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320icar · 01-19-2015, 05:29 PM

there was a bunch of talk about it in another thread about some hiking and camping foodstuffs and figured it could use its own thread.

got a great DIY for a stove? a cutlery set you never leave home without? feel free to post up your thoughts.

can't forget the recipes and delicious food ideas for out on the trail. doesn't matter how hard you are, everyone gets sick and tired of trail mix, peanut butter and beef jerky day after day.

i know for myself ive been looking into some motorcycle camping for the summer with the girlfriend and myself, which has ultimately lead me to the backpacking/hiking crowd since both pretty much require you to shove everything into your (or a friends) backpack. i started looking into and found that god damn, small and light shit is expensive!

now, just because something is expensive does not mean it is overpriced. if the quality, ingenuity, reliability and performance of a certain product exceed the initial cost of the item, then it can be seen as a good investment or whatever. but when i see sets of "folding chop sticks" for $29.99, i laugh my ass off. so i started googling and looking at what can be done on the cheap.

how affordable could someone build a small cooking set that they could bring with them camping? everyones needs are different of course, from how many people will use the set, to what kind of food will be prepared (just boil water and add? other ingredients or spices?). i looked at it from my own perspective. if i were strapping a container to the back of my motorcycle, what would i bring for my girlfriend and i?

so after a bit of thought, this is what ive come up with so far (about two weeks of collecting so far)

Untitled by 320iCar, on Flickr

Untitled by 320iCar, on Flickr

so what i have so far is most of the needs. there is plenty of room for spices, tea and condiments and a few other things i have not bothered to try to get together yet, but it gives you an idea so far.

free: heineken keg, cloth, sponge, dish soap, bic lighter, plastic cutlery, chop sticks
paid $2 each (or less): 750mL pot, 500mL pot, frying pan, 500mL cup x2, measuring cup, pot gripper, silicon pot holder, 2L water bag, large silicon bowls, small silicon bowls, 500mL stove fuel

i tried to have almost everything nestle together, the only things that did not really do that were the two mugs, so i'll be keeping my eye out for a better mug. but as is it does stack quite well. dish cloth on the bottom, water bag around the inner circumference of the mini keg. then the 750mL pot, with the large silicon bowls inside. then the 500mL pot with small bowls inside. then one mug with the gripper, lighter, sponge and stove. then the other cup above with another cup and measuring cup inside. then 150mL of fluid on the ouside with the larger pot grippers and dish soap and stuff. the only thing different in this example is i have my vargo triad alcohol stove in there instead of a DIY popcan stove.

in the future i will be able to refine and hone the design, but as a first draft its not bad at all. total cost so far (not including the vargo stove) ~$30

01-19-2015, 05:29 PM	#1
320icar RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Richmond Posts: 8,469 Thanked 14,968 Times in 3,904 Posts Failed 471 Times in 216 Posts	Hiking & Camping cooking/equipment there was a bunch of talk about it in another thread about some hiking and camping foodstuffs and figured it could use its own thread. got a great DIY for a stove? a cutlery set you never leave home without? feel free to post up your thoughts. can't forget the recipes and delicious food ideas for out on the trail. doesn't matter how hard you are, everyone gets sick and tired of trail mix, peanut butter and beef jerky day after day. i know for myself ive been looking into some motorcycle camping for the summer with the girlfriend and myself, which has ultimately lead me to the backpacking/hiking crowd since both pretty much require you to shove everything into your (or a friends) backpack. i started looking into and found that god damn, small and light shit is expensive! now, just because something is expensive does not mean it is overpriced. if the quality, ingenuity, reliability and performance of a certain product exceed the initial cost of the item, then it can be seen as a good investment or whatever. but when i see sets of "folding chop sticks" for $29.99, i laugh my ass off. so i started googling and looking at what can be done on the cheap. how affordable could someone build a small cooking set that they could bring with them camping? everyones needs are different of course, from how many people will use the set, to what kind of food will be prepared (just boil water and add? other ingredients or spices?). i looked at it from my own perspective. if i were strapping a container to the back of my motorcycle, what would i bring for my girlfriend and i? so after a bit of thought, this is what ive come up with so far (about two weeks of collecting so far) Untitled by 320iCar, on Flickr Untitled by 320iCar, on Flickr Untitled by 320iCar, on Flickr Untitled by 320iCar, on Flickr so what i have so far is most of the needs. there is plenty of room for spices, tea and condiments and a few other things i have not bothered to try to get together yet, but it gives you an idea so far. free: heineken keg, cloth, sponge, dish soap, bic lighter, plastic cutlery, chop sticks paid $2 each (or less): 750mL pot, 500mL pot, frying pan, 500mL cup x2, measuring cup, pot gripper, silicon pot holder, 2L water bag, large silicon bowls, small silicon bowls, 500mL stove fuel i tried to have almost everything nestle together, the only things that did not really do that were the two mugs, so i'll be keeping my eye out for a better mug. but as is it does stack quite well. dish cloth on the bottom, water bag around the inner circumference of the mini keg. then the 750mL pot, with the large silicon bowls inside. then the 500mL pot with small bowls inside. then one mug with the gripper, lighter, sponge and stove. then the other cup above with another cup and measuring cup inside. then 150mL of fluid on the ouside with the larger pot grippers and dish soap and stuff. the only thing different in this example is i have my vargo triad alcohol stove in there instead of a DIY popcan stove. in the future i will be able to refine and hone the design, but as a first draft its not bad at all. total cost so far (not including the vargo stove) ~$30 __________________ https://i.imgur.com/4PRtABe.gif Last edited by 320icar; 01-19-2015 at 05:40 PM.