2018 4WDrive Overland SE - June

Catering would be great, but not practical unless you
have a large group with dedicated volunteers.
We were in a real jam. Two days
into a 10-day trip, mechanical
problems forced two vehicles
to head home. We hated to lose our fourwheeling
friends, but more importantly,
we ran into a minor food crisis: How do
we account for the meals those individuals
were scheduled to prepare?
Each of us brought food for our
designated meals, but we were counting
on those individuals to contribute on
their assigned days. Suddenly we were
scrambling to account for their departure.
This incident, while not typical of a
4WD experience, does happen. A good
Trail Master understands and accepts this,
and factors it into trip planning. Of all the
myriad decisions you make, one is how to
handle meals.
Having each truck provide a meal is an
easy way to distribute cooking duties,
as long as no one drops out.
There are three possibilities,
although only two are practical
for the average 4WD trip.
1 Everyone cooks his or her own meals
2 Cooking duties are rotated among the
participants
3 All or most of the meals are catered.
At the end of a long day, I am not
interested in cooking for a large crowd,
so I won’t deal with the catered meal
option. It can and does work if you have
a club (with lots of volunteers) putting
on an event.
Make this decision early on so you
can move forward with your planning.
Generally this is a fairly easy decision
when traveling with friends or family
members. Even better, you might have
a cook in the group. That’s a huge plus.
It gets a bit more complicated when you
travel with those you don’t know as well.
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