upcoming experiment: DIY camping oven

I’ve been thinking about proper baking for a while. Biscuits. Cookies. Pizza. Back when I lived in a house I was a Coleman gear fanatic: I had about a dozen stoves of various vintages and a similar number of lanterns. I brought one multifuel Exponent with me as a backup stove (it fits neatly in

slight repositioning

Muffin and I were on a walk last evening and found a superior spot up the trail a bit. Pro: further off a “main” established trail allows me to orient the van differently — I prefer E-W orintation but I could only fit in N-S in the other spot while staying off fresh flora cool rocks tree

pressure cookers for nomads

I can hear you already:  “Fieldmouse, you must be out of your mind!  Pressure cookers are big, heavy things that just take up space.” Hear me out. Pressure cookers for cooking Let’s start with the obvious thing first, cooking.  You have probably heard your grandmother, aunt, or uncle rave about how fast a pressure cookers