We recently were given the chance to review the Stainless Steel ‘Trekker’ Kelly Kettle, an elegant version of the “Volcano” style of kettle. While it isn’t UL by any means it is well built, durable and works well. The only learning curve is mastering the art of a small fire – something that if you [...]
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First Review: Kelly Kettle Trekker Set
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, tagged backcountry cooking, backcountry stoves, backpacking gear, backpacking stoves, Gear, Kelly Kettle, stoves, Trail Cooking, Trail Cooking Gear, wilderness cooking on June 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The FBC Cozy Over The Years
Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Trail Cooking, tagged backcountry cooking, Cozies, FBC, FBC Cozies, FBC meals, Freezer Bag Cooking, freezer bag cozies, Trail Cooking, wilderness cooking, www.freezerbagcooking.com, www.trailcooking.com on June 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was thinking last night on just how many FBC cozies (Freezer Bag Cooking) I have made over the years (and I honestly have no idea, unless I ran the sales for them. All I know is I have sewn every single one of them and there has been many….). It has gotten harder to [...]
DIY UL Measuring Cup
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, tagged DIY, Gear, measuring cups, Trail Cooking Gear on June 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I came across this ancient “reader’s tip” in the September 199 issue of Backpacker Magazine. Why no one has talked about this since then is beyond me! Easy, cheap and it works. If you have noticed I like to call for exact measurements in my recipes versus the “cover with water” method used by others [...]
FBC Cozy Color Update
Posted in Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, tagged Cozies, FBC, FBC Cozies, freezerbag cozies on March 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I know, I know….the selection of the FBC Classic Cozy has been very wonky the past couple months. I sew when I can, catching up here and there but the colors have been very sporadic. Currently I am sewing a run of Tye Dye and as well a new Green Woods Camo – that are [...]
Articles From the Backpacker March 2011 Issue
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, tagged Backpacker Magazine, cooking gear, cooking pots, Gear, outdoor gear on March 17, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Noticed some of the cooking pot reviews are up online for reading now – from our article in the March 2011 issue of Backpacker Magazine – Gear Review: Camp Cookware. The link takes you to the start of the article and you can then read the individual reviews. ~Sarah
MSR Skillet – Craving Pancakes?
Posted in Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, tagged backpacking, backpacking pots, Gear, hiking, MSR, MSR Quick Skillet, Trail Cooking, Trail Cooking Gear, wilderness cooking on February 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Over the past couple months we have tested out the MSR Quick Skillet. I know, I know…a skillet is something that when going lightweight one would be shamed for even dreaming about it. But let me put it this way: this is the BEST backpacking skillet/frypan I have ever used. It is almost worth getting [...]
In The News and New Recipes
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, One Pot Meals, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Trail Cooking, Vegetarian, tagged backcountry cooking, backcountry food, Backpacker Magazine, backpacking recipes, cookware, Gear, gear testing, hiker food, One Pot Meals, Sarah Kirkconnell, Trail Cooking, Trail Cooking Gear, trail food, trail lunches, trail meals, trail recipes, Vegetarian, vegetarian trail meals, Wa Trails Magazine, Washington Trails, wilderness cooking, WTA, www.trailcooking.com, www.wta.org on January 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The current issue of Washington Trails has been out for awhile now and we have 3 new recipes in the January/February 2011 issue in our ‘Trail Eats‘ column. One Pot Chickpea Pasta is a delicious vegetarian friendly one pot dish: Carrot Cake In A Bowl, a twist on oatmeal for breakfast: The third recipe is [...]
New Gear Being Played With This Winter
Posted in Gear, hiking, Hiking Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, tagged backpacking, backpacks, dayhiking, Gear, hiking, Hiking Gear, Microspikes, Nalgene bottles, REI on December 28, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Over the holidays I got Kirk, Ford and Baby Walker (well me really I suppose) new gear for the upcoming year. Nothing too far in detail but new fun toys include: Ford got a new REI Trail 25 pack. It was picked to replace his REI Jet UL pack which we were never fully happy [...]





