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Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Trail Cooking on Jun 22nd, 2011
When I got home this morning I had the surprise of a new box of gear waiting for me – from one of my favorite companies, Primus. When it comes to cooking pots and stoves, there are only a few companies I truly enjoy using – Primus, MSR, GSI Outdoors and Snowpeak are those brands [...]
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear on Jun 16th, 2011
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 [...]
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear on Jun 6th, 2011
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 [...]
Posted in Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear on Feb 15th, 2011
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 [...]
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, One Pot Meals, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Trail Cooking, Vegetarian on Jan 18th, 2011
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 [...]
Posted in Gear, hiking, Hiking Gear, Other, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Trail Cooking on Nov 29th, 2010
Consider this a random list of things that Sarah likes – the items have been in either her, Ford’s or Kirk’s packs. They are not matched items and vary from UL to heavy weight packing styles. One thing about them all is that they work and or taste good. If you are looking for fun [...]
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, One Pot Meals, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Trail Cooking on Nov 3rd, 2010
While I love to use dried eggs when on trips (and they have gotten a lot better in taste over the years!) I can say that there are certain recipes where fresh eggs just simply taste better. For example, lets say you get a sudden hankering for Chicken Fried Rice or for Spam-Tastic Fried Rice [...]
Posted in Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Trail Cooking on Aug 17th, 2010
Last week in an order I had picked up from Frontier Foods I got an Easy Sprout Sprouter to try out (also available on sale at Frontier). The sprouter is an interesting piece of gear. It weighs in at 4.9 ounces for the main 4 pieces (inner, outer, small seed inner piece and vented lid). [...]
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