Outside’s Gear Guy Shares NOLS Tips on Keeping Camp Kitchens Clean_draft

February 21, 2020

 

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NOLS Field Staffing Director Marco Johnson offers Outside’s official gear guru, Joe Jackson, some pointers on how to maintain a clean outdoor kitchen. From “washing your hands” to “use few dishes” and “don’t be lazy,” these simple suggestions can go a long way toward preventing illness in camp.

“There are acceptable levels of grime I’m willing to put up with when cooking outdoors. For example, my buddies and I refer to our dishes and utensils as ‘river clean,’ ‘hut clean,’ or ‘camp clean,’ depending on the trip. Basically, we let them remain pretty dirty. But that has also led to me contracting nasty infections…To glean some pointers on keeping a camp kitchen spick-and-span, I spoke with Marco Johnson, who’s been teaching wilderness skills and first aid as the field staffing director at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) in Lander, Wyoming, since 1985.”

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