Last Minute Long Weekend Camping Meal Planning Tips

🧠 Think Simple, Pack Smart

  • Choose quick-heat meals (hello On Track Meals!) with minimal prep or cleanup.
  • Pack versatile staples (wraps, eggs, snacks, hot sauce) that go with everything.
  • Use ziplocks or prep containers for pre-chopped veggies, pancake mix, or salad stuff.

🍳 Easy Meal Ideas. No Chef Hat Required.

Breakfast

  • 🍳 On track Meals Camp Fry-Up: OTM All Day Breakfast, Scrambled/Fried Eggs, Tabasco Sauce in a wrap.
  • 🥣 Instant Oats or Muesli Bars: Quick fix, minimal cleanup
  • 🍚 On Track Meals – Coconut Rice Pudding: Warm, filling, and ready in minutes
  • Coffee Fix: Dog & Gun Slow Drip Coffee using the Jetboil for hot water.

Lunch

  • 🌯 Wraps on the Go: Salami, cheese, avo, pickles.
  • 🥗 On Track Meals Lamb & Pearl Barley with some bread.
  • 🧀 Snack Board Lunch: Crackers, cheese, biltong, trail mix, olives

Dinner (On Track Meals Wins Here)

Easy, satisfying, and no washing up required

🔥 Night 1Beef Bolognese
➡️ Classic winter warmer, serve with parmesan and udon noodles

🔥 Night 2Coconut Ginger Chicken
➡️ Serve over instant rice or noddles

🔥 Night 3Mild Chilli Con Carne or Spicy Mexican Bean
➡️ Add to wraps, top with cheese/sour cream/avo = easy burrito night

🔥 BonusSlow Cooked Aussie Steak & Mash
➡️ The classic comfort dish for a cold or rainy evening

🧼 Just heat (flameless heater bags or camp stove), eat straight from the pouch, and you're done.

Snacks & Sides

  • 🥜 Trail mix, nuts, Chief Biltong, muesli bars
  • 🥒 Pickles, olives, or sundried tomatoes in jars
  • 🍫 Marshmallows + skewers for fire time
  • 🍞 Garlic bread in foil, warmed over coals = next-level side

🧊 Esky Hacks

  • Freeze water bottles to chill your esky—less mess, more drinkable water
  • On Track Meals don’t need to be refrigerated = more space for drinks and perishables
  • Use esky for things like cheese, fresh salad mix, bacon, and sauces

💡Pro Tips

  • ✅ Mix On Track Meals with basic staples to build out a full meal
  • ✅ Label each meal for each night so you’re not digging through gear
  • ✅ Bring extras—On Track Meals are light + packable = easy backup dinner or lunch

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