It was a "bachelor party" for my friend. We left on a Sunday, hiked up leconte and over boulevard trail. We camped that night, and I cooked Guinness stew. It was late, and I couldn't get a proper picture of it, but I used my trangia and that alcohol stove to both cook the stew and pan fry some ingredients (bacon, shoomies, brisket). It was enough for 3 people, so I used a ton of alcohol and only had a little left by this morning. I woke up, started getting some coffee boiling, and began making a few of these really delicious backpacking meals. I think they're called pinnacle foods, and it was the breakfast biscuit dumplings that were incredible. I was boiling enough water my friend broke out his wood stove to help cook it all together since I was out of fuel. Needless to say, the woodsmoke and coffee in the morning after a tough hike will stick with me forever I think.

Definitely the most actual cooking I've ever done backpacking. While the food was spectacular and hit perfectly, it was extremely heavy. I think I'll look into dehydrating some of the ingredients for next time. What are your setups for spices/oils/ingredients?

I like the look of the BioLite Kettlepot and the feature of that top piece (would be nice for pour over coffee for example). Wondering if anyone has tried it on a non-BioLite stove. Barring that, any similar cost/feature pot that you like?

Thanks all! Appreciate the help!

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I'll be going camping soon and was wondering what you guys cook early morning at the camp or some breakfast essentials that you couldn't go without