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Links & Resources
 
We’ve compiled a few of our favorite online resources in the hopes of making your next trip (and ours) easier to prepare for. Enjoy!


Camping Recipe Sites




Camp Kitchen Discussion Boards







Freezer Bag Cooking
• A style of outdoor cooking using freezer bags as your primary ‘cook pot’






Backpacker
• Backpacker Magazine’s backcountry cooking discussion forum
One Pan Wonders
• Wilderness recipes requiring a single cooking pot







Quiet Journey
• Boundary Waters & Quetico Park “What’s Cooking” forums for backcountry canoers

Wilderness Cooking
• Backcountry recipes using a dehydrator for at home prep and easy at camp rehydration instructions






Outdoor Adventure Canada
• Wilderness and camp cooking forums geared toward Canadians but welcome to all

Camp Recipes
• Online community for people to share recipes with others interested in outdoor cooking






Outdoors-411
• Outdoor cooking and grilling forums for hikers, fishermen and hunters
Quiet Journey
• Recipes designed by canoers in the Boundary Waters and Quetico






Backpacking Light
• Backpacking Light Magazine’s forums for lightweight hiking and cooking
Scout O Rama
• Dutch oven and other camp-cooking ideas from the Scouts






White Blaze
• Forum discussing backcountry cooking on the Appalachian Trail
KOA
• Ideas for cooking over a campfire






Lite Food Talk
• Discussions about flavorful and lightweight food options
Love The Outdoors
• Campground cooking ideas using dutch ovens, campfires and grills






Folbot Forums
• A community of Folbot paddlers discussing recipes, cooking and food ideas
Chuckwagon Diner
• Campfire cooking, grilling and dutch oven recipes are all covered here






Practical Backpacking
• Backcountry kitchen discussion of food and cooking gear related topics for backpacking trips
Adventure Sports Online
• A variety of backcountry and campground recipes






Outdoor Basecamp
• General discussion of all things relating to food in the outdoors
The Camping Source
• Campground recipes using a dutch oven, grill or campfire






Hiking Forums
• Hiking forum discussing cookware, recipes and more
Mountain Haze
• Backcountry and campground recipes






NW Hikers
• Food forum for hikers in the Northwest







BWCA






• A Boundary Waters community discussing the types of food that works well for paddlers





















Camping Cookbooks





Wilderness Resources







Freezer Bag Cooking
• A style of outdoor cooking using freezer bags as your primary ‘cook pot’






National Park Service
• Everything you’d ever want to know about our National Parks


One Pan Wonders
• Wilderness recipes requiring a single cooking pot






US Forest Service
• A great resource for learning more about our National Forests

A Fork in the Trail
• Backcountry recipes using a dehydrator for at home prep and easy at camp rehydration instructions






Trail Head Finder
• A directory of US trails that makes it incredibly easy to find a trail near you

The Back-Country Kitchen
• Camp cooking for canoeists, hikers, and anglers







Triple Blaze
• Information and reviews for thousands of campgrounds and RV parks across the country

Wilderness Cuisine
• How to prepare and enjoy fine food on the trail and in camp






Backpacker's Park Finder
• A great interactive tool to find the park that fits you

Lipsmackin' Backpackin'
• Trail-tested recipes providing nutritional information, food preparation and meal-planning tips






Beginner's Guide to Backpacking
• Covers all of the basics from food to gear to safety

Simple Foods for the Pack
• A natural foods backpacking cookbook featuring recipes and information on cooking with lightweight foods and high-tech equipment






Hike it All
• Videos covering gear reviews, how to… and even a few recipes.


Hungry Hiker's Book of Good Cooking
• A cookbook that tells you how to prepare your own fresh foods at home and then cook them outdoors over a camp stove or fire.






BackpackGearTest
• Comprehensive reviews on backpacking gear - everything from packs to dog bowls to meals!


The Well Fed Backpacker
• Offers a long list of food sources, new material on drying techniques and recipe ideas.





National Center for Home Food Preservation
• All about drying your own food at home - food dehydrators, jerky, vegetables, fruit leathers, seeds, nuts...





















Outdoor Kitchen Equipment





Food Finds







The Backpacker Oven
• A lightweight and compact oven that works well for baking in the outdoors. Tested with Packit Gourmet’s breads.
•Read our blog review of the Backpacker Oven





Pocket Shots
• Various types of liquor available in a camp-friendly pouch.


JetBoil Cooking System

• A lightweight and easy to use stove/pot combo, this is the set that we reach for when heading into the backcountry. Sets available for everyone from solo campers to family groups.






Dehydrated Food Weight Calculator
• Wondering how much a pound of fruit, beans, vegetables, etc. will weigh after a session in your dehydrator? Calculate it!