"Man Camp" - Action, fun, beer and BBQ

Don Marco · 06-21-2009, 04:14 PM

Howdy folks...

I´m just back from a very special event. Hasseröder, one of germany largest breweries, made a competition to enter a so called "Man Camp".

http://maenner-camps.de/

20 people could enter each competition and bring 3 friends so theres 80 people in 20 Teams at each of the 5 events who will have an action packed day outdoors
with motorsports, rafting, sailing, climbing, archery and lots of other stuff.

This first of the events was at a beautiful boy scout camp at a lake.

They were told to have a BBQ at the evening with the World Champions so thats where my Team and i come in.

What they didnt know before was that THEY would have to grill for us and we´d judge the food. The scoring from the BBQ competition counts 1/3 of the overall Sports and Team scores so it was quite important for them.

We didnt make it too hard for them though. Suppplied each team with a char griller, charcoal and chimney, cutting boards, knifes, vegetables, marinade ingredients, spices and 5 pounds of pork tenderloin.

They had to cook a marinated tenderlojn and veggie kabob, a stuffed tomato and bruscetta.

Here we go from the start :

After we arrived we were told theres only softdrinks until 7 pm.
We said that was fine since to us beer is a softdrink but they said
they cant give out alcohol until then because the teams had their tasks to do and they couldnt serve beer because of insurance reasons.

Off course we had a small emergency supply of 24 bottles in our camper so at last our most neccessary supply was secured.
When we popped the first cold ones open we had 160 thirsty eyes on us and felt kinda like these guys :

Heres all the grills unloaded. We took off the front shelves and handles so they all fit into one huge trailer

Heres our Snacks

I cooked some pork loins so the guys had a small snack after completing the sports and they were really happy about that

Meanwhile we had also set up the teams booths.

Then they were briefed for what they had to cook.
Most of them had never cooked on a smoker or indirect at all before since over here grilling basicly means charring thin pieces of meat over an open top grill but they liked the grills very much and turned in some fantastic plates in relation to what they could do with their background and the limited supply of food and spices.

All we had to do then was to drink beer and walk around to give the teams some tipps and answer questions.

Don Marco · 06-21-2009, 04:20 PM

Heres some of the turn ins :

After we finished judging it was time for the award ceremony
The winning team wasnt leading after the first part of the day but scored bigtime at the BBQ and so they won after all.

After that we could slowly end the evening with a couple more beers and schnapps

This was a very nice start and i´m looking forward a lot to the next events over the coming two months, especially those at the eurospeedway racing circuit.

We made a lot of new friends, had fun and beer and could spread the word of BBQ a bit, what more can you ask for ?

So long,

DM

txschutte · 06-21-2009, 04:26 PM

Wow, Don.

You Europeans get all the good stuff.

Great event. I wished they had one like that here.

1_T_Scot · 06-21-2009, 04:28 PM

Looks like an awesome event and a good time had by all.

Skidder · 06-21-2009, 04:32 PM

DM once again you are the man! Nice picture work. Thanks for sharing.

TexasAggie97 · 06-21-2009, 05:24 PM

That looks like a helluva time!

JD McGee · 06-21-2009, 08:22 PM

Good times DM...good times!

mbshop · 06-21-2009, 11:09 PM

WOW!! you know how to party. looks like everyone had a great time.

bbq ron · 06-22-2009, 05:54 AM

nice pics, and looks like that would have been a good time

Wampus · 06-22-2009, 06:51 AM

Wow. That looks pretty cool. Looks like a real good time.
That chimney starter looks a bit different too (wider & shorter).

Looks like a good time was had by all!!

early mornin' smokin' · 06-22-2009, 07:08 AM

that is intense, alright brethren....lets put ourselves together a little US version!! any takers>?

1fastf7 · 06-22-2009, 07:32 AM

wow! germany looks like a good time! i love beer pron!

Big George's BBQ · 06-22-2009, 07:34 AM

WOW That looks like it was a GREAT TIME Thanks for all of the Pics

big brother smoke · 06-22-2009, 07:56 AM

Thanks for sharing!

Arlin_MacRae · 06-22-2009, 08:29 AM

What a great idea!

Thanks for the photos, DM. Looked to be a fun time!

06-21-2009, 04:14 PM	#1
Don Marco is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-09-07 Location: Germany	"Man Camp" - Action, fun, beer and BBQ Howdy folks... I´m just back from a very special event. Hasseröder, one of germany largest breweries, made a competition to enter a so called "Man Camp". http://maenner-camps.de/ 20 people could enter each competition and bring 3 friends so theres 80 people in 20 Teams at each of the 5 events who will have an action packed day outdoors with motorsports, rafting, sailing, climbing, archery and lots of other stuff. This first of the events was at a beautiful boy scout camp at a lake. They were told to have a BBQ at the evening with the World Champions so thats where my Team and i come in. What they didnt know before was that THEY would have to grill for us and we´d judge the food. The scoring from the BBQ competition counts 1/3 of the overall Sports and Team scores so it was quite important for them. We didnt make it too hard for them though. Suppplied each team with a char griller, charcoal and chimney, cutting boards, knifes, vegetables, marinade ingredients, spices and 5 pounds of pork tenderloin. They had to cook a marinated tenderlojn and veggie kabob, a stuffed tomato and bruscetta. Here we go from the start : After we arrived we were told theres only softdrinks until 7 pm. We said that was fine since to us beer is a softdrink but they said they cant give out alcohol until then because the teams had their tasks to do and they couldnt serve beer because of insurance reasons. Off course we had a small emergency supply of 24 bottles in our camper so at last our most neccessary supply was secured. When we popped the first cold ones open we had 160 thirsty eyes on us and felt kinda like these guys : Heres all the grills unloaded. We took off the front shelves and handles so they all fit into one huge trailer Heres our Snacks I cooked some pork loins so the guys had a small snack after completing the sports and they were really happy about that Meanwhile we had also set up the teams booths. Then they were briefed for what they had to cook. Most of them had never cooked on a smoker or indirect at all before since over here grilling basicly means charring thin pieces of meat over an open top grill but they liked the grills very much and turned in some fantastic plates in relation to what they could do with their background and the limited supply of food and spices. All we had to do then was to drink beer and walk around to give the teams some tipps and answer questions.

06-21-2009, 04:26 PM	#3
txschutte Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-02-07 Location: Cozad, Nebraska	Wow, Don. You Europeans get all the good stuff. Great event. I wished they had one like that here. __________________ "Bring it on, you bananna thong wearing killer of brisket!"-Chambers If you really care about this place, you'll show some respect for it. Your beard is so stupid, it took two hours to watch 60 Minutes.

06-21-2009, 04:28 PM	#4
1_T_Scot is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 06-03-08 Location: Pontiac Illinois	Looks like an awesome event and a good time had by all. __________________ Certified "MOINK" ball maker. Supporting Disabled Veterans. Link Removed. Diveheart .org Large Big Green Egg - Fathers Day 2009

06-21-2009, 05:24 PM	#6
TexasAggie97 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-10-08 Location: Franklin, KY...by way of Baytown, TX	That looks like a helluva time! __________________ NB Bandera w/ mods 2 Weber 22.5 Kettles Weber Smokey Joe Silver (does that even count?) UDS X 2 (More on the way...)

06-21-2009, 08:22 PM	#7
JD McGee somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-28-07 Location: Duvall, WA	Good times DM...good times! __________________ "The team formerly known as "Wine Country "Q"... PNWBA "Team of the Year" 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017... We cook on MAK Grills and Bullets...

06-21-2009, 04:20 PM	#2
Don Marco is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-09-07 Location: Germany	Heres some of the turn ins : After we finished judging it was time for the award ceremony The winning team wasnt leading after the first part of the day but scored bigtime at the BBQ and so they won after all. After that we could slowly end the evening with a couple more beers and schnapps This was a very nice start and i´m looking forward a lot to the next events over the coming two months, especially those at the eurospeedway racing circuit. We made a lot of new friends, had fun and beer and could spread the word of BBQ a bit, what more can you ask for ? So long, DM

06-21-2009, 04:32 PM	#5
Skidder Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-02-08 Location: Westfield,Ma.	DM once again you are the man! Nice picture work. Thanks for sharing.

06-21-2009, 11:09 PM	#8
mbshop Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-24-07 Location: visalia, ca	WOW!! you know how to party. looks like everyone had a great time. __________________ george spam, can't live without it

06-22-2009, 05:54 AM	#9
bbq ron is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-11-09 Location: saint peters, mo	nice pics, and looks like that would have been a good time __________________ kcbs (CBJ) lang 60 mobile chargriller duo gosm

06-22-2009, 06:51 AM	#10
Wampus somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-05-09 Location: Mooresville, IN	Wow. That looks pretty cool. Looks like a real good time. That chimney starter looks a bit different too (wider & shorter). Looks like a good time was had by all!! __________________ [COLOR="Blue"][B]"Oh, I don’t reject Christ. I love Christ. It’s just that so many of you Christians are so unlike Christ." -Mahatma Gandhi[/B][/COLOR]

06-22-2009, 07:08 AM	#11
early mornin' smokin' is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-06-08 Location: wading river, ny	that is intense, alright brethren....lets put ourselves together a little US version!! any takers>? __________________ L trailer spicewine, webers, 2-26.75's, performer, heineken 22 1/2, 7 level pro-q 20 excel

06-22-2009, 07:32 AM	#12
1fastf7 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 03-31-09 Location: cottekill ny	wow! germany looks like a good time! i love beer pron! __________________ The older i get-the faster i was!

06-22-2009, 07:34 AM	#13
Big George's BBQ somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 02-07-08 Location: Framingham, MA Name/Nickname : George	WOW That looks like it was a GREAT TIME Thanks for all of the Pics

06-22-2009, 07:56 AM	#14
big brother smoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-03-06 Location: Ventura, CA	Thanks for sharing! __________________ Peace and Smoke, BBS Powered by the West Coast Offense: Big Poppa Smokers and Simply Marvelous BBQ - "Walk with Us" My weapons: Humphrey's Smokers

06-22-2009, 08:29 AM	#15
Arlin_MacRae somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-14-04 Location: Choctaw, OK	What a great idea! Thanks for the photos, DM. Looked to be a fun time! __________________ Arlin MacRae Primo Oval Junior, Traeger Model 075 Pellet Pooper, Big Chief, Kingfisher Kooker 14" gas/wood combo, PBC Brethren Edition, Pit Boss NASCAR Tailgater Home Brewer, Murderer of Squirrels, Armadillo Inspector Flaming Pig Head Mod Certified KCBS Master BBQ Judge