Camping food ideas anyone?!?!

[CoyoteMagic]

Bear advice:

1. Store all food in a bear bag or can. Some places require that you hang it and provide a pully system for you to do so. I use a Urasac.

2. Cook and eat away from where you sleep. Smells from your cooking and little bits dropped not only attract bears but other critters as well.

3. Don't store your trash or left overs in camp. Stuff it in the bear can or bag

4. Don't wear the same clothes you cooked or ate in to bed. I sleep in a hammock/tent. All I think of is being a giant burito!!

5. Make sure the kids don't sneak any midnight snacks into their sleeping area.

6. Don't store food, snacks, trash in your car in bear country. That stuff you see on TV about a bear breaking into cars is TRUE!! They can pop the back of a mini van is seconds!

7. Even though a bear seems friendly, do not approach, feed, etc... Remember these are wild animal who have no fear of humans and can EAT you

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

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good advice....
also, if hang a bell on your belt loop to mae noise, most bears will try to avoid you!

 

[wombat]

Our camping trips always involve steak dinner one night. We've typically managed to obtain an entire whole tenderloin. We cut this up (before we leave) into very thick (2-3 fingers thick) steaks. They go into ziploc bags with sliced onion, garlic, pepper, and Worstershire sauce to marinate in the cooler. We cut them thick so they end up a bit charred on the outside, almost rare on the inside, and you can cut them with a plastic fork.

For a side, we make fried potatoes ...

Slice potoatoes.
Fry some bacon, remove, crumble the bacon, set aside. Guard from hungry campers.
Fry the potatoes in a bit of the bacon grease, add butter as needed.
Add caraway seed, salt, and pepper. Add in the crubled bacon, and some malt vinegar if you like.

 

[OrpingtonManor]

If she is going to be in a state park, then they provide those bear lockers, since bear bags and cars won't stop a bear.

Bears are pretty tricky when they are hungry...

(sent to me by a friend)

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

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yup, they can be quite resourceful!

 

[wombat]

also, if hang a bell on your belt loop to mae noise, most bears will try to avoid you!

A city couple was heading out into a national park for their first camping trip. Alarmed that they might encounter bears on their adventure, they sought advice as to what to do.

They were told to tie small bells to their shoes to warn off the bears, and to buy some pepper spray. They were also told to learn the difference between black bears and grizzly bears. Black bears are small and black. Grizzly bears are brown, shaggy, and bigger than black bears. Black bears leave small tracks, grizzly bears leave big tracks. Black bear poo is small and earthy. Grizzly bear poo is large, has small bells in it, and smells like pepper spray.​

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

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A city couple was heading out into a national park for their first camping trip. Alarmed that they might encounter bears on their adventure, they sought advice as to what to do.

They were told to tie small bells to their shoes to warn off the bears, and to buy some pepper spray. They were also told to learn the difference between black bears and grizzly bears. Black bears are small and black. Grizzly bears are brown, shaggy, and bigger than black bears. Black bears leave small tracks, grizzly bears leave big tracks. Black bear poo is small and earthy. Grizzly bear poo is large, has small bells in it, and smells like pepper spray.

I have seen that sign before

true!

 

[Chicks_N_Horses]

I love the bear pics!!!!! That must be some strong rope!

We never worry about predators bothering us (we have very very little bears around here though) but we always take a rifle with us on every trip....used to find our food and protect us at the same time.

 

[AK Michelle]

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The OP said a group of kids were going. It's been my experience that a group of kids is way louder than any bells. Stick with the kids and no self respecting bear will bother you.

Michelle

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

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The OP said a group of kids were going. It's been my experience that a group of kids is way louder than any bells. Stick with the kids and no self respecting bear will bother you.

Michelle

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