I've done a lot of sourdough cooking myself.On the trail,I find bannock to be the simplest.

The standard bannock mix is 1 cup all purpose flour,1 teaspoon baking powder,pinch of salt.This happens to be the same thing as self rising flour which most people nowdays use anyway.

Variations and additions are almost endless.Three tablespoons of margarine per cup of flour as well as a couple tablespoons of powdered milk make it richer.Add some sugar and it makes a good pancake mix.

When using this by the campfire,it's best to make a firm dough and then roll this into a roll about an inch thick.Wind this around a green hardwood stick which is about half the thickness of an axe handle.Simply prop it up next to the fire.Projecting stubs keep the dough from slipping down.Naturally,you'll have to adjust it's distance from the fire,turn it,etc.

If you're using a frying pan,make sure it's greased and then after getting it done on the bottom,you can then prop up and lean the pan next to the fire with the dough facing the flames to finish it.Hot coals are best for most cooking but for this,you'll want flames.

..Very Impressive...The sourdough is best kept in a camp ,,wether hard side or wall /other tent ,, or cave ....,..,.I,ve always wondered what bannock was ..Thanks ...

By the way....if you're camped in one spot for awhile and the weather is mild,you can make an oven easy enough by scooping/digging out a small cave with several inches of earth covering it.

It's best to have a fairly small opening/door and a hole punched through from the top of the ground to the oven itself to act as a smoke vent.

With a small fire inside,when the heat reaches a satisfactory point,rake the fire and coals out,place the food inside,cover the door and smoke vent above.

It takes a little practice to get it right but you will find this works out very well.

This works best with smaller portions for someone on the move but people have been using similar methods of baking for many centuries.It can become as elaborate as you care to make it.Often,hot coals will be left inside and raked to the side in the cavern/oven.

It's occured to me that something I seldom hear mentioned as bush gear is the cold chisel and hammer.Obviously,it's out of place for someone traveling light but for a semi-permanent camp where the inhabitant branches out making extra shelters,the cold chisel and hammer is worth it's weight in gold.

Wood burning stoves have been made from all sorts of things and with a few sections of stove pipe,a cabin/shelter can be provided with a stove very easy and for a minimum cost.

I made one such stove by turning an old wash tub upside down on a dirt floor.The cold chisel and hammer turned it into a very noble stove in no time.

On another occasion,I had some sheet metal about three by four feet and with the appropriate bends and cuts,it became a stove which gave excellent service.

It's true enough that one can heat a shelter without a stove (and I've done so) but usually a stove proves to be superior.