1. Pack the Right Food
Keeping food fresh while you are camping is hard because there isn't usually electricity when you are camping in a tent. Picking the right food to take with you when you go camping will help you to keep your food fresh. Meat is a bad choice to take with you because it spoils easily. Nuts and peanut butter can give you protein without having to worry that they will spoil. If you want meat during your trip, you can always bring potted or canned meat, or go fishing. Most breads and other carbohydrates will stay fresh while you are camping. If you want fruits and vegetables, consider buying them canned. Remember to bring a hand-operated can opener.
2. A Colder Cooler
When you go camping, perishable food is usually kept in an ice chest. To avoid meat and other perishable foods from spoiling while they are in the ice chest, buy dry ice to keep the cooler cold instead of using regular ice. In addition to using dry ice, it is best to freeze meat at home, then wrap it in foil and place it in a bag that zips closed so that you can avoid leaks and contaminating your other food. Bring gloves to get the meat packages out of the cooler so that you don't have to touch the dry ice with your bare hands. Dry ice can cause frostbite burns.
3. Safe Storage
Once you have opened a can of food or cooked food at the campsite, it is important to properly store the food so you can enjoy it later if there are leftovers. Once a can is opened, the food shouldn't be put back into the can. Bring plastic zipper bags and plastic food storage containers with lids on your camping trip to store prepared food. If you forget to bring these items, make sure that you only open and cook what you can eat in one sitting.
4. Clean Correctly
Washing dishes isn't usually thought of as a part of camping. However, this is essential to keeping your food fresh while camping. You have to thoroughly wash any thing or surface, including your hands, that comes in contact with food. Cleaning up after every meal is necessary to avoid food poisoning and cross contaminating food. To make cleaning easier, bring a large bucket to wash dishes in, dish washing liquid and plenty of towels. You may want to label some utensils for use only on raw meats.
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