Jay,

Where do you plan to be camping this year, and how do we find your tent?

Also, about what time do you eat dinner?





"Jay Smith" wrote in message
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What do you do with the dirty water? Throw it downwind? Pour it on
your neighbors tent? Save it for next time? I know how to wash
dishes, getting rid of the food flecked dishwater was what gave me
pause. I really did not know what to do with it, the quarters were
close and I wanted to be a good neighbor.

All the solid food matter gets scraped off into a trash bag and is
placed in one of the campground dumpsters.
What solid food matter remaining on your cooking implements should be
minimal.
Wash them in a dishpan and disperse the dirty water in the taxi aisle
between the rows of airplanes. If you are in the campground, pour it on
the roadway (it will help keep the dust down).

Tips to minimalize waste:
1) cook food wrapped in aluminum foil
2) use paper plates and cups
3) use plastic utensils
4) buy pre-packaged instant food (boil-a-bag rice, instant oatmeal,
frozen veggies); anything packaged in such a manner that you can drop it
into a pan of boiling/hot water to cook or heat. You can also use
ziplock freezer bags to heat food in hot water.

Backpacker freeze dried meals have an excellent selection available. You
prepare them in the foil pouch they come in by adding boiling water, and
you can eat directly from the pouch when ready.

I took my two kids (11&10) with me last year. I walked over to Piggly
Wiggly each day after the airshow and purchased groceries for each
evening meal. I didn't have to worry of keeping anything other than the
milk cold. I fixed steak and chicken breasts for dinner. The grill I
brought didn't even get dirty. Cooked the meat in heavy duty aluminum
foil and threw it away after dinner.
I fixed balanced meals just as I do at home. We had corn on the cob,
frozen veggies, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, rice, gravy, etc.