How To Make Any Outdoor Meal A Bug-Free Zone

Are you planning a trip with your friends to camp underneath the stars for the weekend? Or do you want to go on a cute little picnic with your loved ones without getting assaulted by insects as soon as you break open the food? As much as we appreciate insects for keeping the ecosystem in balance, we really need them to stay away from our pasta salad and soda cans.

Here’s how you can enjoy your meals outdoors in peace:

Get a net

The ideal setup for keeping away flying bugs is to dine under the canopy of a large mosquito net. It’s pretty, breathable, and keeps the bugs firmly out of your personal space. While it may seem impractical, tabletop net food covers are easily available in the market in super-cute designs. The weighted corners make sure that the net doesn’t fly away and allow the flies to attack your meal.

Store your drinks away

A bowl of punch or an open can of soda probably looks like an extremely inviting swimming pools to most bugs. They might drown soon after entering, but the fear of death doesn’t deter them. Keep your cold drinks or cocktails out of sight in a cooler or enamel dispenser so the bugs won’t even notice that they’re there.

Smoke the bugs out

Bugs really don’t like smoke—perhaps it confuses them into buzzing off or makes them think that there’s some sort of danger. Either way, smoking your area up is great for clearing the air of flying bugs, however, it’s not the best option for people who may have breathing problems or asthma.

Get your hands on citronella

While citronella isn’t as effective as other chemical solutions for killing or repelling mosquitoes, this lemongrass cousin is great for staying safe from bites at mealtime. Get an incense-style coil or candle to release the mosquito deterring oil into the air while perfuming your party at the same time.

Save those orange peels

Mosquitoes really hate citrus peels, making them a cheap and easy way to ward off flying bugs while you try to enjoy your mealtime. Save some peels from your orange snack or lemonade and scatter them along your tabletop as a pretty, rustic centerpiece that keeps bugs away. You can even rub them all over the exposed areas of your skin to stay bite-free.

A Dutch oven tools set

 

Get a cast iron Dutch oven

Cover your dishes with a cast iron lid to shut the door on bugs—while they might still come knocking; they won’t be able to get in. Cook your food in a high-quality cast iron tools for camping such as campmaid dutch oven! It has a tight lid and an oven stand that can keep insects away from your food after you’re done cooking. Simply scoop out a few servings and shut it tight before anything can get in!

We have a wide variety of camp kitchen equipment for campers and hikers that make it easier to cook and eat delicious foods while enjoying your time in nature.

Contact us for more details.

Are you planning a trip with your friends to camp underneath the stars for the weekend? Or do you want to go on a cute little picnic with your loved ones without getting assaulted by insects as soon as you break open the food? As much as we appreciate insects for keeping the ecosystem in balance, we really need them to stay away from our pasta salad and soda cans.

Here’s how you can enjoy your meals outdoors in peace:

Get a net

The ideal setup for keeping away flying bugs is to dine under the canopy of a large mosquito net. It’s pretty, breathable, and keeps the bugs firmly out of your personal space. While it may seem impractical, tabletop net food covers are easily available in the market in super-cute designs. The weighted corners make sure that the net doesn’t fly away and allow the flies to attack your meal.

Store your drinks away

A bowl of punch or an open can of soda probably looks like an extremely inviting swimming pools to most bugs. They might drown soon after entering, but the fear of death doesn’t deter them. Keep your cold drinks or cocktails out of sight in a cooler or enamel dispenser so the bugs won’t even notice that they’re there.

Smoke the bugs out

Bugs really don’t like smoke—perhaps it confuses them into buzzing off or makes them think that there’s some sort of danger. Either way, smoking your area up is great for clearing the air of flying bugs, however, it’s not the best option for people who may have breathing problems or asthma.

Get your hands on citronella

While citronella isn’t as effective as other chemical solutions for killing or repelling mosquitoes, this lemongrass cousin is great for staying safe from bites at mealtime. Get an incense-style coil or candle to release the mosquito deterring oil into the air while perfuming your party at the same time.

Save those orange peels

Mosquitoes really hate citrus peels, making them a cheap and easy way to ward off flying bugs while you try to enjoy your mealtime. Save some peels from your orange snack or lemonade and scatter them along your tabletop as a pretty, rustic centerpiece that keeps bugs away. You can even rub them all over the exposed areas of your skin to stay bite-free.

A Dutch oven tools set

 

Get a cast iron Dutch oven

Cover your dishes with a cast iron lid to shut the door on bugs—while they might still come knocking; they won’t be able to get in. Cook your food in a high-quality cast iron tools for camping such as campmaid dutch oven! It has a tight lid and an oven stand that can keep insects away from your food after you’re done cooking. Simply scoop out a few servings and shut it tight before anything can get in!

We have a wide variety of camp kitchen equipment for campers and hikers that make it easier to cook and eat delicious foods while enjoying your time in nature.

Contact us for more details.

How To Make Any Outdoor Meal A Bug-Free Zone

by Celeste Uy March 21, 2022

Dining outdoors is a great experience, especially when you’re out camping and connecting with nature. However, bugs can make the experience a bit frustrating.

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Backpacking Cookware: Making It All Fit In Your Pack

Whether you’re an ultralight fastpacker or a mountaineer, space-saving is an essential part of your hobby. You need to pack your gear in the most efficient manner to ensure that it’s easy to find. One of the things you can save space in your backpack with is your cookware. Pots have plenty of empty space which can store unwieldy gear like mugs, utensils, stoves, and more.

Here’s how you can pack your cookware better:

Think about nesting

Consolidation is the way to go when you’ve got a mountain of gear to fit into your backpack. Nesting smaller objects inside the larger ones can reduce the overall volume of your gear, and a tighter system can help you eliminate any danglers outside of the pack. You can even opt for a lighter and smaller pack if you pack efficiently enough!

One of the most obvious places to store things is pots—they’re meant to hold food, after all. Try packing your fuel canister and stove together, and if there’s any room left, add your mug, coffee, food, utensils, lighter, and anything else that you might need.

Embrace multipurpose and folding gear

Besides packing your gear efficiently, invest in gear that’s already designed to be efficient. Foldable cooking gear can be expanded to gain access to its full functionality and compressed into a smaller, easier-to-pack form once you’re done.

Any of your gear that finds its way into your backpack needs to have multiple purposes since more functionality in each of your tools means that you’ll have to pack lesser items overall. You can even double your pot as a mug or a bowl, or get a narrower, taller pot that’s easier to slip into a smaller pack.

Individual pieces of nesting cook sets?

Whether you choose to piece together a kit of your own or go for a pre-assembled set depends on your needs. Piecing your own kit together will allow you to have complete control over the kit, so you can choose items based on your cooking goals and weight. Choosing efficiently engineered and compact gear is essential, and adventurers who like travelling light and fast tend to prefer this method.

Engineered cook sets tend to do most of the packing calculation, so you already know it’s going to fit just fine together. You can also fit in mugs, plates, and other items in your cook sets and are super easy to just grab and go during your last-minute packing frenzy.

A group of people with backpacks carrying a CampMaid Dutch oven

Looking for the portable collapsible grill sets online?

CampMaid has got you covered! We’re an American business based in Utah that sells different kinds of outdoor cast iron cooking essentials with tool sets that assemble into multiple uses creating a lightweight outdoor grill, smoker, steamer and more! Our 3-Piece Dutch Oven Tools Set with a Carry Bag includes a campmaid lid lifter, CampMaid Flip Grill, and CampMaid Charcoal/Wood Holder Heat Source along with a carry bag. You don’t need to bring a heavy cast iron to cook, you can use the tools assembled as a grill and smoker—they pack up easily and weigh under 6 lbs. They’re extremely helpful tools while cooking, and the carry bag makes it super easy to take along.

Contact us for more details today!

Whether you’re an ultralight fastpacker or a mountaineer, space-saving is an essential part of your hobby. You need to pack your gear in the most efficient manner to ensure that it’s easy to find. One of the things you can save space in your backpack with is your cookware. Pots have plenty of empty space which can store unwieldy gear like mugs, utensils, stoves, and more.

Here’s how you can pack your cookware better:

Think about nesting

Consolidation is the way to go when you’ve got a mountain of gear to fit into your backpack. Nesting smaller objects inside the larger ones can reduce the overall volume of your gear, and a tighter system can help you eliminate any danglers outside of the pack. You can even opt for a lighter and smaller pack if you pack efficiently enough!

One of the most obvious places to store things is pots—they’re meant to hold food, after all. Try packing your fuel canister and stove together, and if there’s any room left, add your mug, coffee, food, utensils, lighter, and anything else that you might need.

Embrace multipurpose and folding gear

Besides packing your gear efficiently, invest in gear that’s already designed to be efficient. Foldable cooking gear can be expanded to gain access to its full functionality and compressed into a smaller, easier-to-pack form once you’re done.

Any of your gear that finds its way into your backpack needs to have multiple purposes since more functionality in each of your tools means that you’ll have to pack lesser items overall. You can even double your pot as a mug or a bowl, or get a narrower, taller pot that’s easier to slip into a smaller pack.

Individual pieces of nesting cook sets?

Whether you choose to piece together a kit of your own or go for a pre-assembled set depends on your needs. Piecing your own kit together will allow you to have complete control over the kit, so you can choose items based on your cooking goals and weight. Choosing efficiently engineered and compact gear is essential, and adventurers who like travelling light and fast tend to prefer this method.

Engineered cook sets tend to do most of the packing calculation, so you already know it’s going to fit just fine together. You can also fit in mugs, plates, and other items in your cook sets and are super easy to just grab and go during your last-minute packing frenzy.

A group of people with backpacks carrying a CampMaid Dutch oven

Looking for the portable collapsible grill sets online?

CampMaid has got you covered! We’re an American business based in Utah that sells different kinds of outdoor cast iron cooking essentials with tool sets that assemble into multiple uses creating a lightweight outdoor grill, smoker, steamer and more! Our 3-Piece Dutch Oven Tools Set with a Carry Bag includes a campmaid lid lifter, CampMaid Flip Grill, and CampMaid Charcoal/Wood Holder Heat Source along with a carry bag. You don’t need to bring a heavy cast iron to cook, you can use the tools assembled as a grill and smoker—they pack up easily and weigh under 6 lbs. They’re extremely helpful tools while cooking, and the carry bag makes it super easy to take along.

Contact us for more details today!

Backpacking Cookware: Making It All Fit In Your Pack

by Celeste Uy March 15, 2022

There’s limited space in your inventory when you’re going backpacking or hiking. Here’s how you can pack your camp kitchen equipment with more efficiency.

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