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Cooking on Car Trips – Food
This year I bought a car and spent some time traveling with it. With traveling comes provisioning, which has to be planned well if you don’t want to lose a…
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Wild Fruit of Lapland (Sweden)
This year I’ve spent 3 weeks in Sweden, most of it in Lapland, the northernmost part of the country. The climate is quite harsh there — it's a lot colder…
Posted inTwo Weeks as a Scout Camp Cook
Scout Camp Field Kitchen and its Features
Kitchens at scout camps in my organisation are never built by professionals and are not made with long-lasting materials. A kitchen building will usually serve us for about three weeks,…
Smoking – The Absolute Basics
Smoking is by far my favourite food preservation method. It’s not because of the preservation itself, but because of the way it changes the flavour of food. Smoking is very…
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Two Weeks as a Scout Camp Cook – Where I Was and What I’ve Done
I spent all of July with the scouts — the first two weeks with my own group, and the next two at a larger scout camp. On the second trip,…
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Minimalist cooking gear — preparations for another travel
I was in Romania, slowly making my way up the mountains, overloaded with tens of kilograms of equipment and food. I was in Scotland, walking through the highlands with mostly…
Daily food rations for hiking — simple, light and nutritious
Everybody knows military food rations and MREs — long-lasting, durable food in plastic bags, always featuring a flameless chemical heater or a small Esbit-type stove. For some outdoor activity enthusiasts,…
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Burdock — a common plant with plenty uses
Every time I leave my home, I see a lot of burdock growing outside. There is one particular part of the lawn that is completely covered with giant burdock leaves…
What Makes a Good Ferro Rod?
Ferro rod, also called firesteel, is a great fire-lighting tool. It's commonly used in the outdoor niche because of its durability. I covered the technique of using the ferro rod…
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How to Cook Weeds From Your Garden
If you have a garden or a small field you probably ran into some problems related to weeds. You have to weed your garden regularly, otherwise your veggies will be…