Specifications

JO CLEW’S TIPS

FOR A TOP NOTCH CAMP KITCHEN

First of all I never leave home without my Engel ﬁrmly secured

into my vehicle, even if it’s only just a trip to town its always there

and just recently my 40 litre proved its worth when my partner

and I catered for 16 men for two days along the Fortesque River

in the Pilbara in Western Australia and we had only the Engel

and a couple of ice boxes to keep all the food fresh.

I suspect I am not alone when it comes to having the Engel

permanently mounted in the vehicle and even if the trip is not

long many will have found that the Engel is fantastic to keep the

groceries fresh, the ice cream frozen and the bottle of bubbly

cold for the trip home from the shops.

Storage containers are one thing I have struggled with over the

years and I have tried many and varied options and all have

been deﬁcient in some way, the Engel Lock and Lock containers,

or Mantupperware, that I have been using for the last couple of

years have proven to be almost indestructible and the best thus

far. I have one to house all the cutlery, a large one for utensils,

a roll of foil, plastic wrap the sharp knives, matches, salt and

pepper and anything else that can squeeze in, one for small

bottles and packets of herbs and spices others for the coffee, tea

and sugar. Because they ﬁt so well into my 40litre Engel I then

have a range of sizes that pack neatly into the fridge. I don’t

buy small bottles or single serve packs of olives and sundried

tomatoes and the like, not only is it a more expensive way to

go but it creates more rubbish to be disposed of. So I buy large

bottles or vacuum packs and transfer them to their own Lock and

Lock container before leaving home, that way there will be no

breakages or spills to clean up.

It’s no wonder it can be confusing deciding what to have in your

camp kitchen when there seems to be new gadgets and gizmos

emerging on the camping store shelves every week so here are

some tips to help you on your way to having your perfect camp

cooking set up. The best way to ﬁnd out what will work for you,

is to observe, take a peek into lots of other peoples camp kitchen

set ups and take away ideas to use for yours.

Camping stores, camping magazines, four wheel drive accessory

shops and camping shows are a great place to start, but before

you outlay any money though have a good look through

your cupboards at home and amass a collection of cooking

equipment, utensils and storage containers that you no longer

use on a regular basis, you will be surprised at what you ﬁnd.