Camping Swanking - June 28 - July 3

[Isaac]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

The irony of Alex helping to prepare a meal he won't partake of is not lost on me ... and I take no pleasure in it. But since I will be up at dawn every day, there might as well be one of them where I have something useful to do.

Alex, don't you like ?

[Not Afraid]

Hey, whatever timelines each team wants to follow is fine by me - as long as you've got food for 20 when your meal time comes around.

[innerSpaceman]

Trust me ... it will be Breakfast of the Gods.

[Capt Jack]

I've never cooked for so many before, so I'll need help figuring proportions etc when the time comes to start shopping for grub

[Not Afraid]

I annually cook breakfast for a crowd and have done enough parties that i'm pretty good as estimation. I can help you.

[Not Afraid]

Soooo, we stopped by my second favorite camping store today to get a dutch oven. (REI is the king of camping, but Grants on Newport Blvd is old home.) We walked out of there with the dutch oven, a new tent lantern, a lantern stand and 2 cool Coleman camp chairs. Check these out! It's got a table!

[blueerica]

Actually, NA would be the go-to gal for portioning the whole thing out if you're unsure.

[blueerica]

LOL, NA!

When I read "dutch oven" the first words out of my mouth was "Oh, shut the front door!"

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by JWBear

It's a 2 burner, and I'll need them both for the griddle. I guess we can cook bacon and sausage on the campfire if we can't borrow someone else's stove.

Don't buy one just for the trip. We'll manage.

Hmm... okay, yeah, we can do bacon on the campfire if need be. I have a cast-iron pan I can bring. Plus I'm thinking we do some fresh fruit, which Cherny and I can take care of while you're pancaking it.

Speaking of which, I have a set of color coordinated* cutting mats, and presumably we have a picnic table at the site, so you probably don't need to worry about a cutting board. (not that you need that for pancakes, but other things we serve, or lunch prep, etc)

(*- the colors of the mats are assigned to specific categories of food, to prevent cross-contamination, which will be especially handy where there is a lack of hot water with which to sanitize things)

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

No, I would call it hobo camping.



But I'd like it to be swank. I'm willing to purchase something useful ... and to my mind, nothing has ever proved so useful on my camping trips than a pump-action sink, and lots of kitchen counter space, handy hanging and towel racks and such.

Add in a couple, three camp stoves, and a capuccino maker ... and you've got one heckuva kamp kitchen.

So ... are we having a group kitchen or are we having fiefdoms?

FWIW, I'm sure there will be a significant amount of impromptu sharing of equipment, as things are always forgotten or unanticipated. That's when the power of pitching in (and having extra equipment) will show its colors the strongest. So we'll have fiefdoms that behave communally... the best of both

As far as the coffee thing... bloody brilliant. If there are enough folks interested, I may consider making a purchase of a certain type of stove-top espresso maker. That plus a saucepan full of milk and we'd be good for lattes and cappuccinos (and I just *happen* to have a Peet's coffee near me!), which would go quite well I think with pancakes and fruit, yes?

So, here's the question: who would drink espresso-based beverages?