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For cooking, you can take a portable gas stove and a pot and do chili/stews/retort foods, or you can eat dried food. A lot of people I know tend to just pack up

by atgm 16y ago

For cooking, you can take a portable gas stove and a pot and do chili/stews/retort foods, or you can eat dried food. A lot of people I know tend to just pack up tons of junk food and cold canned ravioli and they live off of that. As far as tips, take clothes for weather colder than you expect -- night is COLD -- and prepare for the worst. My mother went camping recently and there was rain so torrential that it made her tent collapse. Garbage bags, duct tape, compass, flashlight, multitool/knife, string. It also really depends on what kind of camping you want to do. Many national/state parks have campgrounds nearby where you can "rough it," but there are also lots of more-established campgrounds with grocery stores, restaurants, entertainment areas, and pools where you just pitch a tent to sleep in. Which are you looking for?

Mz 16y ago
I may need both before it is all done with. I am considering taking a very long walk and prefer to avoid hotels. With the health issues in the family, it's important we eat healthy. So I am concerned that it will be necessary to do a lot of cooking. On the other hand, we are all healthier and more able to tolerate things like junk food and restaurant food, but so far as an occasional thing, not something we "live off of". I don't know all the particulars yet. I am trying to gather information in part to test the idea, find holes in the plan and so on. There are lots and lots of unknowns at this stage in my thought process. I didn't think it would be terribly complicated to ask for some general feedback/resources as a place to start. :-/ tl; dr Information on both options would be fantastic! Thank you! :-)
- atgm 16y ago
  Look at state/national parks in the area you want to camp and see if any of them have nearby/related campgrounds and what kind of facilities they have. Once you know that, you can figure out packing. KOA is a chain of popular campgrounds that range from bare bones to almost resort-like -- look up the area you want to go to there and see what they have available: www.koa.com
  - Mz 16y ago
    Thank you!

by atgm 16y ago

Mz 16y ago

I may need both before it is all done with. I am considering taking a very long walk and prefer to avoid hotels. With the health issues in the family, it's important we eat healthy. So I am concerned that it will be necessary to do a lot of cooking. On the other hand, we are all healthier and more able to tolerate things like junk food and restaurant food, but so far as an occasional thing, not something we "live off of". I don't know all the particulars yet. I am trying to gather information in part to test the idea, find holes in the plan and so on. There are lots and lots of unknowns at this stage in my thought process. I didn't think it would be terribly complicated to ask for some general feedback/resources as a place to start. :-/ tl; dr Information on both options would be fantastic! Thank you! :-)

atgm 16y ago
Look at state/national parks in the area you want to camp and see if any of them have nearby/related campgrounds and what kind of facilities they have. Once you know that, you can figure out packing. KOA is a chain of popular campgrounds that range from bare bones to almost resort-like -- look up the area you want to go to there and see what they have available: www.koa.com
- Mz 16y ago
  Thank you!