Camping Swanking - June 28 - July 3 - Page 59

Not Afraid · 05-10-2007, 03:08 PM

FYI, I've been consulting with Disneyphile in planning, so she's as up on this stuff as I am. Either one of us can answer questions. (Thanks T!)

Morrigoon · 05-10-2007, 03:18 PM

I've no skill with breakfasty stuff, so hopefully my team would like to do a dinner?

Morrigoon · 05-10-2007, 03:31 PM

But remember we're on our own for lunches, and for those people arriving early or leaving late, other meals besides.

blueerica · 05-10-2007, 03:34 PM

Well, that was already mentioned - so I knew that. My lunches won't require pots, pans, stoves, etc. I'm planning on making myself a sandwich to pack in a day bag if I'm hungry while out walking or hiking. Plus, I hope to be not at the campsite at lunch time.

I mean, we're really bringing up our own stoves to cook one meal instead of sharing?

Like I said, I'll deal - but it's a big turn-off (mostly because it seems wasteful in terms of money, time, space and energy).

blueerica · 05-10-2007, 03:39 PM

I'm thinking about this further. If there's another group out there that would like to split up tools of the cooking trade to be brought up, send me a PM so we can start dividing up what we'll bring.

innerSpaceman · 05-10-2007, 03:48 PM

Um, with all due respect to blueerica ... unless she's willing to pull the entire weight for our "team," everyone in camp is going to starve when it comes time for our meal.

I can't do anything but boil water, EH1812 professes just above to not being much of a cook, and am I just assuming from Alex's other posts that he's ready to subsist on Ritz Crackers?

I think our team needs to be reconstituted ... and all of us last picks at volleyball should be spread-around foisted on other teams.

Alex · 05-10-2007, 03:59 PM

No, I'm more than happy to cook whatever I am asked to cook. And I can cook. You want fancy breakfast, I'll make fancy breakfast. You want gourmet dinner, I'll make gourmet dinner.

What will happen on the meals I am not cooking for everybody is that I will skip breakfast (even if we pick a breakfast meal and I cook it, I probably won't eat it) since I don't generally eat breakfast and I'll still end up making my own dinners (though when it for myself that generally involves little or no cooking).

At least for my camp I'll bring (and regardless of commitments will have in my car) four burners of Coleman camp stoves. Contribution of propane appreciated. I'll have the basic cooking supplies (a couple pots, cutting board, knife, etc.) if we decide anything additional is needed for what we want to prepare then I'll probably look to someone else to provide it or buy it since this is likely the only trip I'll need it. For example, I don't have a Dutch oven so if we want one we'll have to work it such that I don't have to buy one.

But when it comes to cooking for other people I am more than happy to do so.

Not Afraid · 05-10-2007, 03:50 PM

I think it pretty much works out that each "team" has veteran camper(s) on their team who come fully equipped.

innerSpaceman · 05-10-2007, 03:53 PM

Also ... with respect to the kitchen and equipment ... I don't see us as five separate campsites ... but rather a large group whose tent space must -- by National Park decree -- be spread out among five sites.

I'm sure we will have but one big social center, not three separately going campfires (one for smores, one for getting liquored up, and one for hot dog roasting only).

Similarly, I think we'd be best to pool our efforts and have one, vast Camp Kitchen Extraordinaire. Certainly, we need as many cook surfaces as possible ... but there's no reason they can't all be incorporated into one giant kitchen. Likewise, quadroupling up on pots, pans, spatulas, spoons, and every other such sundry of kitchen life does indeed seem a little wasteful and inefficient.

Not Afraid · 05-10-2007, 03:59 PM

Well, I prefer to be self sufficient, but I camp enough so I can be without any problem. And, if you are planning a particular type of meal, there is no guarantee that the equipment you will need will actually be among the equipment that gets brought - hence thinking and providing what you will need the most obvious solution.

In addition, making breakfast or dinner for 20 people (plus coffee, hot water for dishes, etc) will take quite a few stoves to accomplish. Having each team being somewhat self sufficient will ensure we all have everything we need to accomplish delicious meals.

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05-10-2007, 03:08 PM	#1
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	FYI, I've been consulting with Disneyphile in planning, so she's as up on this stuff as I am. Either one of us can answer questions. (Thanks T!)
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05-10-2007, 03:18 PM	#2
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	I've no skill with breakfasty stuff, so hopefully my team would like to do a dinner? __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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05-10-2007, 03:31 PM	#3
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	But remember we're on our own for lunches, and for those people arriving early or leaving late, other meals besides. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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05-10-2007, 03:34 PM	#4
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Well, that was already mentioned - so I knew that. My lunches won't require pots, pans, stoves, etc. I'm planning on making myself a sandwich to pack in a day bag if I'm hungry while out walking or hiking. Plus, I hope to be not at the campsite at lunch time. I mean, we're really bringing up our own stoves to cook one meal instead of sharing? Like I said, I'll deal - but it's a big turn-off (mostly because it seems wasteful in terms of money, time, space and energy). __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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05-10-2007, 03:39 PM	#5
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	I'm thinking about this further. If there's another group out there that would like to split up tools of the cooking trade to be brought up, send me a PM so we can start dividing up what we'll bring. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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05-10-2007, 03:48 PM	#6
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Um, with all due respect to blueerica ... unless she's willing to pull the entire weight for our "team," everyone in camp is going to starve when it comes time for our meal. I can't do anything but boil water, EH1812 professes just above to not being much of a cook, and am I just assuming from Alex's other posts that he's ready to subsist on Ritz Crackers? I think our team needs to be reconstituted ... and all of us last picks at volleyball should be spread-around foisted on other teams.
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05-10-2007, 03:59 PM	#7
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	No, I'm more than happy to cook whatever I am asked to cook. And I can cook. You want fancy breakfast, I'll make fancy breakfast. You want gourmet dinner, I'll make gourmet dinner. What will happen on the meals I am not cooking for everybody is that I will skip breakfast (even if we pick a breakfast meal and I cook it, I probably won't eat it) since I don't generally eat breakfast and I'll still end up making my own dinners (though when it for myself that generally involves little or no cooking). At least for my camp I'll bring (and regardless of commitments will have in my car) four burners of Coleman camp stoves. Contribution of propane appreciated. I'll have the basic cooking supplies (a couple pots, cutting board, knife, etc.) if we decide anything additional is needed for what we want to prepare then I'll probably look to someone else to provide it or buy it since this is likely the only trip I'll need it. For example, I don't have a Dutch oven so if we want one we'll have to work it such that I don't have to buy one. But when it comes to cooking for other people I am more than happy to do so.
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05-10-2007, 03:50 PM	#8
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I think it pretty much works out that each "team" has veteran camper(s) on their team who come fully equipped.
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05-10-2007, 03:53 PM	#9
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Also ... with respect to the kitchen and equipment ... I don't see us as five separate campsites ... but rather a large group whose tent space must -- by National Park decree -- be spread out among five sites. I'm sure we will have but one big social center, not three separately going campfires (one for smores, one for getting liquored up, and one for hot dog roasting only). Similarly, I think we'd be best to pool our efforts and have one, vast Camp Kitchen Extraordinaire. Certainly, we need as many cook surfaces as possible ... but there's no reason they can't all be incorporated into one giant kitchen. Likewise, quadroupling up on pots, pans, spatulas, spoons, and every other such sundry of kitchen life does indeed seem a little wasteful and inefficient.
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