Camping

[num1habsfan]

How do you guys manage to go camping and for weiner roasts and whatever else involving outdoors, eat 100% gluten-free, even bring your own food, and not manage to get contaminated somehow? I never have luck with that lol

I bring my own food, dont eat anything I cant, yet everytime there seems to be something contaminating me...

and giving up the outdoors is NOT an option

~lisa~

[Nantzie]

This is the third thread on gluten-free camping or mre's that I've read today. We all must have our minds on enjoying the last few weeks of summer.

I just looked up gluten-free MRE's for another thread (those pre-packed meals that they have in the military) and they actually HAVE THEM. www.myownmeals.com They're not really MREs (they're in a box that looks like a TV dinner), but they're refrigeration-free. You can either boil them (for camping and such), or microwave them.

When I went camping (just for overnight at a local campground), I brought a handwashing kit that I made up. It's just one of those padded, zippered lunch bags with a little bottle of hand soap, a bottle of water (that I refill with tap water) and a hand towel. I put it together so that I didn't have to walk over to the water tap every time I needed to wash my hands. Now, I keep it in my car and use it to wash my hands whenever I need to.

For camping, I brought Alpsnack bars, some other snacks, my own meat to grill (in a ziploc marked with my name ), some aluminum foil for the grill, and some fruit and veggies. Breakfast was just eggs, gluten-free bacon and potatoes.

Nancy

[tarnalberry]

Well, where might you be getting gluten from? What is shared with items that have gluten? And are you sure it's gluten?

When I've gone camping, I've got my own cooking stuff, or if I'm backpacking, have my own food that doesn't need cooking. There is no where for contamination to come from unless I bring it myself. Of course, long days of hiking make my intestines a little more active than normal anyway, but that has nothing to do with gluten, and some of the foods that one might take camping can be tougher on the system (ugh... soy nuts are great nutritionally, but my intestines only tolerate so many), not to mention the difficulties if you aren't getting enough water/electrolytes if you're backpacking. Or getting something from contaminated water if you're filtering or swimming in a lake/creek/river.

[Matilda]

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[CarlaB]

How hard core of camping are you talking about? Do you use charcoal? It has wheat in it and has given me problems. If you're cooking food with other gluteny food, cook yours on foil. When I go to eat anywhere, except a restaurant that has a gluten-free menu, I always bring my own food.