Camping Supplies

Eggs are fragile and easily broken if stored in a cooler using the carton they were purchased with. At less than $4.00 at Amazon its definitely a good idea, especially with the price of eggs recently!

After burning my hands, for the last time, while cooking over the fire or with my cast iron I went on a search for a pair of gloves that fit tightly while protecting my hands! I liked them so much that I ended up purchasing a second set to use at home!

I travel with two of these for powering the Car Freezer and Refrigerator with both of them hooked up to one. I have determined that both can run for approximately 28 hours which allows me to switch the batteries out each evening and taking the there other one into the hotel to recharge! The battery is much lighter than the freezer/fridge and this allows them to be on even when the van is off (which would be an issue if I was using the van's power). I purchased these on Amazon.

Lithium batteries require a battery charger specifically designed for them so make sure you pick one up! I actually have two just in case something were to go wrong with one of them. After working with computers for most of my life I always have a backup plan!

In addition to the stove/oven combo I travel with a Coleman stove found on Amazon. There are times when I need to cook more than two items at a time and there are other times when I just need a cooktop and rather than hauling the oven to a picnic table I can just grab this!

This cast iron waffle maker has seen a lot of use both camping and in the home (might as well bring it in during the winter months)!

As with all my cast iron I re-season it as soon as it arrives! I have also found that using butter rather than vegetable oil helps prevent the waffles from sticking!

Also, be sure to have a good pair of Cooking/BBQ Gloves as the waffle maker's handle gets quite hot!

For many years I traveled with a traditional cooler and was able to take week long trips without much of a problem. However, for longer trips or for when the weather was particularly hot, it became necessary to buy new ice and repack. When traveling I prefer to focus on seeing and enjoying the sights rather than spending time getting ice and repacking coolers!

After a bit of research I found the BougeRV 12V Portable Refrigerator 53 Quart Car Freezer Fridge on Amazon. I chose this unit for the following reasons:

The challenge with the type of DC cords the refrigerator/freezer came with is that they can jostle out of the socket when driving. Since I was going to connect these to external batteries I purchased cables that click together and its virtually impossible for them to disconnect on their own.

Propane appliances have been exceedingly useful when camping and traveling especially when I am short on time and need to get food prepared quickly. Both wood and charcoal can take as much as 20 minutes before you can cook over them whereas propane provides immediate heat and we can be eating even before I could begin cooking over the former! Don't get me wrong I definitely enjoy my steaks, pork chops, etc. grilled over propane but for some foods it really does not matter.

If you have done any amount of camping or traveling with propane appliances, that use those one pound takes, it does not take long to realize those tanks don't last long!

This is especially true if you are heating or baking with it. Enter the 20 pound propane tank and an adpater for it. Also, 20 pound tanks a whole lot cheaper to refill or exchange!

This oven/stove combo, available via Amazon proved to be very useful when both camping and traveling! It allows us to prepare just about any meal at campsites, at a way side rest, or while visiting a National Park! Why eat at some greasy fast food joint when you can take in nature's beauty while cooking and eating your food!

Camping Pie Iron a simple cooking tools but makes for some great pizza or pies. All you do is take two slices of bread add filling between them as you would a sandwich and then place it in the fire for a few minutes. Length of time varies depending on how hot the fire is!

Pro tip - since they unscrew from the handles I re-seasoned these in the oven. I have often found that cast iron, even if sold pre-seasoned, benefits from having another "treatment".