CAMPING AND COOKING GETTING READY

I found this picture intriguing.  First:  Have they heard of West Nile Virus?  How about the Deer Tick?  This is an invitation to the dreaded mosquito born virus to populate itself in some fresh bodies.  Maybe you are safe from the Deer Tick, but I doubt it.  Believe me, the tent that was lent to me has:  1.  mosquito netting   2.  A small door.  AND I will be inside of that dwelling early morning and at dusk.  PLUS all of my clothing is insect protected.  PLUS my skin will be too.

Of course this is a food blog.  It also is a reminder to be safe with cooking.  Because there will be the possibility of hungry bears, all of my food will be suspended from a tree, unless it is being prepared for eating.  Also, most of the ingredients are dehydrated which, hopefully, will reduce the scent for the bears.  BUT they are wiley creatures.   Kind of like the northern USA version of the Southwest's Wiley Coyote.

FOR NOW
BREAKFAST for 3 mornings (home rolled oats with dried fruit:  cherries and grapes)
Yes I do know that dried grapes are raisins, oh well, already done
LUNCH for 3 days (Tomato Vegetable Soup, Corn Chowder, Tabouleh Quinoa with fresh parsly)
SNACKS for 3 days (bars with sesame seeds, chopped almonds, dried fruit, almond butter or peanut butter and honey, baked packed in a cleaned dried out square paper milk carton)
SUPPER for 3 days (paper thin chicken frozen with freezer paper, preseasoned with Zatarians blackening, fish we catch seasoned on site, chicken again; cooked with EVOO), combined with corn cooked with the husk on covered with aluminum foil, or baked in the dutch oven.
SURPRISE?  dutch oven apple coffee cake (mixed with dry milk and egg substitute and water)?
WATER:  to begin with two 64 ounce containers with frozen water good for drinking the first day, then filled with boiled, filtered and treated water the next 2 days.

FROZEN:
Water, chicken,
FRESH:
Green parsly, corn
DEHYDRATED:
Vegetables, tomato paste, fruits
PRECOOKED:
Bars

THIS IS HOW I AM BRINGING IT:

TRANSPORTATION
COOLER (SMALL):
Frozen chicken triple packed (freezer paper and one zip lock bag), with
6 small frozen water bottles
COOLER (LARGE)
2 water bottles 64 ounces each
Fresh parsly
1 carton frozen vegetables and seasoning
1 carton of bars
1 carton of dried fruit and ground coffee
ears of corn prewrapped in aluminum foil
potatoes prewrapped in aluminum foil

EQUIPMENT:
One flat burner
Two fuel containers
Small boiling pot for water
Coffee maker (Italian Espresso)
Utensils
Cutting board (blue)
Camp kit utensils (which includes a knife)
Matches....or lighter
One dutch oven
4 premeasured charcoal packets in aluminum squares about 12 inches each
2 oven mits
one Corn tongs for moving corn and coals

OTHER:
Fishing pole
License
Tackle Box
Clothes (wear 'em)
Swim Suit
Towel
TENT
GROUND CLOTH
MATTRESS
SLEEPING BAG
Insect Repellant
Backpack
Waterproof Bag for Backpack
Weather Radio with hand charger that includes charger for cell phone
Waterproof container for Cell phone, batteries and all electrical stuff, ID and keys, floatable)
Water repellant duffle for travel (everything that doesn't fit in 2 coolers and backpack