Turn beginner camping into experienced glamping with these tips Pt.3

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Part 3 - Cooking gear

I will start this section by saying if you are #overlanding or doing any form of #carcamping, you don't have to go out and buy weird "camping specific" gimmick gear if you can help it ( which you can ). #Beginnercamping is about a fairly painless entry into this activity anyway.

Now if you are doing some extreme backpacking or some kind of distance exploration where you really do need lightweight gear and food, then...sure, but I have had this discussion many times and usually after someone has spent tons of money on things they don't need.

Keep it simple and think about the fact that you are just living as you normally do but at a remote site, meaning you don't need a $17 freeze dried single serving of scrambled eggs when you can bring a dozen eggs for $3, you don't need fancy light weight pots and pans or special multi use silverware, etc. I can remember one time in particular that pots and pans found a way to not be included in our packing and we made fried eggs in a stainless steel coffee mug, some of the best eggs I have ever had in the mountains. Be excited to adapt when things don't go according to plan, because that will happen lots at the start of your outdoor journeys.

A common occurrence, and with a special edition table ^ #campchef

First up, lets talk camp stoves. It kind of seems like everyone has an old #Coleman single or dual burner stove sitting in their garage that they either inherited or bought at a garage sale for $5, and these are honestly still mostly great. They still make a more modernized and upgraded version -> (Coleman Triton+)

[For any of these options if you are planning on bringing a larger propane tank, get yourself one of these adapters

(6 foot hose adapter) you will thank me for that someday]

At that price, it is a good option, but I will say I do prefer the CampChef Everest and it has been tried and true for 5+ years of all season camping. The temperature control and overall build quality here are just a little bit better in my opinion.

If you want something smaller and still very versatile, a recent addition as of last season is this little guy - Gas One GS-3400P. One of my favorite little tools for shorter or more cramped trips where you won't be cooking huge meals. This will heat a kettle, or cook anything you need just fine and runs on propane or butane which is a cool bonus. On the same note of lightness and even more compact, getting a #Jetboil is not a bad idea for being prepared or in emergencies that are not fun and camping .

Sticking with the same theme here, if you have old pots in your closet or garage, feel free to start with one or two of those. That is what I did and one we actually still use. Nothing fancy is needed here, just an intermediate size pot that you can store other things in for packing and a moderate to large frying pan are really your two most useful tools.

Something I have had excellent results with for camping is hard anodized cookware such as Carote Hard Anodized pots & pans set or this

Rachael Ray Cucina cookware like I have used for years. This stuff is lightweight, heats up fast on a camp stove and is a great budget option with a cool feature of removable handles. You won't need everything from this set, but you will be able to pick and choose after you get out there a few times and see what works for you and what is excess.

If you would prefer a stainless set, Carote also offers this set and it is on sale as of the time this is posted - Carote Stainless Steel Cookware set. You can do tons with either set and my personal loadout contains both options depending on the menu.

Make sure to also include a kettle to your list, you will use this tons whether you like tea or coffee. Another tip is always having some water in the kettle to heat up to use for cleaning cookware or silverware.

Pair that with something like this Big Joe Large Pour Over Coffee Maker. With this all you need is regular coffee filters, and your favorite ground coffee and you will have awesome and easy coffee every morning with extremely low effort.

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