Check these out Marlin:
http://www.k-tor.com/
The hand crank is essentially exactly what I was thinking about.
I mean there are so many ways once you set up a small camp that this could be made easier and more efficient from a cranking perspective.
OOOH. Possibly even better:
http://store.pasco.com/pascostore/sh...53272&Detail=1
Minimal and heavy duty, as well as gear driven.