Ever see the quote that reads, "Camping...where you spend a small fortune to live like a homeless person"? While the reference to homelessness is in poor taste, at the core of that quote are nothing but FACTS - camping requires financial investment. There's a laundry list of essential camping items that will be needed for your first (tent) camping experience and every few years you'll have to do inventory to replace certain items, as needed. As tent campers, the place that we blow the bank is the grocery store. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. It got so bad that one year we decided that at least two of us go together to make sure the other didn't overshop and guess what? We bought MORE than we would have if we'd shopped solo. #Fail The only solution that even began to get us in check was advanced meal planning. Deciding upon a weekend menu helped us clearly see what grocery items were must-haves. It also helped us get creative in deciding on menus where several of the same ingredients could be used (e.g. chopped onions for breakfast potatoes, sliced onions for lunch cheeseburgers, and diced onions for dinner's steak) thereby giving us another great way to cut down on costs. In "Camping Noire - the Black Girls Guide to Surviving a Weekend Unplugged", we give several examples (and recipes), of easy to prepare yet still delicious, breakfast, lunch and dinner, and dessert meal options. There's also a handy meal planner and grocery list to help ensure you shop with a purpose. Use the #linkinbio to preview and/or order your copy of the book and get more great camping tips, So now you know that ours is food, tell us - what's your shopping weakness when it comes to camping? * * #campingnoire #campingtips #campingforbeginners #tentcamping #blackwomencamp #blackgirlscamp #blackcampers #pocinnature #blackinthewoods #naturelover #campingadventures #blackwomeninnature #camping #keepcalmandcamp #campingwhileblack #tentcamping #buythebook #blackauthors https://www.instagram.com/p/CKoUuLbgxyv/?igshid=jraebf7l7ssy
