Off The Track 4x4 4WD 4WDing Camping Travel in Australia
  • About Us
    • Our Bucket List >
      • Travel Map
      • BIG THINGS
      • Silo Art
    • Who we support
    • Essential Oils
  • OUR VEHICLES
    • Project Leia
    • 150 Series Prado
    • Cub Brumby
    • 90 Series Prado (now sold)
  • OUR TRIPS
    • Extended Holidays >
      • Eyre Peninsula (19 Dec 2020 - 9 Jan 2021)
      • Fraser Island (21 Dec 2019 - 3 Jan 2020)
      • Big Red Bash (12 -26 July 2019)
      • Coffin Bay & Flinders Ranges (26 Dec 2018 - 4 Jan 2019)
      • Cape York (11 July 2018 - 4 August 2018)
      • Urunga (26 Dec 2017 - 2 Jan 2018)
      • Fraser Island (30 Sept - 6 Oct 2017)
      • Moreton Island (24-27 April 2017)
      • Fraser Island (14-22 April 2017)
      • Urunga (December 2016 - January 2017)
      • Western Australia (July/August 2016) >
        • Map
        • Itinerary
        • Photos
      • Cameron Corner - New Years Eve 2014 >
        • Map
        • Blog - Cameron Corner NYE 2014
      • Fraser Island (April 2015)
      • Fraser Island (April 2014)
      • Cape York & Northern Territory Honeymoon (August - October 2013) >
        • Blog - Cape York & Beyond
        • Map
        • Itinerary
        • Photos
      • Fraser Island (April 2012)
      • Fraser Island (April 2011)
      • Burke & Wills 150th Anniversary (Aug 2010)
      • Cairns - Cooktown (Jan 2006)
    • Short Holidays >
      • Ulladulla Bushfire Relief (20-22 March 2020)
      • Tumut Easter Break (19.04.19)
      • Percy's Place (26.01.18-28.01.18)
      • Platypus Flat, Nymboi-Binderay National Park (15/16.11.14)
      • Snow Trip (2007)
    • Day Trips >
      • Southern Highlands (19.07.2020)
      • Glen Davis (05.07.2020)
      • Scheyville National Park (28.06.2020)
      • Bowral (13.06.2020)
      • Lithgow Snow Day (10.08.19)
      • Lithgow & Surrounds (29.02.2020)
    • 4WD Days >
      • Lithgow (06.06.21)
      • Lithgow, Powerlines & Spanish Steps (07.11.20)
      • Mt Sugarloaf & surrounds (30.08.20)
      • Lithgow Snow (23.08.2020)
      • Morisset (20.06.20)
      • Watagans (31.05.20)
      • Stockton Beach (14.03.20)
      • Lithgow with Liam (27.10.19)
      • Jellore State Forest with liam (29.09.19)
      • Jellore State Forest (21.09.19)
      • GDT Day (18.08.19)
      • Morisset (15.06.19)
      • Lithgow (10.02.19)
      • Ward 21, Morisset (10.11.18)
      • Ward 21, Morisset Hospital & Watagan Plane Wreck (01.04.18)
      • Lithgow (09.09.2017)
      • Stockton Beach & Watagans (08.07.2017 - 09.07.2017))
      • Stockton Beach (02.04.2016)
      • Watagans (28.12.2015)
      • Lithgow (01.11.2015)
      • Lithgow (19.07.2015)
      • Barrington Tops (16-17.05.2015)
      • Lithgow (25.01.2015)
      • Ourimbah State Forest (28.09.14)
      • Stockton Beach (various)
      • Wheeny Creek, Colo (01.06.14)
      • South Coast Trip (Jan 2012)
      • Toronto Day Trip (Nov 2008)
  • Our Blog
  • OTT 4X4 Shop
    • 2022 Calendar
    • 4WD Parts & Accs
    • Camping Accessories
    • Clothing
    • Digital Downloads
    • Maps
    • Magnets
    • OTT4x4 Merchandise
    • Vehicle Maintenance
  • Media
    • Cub Campers
    • 4WD TV Shoot
    • Online & Media
  • Planning
    • Recommended Services & Products >
      • Discounts
    • Kids Corner
    • Snake Bite First Aid
    • Planning & Helpful Hints
    • Camp Cooking >
      • Recipes
      • How to prepare your Camp Oven
  • Contact Us
    • Social Media
    • Follow us on Spot ...

Camp cooking

There is nothing better than the taste of a meal cooked over a camp fire.  Camp cooking isn’t hard, but it does take a little practice and planning.  Before you leave, make sure you plan your meals and have all the ingredients and equipment required.  Just because you are camping doesn’t mean that you have to live on baked beans!  You can eat the same as you do at home, you just need a little more planning. 

Cooking Techniques
How you cook may depend on where you are staying.  For example, camp fires are quite often not allowed in National Parks and in a lot of caravan parks.  Also, fire bans can ruin your planned camp fire at any time.  Caravan parks and camping grounds may have a gas or electric BBQ for your use, but keep in mind that you may need to pay for this and you will be sharing it with other travellers. 

If travelling remotely or in the outback you may plan to cook over an open fire and utilise your camp oven.  Keep in mind that you may have trouble finding suitable wood at times.  Make sure you only use dead wood and don’t pull branches off trees.  Also remember that you cannot take any wood from within a National Park.  Carrying heat beads with you is a good idea.
Picture
Carrying your own LPG stove or BBQ is an option, but can take up space.  LPG is fairly cheap and easy to get a hold of.  Cooking on these is the same as any other BBQ or your stove at home, so cooking with frypans, grill plate, saucepans is all fine.

One of the easiest options to use is a Butane stove.  These aren’t expensive to purchase and the butane cans are fairly cheap too.  Not too big so easy storage and you can get these stoves in varying sizes, ie 1 burner, 2 burners, grill plates etc.  In my opinion, one of these is essential, even if you are using purely as a backup when fires aren’t available.  One downside is that the canisters don’t last for an overly long period and they do struggle a little in the colder weather. 

Food options
When it comes to camp cooking, you can be as fancy as you like.  If you have a camp oven, you can basically cook anything you could do at home in your oven.  Ideas of meals are:- 

-Roasts
-Stews
-Chilli Con Carne
-Fajitas
-Tacos
-Chicken Schnitzel
-Grilled Chicken 
-Hamburgers
-Hotdogs
-BBQ - Sausages, Steak etc
-Omelette
-Roast meat and vegetables
-Grilled Fish
-Spaghetti Bolognaise 

If cooking isn’t really your thing, there are plenty of packaged foods available that just require reheating.  Ready-made meals that simply require you to heat in boiling water and serve.  Your other alternative is freeze-dried, add boiling water and let stand for a few minutes and it’s ready to go, can’t get much easier than that!


Click here to get an idea of some recipes.

...... Making memories one track at a time
  • About Us
    • Our Bucket List >
      • Travel Map
      • BIG THINGS
      • Silo Art
    • Who we support
    • Essential Oils
  • OUR VEHICLES
    • Project Leia
    • 150 Series Prado
    • Cub Brumby
    • 90 Series Prado (now sold)
  • OUR TRIPS
    • Extended Holidays >
      • Eyre Peninsula (19 Dec 2020 - 9 Jan 2021)
      • Fraser Island (21 Dec 2019 - 3 Jan 2020)
      • Big Red Bash (12 -26 July 2019)
      • Coffin Bay & Flinders Ranges (26 Dec 2018 - 4 Jan 2019)
      • Cape York (11 July 2018 - 4 August 2018)
      • Urunga (26 Dec 2017 - 2 Jan 2018)
      • Fraser Island (30 Sept - 6 Oct 2017)
      • Moreton Island (24-27 April 2017)
      • Fraser Island (14-22 April 2017)
      • Urunga (December 2016 - January 2017)
      • Western Australia (July/August 2016) >
        • Map
        • Itinerary
        • Photos
      • Cameron Corner - New Years Eve 2014 >
        • Map
        • Blog - Cameron Corner NYE 2014
      • Fraser Island (April 2015)
      • Fraser Island (April 2014)
      • Cape York & Northern Territory Honeymoon (August - October 2013) >
        • Blog - Cape York & Beyond
        • Map
        • Itinerary
        • Photos
      • Fraser Island (April 2012)
      • Fraser Island (April 2011)
      • Burke & Wills 150th Anniversary (Aug 2010)
      • Cairns - Cooktown (Jan 2006)
    • Short Holidays >
      • Ulladulla Bushfire Relief (20-22 March 2020)
      • Tumut Easter Break (19.04.19)
      • Percy's Place (26.01.18-28.01.18)
      • Platypus Flat, Nymboi-Binderay National Park (15/16.11.14)
      • Snow Trip (2007)
    • Day Trips >
      • Southern Highlands (19.07.2020)
      • Glen Davis (05.07.2020)
      • Scheyville National Park (28.06.2020)
      • Bowral (13.06.2020)
      • Lithgow Snow Day (10.08.19)
      • Lithgow & Surrounds (29.02.2020)
    • 4WD Days >
      • Lithgow (06.06.21)
      • Lithgow, Powerlines & Spanish Steps (07.11.20)
      • Mt Sugarloaf & surrounds (30.08.20)
      • Lithgow Snow (23.08.2020)
      • Morisset (20.06.20)
      • Watagans (31.05.20)
      • Stockton Beach (14.03.20)
      • Lithgow with Liam (27.10.19)
      • Jellore State Forest with liam (29.09.19)
      • Jellore State Forest (21.09.19)
      • GDT Day (18.08.19)
      • Morisset (15.06.19)
      • Lithgow (10.02.19)
      • Ward 21, Morisset (10.11.18)
      • Ward 21, Morisset Hospital & Watagan Plane Wreck (01.04.18)
      • Lithgow (09.09.2017)
      • Stockton Beach & Watagans (08.07.2017 - 09.07.2017))
      • Stockton Beach (02.04.2016)
      • Watagans (28.12.2015)
      • Lithgow (01.11.2015)
      • Lithgow (19.07.2015)
      • Barrington Tops (16-17.05.2015)
      • Lithgow (25.01.2015)
      • Ourimbah State Forest (28.09.14)
      • Stockton Beach (various)
      • Wheeny Creek, Colo (01.06.14)
      • South Coast Trip (Jan 2012)
      • Toronto Day Trip (Nov 2008)
  • Our Blog
  • OTT 4X4 Shop
    • 2022 Calendar
    • 4WD Parts & Accs
    • Camping Accessories
    • Clothing
    • Digital Downloads
    • Maps
    • Magnets
    • OTT4x4 Merchandise
    • Vehicle Maintenance
  • Media
    • Cub Campers
    • 4WD TV Shoot
    • Online & Media
  • Planning
    • Recommended Services & Products >
      • Discounts
    • Kids Corner
    • Snake Bite First Aid
    • Planning & Helpful Hints
    • Camp Cooking >
      • Recipes
      • How to prepare your Camp Oven
  • Contact Us
    • Social Media
    • Follow us on Spot ...