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- Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:35 pm
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: Windigo Store
- Replies: 52
- Views: 36075
Re: Windigo Store
In June you could by a dozen eggs, a pack of bacon, milk. They had hot chocolate mix separate ($.75) or in packs. Other than instant chocolate, did they have anything a backpacker would need? Basic backpacking meals (e.g. chilli mac, cheese mac)? Instant soups? Nuts, dried fruit, gorp? Powered milk...
- Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:52 am
- Forum: Wildlife
- Topic: Snakes.....
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7226
Re: Snakes.....
Probably true. It is the most common species. I find it hard to distinguish in this photo. From the above or below it might be easier.The Coggster wrote:actually I'm pretty sure it is just a color form of the common garter snake.
- Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:54 am
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: Speaking of Food
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7240
Re: Speaking of Food
Yes, farfalle looks like little bow ties; bunched in the middle. I might try fusilli (little spirals) next time. My single experiment I tried what we'd like to do on the trail: Bring water to a boil and pour just enough over the dehydrated pasta and sauce to rehydrate, stir and wait. This would be t...
- Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:55 am
- Forum: Wildlife
- Topic: Snakes.....
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7226
Re: Snakes.....
Looks sort of like a black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta) See:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_rat_snake or http://www.nps.gov/archive/isro/NR_Prof ... ke_jpg.htmrainelde wrote: WHAT KIND OF SNAKE IS THIS????????????
- Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:26 am
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: Speaking of Food
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7240
Re: Speaking of Food
Hey Don, we actually go al dente on the pasta before we dehydrate and it works out perfectly. The pasta rehydrates well and is no longer al dente (I like my pasta well-cooked). Hmmm. Well, I just have the one data point and my al dente pasta rehydrated to a sort of chewy state. I may need to experi...
- Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:21 am
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: FIRST AID KIT
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5862
Re: FIRST AID KIT
My personal kit also includes:
Pepto Bismol tabs
Ibuprofen
hydrocodone (Rx)
Phenergan (Rx)
Loratadine
Colace
large triangular bandage
tape
CPR face shield
Tullamore Dew (for medicinal purposes only )
Pepto Bismol tabs
Ibuprofen
hydrocodone (Rx)
Phenergan (Rx)
Loratadine
Colace
large triangular bandage
tape
CPR face shield
Tullamore Dew (for medicinal purposes only )
- Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:06 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: july 19th to July 26th (we actually came back the 25th)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7984
Re: july 19th to July 26th (we actually came back the 25th)
-Gearwise. Maybe lighter tents, lighter pads. I even think a water proof light shelter would do instead of a tent (I don't know if those do exist). We also had a coolman dual fuel stove and a Brunton fuel can. So weight could be cut by having a stove that uses the fuel can too...an optimus or somet...
- Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:49 pm
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: Speaking of Food
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7240
Re: Speaking of Food
I just tried dehydrating then rehydrating pasta & sauce. I read that pasta can be cooked then dehydrated and it won't need to be bolied again, just add hot water. It worked pretty well but I think the pasta needs to be over cooked (really soft) before it's dehydrated. I dehydrated my favorite pa...
- Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:06 pm
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: shelter vs. tent sites
- Replies: 25
- Views: 14847
Re: shelter vs. tent sites
There are a lot of shelters in NPs and NFs. I've never seen any with bug screen. IR shelters are almost like cabins.Nitsirk wrote:IR is the only place I've ever camped that has shelters. I don't count on getting one but if it's available I'll take it, especially if bugs or weather are bad.
- Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:05 am
- Forum: Weather and Bugs
- Topic: Permethrin???
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6255
Re: Permethrin???
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permethrin does not mention an odor. Do you own a cat?
- Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:53 am
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Wanting campsite/dockage availablity information
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3838
Re: Wanting campsite/dockage availablity information
Shelters are at a premium. Bring a tent - you should find tent spaces available. With an 18" boat they should be able to bring a nice big tent, cots, lanterns & all the comforts of home. Once, at the end of a barrier island backpacking trip we made our way to our pick-up point to find our ...
- Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:36 pm
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Propane
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1482
Re: Propane
"cooking meals" covers a lot of territory. Everything from just heating water for instant soup and freeze-dried meals to baking cakes and roasting a turkey from scratch. Different stoves use different amounts of fuel for the same task. It's best to know what your stove uses for they types ...
- Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:04 pm
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Boater/backpacker relations
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7872
Re: Boater/backpacker relations
It's great to hear these positive reports. I gathered things were not so good ten years ago. I read about stacks of letters to the park superintendent complaining about boaters' roudy behavior, etc.
- Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:50 pm
- Forum: Weather and Bugs
- Topic: weather and bugs
- Replies: 26
- Views: 12425
Re: weather and bugs
Many years ago I purchased a turkey hunter's smock at a close-out sale. It's a hoodie made of camo misquito net with a face veil. I keep it stored in a zip-loc bag with my DEET bottle. The theory is that the smock is saturated with DEET, so I don't need to put the stuff on my skin, except my hands a...
- Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:14 pm
- Forum: Weather and Bugs
- Topic: weather and bugs
- Replies: 26
- Views: 12425
Re: weather and bugs
Did anyone wear any mosquito-proof clothing such as head nets, mosquito-net hoodies, etc?