You also want to make sure your camping food is easy to prepare. The less faff, the better. You might like the idea of creating cordon bleu cuisine on the move, but you are likely to end up cooking your meal in the dark using a head torch for light with no space to prepare your food except a muddy patch of grass. Keep it simple.

Water is also a key thing to consider. Is it readily available or will you have to carry your own water supply? This will affect what you cook. If you are winter camping, there should hopefully be snow to boil and melt. In the summer, water might not be as easy to find.

Gas is another big consideration. Make sure you bring enough fuel to cook your food. This is worth figuring out in advance because some food takes longer to cook than you think. It also might not be possible to buy more gas canisters on the way.

Stoves like the BioLite work using scrap firewood which could be a better option if you can’t carry lots of gas canisters. Check out our full guide to camping stoves here.

Make sure you always bring food that doesn’t need cooking, just in case your stove stops working or your gas canisters fails.

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LUNCH

Wraps are an excellent lightweight bread form that won’t crumble as quickly as regular bread, plus they last for ages. You can wrap them up nice and small. Fill with peanut butter for energy and sliced cheese if you are only camping for a weekend. Tinned tuna is small and relatively lightweight, just watch that greasy oil it comes in doesn’t leak all over your bag.

Chocolate, dried fruit, beef jerky, nuts and energy bars are all great camping lunch supplements, especially when you don’t want to stop for too long to prepare food.

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DINNER

Dinner offers many options – from pasta to noodles to Indian food. My personal favourite are Indian sachet meals. You can get them in most supermarkets. Brands like Ashoka make tasty Indian meals in sachets, such as Dahl Makhani and Matar Paneer. They are cheap, lightweight and mess-free. Just place the sachet in boiling water to cook.

Boil-in-a-bag rice is another simple yet filling suggestion. Rice makes a great accompaniment to the curry above. It will help you get your carb intake for the day and again it is super easy to cook. All you need is a pan of boiling water. You can use the leftover water to fill up your water bottle afterwards.

Pasta is a little more effort as you need some sauce to make it taste good.

Packet soup is also easy to cook, but make sure you have some carbs to go with it, such as pasta or bread.

Spices are a great way to spice up (geddit?) boring bland camping food. Bring along some onion and garlic powder, chilli flakes and maybe dried basil, coriander or oregano for extra flavour.

Finish off your dinner with smores. Yep, toasted marshmallow and chocolate sandwiched between two crackers or digestive biscuits. Delicious.

Make sure you also check out our article on amazing gourmet camping recipes.

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