Hand tools are not the most necessary thing to pack with you. If you choose to, I suggest keeping it lightweight and simple. Bamboo is a good option as it is naturally antimicrobial. I recommend a small lightweight bamboo cutting board as well as a bamboo spoon. Between both of those items you should be able to prep and cook whatever is at hand. 

Silicon is another good option as you can get them in smaller sizes. The natural nonstick effect makes for very simple cleaning and are easily dried for storage. The above photograph is a good reference for size. 

You should be equipped with either a fixed blade knife or a lock blade that is sturdy. You want a knife that is strong enough to cut through food. A serrated edge will be useful to have as well for cutting through rope.

Additionally, you can carve a wooden spoon. This task is very time consuming but is a good one for the easily bored craftsman. Having a rounded end of your knife can make it a lot easier to carve out the bowl of the spoon. Having a Swiss Army knife or a multitool handy with a file can help smooth out the finished product and prevent splintering. If brought home various types of stains and reactions can help to preserve it for future use.

Skewers are another viable option depending on what it is you are bringing for food. Anything you want to roast over the fire is as simple as finding the hot spots from the coals. You can also fashion skewers into a makeshift rotisserie following the directions below. Last but not least is my favorite way to use a skewer. Kabobs... I love a good kabob and they are so easy to make and eat on the go if you're in a pinch for time. I recommend bringing two long and two short skewers. as well as 2 small skewers per person.

Aluminum foil can also be used to create wilderness dishes. When folded into a double layered pouch each person can simply fill theirs with an assortment of ingredients. Just like kabobs they are very easy for everyone to make to their own liking. This method is one of the best to go with in the event that you are using canned goods. 

Cast iron fire poker. This item is only recommended when using the Dutch Oven. They are designed in a way that the second prong can be used as a hook to remove it from over the fire.

A Lashing is a specific way of using rope to bind sticks or logs together. Unlike your handy knots these are more or less a complex wrap. The three lashings to focus on are the shear lashing, diagonal lashing, & the square lashing. You can use these lashings to modify the surrounding area into a makeshift kitchen. 

The square lashing is used to tie a cross while the diagonal lashing is used to tie an 'X' based on the base of the structure. To visualize this lets build a ladder. We would want 2 longer logs and say 10 shorter logs spaced 1 ft apart to make the rungs. Those rungs would be lashed onto the ladder using the square lashing.

Now if we are say making a shelter. We take 2 medium length logs and towards the top lash them together at a 90 degree angle. This particular bipod is then placed with the longer ends in the ground. All the while the two short ends support one end of the top beam. If we build a second one we can support both ends of the top beam and make an A-Frame. Although the square lashing holds two logs at a 90 degree angle for this instance we want the support of the diagonal lashing. the diagonal prevents movement and shifting of the logs when they are placed diagonally from the ground.

The shear lashing is the final one that I will be discussing. The shear lashing is used when we want to lash 2 or more logs together in a parallel fashion instead of perpendicular. What makes the shear lashing great is that it holds different based pods together in a still flexible manor. The tri pod is the way to hang a pot of a Dutch Oven over the fire to let something simmer or slow cook.

Before we can start lashing thing's together, we will need to know a couple of basic hitch knots. Particularly the clove hitch, and the timber hitch. As well as the square knot. All mentioned knots and lashings are listed below as well as some other handy ones you might use.