Fw: camp food

["vvarney" <vvarney@megalink.net>]

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> From: vvarney <vvarney@megalink.net>
> To: rinecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: camp food
> Date: Monday, January 18, 1999 9:10 PM
> 
> 	One more idea for taking food on a multi-day ride is to prepare food at
> home and use a Seal-a-Meal to package meal sized portions to take on
rides.
> ( Seal-a-Meal is a small appliance used to heat seal boilable pouches of
> food )  One pot meals like American chop suey are the simplest, but I've
> done almost every thing from scrambled eggs to complete turkey dinners.
> When I'm planning a trip, I will cook an extra large batch for dinner one
> night and then pop leftovers into sealable bags, and then freeze them.
When
> I pack I put the "frozen dinners" in the cooler with ice. The nice flat,
> book like shape makes it easy to pack them, and because the pouches are
> water proof you don't have to worry about soggy food. Best of all,
getting
> dinner means just boiling water, and........no clean up ! Just toss the
> bag.
> 	My favorite things to carry for eating on the trail are beef jerky,
> individually wrapped string cheese, those little fruit shapes my kids put
> in their lunch boxes, and bagels - they are usually tough enough to take
a
> real beating and still be recognizable.
> 	TIPS  101-----------------I found a great gadget made by ACME called an
> "ironing board holder" that is going to be great in the trailer. Now we
can
> all bring along the ironing board on rides ------ and no more wrinkled
> clothes !  <g>  NO, just kidding ( does anyone still iron clothes ?)
These
> are actually perfect removable hooks to hang in the trailer for hanging
> tack, coats, whatever. They are rubber coated aluminum, come as
individual
> hooks, and are made to hang on the top of a door, (or side of a trailer
as
> the case may be). I paid $2.50 for two of them.
> 	Would love to hear more tips that others have discovered that make
> riding-camping-traveling easier.
> 											Vicki