are many ways to go about cooking meals on the trail that are easy and simple. One of these ways is by purchasing practical ingredients and mixing them all together in a…
11 Staple Ingredients for the Trail

March 8, 2016

Cooking on the trail can be stressful. Finding ingredients that are lightweight, convenient, healthy, and actually taste good, isn’t easy. Ingredients also have to be easy to combine with other ingredients so…
How to Go From the Sofa to the Summit in 2 Weeks

March 7, 2016

Thanks to Alex from Fitter Faster for this contribution. In a recent stretch of my life I became the supreme ruler of my couch: the Sofa King. Outside my window were the…