Featured Brand: Camp Chow
Wild Mushroom Stroganoff is just one of many meal options. Yum!
To date Camp Chow is a company of 2 and 1/2 people. Sarah started the company at the Trail Center Lodge on the Gunflint Trail with her longtime friend, Durae, and her sister Anna helps occasionally. A love of cooking and being surrounded by the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) sparked their interest in creating a line of outdoor adventure foods. Here are some of our favorite things about Camp Chow meals:
Meals that can use any water temperature.
“…Sustained energy that is quick and convenient was key to make good time. Hydrating food with any temperature water was a game changer!" - Adam
Camp Chow features a line of meals that incorporate Cold Water Hydration, which allows you to set your meal temperature based on your preferences and available time. Meals include:
Apple Raisin and Blueberry Oatmeals
Pork Alfredo, Puerto Rican Chicken and Broccoli Cheese Pork Couscous
Cheddar Broccoli Pork, Chicken Alfredo and Beef Stroganoff Rice
Beef Stroganoff, Cheddar Broccoli Pork and Chicken Alfredo Dressings
Spaghetti Beef Pork Couscous, Dressing and Rice
Turkey Cranberry Couscous, Dressing and Rice
Vegan Gumbo and Cheddar Mash
Chocolate Cheesecake and Rice Pudding
Cinnamon Honey Couscous (Vegan!)
Gluten-free and vegan meal options.
As indicated from some of the Cold Water Hydration Meals, Camp Chow has been expanding into lifestyle meal options. At this time they have three Vegan meal options: Chili, Gumbo and Burritos - and they’re a great start.
Vegan Gumbo is a meal that is gluten-free. A backpacking cook-in-pouch dish that can use cold or hot water to suit user preferences and availability.
Gluten-free options are even more expansive, ranging from breakfast to side dishes to entrées and desserts, including:
Apple Raisin and Blueberry Oatmeal
Gunflint Potato Pancakes and Cheddar Hashbrowns
Cheddar Wild Rice and Grill Cheese Tomato Soups
Cheddar Mac, Cheddar Grits and Cheddar Pork Grits
Beef, Chicken, Turkey, Vegetarian, and Vegan Chili and Burritos
Chicken Alfredo, Pork Alfredo and Cheddar Broccoli Pork Rice
Camp Corn, Carrots, Beans, Peas, and Broccoli Cheese
Berry Cheesecake and Rice Pudding
Some of our favorites are the Chocolate Milk, Spicy Chicken Curry Rice, and the Chocolate Cheesecake.
Donate meals for kids and elders.
Sarah has supported the non-profit 501(c)(3) organization One Spirit by partnering to donate meals. One Spirit is an all-volunteer worldwide group that seeks to help the Oglala Lakota tribe of Native Americans achieve happier, healthier lives, within the context of their remarkable and unique history and culture.
“Having worked for state, tribal, and nonprofit entities here on the reservation, I can honestly say One Spirit is one of the few that I have seen who help out the entire reservation with the intention of providing what help is needed at the local level by listening to the Lakota being served.” - Steve
One Spirit works in partnership with the citizens of Pine Ridge Reservation to fulfill their vision of a self-sufficient and independent future. Their programs are dedicated to providing the tools and employment to bring healthy food, fuel, and cultural support to a tribe that suffers severe nutritional shortages in a food desert, lacks employment opportunities (almost 90% unemployment), and facilities to support children and the elderly culturally and in providing better living circumstances.
On September 27th, 2011 the Tribal Council of the Oglala Sioux Tribe unanimously voted to formally recognize and support One Spirit and the One Spirit programs.
You can use the links below to support this amazing organization now by donating a meal of your choice:
Whether you’re looking for a meal for yourself or a loved one, the team at Stone Harbor Wilderness Supply can help you find the right options. Take a look at our current inventory, or contact us to see if we can special order an item for you.
Have questions about Camp Chow? Feel free to get in touch or visit the Camp Chow website to learn more.