It’s never too early for a good idea and never too late for dreaming! As the new year begins and life settles back into a routine, the time is now to take that seed of an idea and plant it in fertile ground. There’s a full year of adventure in…
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5 Tips For How To Cook Over A Campfire
There’s nothing better than the magic of a campfire on a cool night — the crackling of the wood, the familiar woodsy smell, and the opportunity for some campfire cooking! Whether it’s perfecting your method or bringing the right gear, planning and thinking ahead matters when it comes to depending on your own fire building and skills to cook over an open fire with unrelenting high temperatures…Here are 5 tips for a successful campfire cookout!
REMIX! Take your Texas State Fair Chili beyond the bowl.
From the moment we launched our TX State Fair Chili, it has been an award-winning fan favorite! Over the years, we’ve realized the true potential for chili to transcend any and all culinary rules. A true wild card of camp comfort foods and a champion of flavor pairings. So, without…
The Subtle Art of Motherhood & Food
It is an art after all…there are no shortcuts, no rulebooks, and infinite possibilities when embarking upon the journey of motherhood. In many ways, parenting is a lot like creating a new meal or crafting a tasty recipe. It takes creativity, preparation, and going with the flow! We sat down…
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What’s In Our Camp Kitchen?
The Camp Kitchen: A sacred space, where all are welcome! A space dedicated to community, nourishment, flavor, and where hangry campers find solace! As lifelong purveyors of well crafted camp meals and trail food, we have amassed a large repertoire of chef tools and kitchen gadgetry, learning best practices and…
For the Aspiring Adventure Dads & Father Figures
(Jeff and daughter Loren, survey a beaver dam in Ontario, CA – circa 1987) Sitting down with adventure Dad, and Packit Gourmet co-founder Jeff to glean insights from him on the value, risk and reward of providing his daughters with rich wilderness experiences at an early age. You’ve amassed decades…
How to Spring Clean Your Outdoor Gear
After getting home from spending time in the great outdoors, whether it’s a day hike or weeklong camping trip, the last thing anyone feels like doing is cleaning their gear. All too often, exhaustion and procrastination win out, and people tend to stuff their dirty, grimy gear in the far…
New to Nature? Here’s how to leave the great outdoors exactly how you found it
Right now, we all want out. Out of the house, out of the city, or let’s be real, we may go out of our minds! But before heading outside, here’s 8 simple (and very important!) tips on how to respect our land, wildlife and fellow nature-seekers! Let’s start with the…
Nature’s Best Toilet Paper Substitutes
As I write this, Charmin, Cottonelle, and Downy Soft toilet paper, to name a few, are “currently unavailable” on Amazon. This verifies what you’ve always suspected: When things get scary in the US, the first thing most of us think about is pooping. The average American goes through 30 rolls…
How to Use Freeze-Dried & Dehydrated Ingredients in Your Home Cooking
If there’s one thing I’ve learned as the Chef of a camping food company, it’s that once you experience the convenience of using dried ingredients in home-cooking, there is no going back! Need some onion? Tomatoes? Jalapenos to kick up the heat? Grab your jar of dehydrated jalapenos and simply…