A simple meal plan for a weekend car camping trip for 3 people. This meal plan is written assuming that you’ll be camping right next to your vehicle, so the meals are not optimized for weight.
Contents:
I- The Meal Plan
II- Gear needed
III- Shopping List
IV- At Home Prep
V- Camp Prep & Dining
I – The Meal Plan:
Friday Lunch: Stop at your favorite road trip restaurant along the way!
Friday Dinner: Sausage and Pepper Foil pack, Sweet Potatoes
Saturday Breakfast: Instant Oatmeal
Saturday Lunch: Instant Ramen
Saturday Dinner: Potatoes and Chili
Sunday Breakfast: Instant Oatmeal
Sunday Lunch: Salmon Mac & Cheese
II – Required Gear/Tools:
At home for prep:
- Chopping board
- Chopping Knife
- Aluminum Foil
- Quart sized Ziploc bag or other container (3)
At camp:
- Pot to boil things in
- Spork (3)
- Camping Mug (3)
- Soap + sponge to clean dishes with
III – Shopping List
Quantities are written for 3 people. If you tend to have a smaller appetite, go with the lower number, if you have a larger appetite or want to bring some extra, go with the higher number.
Produce:
- Bell pepper (1-2)
- Sweet Potato (2-4)
- Russet Potato (2-4)
Refrigerated:
- 4 pack of fully cooked sasauge (1-2)
Prepared/Dried:
- Instant Oatmeal Packet (6-12)
- Instant Mac and Cheese box (2-4)
- Salmon Pouch (1-2)
- Instant Ramen (3-6)
- Canned Chili (2-4)
Snacks (Quantity up to you):
- Goldfish bag
- Peanut M&Ms
- Pretzel sticks
- Walnuts
- Sunflower seeds
- Pumpkin seeds
- Beef Jerky
IV – Prep at Home
Snack Packs:
Grab 3 quart sized ziplocs (or container) and divide the following snacks among the 3 bags:
- Goldfish
- Peanut M&Ms
- Pretzel sticks
- Walnuts
- Sunflower seeds
- Pumpkin seeds
Sausage Pepper and Sweet Potato Dinner:
Line out 3 sheets of foil, chop the sausage and peppers. Distribute them in the packs and fold the packs tightly closed.
Wash the sweet potatoes, and pierce each one with a fork 3-5 times. This is to make sure they don’t explode when they are heating up.
Chili + Potatoes Dinner:
Wash and pierce potatoes with a fork 3-5 times, then wrap in foil.
V – Camp Prep & Dining
Friday Lunch: Stop at your favorite road trip restaurant along the way!
Friday Dinner: Sausage + pepper foil pack, sweet potatoes
At camp: throw the sweet potatoes in the fire about 20 minutes before throwing the foil packs in the fire.
Saturday Breakfast: Instant Oatmeal
At camp: Boil the water. Empty the packets into each mug, and add desired amount of water. If the packets are made from paper, you can use them as kindling for a future fire.
Saturday Lunch: Instant noodle soup
At camp: Boil the water. While this is going, empty your soup packets into each mug, and add boiled water into mug.
Saturday Dinner: Potatoes and Chili
At camp: Throw foil wrapped potatoes into fire. Empty chili into pot, and boil. Make sure to stir it frequently to prevent it sticking to the pan.
Sunday Breakfast: Instant Oatmeal
Sunday Lunch: Salmon Mac & Cheese
At camp: Empty noodles into pot, and just cover with water. Boil it, stirring it frequently. Less water helps so that no water needs to be poured out. Add the cheese packet once the noodles are at your desired tenderness. Open the salmon pouch and mix it in with the mac and cheese.
Enjoy!
