What's your favorite meal to make while camping?

Lots of inspiration in this thread! As a kid, baking potatoes and yams in the campfire was a favorite

While I was Grub Master for the Boy Scouts, I showed them how to make Beef & Carrots from Once Upon a Chef (Jenn Segal). It's so freaking good.. I keep this recipe in my tent bag. It works well with a Dutch oven, camp stoves etc. The Scouts loved it. - I do too.🙂

We usually eat lots of meat during camping

Three ideas or links.

One of the first things I learned to make (and love) as a child - either from summer camp or Girl Scouts. HAMBURGER PATTY SANDWICHED BETWEEN POTATO AND CARROT SLICES, wrapped in foil and cooked on campfire coals. Easy, tasty and fun! Also a good thing to have your kids (about 7 years and up) make when you're out camping - as long as they are old enough to safely handle a knife.
Many recipes on the internet call it Hobo Dinner or Hobo Hamburger. Recent versions include directions for cooking over a grill or in the oven, so if you're renting a cabin or beach house, ok there too.
https://www.spendwithpennies.com/hobo-dinner-packs-hamburger-potato/

An old/classic cookbook. SIMPLE FOODS FOR THE PACK by Vikki KInmount Kath and Diana Cooke. Some recent reviews say some recipes are bland - I didn't find them so, and you can always up the seasoning. Many good and great recipes,
https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=7fb4d39484240f25&sca_upv=1&sxsrf=ADLYWIJ6L3GhePMLmwtW_C1aSUHrPlzGLQ:1718370153526&q=Simple+Foods+for+the+Pack:+More+Than+200+All-Natural,+Trail-tested+Recipes+Diana+Cooke&si=ACC90nyW3RsqvGr9uFMPtFrnpoN5HncBV0bnG4MG1djlDRdiCmEdUSaOu00Iv7pDsiFmL_kb5wm423RMC5KKP69RlfMo8D4ytkzM54pFlluDNr8f8pM85wkkf6iAPRr5p2vmt90TzgYNRWBQBakjGMYtXN3qJ3gqW4hYAG4B4p6lsrNDSI7Y2QOb4EWKLGcaw65OTn-82egkZeZ7hm1XfINxsP3-ok_8DiDWY9uspJgKoLywCf6BdncLPLKFV-JKSPqUCqClDv07UpiHF9AW0bIGTcbVyyBn_HBR_Cf8wMkB_mPRqGi4W909vZQbYpiaSd1RsHGIvqPkZ2ITqvEI02I3CGtjzW5LO3aMrydH8OYBBJ_eK-s1xz8%3D&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjNwd_Uk9uGAxVWIDQIHQjxDZMQ6RN6BAgVEAE&biw=1366&bih=607&dpr=1

A more recent and well-reviewed camping cookbook, COOK IT WILD by Chris Nuttall-Smith, a food writer and media presenter.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709663/cook-it-wild-by-chris-nuttall-smith/

Last time I went camping (we car-camped), it was a basic campground with toilets and showers. No kitchen though. So I packed a small portable gas stove (the ones that use butane canisters) and my cast iron dutch oven, a moka pot, and a skillet. For food, I brought: a bag of ice, 2 quarts of frozen homemade gumbo, eggs, ground coffee, powder creamer, roasted vegetables, 2 sourdough loaves (frozen), bag of potatoes, bag of salad greens, 2 large containers of water, frozen butter, shredded cheese, instant ramen, and canned peaches + Bisquick for peach cobbler. Also basic seasonings, salt, pepper, sugar. Except for the water and potatoes, all food went into a large cooler. The gumbo was our favorite :)

I grew up camping at Assateague Island and we would always go out in the bay to get some fresh clams and mussels. At the end of the day, we'd do a huge seafood boil over the fire with what we brought back. The freshest seafood I've ever had.