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15 Best Tin Foil Camping Recipes to keep you well-fed outdoors

Head into the great outdoors — or even just your own backyard — with these easy and flavorful camping recipes. They’re simple to prepare and easy to clean-up making them a perfect meal after a long day of adventure. You’ll be pleasantly surprised with the variety of foods you can make with limited resources once you hit the campsite. No more baked beans — these recipes have real potential. And they just may convince you to head out on those fun-filled camping trips more often! Tin foil sausage and veggies dinner Chelseasmessyapron.com Bacon Ranch Grilled Potatoes GatherForBread.com Sausage Pierogie Campfire Packets MidlifeHealthyLiving.com Grilled Pineapple Chicken foil Packets CremedelaCrumb.com Grilled peach-glazed Pork Tenderloin and Potatoes Diethood.com Hot Ham and Pineapple Campfire sandwiches DessertNowDinnerLater.com Stuffed Peppers in Foil Packets PegsHomeCooking.com Camping Quesadilla CupcakeDiariesBlog.com TIN FOIL SAUSAGE AND VEGGIES jambalaya ChelseasMessyApron.com Philly cheesesteak tin foil dinners HighHeelsandGrills.com Grilled Chicken Fajita foil packet meal RealHousemoms.com Easy Salmon and…

Planning your food for outdoor adventures

When you’re heading out on an adventure, with days planned full of activities, you want food that will nourish and revitalize you. Hiking, climbing, swimming, paddling, gathering fire wood, lugging equipment — you’re going to be burning more calories than you think. An adventurer should plan for about 1.5 to 2.5 pounds of food — about 2,500 to 4,500 calories — per person per day, depending on the individual and their exertion level. Even if you’re car camping, you’ll still likely be exerting yourself more than on a typical day. Extra food is essential for any overnight trip, but a common beginner mistake is to pack too much food, forcing you to haul extra weight everywhere you wander. Only experience will allow you to dial in your personal food requirements, but Bob Frye, outdoors editor for the Tribune-Review, everybodyadventures.com and lifelong outdoorsman, offers expert advice. Day Hike Even if your weekend adventure won’t include any overnights,…