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Post by ltravestyl on Jan 23, 2008 20:24:14 GMT -5
Like everyone said, snacks are the most important thing. You can always find someone selling some kind of food that is desirable. I usually bring a grill because I like to eat hot, non greasy, meals in the wee hours of the morning after I've been partying it up in centeroo. What I've done in the past is make up little camp pouches, meat and veggies in aluminum foil, or shish-kabobs, meat and veggies on a stick. Freeze them the day before we leave then throw them on the grill when we get back to camp at night. They cook in 10-15 mins and aren't greasy or too heavy.
I always make up a big thing of pepperoni rolls the night before we leave as well. They're thick and filling and provide you with those extra carbs you'll need.
I also always bring fresh fruit, it takes up some room in the cooler but I can't stand those processed fruit cups, they don't sit the same on my stomach in the heat.
Like everyone said, snacks are the most important thing. You can always find someone selling some kind of food that is desirable. I usually bring a grill because I like to eat hot, non greasy, meals in the wee hours of the morning after I've been partying it up in centeroo. What I've done in the past is make up little camp pouches, meat and veggies in aluminum foil, or shish-kabobs, meat and veggies on a stick. Freeze them the day before we leave then throw them on the grill when we get back to camp at night. They cook in 10-15 mins and aren't greasy or too heavy.
I always make up a big thing of pepperoni rolls the night before we leave as well. They're thick and filling and provide you with those extra carbs you'll need.
I also always bring fresh fruit, it takes up some room in the cooler but I can't stand those processed fruit cups, they don't sit the same on my stomach in the heat.
I think this year I'm going to make some fruit salad and put it in those little tiny plastic containers. That way, it won't get crushed, will stay dry, and hopefully won't get soggy.
In the past, we've done a big can of powdered gatorade (for the camelbaks when we use the Bonnaroo water), granola bars, and last year we did uncrustables. Uncrustables ended up being what we ate the most. They were perfect for breakfast with a granola bar and some juice or gatorade.
Otherwise, it was Roo food. VIP and vendors. MMMM, arepas!
Post by Free Spirit Alessia on Jan 23, 2008 21:07:40 GMT -5
alessiasurfsny said:
..Actually karma for you all for helping me out ! Thank you for all your ideas!!
okkk yeaaa so I just realized I can only give out Karma once an hour... so those are going to be invisible karmas lol... sorry I still really really really appreciate it!
^^^^^^^ There's a lot to be said for sammie meats and a couple loaves of white bread man! Yum!
But, if you are interested in doing a little cooking at your campsite, just bring something like a simple propane burner, a pot and a wooden spoon. We did last year, and were able to make things like Ramen Noodles, instant potatoes, baked beans, scrambled eggs in the AM, etc. etc. etc. And you're just dealing w/ minimal clean-up then as well...
"We're no longer called Sonic Death Monkey. We're on the verge of becoming Kathleen Turner Overdrive, but just for tonight, we are Barry Jive and his Uptown Five. "
^^^^^^^ There's a lot to be said for sammie meats and a couple loaves of white bread man! Yum!
But, if you are interested in doing a little cooking at your campsite, just bring something like a simple propane burner, a pot and a wooden spoon. We did last year, and were able to make things like Ramen Noodles, instant potatoes, baked beans, scrambled eggs in the AM, etc. etc. etc. And you're just dealing w/ minimal clean-up then as well...
Exactly! One pot and I make jambalaya, spaghetti, etc.
i brought sandwiches in ziplock bags and granola bars... LOTS of granola & nature valley bars... but i also used my small coleman grill for breakfast and lunch at the campsite...
The fruit/nut Nature Valley bars are nice because even in the extreme heat, nothing really melted, it just got softer and easier to eat. That's my secret weapon for an energy snack at Roo! :-)
Post by littlebirdie on Jan 24, 2008 15:15:43 GMT -5
i know it's weird but for the last few years we've brought a bag of medium/large sized frozen (pre cooked) shrimp and then cooked them on the grill...a very nice departure from hamburgers and hotdogs...recommend eating them the 1st or 2nd night though. They are delish!
"If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has the power to move you, if the simple things in nature have a message you understand, Rejoice, for your soul is alive."
i know it's weird but for the last few years we've brought a bag of medium/large sized frozen (pre cooked) shrimp and then cooked them on the grill...a very nice departure from hamburgers and hotdogs...recommend eating them the 1st or 2nd night though. They are delish!
Oh man... Where are YOU camping this year? LOL (I love shrimp.)
Post by littlebirdie on Jan 24, 2008 15:23:05 GMT -5
UM in an RV as close to centeroo as possible .....which means I will figure out a way to bring more seafood! I'm a seafood freak! Anyone else have experience with bringing fishies of any kind?
"If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has the power to move you, if the simple things in nature have a message you understand, Rejoice, for your soul is alive."
everything prepared @ home or bought at wallyworld and ready to eat! PBJs, trailmix, poptarts, mac & cheese, tuna kits, etc. and then the bonnafood supplemental program is exquisite! (LOVE the breakfast burrito)
Post by plasticpepper on Feb 6, 2008 2:07:50 GMT -5
Let me put it this way...when it gets to be lunch time you will be sitting at Which Stage (or somewhere) waiting for a show to start, your tent will be a long walk on the other side of security, and there will be delicious fried things and gyros and everything else you might want nearby.
You're not going to want to take time out of your day to go back to your tent and cook a serious meal. The food there will be way too tempting! I would say bring ready-to-eat breakfast type stuff, lots of random snacks to bring in your backpacks, and maybe some stuff that's cooked at home and/or burgers and stuff to cook. One suggestion: chili! If you make a pot of chili before leaving and just freeze it into a solid block-o-chili, it'll make a great meal for later in the weekend if you bring one of those little grills. We did that last year and after a few days of weird meals at weirder times, it tasted so good!
Personally, we didn't bring enough food. We didn't have enough money to eat all our meals from the expensive vendors, and so we kinda starved! This time around we're going to bring a little grill to grill hot dogs and hamburgers, but lots of granola bars, snack type foods, and fruit. Having the fridge in the camper is going to be a big help. Oh and I agree about milk and cereal... I bet it really hits the spot, I wish we'd brought that last year.
last year we bought two large jersy mikes sub sandwiches without the veggies. we wrapped them and put them in the cooler. they were nice for the car ride and that first day. we might bring lettuce and tomato this year in a separate container.
i like to have enough food to share and ths year we were very far away so i was happy we did bring something. i like to bring individually wrapped steaks and burgers from omaha. if you put them in dry ice and ice and then cover the cooler with a quilt they will keep perfectly all weekend.
i found some individualy wrapped salmon filets but im not sure if it would stay frozen as long as steaks do. i supppose i could try it
if you have items that you want to stay very very cold or frozen ...try this. get a good quality cooler and pack it with dry ice and ice (large ice - not the stuff you get at the store - freeze some in milk containers or something) and put your frozen items in there. dont put anything you need to get out in that cooler. ONLY put the stuff that you want to stay frozen (so you are not opening it to get a coke out all the time and moving it around) . place this deep freeze in your trunk and put a quilt over it. if you do this ..that cooler will stay very cold all weekend. keep a separate cooler for cokes and foods.
we also brought normal things such as chips and trail mix.
everyone loved my cans of heineiken beer. turns out a lot of people cant get it in cans. that was a fun thing to hand out to neighbors.
those of you who cooked eggs? this sounds like an odd question but was that hard to clean? i hate the thought of left over eggs in the trash for four days? i suppose you could dispose of that separetely and carry it to the trash bin...but where did you wash the pan? dont mean to seem ocd.....but eggs sounds good...til you have to clean it.
Freeze them the day before we leave then throw them on the grill when we get back to camp at night. They cook in 10-15 mins and aren't greasy or too heavy. 
I still really really really appreciate it!
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