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A variety of shelf-stable freeze-dried and dehydrated camp meals and soups are displayed upright on a dark surface, featuring colorful labels from brands like Mountain House, Good To-Go, and Patagonia—perfect for Backpacking.

Camping, Cooking, Gear, Overland Journal, Skills and Training

The Best Backpacking (Shelf Stable) Camp Meals

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Overland Journal, Fall 2019. I can still remember the smell of the horse shashlik, a tub of meat and indecipherable seasonings that we pulled from a freezer in the remote Russian village of Kosh-Agach. The only way I knew it was horse meat was from the line-art drawing of…

A close-up of several metal and plastic sporks in various colors, including blue, pink, and silver, scattered on a wooden surface—perfect for ExPo Vault’s best sporks or detailed spork reviews.

Camping, Cooking, Gear, Skills and Training

From the ExPo Vault: The Best of the Best – Sporks

We answer the question few dare to even ask: Which spork reigns supreme?

Camping, Cooking, Gear

Camp Champ

A chuck box of the luxury nature

A golden-brown blackberry cobbler on a white plate with a red rim sits on a grill beside an Overland Chef's Dutch oven, covered in ash and surrounded by charcoal.

Cooking, Skills and Training, Uncategorized

Overland Chef: Dutch Baby Pancake

Take time for a better breakfast. Freshofthegrid.com shows us how.

A cast iron skillet filled with rice, sliced sausage, green bell pepper pieces, and artichoke hearts is cooking over an outdoor grill—perfect fuel for any overlanding adventure.

Cooking, Skills and Training

Overland Chef: Campfire Paella

Our friends at Freshoffthegrid.com show us their campfire riff on a Spanish classic.

A stainless steel coffee pot and two metal mugs filled with coffee sit on dry, cracked earth outdoors—perfect for an Overlander pausing to enjoy a brew against a blurred natural landscape in the background.

Cooking, Skills and Training

Landcruising Adventure: Brewing Coffee

How would we travel without it? Coffee is for many of us an integral part of life on the road.

Three stainless steel kitchen knives with metal handles are arranged on a wooden cutting board—ideal for any Overlander. The knives vary in size and type, including a serrated blade, and all are labeled Intatalik.

Camper and Trailer, Camping, Cooking, Gear, Gear, Skills and Training

The Cutting Edge: Tiktaalik’s Field Knife Set

Recently launched on Kickstarter, the latest product from Tiktaalik is purposefully designed for the overland culinarian.

A close-up of a yellow Overland vehicle with a Dutch license plate. Camping gear, including a thermos, gas stove, and pot, is attached to the front bumper. Green foliage is visible in the background.

Cooking

Landcruising Adventure: Cooking with Gasoline

Coen Wubbles explains why they went with a classic cooker over the more modern alternatives.

A person holds a tortilla filled with scrambled eggs and meat near a camping stove on a white table, showcasing an Overlander’s outdoor meal setup on a dirt surface.

Cooking

Bacon Filet Mignon Breakfast Burritos

The hassle-free way to a hearty breakfast burrito in the field

A plate of fish tacos with salad, sauces, lime, and a bottle of Corona beer sits on a table overlooking a sandy beach—a perfect overlanding meal by the blue ocean and distant mountains under a clear sky.

Cooking

The Baja Fish Taco

When south of the border, grab a cold cerveza and indulge in a few of Baja’s legendary Tacos de pescado.

A close-up of a hand holding a grilled burrito filled with rice and meat, with a blurred background showing a parked overlander vehicle, cooler, and camping gear outdoors.

Cooking

The Breakfast Burrito

Overland Journal’s Editor-in-Chief Chris Collard shares his soon-to-be-world-famous breakfast delight.

Cooking, Gear

GSI Pinnacle Soloist

Compatible cooking

Adventure, Bicycle, Cooking, Outdoor, Skills and Training, Video

Overlanding + Fly Fishing = Awesome!

An exciting new video series from Thad Robison and the team at Motiv Fishing. Their first episode pushes them deep into Mexico, including some incredible jungle terrain. This is a killer teaser – can’t wait for the entire episode.

Camping, Cooking, Gear, Skills and Training, Tools, Recovery and Safety

How to Open a Can Without a Can Opener

Say you’re camping and just about to crack open a can of tomatoes for your stew when you realize — d’oh! — no can opener. If there are some rocks or, better yet, some concrete nearby, to scrape the top of the can on, you can get it open.

No can opener? No problem.