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How to Cook in the Snow When Backpacking

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By eHow Contributing Writer
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Cooking in the snow presents certain challenges for the backpacker: you'll require more fuel, melting snow may destabilize the cooking unit, and you'll be exposed to the threat of cold injuries.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Glove Liners
  • Duct Tape
  • Plastic Bags
  • Backpacking Stoves
  • Camp-stove Fuels
  • Duct Tape
  • Plastic bags
  1. Step 1

    Plan on cooking one-pot meals whenever possible. These generally cook faster - saving fuel - and will also retain their heat longer.

  2. Step 2

    Wrap duct tape in multiple layers around stove fuel tanks. This will protect your fingers from frostbite when they come into contact with the metal canisters.

  3. Step 3

    Dip the fuel canister into warm water if it becomes too cold and begins to sputter. Make sure it's only the fuel canister you dip in the water - not the stove itself - and that the water is warm, not boiling.

  4. Step 4

    Have an extra pair of glove liners on hand in case your gloves become wet or burned.

  5. Step 5

    Place a pad underneath the stove to prevent the snow beneath it from melting too rapidly. Try a book wrapped in a plastic bag, a snow shovel, a mouse pad, a plastic placemat, or a piece of foam sleep pad.

  6. Step 6

    Use a heat reflector or windscreen with your stove.

  7. Step 7

    Use a lid and keep it on tight to save fuel.

  8. Step 8

    Reuse heated water whenever possible. The same water used to boil pasta can be added to instant soup.

  9. Step 9

    Use insulated mugs instead of metal cups. These will keep food hotter longer, and keep you from burning your fingers.

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