This was a trip that I had promised my friend Steve we would finish – I had done it last year with Teresa and Jeff in a snowstorm but he had been unable to make it. We had waited since late October for the snows to melt. Rounding up Teresa to do it again, we [...]
Archive for July, 2009
PCT Hiking – Gov’t Meadows to Big Crow Basin
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged backpacking, Gov't Meadows, hiking, Pacific Crest Trail, PCT, section hiking, trip photos, Trip Reports, Ulrich Shelter on July 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
High Calorie Fat Bombs
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking, tagged Food Finds on July 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Could it be the ultimate hiker food? Averaging 480 calories and 20 grams fat, they weigh in at 4 1/2 ounces. Do the math and see the benefits of the calories. Even better…you can just stick in in your maw while you hike. No chewing needed! Hehheh…like everyone needs an excuse for junkfood, no? Have [...]
Meal Review: Carnivore Roaring Campfire Pizza
Posted in Food Finds, One Pot Meals, Trail Cooking, tagged backcountry cooking, backcountry food, backpacking, commercial meal reviews, Food Finds, hiker food, hiking, One Pot Meals, Packit Gourmet, PackitGourmet.com, Trail Cooking, trail food, trail lunches, trail meals, wilderness cooking, www.trailcooking.com on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Back in January we tested out PackitGourmet’s Roaring Campfire Pizza in Veggie. It was quite tasty, so we picked up a package of the Carnivore version to see how we would like it. Depending on appetite it will serve 1 to 2. I’d say if you are a man who loves food, treat this as [...]
An Even Lighter UL FBC Cozy?
Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, Gear, hiking, Hiking Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Trail Cooking, tagged Add new tag, FBC, FBC Cozies, FBC meals, Freezer Bag Cooking, Trail Cooking Gear, UL gear, www.freezerbagcooking.com, www.trailcooking.com on July 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I was talking with Jared, who writes a blog on UL hiking, today about the FBC UL Cozy. He wanted one smaller/lighter than the original version currently being sold on TrailCooking. I had time tonight to work on a prototype and happily it turned out nearly perfect first try. Jared will be testing the prototype [...]
Cozies On The Trail
Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, Gear, hiking, Hiking Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Trail Cooking, tagged backpacking, FBC, FBC Cozies, FBC meals, Freezer Bag Cooking, hiking, Trail Cooking Gear on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
These great photos were posted on our Facebook page for Freezer Bag Cooking by the terrific folks at The Mad Backpacker. These awesome shots are of two of our FBC Cozies in use: A Bear and Deer (a sold out color) with a Moon and Star cozy: From Daniel - Sarah, during our trip on [...]
New Veg Friendly Soup Recipes
Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, Insulated mug method, One Pot Meals, Trail Cooking, Vegan, Vegetarian, tagged backcountry cooking, backcountry food, backpacking, backpacking recipes, FBC, FBC Cozies, FBC meals, Food Finds, Freezer Bag Cooking, hiker food, hiking, insulated mug meals, Insulated mug method, One Pot Meals, Packit Gourmet, PackitGourmet.com, Trail Cooking, trail food, trail meals, trail recipes, Vegan, vegan camping recipes, Vegetarian, vegetarian trail meals, wilderness cooking, www.freezerbagcooking.com, www.trailcooking.com on July 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I added two veg friendly soup recipes to TrailCooking this afternoon. Both can be customized to a lower sodium, vegetarian or vegan diet. Vegetable Rice Soup and Veggie Soup. ~Sarah
Playing with Esbit
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, tagged backpacking stoves, Esbit Stoves, Gear on July 7, 2009 | 6 Comments »
It had been to long since I toyed with Esbit, I spent a couple hours yesterday running tests. Partly as I am seeing how light my pack can be this coming weekend, one are I am working on going minimalist is my kitchen. HPS Esbit Stove: HPS stove with a square of Esbit fuel: Using [...]
Morning On Dege Peak
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged day hiking, dayhiking, Dege Peak, hiking, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Rainier NP, trip photos, Trip report, Trip Reports on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Due to a bridge being out of commission on a nasty glacier fed creek, my weekend backpacking plans got trashed, but eh, I knew I would something to do! Late last night my friend Catzia asked if I wanted to get out early this morning before the crazy heat wave hit. It doesn’t get super [...]





