fest camp simple cooking

And hopefully you'll b camped near me! Excuse me, may I borrow a cup of tuna salad?

If you plan to cook bacon, freeze it and take it frozen to keep your food cold and by Sunday it should be thawed. Or thaw it in the Carolina microwave (dashboard).

Although I'm camping and living out of coolers, cooler strategy is equally important for RV's and their small lame refrigerators.

I have had cream cheese with me all 6 years in a cooler with no issues.

In a cooler/refrigerator, cream cheese in tubs lasts forever; unopened blocks are good for months. And there are individual serving packs available.

Almost all of the commercially produced food has a long shelf life and is stable even after opening and with marginal or intermittent refrigeration. Even mayonnaise, which was seen as deadly after 15 minutes back in my day, survives just fine. I've looked into this in connection with hurricane power outages. Everything (except fresh meat) will be fine from Thursday afternoon to Monday morning.

Definitely well aged.

Grilled Cheese easy tune-up:

Use cheddar slices, not American cheese-flavored processed food (sic) product wax sheets (except if you get a horde) Use Cooper Sharp American*.

Whole wheat bread instead of goo bread Use Italian bread*. Your supermarket's bakery will do nicely. Cost ya about a buck. 

cook in an old cast iron pan For this application, cast iron provides no discernible benefit, and takes a long time to heat up/cool down. They're also heavy and don't pack well.

mayo. Really. If you do this, I will cut you.

Bacon bits or thin sliced salami or pepperoni You're probably gonna eat this before bed. Processed meats will almost certainly interfere with your sleep unless your age begins with a 2 or lower.

Pimento cheese This is among the more disgusting things I've ever put in my mouth. You guys' fascination with it confuses and alarms me.

Sprinkle with coarse salt after the first turn If you're salting a cheddar sandwich, I beg you to have your blood pressure checked.