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Date:         Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:43:23 -0600
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Cornbread, brownies, etc. in a Westy
Comments: To: "Mark L. Hineline" <hineline@ocotillofield.net>
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---- "Mark L. Hineline" <hineline@ocotillofield.net> wrote: > I agree that taking one of these on a camping trip for one or two > people is a little goofy. But the moment I saw it I thought of a > friend who writes a food blog and loves to bake things for her > friends, and I thought this would be great for her: croissants in the > campground. > > Whenever I describe the woman of my dreams, this sentence comes up: > "she's the type of girl who goes backpacking with copper saucepans, > knows how to get the most of them, knew how to remove the rivets and > dispense with the handles (she uses her bandana), and never rues the > added weight." > > So, this oven thing is about right.

You mean the thing recommended by Loren is about right, I hope. Not the Camp Chef thing. But, to each his own. I do plan to check out the one Loren recommended.

My wife and I dearly love camp cookery. But, on backpacking trips, we learned to make do with a single (sometimes two, one being for tea and coffee) pot, to make some pretty good meals. The main thing you want backpacking is calories. Lots. At least that has been our experience. I did devise a backpacking oven of a coffee can (the kind no longer made), two tent stakes, and a very small pot that fits inside the can. The whole thing goes on top of the backpacking stove, and bakes biscuits and tarts. And for weekend backpacks, we have frozen food ahead and carried it for cooking at the camp. But we don't fool with much fresh food while backpacking. We do devise our own meals, eschewing the meal in a pouch things. And, given my wife's recently developed leg problems, the backpacking is likely over for now.

mcneely > > Mark > > > On Feb 24, 2011, at 6:55 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote: > > > ---- Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > >> And as for the Camp Chef oven in the link provided check with you > >> local > >> Costco store. They had them last year and I saw them in the store > >> again a > >> couple of weeks ago at about $150. A very tempting looking setup > >> but I > >> dojn't know anyone using one with a Westy yet. > > > > the thing is quite large for including in a VW camper camp kit, and > > is redundant so far as the burner tops go. It requires a dedicated > > fuel source. Given its dimensions and heft, it is barely portable. > > Now, folks who camp with the equivalent of a garage with them, ok. > > I have been at NF camp grounds and seen folks with propane barbecue > > cookers big enough to do a whole hog. Those are the folks who are > > in a giant pickup truck towing a trailer of similar size to the > > truck, with a couple of four wheelers and two or three multi-room > > wall tents for a family of four. they usually have a generator and > > a string of incandescent light bulbs that would light up a WalMart > > parking lot. Those guys might like one of these. > > > > mcneely >

-- David McNeely


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