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So many outdoor cooking videos. Rivers. Rocks. Expensive ingredients. Fancy cookware…

Are you prepared if you’re stuck out there alone??

A good knife, something to start a fire with, your instincts, and your dog. That’s all. you. have.

Maybe you get someone to give you some scraps. Maybe you steal something to survive. Maybe you come across something that will help.

In this instance, a rusty old chimney starter, a handful of partially burned charcoal, and a used grill grate worked. (Though I have done this with an upside down metal shopping cart in the past)

Some folks having a family outing in the woods were kind enough to donate a couple of hot dogs and a stale bun. A clean(ish) paper plate was part of their refuse. A couple of mustard packets that I found made for a welcome condiment. So I got to work…

Using those leftover coals and some paper trash I found, I turned the chimney upside down and got the coals lit. Put the grill grate on to heat it up, and used some damp tree leaves to clean it as best as I could. Put the grated back on, got them nice and hot, and put the stale bun on to toast it. Meanwhile, my knife made some nice spiral slits in the dogs. (These dogs had cheese inside them! BONUS!!)

An old abandoned couch gave Obi a comfy place to sit while a broken old folding chair gave me a workstation to plate my delicacy. Squeezed out the mustard packets onto that beautifully grilled bun, then put my hot dog on there. Delicious!!!

With an extra dog but no bun, it seemed only fair that I cut it up and shared it with Obi… no need to make him find his own food when this treasure trove was handed to me with plenty to share!

Sure… I could bring fancy ingredients and fancy cookware out into the wild. Cutting board, crisp lettuce, tomatoes, onions, garlic, and wagyu steak…

But let’s be real. If you’re ever trapped out there, you take what you can get and make the best of it. Maybe next time, I’ll show you how to trap, kill, clean, and cook something you gathered in the wild so that when you are stranded somewhere, you know how to survive and still make your food as delicious as can be.

For now… we’ll take the handouts and enjoy them like it’s our last meal.

Don’t Eat Boring Food!! And don’t expect to have a 5-star meal out in the woods without tons of preparation and expensive tools at hand!