Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Listening Point - General Discussion :: Fire ban has me worried
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toastedmarshmallow12 |
KungPowKing: "We usually fry fish over the fire but if the fire ban is still on when we go it'll be a Coleman stove. Does anyone know how long these fire bans last? We have six weeks until our trip." All summee if it stays dry |
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doorbluff84 |
KungPowKing: "We usually fry fish over the fire but if the fire ban is still on when we go it'll be a Coleman stove. Does anyone know how long these fire bans last? We have six weeks until our trip." Nature decides. I’ll say it always pays to have a Plan B. When there was an entire BWCA closure recently, we switched to Sylvania wilderness as our Plan B destination. |
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bwcamjh |
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foxfireniner |
Just really have to pay attention when using a canister stove for frying. I had an old Coleman peak 1 in Quetico years ago when I was a kid that I let get the oil too hot. We were on this little island we nicknamed 'Diaper Island' because a previous inhabitant had stuffed a dirty diaper under a rock that we were now obligated to pack out for them. But...my oil got too hot and when I panicked and tried to remove the pan from the heat quickly, the oil spilled a little catching fire on the ground and in my pot. The soil up there was flammable! I nearly burned the whole island down. I threw the flaming pot in the lake, with predicable results, so I could put the ground fire out. |
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ockycamper |
I bring a two burner stove (jet boil base camp) and a deep pan that spans both burners to cook fish. I have also moved many years to using olive oil spray and cooking the fish on that. I bring blackening and other seasonings to use for the fish some years and no oil at all. The problem with oil when there is no camp fire is disposing of the oil. It has to be poured back in the bottles and hauled out. If we don't have fires this year, I will switch all fish cooking to sprays and seasonings. |
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x2jmorris |
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butthead |
mags459: "We have become used to canister stoves and campfires for steak night 1 and a fish fry. A canister stove will not work for this. I have an old white gas Apex 1 I am guessing that will work for fish. Giving up on the steak. What does everyone else do for fish? Must have missed something but why can't you cook steak or fish using a canister stove? Canister and liquid fuel stoves are permitted during a fire ban. butthead |
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mags459 |
Thanks again for the responses. |
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KawnipiKid |
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ockycamper |
mags459: "We have become used to canister stoves and campfires for steak night 1 and a fish fry. A canister stove will not work for this. I have an old white gas Apex 1 I am guessing that will work for fish. Giving up on the steak. What does everyone else do for fish? Why does camping stoves not work for steaks? Lots of people cook steaks on a Blackstone griddle anymore. You can do the same thing on a camping stove. Just need to get a two burner type that can handle a griddle. Two burner stove. . .and cast iron griddle. . .and you have a Blackstone! |
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Hammertime |
Steaks can be seared and brought to at least medium rare with a stove as well. Good luck! |
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toastedmarshmallow12 |
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Savage Voyageur |
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Walleye6 |
Pan frying a hamburger would taste great! Fish fry on a stove is no issue, I just hate the mess it makes compared to cooking it on the fire. |
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Minnesotian |
bwcamjh: "I cut up fresh caught fish into small chunks to fit the pan. I'd likely do the same if I had a steak with me." Exactly the same thing I do. Look at the fire ban not as a restriction, but as an excuse to try new recipes, techniques, and building an appreciation for having varied knowledge. For instance, here are 4 ways to cook trout while backpacking. Probably can be modified for any fish of course. I personally have tried the Trout with Mustard Sauce on pike in the BWCA and I recommend it. Fish Recipes for the Trail |
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lindylair |
BTW those stoves are awesome, reliable, sturdy with decent flame control. Great price too. Somewhat of a legend. Affordable great camp stove |