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Sports & Recreation > Hiking & Backpacking How to cook in the rain while backpacking: 3 of 3

If you go backpacking, it is inevitable. Sometime you are going to have to cook in the rain. With these few tips, however, you can make sure your meal gets underway, cooked properly, and that you stay safe in the process. Getting started: Choose an area that provides some natural shelter. A tree can help keep the rain off, and provide a place to drap a tarp to make a temporary shelter for cooking. Just be sure that the branches are high enough off the ground that there is no danger of catching fire. Also useful are flat protruding rocks that can serve as a table surface. Depending on what ...
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