Category: Cooking

Campsite Cooking Recipes and Meals

Garry McGivern Travelsonabike2 campsite cooking, Garry’s light-hearted cookery videos. Recipes and meals Garry likes to cook when he’s away, bicycle touring or camping. Of course, you can also cook these easy one-pot recipes at home.

 

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Curried Cod YouTube Video | Travelsonabike2

A pot of food

Garry’s campsite cooking video of Curried Cod. Garry’s camping in the New Forest for a few days, cooking some of his favourite one-pot campsite meals. They are the same meals Garry cooks at home. It’s just a little more challenging cooking in a tent on a tiny camping stove.

Bear in mind when watching the video that it’s not made in the comfort of a proper kitchen. It’s recorded live in the field. Or rather in Garry’s tent in the New Forest. And as Garry has always said, just because you’re camping, it doesn’t mean you can’t eat well. It just takes a little more effort.

You can watch the video below or on Garry’s YouTube channel. But honestly, it won’t be any more enjoyable wherever you watch the video! You can also subscribe to his channel. You’ll then be amongst the first to know when Garry releases a new video.

Curried Cod YouTube Video

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Campsite Cooking Video: Cabbage & Rice | Travelsonabike2

Cooking on a camp stove

Cabbage & Rice Campsite Meal

Garry’s campsite cooking video: cabbage and rice, which might not sound very nice, but take it from me: it tastes delicious. Garry’s camping in the New Forest for a few days, cooking another of his favourite one-pot campsite meals. They are the same meals Garry cooks at home. It’s just a little more challenging cooking in a tent on a tiny camping stove.

Bear in mind when watching the video that it’s not made in the comfort of a proper kitchen. It’s recorded live in the field. Or rather in Garry’s tent in the New Forest. And as Garry has always said, just because you’re camping, it doesn’t mean you can’t eat well. It just takes a little more effort.

You can watch the video below or on Garry’s YouTube channel. But honestly, it won’t be any more enjoyable wherever you watch the video! You can also subscribe to his channel. You’ll then be amongst the first to know when Garry releases a new video.

Cabbage and Rice Campsite Cooking Video

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One-Pot: Chorizo & Cabbage Stew | Travelsonabike2

Potatoes onions and garlic on a choping board

Chorizo & Cabbage Stew: Campsite Cooking

Campsite cooking video: Chorizo & Cabbage Stew. Garry’s camping in the New Forest for a few days, cooking some of his favourite one-pot campsite meals. They are the same meals Garry cooks at home. It’s just a little more challenging cooking in a tent on a tiny camping stove.

Bear in mind when watching the video that it’s not made in the comfort of a proper kitchen. It’s recorded live in the field. Or rather in Garry’s tent in the New Forest. And as Garry has always said, just because you’re camping, it doesn’t mean you can’t eat well. It just takes a little more effort.

You can watch the video below or on Garry’s YouTube channel. But honestly, it won’t be any more enjoyable wherever you watch the video! You can also subscribe to his channel. You’ll then be amongst the first to know when Garry releases a new video.

Chorizo & Cabbage Stew YouTube Video

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Subscribe to my blog and follow me as I travel around on my bike. Plus, as a subscriber, you’ll be among the first to receive news and updates on future tours. And, of course, you can always follow me on social media: Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest. I’m also on Flickr, where you’ll find pictures from all my tours, along with a monthly photo update that I publish each month.

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Bicycle Touring Cooking Gear | Travelsonabike2

Cooking stove

Cooking Gear For Bicycle Touring

Any camping trip requires proper cooking gear. Whatever your cooking. Whether it’s a dehydrated ration pack, which only requires hot water. Or a full-blown meal, cooked from scratch! Garry tends to choose the latter, as he likes to cook. Which reflects in Garry’s choice of pots and cookers.

Garry has two canister cookers. The Primus Omnifuel and the MSR WindPro. And depending on where in the world Garry is travelling, dictates to which one he takes.

Camping cook set
Garry’s cooking pots and a choice of cookers

The MSR Windpro is Garry’s stove of choice. A very sturdy stove, which is ideal when stirring meals. It’s easy to control the flow of gas, allowing easy simmering. Which is essential for Garry when he’s cooking up those camp meals, after a long day in the saddle. The stove also comes with a windscreen and a heat reflector. Garry only uses this stove when touring in Europe, when he knows getting gas canisters isn’t a problem.

For trips further afield, when finding gas canisters could be a problem, Garry uses the Primus Omniful stove. A multi-fuel burner that works with almost any fuel you can think of! Even diesel! Again, a very sturdy stove, although not as easy to control as the MSR. But still an excellent burner. Which also comes with a windscreen and heat reflector.

Campsite meals are cooked in the Vango 2-person cook set. Which, unfortunately, is no longer available to buy! The set consists of two polished stainless steel pans with copper bottoms and lids. A copper-bottomed frying pan and two plastic cups. Which also double up as measuring jugs. Although Garry only carries the one cup. The whole set packs away neatly into one pot and has its own storage bag. Cutlery is from an old cutlery set Garry had at home, and nothing special. You can read more about how Garry chooses his touring gear in his Long-Distance Cycle Touring Guide.

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If you’re enjoying the ride and want to fuel Garry’s next mile, you can always support him by buying him a beer. Or follow Garry on social media: Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, X, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest. Garry’s also on Flickr, where you’ll find pictures from all his tours, along with regular photo updates that he generally publishes each month.

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