So I'm planning a May or June camping trip this year. It should be hot enough to try something I've been thinking about, as in using the ever present sun to cook. I'm thinking of putting food into a glass jar or casserole dish about mid-morning, setting it into the sun, then using the crock pot concept of slow cooking and enjoying a desert cooked meal using free energy that night. I've heard of people cooking on their car's engines while driving, so why not this? I 've heard of solar ovens so why not solar crockpots? The only obstacles I see are hungry ravens and coyotes!
Shining sun, potential future desert chef

Can I come for dinner?
sunny side up

sounds interesting
but you must be careful in the desert ss !
all you may fry is your brains

Good luck!!!
your fried,
I mean friend !
Ed

Shining sun cooking with shining sun! How very appropriate. So would Falling rain take showers in falling rain? One could really do things in a "green" way while traveling in the desert. I've seen setups where you let a plastic jug of water warm up on a stand, set up a curtain, and there's your sun heated water! I like these kind of things

What part of the desert are you going to be doing this cooking?
Ed

study up,the health food store I go to, every day there is a guy cooking his lunch with the sun ,but theres a little more to it than putting some food in a casserole,the desert has a lot more amenities than it did when I first started going to the desert ,solar showers were all we had ,back then I dont remember anyone selling h20 showers.

Hi Ed,
I think I'll stick to my favorite places in southern Nevada. There are some of my favorite rockhounding areas there and lots of sun for cooking and renewing the soul-its been snowing here, I'm ready for some heat. There are good campgrounds in Beatty, NV, and Death Valley also (alas, no rockhounding there
I'd also like to visit the Beatty mudmound (fossils) and the "bottomless" water hole, I believe its called Devil's Hole. And I've yet to go to Red Rock.
Yikes! Gas over $4 gallon. Need to find some gold nuggets
Marie

Sounds like you a have a plan, Marie
That Nevada desert lures your soul
You have the eye for those good fire rocks
and deserve the gold
you'll do great

and let someone (Us, Me) know where your at-- at all times
so you take real good care
your pal in Phoenix
E