First Time Dutch Oven Cooking

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Are you someone who loves to spend a great deal of time outdoors? If you are, chances are that you love camping and cooking over an open flame. Sound about right? Perhaps in the past, you have heard about a device known as a dutch oven, but you have never used one. Many people haven’t. These devices are great for camping and making good food over the fire. If you are planning to use one and it’s your first time, here are a few things you should know about how to do it.

Your New Dutch Oven

Okay, so let’s say that after long consideration, you decided to buy a dutch oven. Congratulations! When you are purchasing a dutch oven, you will want to get one that is made out of great cast iron. This is important. Be sure to get one with a great lid and a handle as well. Make sure that you get a dutch oven whose lid has a lips for coals to be stored while cooking. This is very important as well. Now, once you have your dutch oven on hand, you will need to season it before its first use. To season your dutch oven, you will want to rinse it with water. You will want to place the dutch oven over a fire to allow the water to dry. This will also sterilize your dutch oven. You will then want to coat the inside of your dutch oven with a light coat of oil. You will want to let the oil sit for about an hour, wipe it out and repeat the process.

Operating Your Dutch Oven

Now, once you have your dutch oven all set to rock and roll, you will need to learn how to control the heat in it. You will probably want to use charcoal to cook but you can use wood if you want to. There are many things that you can cook in a dutch oven. You can make chili or even soup.  Rice and noodles are also great choices to cook in a dutch oven. Keep in mind though that you can use a dutch oven to bake as well, but you will see that anything you can cook at home can easily be cooked in a dutch oven and it’s really easy to do!

Your first time cooking in a dutch oven does not have to be scary or make you nervous. Once you know what you’re doing, you will see that using a dutch oven to cook is actually very simple and quite enjoyable. Give it a try on your next camping trip or even in your backyard and see for yourself how great owning a dutch oven can be.

How to Build the Perfect Campfire

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If you are planning a trip out into the wilderness, it is highly important for you to know how to fend for yourself. You will have to know how to cook without electric and more importantly, you will need to know how to pitch a tent. More importantly, you will need to know how to build a perfect campfire for those cold nights when you need to keep warm. Building a campfire is not nearly as hard as it may look. It’s actually quite easy. Here are a few tips and tricks that you can use to build the perfect campfire.

Getting Started

The first thing you will need to do when you are planning to build the perfect campfire is to look for a place to build it. Unless there is a fire pit, you will want to choose a place that is not near anything else that may catch on fire. When you have found a place to have your fire, you can clear a space that is between 29 and 32 inches across to have the fire. You will want to take rocks and build a ring to contain your fire. Be sure that the rocks you choose are not saturated with water. This would be dangerous. You will want to keep a bucket of water nearby just in case things get out of hand. You will then want to gather up some firewood. Be sure to use only wood and twigs that have already fallen. Never tear a tree down for this purpose. You will want to have some dense leaves as well.

Building the Fire

Now that you have everything you need to build the fire, you will want to take some of the twigs and start to actually build the fire. You will want to have a small, loose pile. The gaps are important so that air can feed the fire. You will also want to take some twigs and construct a pyramid. When you have this done, you will want to light the twigs on fire with a match. When you notice the strength of the fire is growing, you can add some bigger twigs and such to keep it going. You can do this until you do not want your fire to burn anymore. Then you will want to be sure that you extinguish every last ember so you do not start a forest fire.

It is easy to build the perfect campfire if you take your time and know what you are doing. Now that you have an idea as to how you can go about building the perfect campfire, it should be no problem for you the next time you go out into the wilderness. Be careful and  have fun!

Best Ways to Spend Time at a Campground

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If you are planning a camping trip with your kids and family in the near future, you may not know what to expect. Most of the time, you spend time at the beach or doing something where you’d stay in a hotel. This will be your first time at a campground and you are not sure what to expect or even what there is to do. The truth is that there are lots of things for you to do at the campground. Here are just a few ideas to keep you busy.

Spend Family Time

One of the best things for you to do when you are at a campground is to spend family time. You will be using your natural resources so you won’t have electric. This means there will be no TV to watch and there will also be no computers, so the kids won’t be spending all their time on Facebook. Additionally, there may be no cell phone service where you are at, so you won’t have to worry about the constant texting either. You can teach your kids how to pitch a tent or even how to build the perfect campfire. Additionally, you can talk about what’s going on in their lives and get caught up with them.

Relax!

A great thing you can do at a campground is to simply just relax. This means that you can sit down and read a book or even just listen to some music. A camping trip is relaxing because there is really nothing for you to worry about. Just sit back and distress. It will feel good!

Fishing

Many people wind up going fishing when they go on a camping trip. This is another fun, family activity that you can do with your kids. There is nothing better than spending a relaxing day out on the lake or by the river waiting for the big fish to bite.

Swimming and Other Activities

You may find that some campgrounds have lakes to swim in, but others probably have pools. If it is warm outside, why not take the kids down to the lake or pool and let them swim? This is a great activity and is something the whole family can do. Some camp grounds also offer boating or other family activities that you can participate in.

As you can see, there are many great things for you to do at a campground. A camping trip can be a lot of fun for the entire family. See what your campground offers and make the most of it. Camping trips are great experiences for one and all!

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