Coleman makes a propane campstove that folds up into a pretty small package. It has one burner on one side and a griddle/grille on the other side. You can boil h2o and bbq at the same time. I have used it on both Jeep runs and fly-outs over the years. The other handy item is the queen sized airbed that is as comfortable as a regular bed. Refrigeration for my medication is the only real issue. The 12oz container size is a bit of a hinderance...

I used to use a SVEA too, and still have it but I need a few parts to reseurrect it. Now I use my MSR Whisperlite for everything: snow backpacking, roadside lunch, whatever. Has incredible heat output, and it's fun to just keep pumping it and cranking up the valve til I swear it's going to explode and incinerate me. White gas is fun. I had a scare with the SVEA when I was in high school though. I had flames about 8 feet high coming out of it. My buddies backed off thinking they were about to witness a statistic, but my nerves of steel allowed me to get the situation under control.

I also use teflon coated aluminum cookware now too. Nice and light for backpacking... and flying of course. Cleans up with just a wipe if water is scarce.

Has anyone tried the Jet Boil system they have over at bushwheels.

Since this thread IS called "crock cookin", I thought I'd show off tonight's creation: pork carnitas.

Oh, that's your crockpot ! I was going to say you may need to see a doctor if it was a picture of the comode.

Prob will look the same on the other end too.

You nasty buggers! Junior started this about food, not processing.
Last week: two pheasant, braised in Olive oil and a dab of butter, lightly breaded with Tyme and rosemary. One large onion cut into eighths, 2 lbs of Chanterelle mushrooms also in olive oil a little white wine and chicken broth. It was so good, I had volunteers to do the dishes! Would have been a little better if I had done it in the field over the old Coleman two burner.

Kurt, that sounds mightly delicious. I've never had pheasant. Is it like chicken, duck, what? Gamey? Anything that eats sage brush should be avoided, they tend to taste very gamey.

Well, here's last night's outcome:

It's fall. The crockpot came out today and is currently full of veggie soup. What should I make next? Looking for some ideas.

1seventyZ

I have some spare SVEA parts, from back in my rock climbing days.
Try to describe the ones you need, I will see if I can dig em up.

Chris C

One of my favorite cookpot recipes is potato-leek soup, and I add about a pound of fish to it.

Saute 5-6 medium leeks in 4 TBS butter, add 4 TBS flour, 6 cups hot water, 1 TBS salt, 1/4 tsp pepper (I add about a TBS pepper instead), and 4 medium potatoes (peeled & cubed or sliced). Boil over low heat about 30-40 minutes, until the potatoes are tender, then use a masher to break up the leeks & potatoes to bite-size. Add 2 cups milk & 1/2 cup heavy cream (I don't bother with the cream because I usually don't have it on hand), and heat to just below boiling. That's the basic recipe, but I add about a pound of whitefish or trout to it. Be sure to separate the leaves of the leeks and wash well to get all the dirt & grit out. Add a bit of butter and some minced chives before serving. Yum!

For camping food, I make stuff ahead of time from the book, Simple Foods for the Pack. When you get to your campsite all you have to do is add water & boil. It's better than freeze-dried from the store, and a lot cheaper.

For many years I used a Coleman single-burner Peak One stove, but I finally got tired of pumping and dribbling fuel all over. I just bought a Coleman double-burner propane stove and used it at Sun-n-Fun this year, and really like it. It even has electronic ignition - whooppee! For cookware I use the old Boy Scout aluminum stuff, and just started changing over to the blue porcelain stuff with white speckles. Both are easy to clean up and are light.

ASW.

1SeventyZ wrote:Prob will look the same on the other end too.

Gee whiz! I was going to ask for the recipe but not now.

YELLOWMAULE wrote:You nasty buggers! Junior started this about food, not processing.
Last week: two pheasant, braised in Olive oil and a dab of butter, lightly breaded with Tyme and rosemary. One large onion cut into eighths, 2 lbs of Chanterelle mushrooms also in olive oil a little white wine and chicken broth. It was so good, I had volunteers to do the dishes! Would have been a little better if I had done it in the field over the old Coleman two burner.

That sounds delicious.

1SeventyZ wrote:It's fall. The crockpot came out today and is currently full of veggie soup. What should I make next? Looking for some ideas.

A crock pot can make a real good beef or beef/pork chili pretty easy. Basically you dump in the ingredients, stir, and walk away. You can get all fancy and brown the meat beforehand but it is far from necessary. Chili is a good hearty meal on a cold night and can be served in a cup straight or over rice with little fuss and not much cleanup.

AIR SAFETY WARNING !

Do not make chili with beans if you are going to go air camping. The extra ... volume... that beans create inside of you can cause some really uncomfortable moments, even unsafe conditions. As I wrote years ago in my world famous recipe titled "USAF Test Pilot-Approved Chili" (yes, the TPS guys at Edwards loved it)... the unauthorized use of beans can cause preignition and subsequent detonation

Beans are a shortcut and a filler for real Chili Con Carne, by the way. Real chili has no beans in it. Meat, tomato sauce, onion powder or finely chopped onion, garlic (easy on this too if you're aviatin'), bell peppers and spices.

IMHO (as a total neophyte in this subject) what is needed in the world of air-camping is a small cookostove that can use 100LL airplane fuel as a normal diet. Keeps all the extra flammables out of the cockpit, gives you more room for food in the same pack, and you usually have it available pretty easily under the airplane.

EZFlap wrote:IMHO (as a total neophyte in this subject) what is needed in the world of air-camping is a small cookostove that can use 100LL airplane fuel as a normal diet. Keeps all the extra flammables out of the cockpit, gives you more room for food in the same pack, and you usually have it available pretty easily under the airplane.

It sounds good in theory (we've all wished for that, some have tried it.) Here was the response from MSR after TomD contacted them to inquire about 100LL. The only concern really is lead poisoning:

Mountain Safety Research, Inc (MSR) wrote:AvGas or Aviation fuel is meant for non-jet or non-turbo prop aircraft,
it generally only comes in two grades, 100 and 100LL but also 80/87 in
some places. The LL is for low lead and it has about half the lead of
the standard 100 grade fuel, if the 80/87 grade is available it has the
lowest lead content. However, it does have lead so you should take every
precaution to prevent the fumes from coming into contact with food and
understand that lead can be harmful to your health.
The best stove for occasional AvGas use is the XGK EX. One could use
the Dragon fly but it will clog more rapidly then the XGK. We do not
recommend using the Whisperlite International for burning AVGas.