Date:         Fri, 12 Apr 2002 10:22:49 -0600
Reply-To:     Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Long-term Camping Food
Comments: To: "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@bulley-hewlett.com>
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Here's my CHEAP and healthy menu:

For Breakfast:
Oatmeal instant or 5 minute oats (cheaper)  w/ coffee creamer and brown
sugar or honey

Lunch:
Ramen noodles 20 cents each or PB&J

Dinner:
Rice and beans, walmart has these canned beans already seasoned they're
line 40 cents each, dinner for 75 cents!

I keep stuff like oats and rice in ziplock bags insteadof the original
contianers so they're more compact

Also the little spice containers they sell at camping stores are great for
the vanagon.   THey are round and divided into pie shapes and each one
holds about 8 spices, they evenhave powdered condiments like ketchup and
mustard.


-Andrew Fox
86 Westy




On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, G. Matthew Bulley wrote:

> Here are some of the long-term provisions that live in our van all the
> time
>
> *       Powdered eggs
> *       Low-fat Spam
> *       Turkey Spam
> *       Canned condensed soups
> *       Cracked grain cereal (Like Wheatena)
> *       Powdered milk
> *       BisquickR
> *       Raisins, Prunes, Apricots, Dates
> *       Banana chips
> *       Freeze-dried veggies (carrots, peas, corn)
> *       Powdered instant potatoes
> *       Peanut butter
> *       Popcorn
> *       Canned Beans (Frijoles Refritos y Negros)
>
> We generally take some of the following, pre-chilled, or completely
> frozen in ZipLockR storage bags before leaving for a typical 3-5 day
> jaunt:
>
> *       Vegetarian Chili
> *       Chicken/onions/celery in yellow gravy
> *       Tortillas
> *       Eggs, broken, scrambled, and in a Ziplock
> *       Block o' cheddar
> *       Apples
> *       Fresh veggies (including cooking veggies like onions/peppers
> etc. chopped in bags)
> *       Concentrated Fruit Juice
>
> If we were to stay out for longer, the menu might be different.
> Developing business and guiding change since 1996,
>
> G. Matthew Bulley
> Bulley-Hewlett
> Corporate Communications
> Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com
> Alliance: www.ntara.com
> Phone: +1.919.658.1278
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> Of Chris Stann
> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 11:06 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Long-term Camping Food
>
> I hope I don't start another veggie war with this...
>
> What foods do you use for long-term camping?  Something that requires
> minimum refrigeration yet is reasonably healthy?
>
> Obviously I can't keep meet just cool for a week and still expect it not
> to
> kill me.  Donuts are out of the question.  Milk does not keep for long.
>
> Beef jerky?
> Smoked fish?
> Tortilla bread?
> Cheese?
>