The Ultimate Camp Kitchen - OutdoorGearLab.com

Some testers preferred the single burner stove option add it added versatility to their cooking setups.

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When you head out for a deluxe car camping trip, there is nothing worse than setting up your stove to cook that gourmet dinner, only to find that you forgot your silverware, or you don't have a scrubber to clean the dirty dishes with. These are the sort of things that every car camper loathes to deal with; we have compiled a checklist for you to make sure that you are prepared for your trip and that you have everything you will ever need, every single time you get outside.

Putting together the ultimate camp kitchen set that is ready to grab and go is really not very time-consuming and it doesn't have to be expensive. Most of the items that you will want to include can be bought at the thrift store. There is no need to drop $10 on a titanium fork at the fancy camping store just to keep it in your car camping bin; keep that in mind as we go through this list.

The goal of this list is to create a fully prepared and organized bin that has all of the items you could possibly need for your camp kitchen. You can leave it all together, in the bin, and just grab it on the way out the door. To get started, we recommend buying a nice bin that will hold all of your camp kitchen items; you can fill up this bin with all the things that you will need to complete your kitchen and leave everything in it don't forget to wash dirty items when you get home . This helps so that you are never without that much needed little gadget like your cheese grater, can opener, or corkscrew . Let's get started!