Camplore

It’s fairly agreed upon that almost everything tastes better when it’s cooked outside. A wood-burning fire’s coals are the classic, but eventually campground areas and vegetation are negatively affected, so these days you have to bring your own wood to established campgrounds. A campfire burning directly on the ground can have long-lasting impact to the soil and microorganisms for a good distance around the fire. All the more reason to use only established campfire rings in camp, whether you’re burning wood or using charcoal.

A camp stove or backpacking stove is the best alternative, though, for lighter impact as well as efficiency.

We use a camp stove for most breakfasts, and frequently use dutch ovens and charcoal for dinners. But the stove usually gets fired up for wash water and, you might expect, coffee.

Camp coffee isn’t that gourmet stuff you’ll find at Starbucks, but it manages to taste pretty good just because we’re outdoors. Some adults have treated us to Starbucks while we’re out, but I have yet to see anyone pull off anything like this latte art.

Hmm, maybe the next in-camp competition?

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