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Home grown, or vittles brought to camp

Postby Lefty » 08 23, 2026 •  [Post 1]

As season nears( or has already started( .. What are some of your home grown foods you bring to camp, or home cooked meals ,, Or your favorite backcountry foods.


June 10th we had a rare freeze.
Fifteen ( yes 15) degrees . L:ost all our fruit and blossom in the orchard and everything else left outside, That freeze even killed my berries off, and leaves on the trees
So I dont have garden veggies other than potted stuff.
Generally apples and plums go up to elk camp. and home made pickles and pickled veggies.

So this year my baked beans, and a lot of bear meatloaf for sandwiches and a few dozen pickled eggs
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Re: Home grown, or vittles brought to camp

Postby Swede » 08 23, 2026 •  [Post 2]

My garden is the local supermarket. If I am camping by myself, I will be enjoying fresh fruit and vegetables until they run out. I bring some frozen meals then I start eating my main course out of a can or sack.
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Re: Home grown, or vittles brought to camp

Postby WapitiTalk1 » 08 23, 2026 •  [Post 3]

Ha, name it for pre made frozen meals. We either heat them up in the camp chef propane, stove, or, heat them up in a skillet or a kettle. They pretty much last us for the two weeks of hunting season. Ziti, chili, shepherds pie, Salisbury steak, Italian meatballs n’ sauce, ham n’ bean soup, venison stew, breakfast scramble (heated up in the oven and large tortilla shells,) etc.
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Re: Home grown, or vittles brought to camp

Postby >>>---WW----> » 08 25, 2026 •  [Post 4]

For your sweet tooth, try some dehydrated rocky roads ice cream
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Re: Home grown, or vittles brought to camp

Postby Lefty » 08 25, 2026 •  [Post 5]

>>>---WW----> wrote:For your sweet tooth, try some dehydrated rocky roads ice cream

Almost too sweet for me.
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Re: Home grown, or vittles brought to camp

Postby Tigger » 08 26, 2026 •  [Post 6]

Thinking of our food it varies. Each person is in charge of a supper. Then we fill in the gaps with easy to make stuff or reheatable from home. A quick easy breakfast and then sandwiches in the mountains. Elk hunting is not an fancy culinary experience.
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Re: Home grown, or vittles brought to camp

Postby Lefty » 08 27, 2026 •  [Post 7]

Tigger wrote: Elk hunting is not an fancy culinary experience.

I use to be: granola bars apples, Snickers and Mt Dew,,, on some hunts

Made some snow goose jerky which will be going along,, One last day of shopping , eggs onion apples , oranges and some sort of bagel or bread
Pickles two dozen eggs, which will be perfect starting Sunday
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Re: Home grown, or vittles brought to camp

Postby Thegreatwapiti » 08 28, 2026 •  [Post 8]

Just got back from grocery shopping. I too, pre-made frozen meals; chili, sloppy joes, elk burger and rice casserole, and asian steak/rice bowls. Ive got 6 of each so thats 24 meals. Plus hambugers and jalapeño brats. Pre-cooked bacon (it heats up in 30 seconds without the mess). Bagels, milk, noodle bowls, and chips. Oh yeah.....and a case of beer.

I leave on Sunday for 2 weeks. I can shoot on Tuesday morning at 6:01. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!
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Re: Home grown, or vittles brought to camp

Postby WapitiTalk1 » 08 29, 2026 •  [Post 9]

Thegreatwapiti wrote:Just got back from grocery shopping. I too, pre-made frozen meals; chili, sloppy joes, elk burger and rice casserole, and asian steak/rice bowls. Ive got 6 of each so thats 24 meals. Plus hambugers and jalapeño brats. Pre-cooked bacon (it heats up in 30 seconds without the mess). Bagels, milk, noodle bowls, and chips. Oh yeah.....and a case of beer.

I leave on Sunday for 2 weeks. I can shoot on Tuesday morning at 6:01. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!


Go get em TGW. Good luck!
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