Food and Cookware for 3 People for a 9 Day Canoe Trip in the BWCA

[@tonymayer4372]

Thanks for the great ideals. Vids like this help the novice like me. Greatly appreciated.

[@MamasBasecamp]

I plan to do a video for a 10-day we are planning when I get the food together this summer. That's 3 people X 3 meals per day X 10 days and I am just imagining how I can prep and pack to get all 30 meals into the blue barrel!

[@tonymayer4372]

I'll be waiting for the vids. I'm sure you'll figure out how to get it shoved in there. Around how much will the barrel weigh full?

[@MamasBasecamp]

I'm sure it will be between 40 & 50 pounds. The barrel pack isn't that light even by itself, but we really like it for canoe trips.

[@TheMidwestPiper]

I wish I was coming along. :o) I only have taken mountain house meals. Great meals

[@MamasBasecamp]

Thanks! I love dehydrating our own meals but don't always have the time with work and everything else. Getting ready of the trip is all part of the fun. I'm really enjoying the BWCA videos on your channel!

[@nicole-1855]

Nice list! I planning our meals now just ordered a 5 day supply of mountain house entrees for our suppers on our trip. I still need to figure out our lunches for our bwca trip in two weeks. I wish I had a vacuum sealer.

[@MamasBasecamp]

Nicole - do it cold lunches while paddling or cook things in camp? Have a wonderful trip! What entry point?

[@nicole-1855]

Thank you! I’m sooooo excited! Entry point 16 this time around. We just got the permits this week. It’s kinda a last minute trip before school starts. I haven’t been there in years! I’m going to do all cold lunches. Our first night I’m going to make fresh shish kebabs. I’m assuming the steaks and veggies will keep fresh for the drive up there.

[@denisejacoby965]

watching this gave me some good ideas when we camp here in south Florida. those cinnamon apples would be awesome on your pancakes. What does that noom taste like? what about the sugar free oatmeal's with apples and cinnamon?

[@MamasBasecamp]

I would love to try pancakes with cinnamon apples! Great idea! The Nuun is slightly fizzy and comes in many flavors my husband drinks the lemon lime and the grape. I've not tasted it, I just drink water, he uses it to get electrolytes he says it's not as sweet as the Gatorade.

[@wiseoleowl5154]

Where did you get your reflector oven?

[@MamasBasecamp]

Hi Wayne, I bought it from Rutabaga for a Christmas gift to my husband. Thanks for watching!

[@wiseoleowl5154]

@@MamasBasecamp I checked out their website and found that they have a very wide supply of equipment for canoe camping. Thanks for putting me on to their site. 👍👍

[@asiam7436]

You did a fantastic job with meal planning and vlogging. Have a fantastic trip! I did a 9 Day Solo in the BWCA last fall. So relaxing to have that much time in the backcountry. I wish I had a reflector oven. Where did you get the individual Gatorade packets? I use a small Nalgene container but it's too heavy.

[@MamasBasecamp]

Solo Over 50 the Gatorade I purchased at the grocery store, Woodman's. Thank you so much for your kind comments. I watched your video series on your BWCA trip and really enjoyed it. Also saw your more recent video with the broken rib. Hope you have had a smooth recovery. I didn't follow what you were saying about the Nalgene bottle - are you saying you are carrying in a bottle of liquid Gatorade?

[@asiam7436]

I knew I recognized your name! Please forgive me for forgetting. Thankfully my rib wasn't broken. A few people said cartilage or some such thing can dislodge and hurt like the dickens and then go away in about a month which it did. For the Gatorade, I put powdered Gatorade into a small but heavy Nalgene jar. It is a mess to try to get it into a smartwater bottle. I'm sure the packets of powder is easier to pour and not nearly as messy. Plastic bags don't work because they don't seal well once the gatorade gets in the grooves which means sticky gatorade everywhere.

[@bobsteeb937]

Nice presentation and great ideas for me. May I suggest jimmy deans pre-cooked turkey sausage.

[@MamasBasecamp]

The Jimmy Dean's sounds delicious! Thanks for the tip.

[@donaldblankenship7541]

Ya missed a digit: It's for 30 ppl right? Also, ya meant Cadillacs not canoes, right?

[@MamasBasecamp]

Donald Blankenship you are right! It's our one big family vacation in the year so instead of our heavy canoe we rent a Cadillac (Kevlar) for a 9 day trip and fill the food barrel as well as we can so we can eat and portage like kings ;-)