Storing Meals for a Bongo Trip

[JoeJoe]

Hi all,

Just getting my Bongo ready for a few trips and was wondering if anyone’s tried keeping longer-lasting meals on board. I’m after something easy to pack for a few days, quick to heat up, and doesn’t take up too much space in the van. Do most of you go for regular tinned stuff, or do you use freeze-dried meals? If you’ve tried the latter, is it any good for camping or short road trips in a Bongo?

Cheers in advance for any tips, really appreciated!

[g8dhe]

I have a mixture of items, plus usual size of small fridge. I keep tins of meat, vegetables and VeeTee rice and sauces under the R&R bench seat none of which need cooling on a long term basis so always available, also a couple of long life milk cartoons. Then put fresher and/or frozen items into the fridge on a per trip basis. That gives me best of both worlds, if I decide to stop out over night rather than drive home I always have something to eat and drink in the van, no matter what. I used to have freeze dried items but they tend to be more expensive and the range seemed restricted hence the move to cans, rice and sauces, maybe I need to re-visit what is available freeze dried again!

[Bongolian]

Gotta say, I’ve mostly used takeaways
However.. I was looking at similar options myself, ideally ‘one-pan’ meals, so would be interested in what others have found worthwhile.
My Bongo is unconverted, so I use camping stove set up next to the Bongo or in my pop-up Quechua ‘awning’.
I currently don’t have a fridge either so only buy fresh stuff as required.
Any Top-Tips on fridge options much appreciated, for simplicity I will likely just buy a plug in cool box.

We’re heading away on Friday, this time with all seats removed and my motorcycle rolled in the back (for runs to the chippy ).

[g8dhe]

I'm totally converted to one pan meals using a Ridgemonkey https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/ridgemo ... te-edition the only other need is a kettle, been using it for 2-3 years now and have taken all the old stacking pots and pans out of the van. If you need to cook for more than one person then there are larger/deeper options as well but Connect Combi is ideal for a single person! It also acts as a brilliant plate once you disconnect the handle(s) so minimises waste and cleaning!

[Muzorewa]

Pot Noodles, tins of Spam, packets of easy-cook rice etc are ideal. Simple things which we can get the kids to cook too, when Jr went off to university he was in a house (3 girls, 3 boys) and he was the only one who knew how to cook ANYTHING.

[g8dhe]

There is of course the Bongo cordon bleu recipes list by Muz himself viewtopic.php?p=705785#p705785