Brilliant Camping Food Hacks

Don't go camping without preparing these food hacks to make roughin' it a little easier!
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[@ScienceBang]

Please DO NOT FRY ANYTHING in a can, cans contain an interior plastic lining, which can burn! Forms of cooking without direct heat are fine, such as pressure cooking and boiling or steaming, but please do not hold it near dry heat like a campfire or try to fry something in it.

[@andreaflorecitas]

Thanks for the warning. Persons like you helps to a lot of people

[@scottmckenzie4635]

depends on the can, man.

[@aethersaurusrex]

Those lining are 80% BPA (in most cases) be carful!

[@BM205]

I've been doin it for years, but that may be what's wrong with me😂Good advice!

[@sleddy01]

@@BM205 Keep going. BPAs might be keeping your body together.

[@johnkern9364]

0:39 A missed opportunity to say "No s'more mess"

[@pek5117]

HI JOHN IM FROM BUZZ FEED WOULD YOU LIKE A JOB?

[@primabellas6856]

We camp a lot. I try to limit my spices to save space but I hate not having all my favorites. The pill organizer idea is such a great solution! Thanks for sharing. :)

[@KingrynoWD-40]

That egg in a bottle is such a simple hack that I've completely overlooked it!! All this time I've been bringing a dozen eggs with me everytime I went out 😂

[@baronedipiemonte3990]

That's how i used to make instant pudding

[@marsma90]

You don’t even have to mix them together. You can break into a plastic jar (i.e., empty mayo jar) and they will pour out separately when used.

[@epicwave7060]

How long are they good for like that ?

[@anitasplaylistklassen6320]

@Lu Cheng how do they sell liquid eggs in the store then? They are all broken.

[@StephanieGrace19]

@@anitasplaylistklassen6320 look at the ingredients in the liquid egg beaters. Xerium gum, folic acid and a bunch of other preservatives. Cracking eggs and putting them in a bottle like that makes the eggs go bad FAST. Not a good idea if you’re looking to camp and eat them for a few days.

[@baronedipiemonte3990]

As for a can opener, go to a surplus, camping store, or on line and get a few of the old military issue P-38 can openers. It folds flat and can be carried in a wallet, purse,or on a key ring. It's not fast, but it works

[@totoroben]

I was thinking this too!! Even easier: just order it online.

[@rebeccaflagler2629]

I do this at home . You can make strong Ice Tea freeze in ice cube tray . Put them in a slider bag. When you want tea put one or two in a glass of water .

[@nrgltwrkr2225]

One of the changes I would make to update this video is to simply wrap all of the items that you would normally wrap in aluminum foil and cook, with a layer of parchment paper first, and then the foil, to prevent foods from absorbing aluminum while cooking. Great, fun video. Thanks.

[@jimsandifar8310]

That is gteat to know. Thanks

[@belindaroadley]

Most kitchen parchment paper now has a plastic coating to help with non-stick, so either way you're getting things in your body you probably don't want. :)

[@belindaroadley]

@@nrgltwrkr2225 Yep you're right, silicone or that lovely teflon rubbish. But silicone is also a synthetic monomer in which silica is only one ingredient. Unfortunately there have been very few studies done on the leaching potential of silicone. There are a few scattered studies that suggest silicone will leach endocrine disruptors, especially when in contact with high-fat content material. Among other things. Worth looking into. :) I can't say I'm particularly borthered either way, as I don't use kitchen supplies in this fashion. But jumping down research rabbit holes can be entertaining. :)

[@thomaswilson4441]

@@belindaroadley thanks you guys for putting this info out there

[@JackRR15]

Lmao this is such a Karen type myth come one. Aluminum foil doesn't leech into food to the point it's an issue for humans. If yes then please provide your proof/sources.

[@richardgray1730]

if when you are freezing food in zip lock bags freeze them flat. Them they will fit in your cooler like books. If it is something like chicken you are going grill do not fill the bag too much. 2 or 3 thin blocks of frozen chicken is a lot easier to cook than a 2 or 3 inch block..

[@AMO683]

"Hey would you give me one of my heart pills?" "how about some chili powder instead?"

[@briannaheino1610]

Cayenne pepper actually is supposed stop a heart attack so. One pill I think

[@miguelmarquez4192]

Or some hot beer popcorn!

[@kbwaterbug29]

Please do not keep cooked potatoes wrapped in aluminum wrap. By depriving the potato of air you can breed botulism in the potato and no amount of reheating will get rid of it. If you want to partially cook the potatoes put them in a container unwrapped to take with you and then rewrap them right before you reheat them

[@sjordan7085]

If you put whole cloves in the apples, like nails going through the skin, as well as raisens, cinnamon and nutmeg in the center that tastes delicious too.

[@actionste3209]

Anybody else die inside when they saw the metal spatula on the nonstick pan?

[@justinbarron8109]

I died when I saw them cut the onion and throw it in the bag with the damn skin on it....

[@Erica-nh4fq]

Yes! Every time! In real life too- I don't get why people do that .. and a metal fork!?! No metal on metal please. :)

[@mszuzubookitty4646]

How about the egg in what looks like an old used water bottle. Yuck.

[@kaieden]

You can literally see them scratch it too 🤮

[@jimlastname]

@@mszuzubookitty4646 Just stop. GTHO with your snowflake-ness.

[@sayyoraabduhalim6159]

alternative title : ways to use aluminium foil

[@SimirJohnson]

Brought to you by Reynolds Wrap

[@jonirnmomba4130]

And plastic bottles

[@saravanroosbroeck5414]

And never forget to use twice as much as you actually need! That being said, I never realized camping involved so much plastic as well, even the cutlery. I must've been doing it wrong all these years. Thanks to this video, I now know the proper way!

[@rocketraccoon9898]

50 shades of aluminium

[@CarstenHodes]

How to waste aluminium like a pro.

[@laurenfincham6036]

I don’t even go camping but I watched this anyway

[@evaakhtar]

Same but I would like to!

[@anthonychihuahua]

I would recommend you both give camping a try👍 It's an _in-tents_ experience! ⛺

[@kaywatson6505]

Large dice pumpkin, butter, brown sugar, walnuts, pinch salt sprinkle of ginger or cinnamon. Fire bake until pumpkin is tender. Turn regular.

[@jodybogdanovich4333]

I love the No Mess s'mores, especially for camping with grandkids! Or actually with anyone LOL. Sticky Fingers was a great album though 🤘🤣

[@kang1599]

Jiffy pop dude, who eats such a tiny amount of popcorn, an bring a Coleman stove next time

[@elizabethhaley5964]

Nah man food wrapped in tin foil cooked in the fire is the best way to go camping

[@kang1599]

Nah pancakes in the Morning ON Coleman is the BEST!!! No waiting for fire, boom on w your day, bacon in other pan on Coleman, by the way😜, professional

[@laurendavis771]

This is the best camp hack video I've seen so far. All the rest say the same thing. I hadn't considered putting the eggs in a bottle! Now I won't have another messy bowl to clean up!

[@lspthrattan]

Some of these are pretty good tips, but that one where you wear away the metal rim on the can of tuna....um, nope. No way I'm eating all those metal filings that are bound to get into the food (even if I was inclined to ever eat tuna, which I'm not).

[@SjofnBM1989]

The popcorn pop can one looked like it could go horribly wrong in many different ways maybe don't try that.

[@algo6485]

Especially after a few too many Modelos lol

[@coffeepot3123]

When out in the wilderness far from a hospital i surely want to eat popcorn out of sharp soda can.. I mean if it's not intended for eating out of then why even bother considering basically *everyone* brings some form of stainless mug to boil shit in etc.

[@budcunningham6732]

We cook a lot of our food before we go camping. We have smoked ribs and vacuum sealed them and froze them. We boil them in our dutch oven at our campsite. If works for breakfast burritos and several other foods too. We came up with this idea when we tent camped in the Smoky Mountains , when we have to cautious about the beans

[@obijuankenobi420]

Those pesky beans

[@ttaattssuuyyaa77]

Always good to keep your Bean Spray nearby

[@skippythealien9627]

Some of these are pretty good like the pill case for spices and the bottle for eggs

[@michaelgrimes5588]

I like the eggs one in a bottle.gonna try that.

[@05Paladin]

Not even mentioning the perfectly non-stick cast iron skillet used to scramble eggs

[@deborahelliott8460]

can openers are only a buck at dollar tree, so that is a no brainer to bring one. rest assured, you can also pop popcorn just like those jiffy pops when you buy 2 tins at dollar tree, put some oil, use a metal coathanger for the handle and put aluminum over it to pop it. YES it will expand, so leave it room to do so. as for the other hacks, those are pretty cool.

[@salvadortorres3276]

Most of these are pretty cool and useful. I have used them. The one I would avoid is the eggs in the bottle. Just buy Egg Beaters in a carton. Once you crack eggs like that, the quality and safety is tricky.

[@steelontarget]

Not if you keep them refrigerated in a 12V fridge.

[@whoever6458]

You can actually cook potatoes all the way in a campfire in the embers.

[@smorodinkaja6871]

We always did that with parents. Best tasting potatoes ! Ever! Who need meet!?? With all those roasted zuccinis, tomatoes, bell peppers , corn, parsnip and peaches with honey!!! Non of us missed meat at all. And we are not vegetarians

[@JonGarrood]

pre scramble eggs.........nice one

[@schlumbl84]

That pill case hack is great. I always think about how to spare some space and weight. Its a huge difference if you have a dozen glasses or just a box with you. I will give this a try.

[@marciamason5197]

The only time you have to poke holes in a potato is if you are microwaving it. A potato baking otherwise will not explode.

[@rebeccaflagler2629]

When you put things in the fridge or freezer I date things so I know how old things are , then they were opened .

[@LizzyTexBorden]

Can't. stop. tapping. my. feet.

[@8667paddle]

PLEASE, take all of that used aluminum foil and make sure it gets in the trash and not left in the fire after use. These are some great ideas!

[@ginaluster9207]

Okay. That weekly pill container for spices is genius. I was trying to try and free some space and this is perfect. Thanks!

[@bent56chevy]

I'm sure the metal filings from opening the can of tuna will love your stomach

[@owenwilliams3285]

I use the pillcase spice rack. it's a great idea

[@suecollins3246]

Love the background music!

[@stonedplatypus1283]

1:25 WhErEs ThE fLaYvA? On a side note, they've made this video at least 3 times. Look it up

[@20rs06]

When the city kids go camping, OOF.

[@melindabates]

The Carmel apple bombs look good!

[@GatecrasherSlim]

that herbs inside pill case is amazing fairplay

[@grimmlord4211]

I made apple cabbage stew on a camping trip and it's a good thing to try

[@AndreaLeigh111900]

great hacks we could use for the war

[@RAMtrails]

Lol the can popcorn is a fail on many levels

[@embersash9204]

Thank you! These are brilliant! That s’mores cone tho😍🤤

[@lavi1218]

I like the spices in pill container idea

[@sharpe67]

Slip a big nail into end of potato. Speeds up thorough cooking.

[@user-uk4yv2jk8t]

This video is very cool. gave me an inspirations Thnx

[@86eastbay]

The tuna can hack just saved someone’s life

[@raeallen2708]

Or just get one of those jiffy pop things. It’s a lot easier.

[@user-bn1md1mz5g]

such as pressure cooking and boiling or steaming, but please do not hold it near dry heat like a campfire or try to fry something in it.

[@genica83]

That can hack is asking for some stitches on the hand to be made. 😂

[@otpfernando8459]

I just went camping yesterday and I just came back

[@sharonlloyd3416]

The taco fixings thing is also called a Walking Taco and is used with Doritos instead of corn chips. Delicious!

[@obijuankenobi420]

Fritos are the way.

[@808sandheartbreak2]

We did something similar with Fritos and chili and call it a Frito pie. Used to eat them at my dad's softball games

[@arfmoo]

I wouldn't try the scrambled eggs in a bottle. Eggs keep much better in the shell, once you crack them they spoil much quicker.

[@AlleenLoveHope]

as long as they're kept sealed and cold, they'll be good for a few days, even longer if you freeze them first.

[@lindap.p.1337]

Thx for a bunch of good ideas. Some can be used in your home, not just camping.

[@SharkGirl]

The spices is what ill do next

[@thebrizzell]

Helps if you try before posting. Start with your coffee idea.

[@sykezadventures]

Thank you for all the tips. I will try this the next time we go outdoor.

[@MrPlooky]

the smores idea was best

[@finjibuns]

I often find when im camping there is a large concrete surface I can rub a can on 🙄

[@VoteBlue450]

I have a giant pill box I'M going to fill with spices...Brillant

[@mikesbikes1575]

You must play that song every time you cook!

[@generalsquid69]

dont do the popcorn in a can one the inside of all cans are lined with plastic and it will definitely melt onto the popcorn

[@synn103]

Modelo popcorn I’m in lol

[@vincegiaccone4411]

Great camping ideas...thanks.

[@sunflower6372]

Here's an idea they ought to add to the camping ideas I cook the meat I take camping to me it's less likely to spoil

[@loreneknight9755]

Great ideas...LOVE the music!

[@Oldsparkey]

Scrambled Eggs. OvaEasy crystallized egg powder is just as good as real eggs since it's real eggs. Pancakes , I use Zip Lock bags. Add the pancake mix to the bag , wright on the outside the amount of water needed and squeeze the air out. Zip it shut. In camp add the water , squeeze the air out and mix it up. Take a knife and cut a corner off the bag , now you can squeeze the amount of pancake batter that you want for each pancake out of the bag.

[@lorapoo8352]

1:02 looks like a shriveled up rotten apple with gooey mold inside

[@lspthrattan]

okay fair point but I have to say--I've had these. They look terrible but they're pretty damn tasty. You can also use other fillings, if the caramel is too much gooey sugar for you; chopped nuts, dried fruits, etc.

[@moreclips805]

I’m using that coffee tea bag idea

[@aiv1366]

They sell single use tea bags you can use your coffee in

[@rebeccaflagler2629]

Use magic marker for dating things . The meat it is good to cook before putting it in the freezer so things are easy .

[@An_Gold]

Love the can opening idea :)

[@BuySellColoradoSprings]

Stopped at the knife cutting an aluminum can.. No no

[@gmoutdoorsandmore7731]

Cool simple ideas! I will be trying them!

[@Erica-nh4fq]

I just got back from camping - Too bad I didn't see this before! Great tips for next time! Thanks for sharing.

[@Hunters779]

The hacks are so useful

[@sadul]

Better title for this video is "good snack hacks for camping".

[@Kez_abi]

4:09 and 4:10 ITS A DIFFERENT COOL BOX

[@Jezidka]

The only thing I would use is the pancake and coffee hack

[@diedertspijkerboer]

I'm not sure how I am going to carry this in my backpack on a multi-day hiking trip.

[@rebelbecky276]

Using a pill minder for spices? Why didn't I think of that?🤭 I'm definitely going to try the baked apple with caramel next camping trip.

[@Nnyyff]

I remember watching this video a year ago '_'

[@SoapyFae]

Not sure how safe that can opening tip is. You don't want bits of metal in your food!

[@robindwyer8357]

You just saved my life!!!

[@totoroben]

The "walking taco" idea is so popular right now, chip companies are making bags for this purpose

[@corydriver7634]

Yeah handing a kid a cut open beer can seems like a good idea. I’m sure the chemicals in that can are fine though.

[@maryparks3389]

....and the trip to the ER for stitches.

[@firinglinechannel]

Definitely gonna try the apple one

[@campoutdoors2839]

Definitely going to try some.

[@birdlady2725]

Great ideas! Thank you.

[@pedroclaro7822]

Btw cooking with aluminum foil is hazardous for your health :)

[@cmlmc1]

Wow these are really good thanks

[@supriyaraor3607]

thanks for the offer, but i think I'll use most of these hacks while being at home no wait nevermind im too lazy for that

[@SharkGirl]

Great camping hacks. Thank you for sharing

[@casc0006]

Great ideas

[@hahahahno9690]

i know y’all did not JUST discover walking tacos.

[@sherrysvesnik7711]

Awesome ideas!!

[@l.l.8022]

The spices in the pill container is brilliant, otherwise, I'm way too vegan for the rest of it 😂

[@mnight207]

Anybody know what brand chips they used for the first meal?

[@jennag3226]

Fritos?