Synopses & Reviews
Cooking on the trail is a unique challenge requiring unique solutions. For newcomers to the trail, The Scouts Backpacking Cookbook addresses the skills necessary to meet the challenge by showing how to successfully plan and prepare a backpacking menu while keeping the weight of your food and cooking gear within reason. Each recipe has been personally tested and approved by the authors and is accompanied by at-a-glance information about cooking method, preparation time, challenge level, and servings. Over one hundred outstanding recipes spanning a wide range of preparation techniques
and meal categories for experts and novices alike provide plenty of easy options for your next adventure.
The backcountry beckons and the high mountains call. Whether youre hungry for Fear-Factor Beef Jerky, Coyote Butte Coleslaw, Vent-the-Tent Burritos, or another trail treat, youll find the perfect backpacking recipes collected in this book. As you follow the lure of the trail, may this book enhance the fun and fellowship that you and your troop or crew find in the wild places of the world.
Review
Reviews for the Conners's previous books:
Lipsmackin' Backpackin':"Dutch oven, campfire, camp stove and box oven recipes are just some of the many that can be found in this cookbook."
Scouting Life "Authors and avid hikers Christine and Tim Conners have collected and compiled recipes and tips from Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Scouting leaders all across the country representing the best in campout cooking for troops large and small. Each tasty recipe is accompanied by easy-to-read information about cooking method, basic essentials, and instructions. Everyone can enjoy healthy eating balanced by a little bit of indulgence . . ." Scouting magazine
Scout's Outdoor Cookbook:"A unique cookbook for all campers." Library Journal "Some of [the recipes] are a little wacky, but that's half the fun! The recipes are about good food." The News and Observer (Raleigh, NC) "You will love these great outdoor cooking recipes, and so will any other camping fan.... Plenty of recipes for every outdoor cooking situation. "--USAFundraising.com
Review
"Veteran backpackers Tim and Christine Conners prove once again that they know their territory well. They share a wealth of new trail-tested techniques for packing energy-charged food that doesnt weigh down your pack or you. This is the long-distance hikers essential guide for dumping the nonessentials and going farther faster while feeling stronger longer."
—John R. Clark, Managing Editor, Scouting magazine
"With The Scouts Backpacking Cookbook, leaders have a wonderful tool to help them introduce a wonderful skill to their youth. The introduction takes us through the basics and is a great refresher for anyone taking scouts on a backpacking trip. The menus vary from great things to try with a small troop on their first expedition to an experienced Venture Crew looking to “chow down” after a great day on the trail. Well done and a great resource that should be in every Troop and Venture Crew library and used when menu planning!"
—Vincent P. Cozzone, Scout Executive/CEO, Venture Crew Advisor Crew 149, Waterloo, Belgium; Boy Scouts of America Transatlantic Council
"Christine's and Tim's books are a wealth of cooking and camping knowledge that every novice and experienced camper/hiker should not do without. The recipes are clear and easy to follow and the preliminary "how-to" tips are invaluable for the planning work and safety advice, in order to "Be Prepared" for all possibilities. I think that everyone wanting to learn more about outdoor cooking should run out and get a copy for their cooking library!"
—Michael Kaiserauer, Council Training Chair, Boy Scouts of America Transatlantic Council, Berlin, Germany
Reviews for the Conners's previous books: Lipsmackin' Backpackin':"Dutch oven, campfire, camp stove and box oven recipes are just some of the many that can be found in this cookbook." —Scouting Life
"Authors and avid hikers Christine and Tim Conners have collected and compiled recipes and tips from Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Scouting leaders all across the country representing the best in campout cooking for troops large and small. Each tasty recipe is accompanied by easy-to-read information about cooking method, basic essentials, and instructions. Everyone can enjoy healthy eating balanced by a little bit of indulgence . . ." —Scouting magazine Scout's Outdoor Cookbook:"A unique cookbook for all campers."—Library Journal "Some of [the recipes] are a little wacky, but that's half the fun! The recipes are about good food."—The News and Observer (Raleigh, NC) "You will love these great outdoor cooking recipes, and so will any other camping fan.... Plenty of recipes for every outdoor cooking situation. "—USAFundraising.com
Synopsis
Like The Scout's Outdoor Cookbook, this new cookbook will bring together outdoor recipes, cooking methods, and tips for a Scout-friendly cooking experience. This user-friendly cookbook is aimed at Boy and Girl Scouts and their leaders, but is appropriate for hikers, campers, canoers and kayakers, or anyone else who wants to eat well in the wilderness.
Each recipe includes number of servings, a difficulty rating, a list of required equipment, and handy icon to let the reader see the required dutch oven diameter, estimated preparation time, and healthy option meals, at a glance. These books will be full-color with color photography and spot art throughout. It's important to note that all of the recipes have been tested and used by Boy and Girl Scouts on campouts and are proven, time-tested favorites. Recipes are laid out with step-by-step, clear, and specific instructions, eliminating the need for guesswork. Great scout stories or anecdotes about camping or food adventures accompany many recipes.
Synopsis
From "Glacier's Edge Burritos" to "Dirty Socks Peach Cobbler," The Scout's Backpacking Cookbook highlights hand-picked outdoor recipes, plus cooking methods and tips for a Scout-friendly cooking experience. This is the must-have resource for cooking in the outdoors, whether you're a Scout, hiker, backpacker, camper--or anyone who eats in the wilderness.
About the Author
Having sold more than 100,000 copies of their outdoor cooking books, Tim and Christine Conners are experienced campers, backpackers, and outdoor chefs and the authors of The Scouts Outdoor Cookbook, Lipsmackin Backpackin, and Lipsmackin Vegetarian Backpackin. The Conners have twice served as judges for Scouting magazines prestigious national camp food cooking contest. Learn more at www.booksbyconners.com.