{"id":1348,"date":"2009-06-20T17:21:08","date_gmt":"2009-06-20T22:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/?p=1348"},"modified":"2009-06-20T17:41:22","modified_gmt":"2009-06-20T22:41:22","slug":"overpacking-on-the-camping-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/overpacking-on-the-camping-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Overpacking on the Camping Food"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"dintymoorebeefstew\"On my\u00a0most recent\u00a0canoe camping trip I realized that I’ve been packing too much food all these years. Now on this trip\u00a0I was only paddling overnight and a distance of about 30 miles, but I was really pressed for time when packing so I wasn’t able to prepare in advance my usual camping meal of home cooked beef stew. So I did something I hate to do and I bought a can of Dinty Moore Beef Stew and a can of Chef Boyardee Ravioli’s for backup. I also purchased the normal items for\u00a0breakfast and snacking. It sounds like a lot of food for\u00a0a one night trip\u00a0but I realized long ago it’s better to come overprepared than underprepared because you can always expect to do some sharing with the person that always shows up underprepared.<\/p>\n

Here’s what I\u00a0packed in total food:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 can of Dinty Moore Beef Stew
\n1 can of Chef Boyardee Ravioli
\n1\u00a0bag of pretzels
\n1 Lunchables
\ncouple of apples
\n1 pack of smoked ham
\n1 loaf of bread
\n1 small container of mustard
\n12 pack of Gatorade
\n6 pack of water
\n1 carton Eggs Beaters
\n1 package of scrapple
\n1 pack of Hershey Chocolate Bars<\/p>\n

Here’s what food I\u00a0took home:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 can of Chef Boyardee Ravioli
\ncouple of apples
\n1\/2 pack of smoked ham
\n1\/2 loaf of bread
\n1 small container of mustard
\n1\/2 of 12 pack of Gatorade
\n1\/2 of 6 pack of water
\n1\/2 pack of Hershey Chocolate Bars<\/p>\n

Here’s what food I ate:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1\/2 can of Dinty Moore Beef Stew
\n1\/2 pack of smoked ham
\n1 Lunchables
\n1\/2 loaf of bread
\n1\/2 of 12 pack of Gatorade (gave a few away)
\n1\/2 of 6 pack of water (most used for\u00a0washing & cooking)
\n1\/2 pack of Hershey Chocolate Bars
\n1\/3 carton Eggs Beaters
\n1\/3\u00a0package of scrapple
\n1\u00a0huge\u00a0plate of home cooked lasagna
\n1 huge bowl of beef stew
\n1 chunk of garlic ring bologna
\n1\u00a0decent\u00a0plate\u00a0of scrambled eggs and bacon
\n2 cups of coffee
\n2 s’mores
\n1 mountain pie of some type
\n6-8\u00a0toasted marshmallows<\/p>\n

Here’s what food I threw away:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1\/2 can of Dinty Moore Beef Stew
\n2\/3 carton Eggs Beaters
\n2\/3\u00a0package of scrapple
\n1 bag of soggy\u00a0pretzels<\/p>\n

Notice I ate more food than I actually brought and notice how much food I took home with me. And just look at the food I threw away, what a waste. Everybody brought along something special that I had to sample. One guys wife cooked beef stew that I had to try out of respect for her. Another person brought lasagna that was cooked in advance and I finished it off or it would have been sacrificed at the fire. One guy prepared me breakfast with coffee before I was able to get out of my tent. And at the campfire I ate toasted marshmallows, mountain pies and s’mores\u00a0all night long. Not\u00a0that I mind\u00a0this treatment at\u00a0all because I certainly don’t get it at home. But with all\u00a0food combined, our group could have\u00a0comfortably managed another night and full day on the river. That’s when\u00a0I came up with the concept of OPF (other peoples food).<\/p>\n

The OPF Concept<\/strong><\/p>\n

Short trip canoe campers almost always overpack, especially if there are children present. And everybody brings along a\u00a0secret recipe that is so great you just have to try a plate or risk insulting the cook. My new OPF strategy is that when I’m paddling with a large familiar group I’ll\u00a0bring about 50% of\u00a0what I usually\u00a0bring because on these trips I always eat like a king and still throw food away, or take it home if I can. With the OPF strategy I’ll save money and reduce wasted food. And the best part is\u00a0less food\u00a0makes packing so much easier. I might eventually earn the reputation of the camp moocher, but think of how easy and less expensive my canoe camping trips will be. Now if I can just figure out a way to use somebody else’s canoe and camping equipment.<\/p>\n

OPF…give it a try in ’09.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On my\u00a0most recent\u00a0canoe camping trip I realized that I’ve been packing too much food all these years. Now on this trip\u00a0I was only paddling overnight and a distance of about 30 miles, but I was really pressed for time when … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1348"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1348"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1366,"href":"https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1348\/revisions\/1366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}