My backpacking trips tend to involve two markedly different approaches to eating. If I’m backpacking alone, I favor dehydrated camping meals (usually Firepot Mac n’ Greens) that I can whip up quickly ...

Trevor Takara's best camping meal is ribeye steak and asparagus with garlic salt and black pepper, potatoes, peppers, Stubb's seasoning, and olive oil. Prep time: 45 minutes, all in camp—gotta make ...

When you’re heading out on a camping trip, planning meals that are both convenient and tasty can be a bit of a challenge. Fresh foods like fruits and vegetables are great, but for long trips or when ...

Adam Roy is the executive editor of Backpacker. He lives in Colorado’s Front Range, where he spends his free time hiking, climbing, and running his home mountains. I’m a former professional chef and ...

Although the smell of bacon cooking while camping is arguably one of the best smells, anything you cook out in the woods is going to taste amazing, assuming you have the right means to cook it.

Figuring out what to cook while camping can mean the difference between heading out the door or staying home. And choosing a delicious meal that everyone wants to eat can be the difference between ...

Jetboil Flash 1.0 System, BioLite CampStove 2+, and GSI Selkirk are among the best camp stoves of 2025. Camp stoves get lighter and more efficient every year with more compact form factors and smarter ...

Spend any time in the backcountry or the campground at your local state park, and you'll quickly realize the importance of a good meal outdoors. You need the calories for hiking, and good food helps ...