Cooking Tips For Motorcycle Camping

Cooking your own meals over a grill or a fire when you’re motorcycle camping can be an enjoyable activity. It’s actually easy to make cooking a part of your routine when you’re motorcycle camping. Compared to camping via recreational vehicle or car, though, you’re limited when it comes to space. You can also carry fewer supplies and food items when you have the reduced storage space of a bike. This means you have to prioritize the items and decide what is essential and what you can do without when you’re bike camping.

At Cowboy Powersports, we want to help our patrons have the knowledge and skills necessary to tackle life on their powersports vehicles. With that in mind, we created this guide to cooking while bike camping. This way, you’ll have some delicious hot meals as fuel for the next day’s ride. If you’re looking for motorcycles for sale in Lake Charles, Pasadena or Baytown, contact our sales department to check out the models we have in stock. 

Get A Proper Camp Stove

While it’s possible to cook food over an open fire if you’re careful, it isn’t always a practical option since some areas have burn bans where it’s illegal to start open fires. Sometimes the weather too can make it impossible to get a fire going. If there are high winds, you may be able to start a fire but unable to control it. Also, your cooking is much more limited over an open fire than it would be with a stove. 

When choosing a stove for motorcycle camping, select a lightweight one. There are plenty of lightweight options out there that are easy to store and make cooking meals a whole lot easier for you. Gas or butane canister stoves are widely available, and some stoves can burn multiple types of fuel for versatility.

Combine Utensils

In your kitchen at home you can have all types of utensils, from tongs to lobster forks. You’re probably not going to need all these different types of items when you’re motorcycle camping. To reduce the amount of kitchen implements you have to pack, try to pack those utensils that can serve a double purpose. 

You can invest in a durable camping plate with raised edges that can also be used to hold liquids and as a cutting board as well. Use your cutlery to help with cooking dishes; get a serrated, sharp knife that’s capable of cutting vegetables or meat and use it while cooking. A large, sturdy fork can be used as a whisk and a makeshift spatula.

Pack a large spoon that can be used to stir soups as well as eat them. Invest in a collapsible travel mug or cup to hold your drinks. Get a versatile pan that can be used for a variety of dishes and modes of cooking. A small army can and bottle opener will fit anywhere in your bag. Having a few tools that serve many purposes will lighten your load significantly!

Filter Water

If you’re going to be cooking while camping with your motorcycle, you’ll need a lot of water. You’ll also need a lot of water to drink to make sure you stay hydrated throughout your day, so you may not always be able to carry the extra water you’ll need for cooking. This is where you can use the water sources around you with a water filter. 

When you find a good source of water around you, you can use filtration tablets and straws to clean the water before you use it to cook meals. Iodine tablets can work in a pinch, but can impart an off-taste to foods. Your best bet is a compact microfiltration system that will quickly and safely filter all the water you’ll need for cooking, drinking and washing up after.

Condense Ingredients

If you’re going to be cooking, you’ll need to pack some staples, such as salt, pepper, oil and vinegar. You can pack these items in small, travel-size bottles or small screw-top jars for any spices you wish to carry. Carry some lightweight dry staple goods in reusable bags or containers, like oats, rice, instant coffee, pasta, nuts, potato flakes and beans. 

For other items, such as fresh produce like meat and eggs, you can stop by roadside markets or grocery stores along your route. Only buy enough for one meal at a time so you don’t have to worry about packing leftovers. A collapsible cooler that you fill with ice could keep your eggs and meats fresh for breakfast if you purchase them the night before.

With a little preparation and some space-saving ideas, you can easily make cooking a normal part of your bike camping. For more information or to check out some quality motorcycles for sale in Lake Charles, Pasadena or Baytown, get in touch with us at Cowboy Powersports for a tour of our inventory.