Camping Swanking - June 28 - July 3

[Disneyphile]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

I served good dinners for more than 20 for a week at Burning Man and we were eating seafood and freshly made ice cream (with no machine) on day 5.

Burning Man? Now THAT would make one hell of a fun swanking.

I've been toying with the ice cream idea. After all, I have a bag of dry Dole Whip mix that would be easy to bring.

[Alex]

All ice cream requires are two coffee cans, salt, ice, milk, flavoring, and duct tape.

[CrazyLegs]

I would love to go but I cant get off the ground. And We have motor home but it needs some work.

[Capt Jack]

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

Burning Man? Now THAT would make one hell of a fun swanking.

is that a place or a planned evenings activity?

ok, on a more serious note. I would suggest the large aluminum disposables (like turkey pans etc)...a good number of them in fact for use as pots n pans. we would usually bring enough to not have to wash anything but utensils, just crush it and throw it in the recycler.

a thought

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by blueerica

Sounds odd, but I'll try anything once.

What tops it? I am actually not one for many sweets... I could picture some butter. Or if I did go sweet - lemon marmalade.

Just butter is best IMO (but then, I don't care for syrup anyway).

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

I served good dinners for more than 20 for a week at Burning Man and we were eating seafood and freshly made ice cream (with no machine) on day 5.

Just takes some thinking.

Somehow, I just can't picture you at Burningman...

[Alex]

If it helps maintain your image of me, rest assured that even at Burning Man I'm a square.

[innerSpaceman]

Along with menu planning, I think the discussion about tossables vs. cleanables is a perfect subject for this thread.

There's a certain mind-set believing its best to make as little trash as possible and do much more clean-up. And the reverse philosophy is accepted as best by a different mind-set.


Let's take the example of paper plates vs. mess kits. If 20 people use their individual mess kits for 8 meals, that means cleaning mess kits 160 times. The alternative being 160 paper plates to dispose of.


What do we think works best for the SwankCamp ... and why?

[Alex]

If I were to show up it doesn't matter what other people bring I will have one plate, one bowl, one cup, plastic eating utensils, and I will clean them as necessary.

I don't see why there'd have to be a campwide policy.

[innerSpaceman]

Pfft, wait till we get to the rules of color scheme clothing allowed.






Swank doesn't happen all by itself.