Our kitchen

Well... our kitchen for the weekend anyways!

I went camping with the Venture scouts this past weekend. They are the older scouts... 14 and over... and it's a co-ed group. We had a lot of fun. They were qualifying on their Ranger requirements (shooting sports) and we were able to take advantage of some WONDERFUL sunshine by going swimming in the lake.

Since we decided to camp at a campsite instead of backpacking in, we were able to bring my favorite kitchen pots and pans.... a large cast iron skillet and a dutch oven!!

We try to keep the meals pretty simple and leave as little impact on the earth as possible. The site we selected didn't have a fire ring so we had to go a bit primitive. Here is where we dug a pit in the sandiest part of the clearing and built the fire inside. When we were done, we burned all of the wood to ash, let it cool, doused it with our leftover water (just in case!), then reburied the area.

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C.L. R. Apr 28, 2009, 11:58am UTC

Oh, the best tasting meals ever I am sure--nothing like a camp fire meal: except when someone else cooks it.

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Henry Married for 11+yrs ~ until Jesus Return Johnson Apr 28, 2009, 12:01pm UTC

I don't know anything about making a fire from scratch, but I can cook with anything that has the proper heating and of course ingredients to make the meal.

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Charles T. Apr 28, 2009, 12:03pm UTC

Love it. Getting kids away from the computer/games is great.

I do a lot of cooking over the fire as a reenactor. I assure you most of them aren't very tasty!

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Kimber L. Apr 28, 2009, 12:04pm UTC

Sounds like a great time. My son is in boyscouts and his campout is this coming weekend.

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peggy g. Apr 28, 2009, 12:18pm UTC

sounds like a good time,,

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Gessy D. Apr 28, 2009, 12:22pm UTC

It must have been interesting.

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Carrie C. Apr 28, 2009, 12:34pm UTC

We camped a lot when the children were young. Since I am older my comfort is more important than the adventure, so I stay in hotels. I still use my cast iron skillets at home, but more and more I am having trouble lifting them.

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