Cook Your Meals Ahead
Prepare your camping meals in advance or use those leftovers for those weekend outings. Make your meals in advance, seal them - using a “Food Saver” vacuum sealer and freeze them. Your frozen meals will last up to four to six months. I will buy specialty cuts of meats when they are on sale, marinate them, seal them, freeze them and enjoy tender flavorful steaks, chops, teriyaki chicken and green onion, pepper and mushroom burgers camping. Soups are also great, but the favorite is my smoked pork butt and baked beans. I have smoked approx forty pounds of ribs and pork butt already this winter. Cutting my portions for camping, I then seal and freeze them. I bring a pot of water to a boil and drop the whole sealer bag into the water, let cook for about twenty to thirty minutes and the meat is tender, flavorful and moist. Freezing your meals also cuts down on ice needed in your coolers and the meals laying flat, stacks nicely, plus you don’t have much of a mess. The sealer also works great for protecting your first aid kits and clothing if you’re into canoeing or kayaking, like we are.