Bushcrafting, the weed addition: Bugout patch

MrRoboto said:
The lemon pepper is good, so is the sun dried tomato. Beats sardines or Vienna sausage.
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Tuna has almost caught Spam as the go to trail protein. The many flavor choices is a big part of that. Plus the pouches are easier to pack out than cans. Spam singles are hard to beat for lunch though. Just wrap it up in a tortilla, and you don't have to break out your stove.
 
ttystikk said:
Peanut butter is also good.
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It's just about the most calorie dense food. That is the most calories per ounce. Honey roasted peanuts may have a little more. Lots of good fats as well as the protein. I haven't packed a jar yet, but if I was thru hiking, I would pound it. Honey too, even though it will make a damn mess in your food bag.
 
cindysid said:
Yes, but I don't know how healthy it is to smoke out of it. Next time take along an apple or two!
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Any fruit packed in I call my 9 pound hammer. I keep it in the brain {the top part} of my pack. On one hike, every time I would record, I would say, I feel like there is a 9 pound hammer, hammering on my brain. Then at the end of the day I acted like I was surprised they were there. {most likely to never be on a You Tube near you} Two apples and an orange can feel like nine pounds after a day of carrying them. But they sure do taste good at camp. Fruit is the best trail magic.

And I did try smoking out of an apple, just to see how it would do. I was able to smoke out of it, but you had to use a lot of flame on it to overcome the inherent wetness of the apple.
 
sandhill larry said:
Any fruit packed in I call my 9 pound hammer. I keep it in the brain {the top part} of my pack. On one hike, every time I would record, I would say, I feel like there is a 9 pound hammer, hammering on my brain. Then at the end of the day I acted like I was surprised they were there. {most likely to never be on a You Tube near you} Two apples and an orange can feel like nine pounds after a day of carrying them. But they sure do taste good at camp. Fruit is the best trail magic.

And I did try smoking out of an apple, just to see how it would do. I was able to smoke out of it, but you had to use a lot of flame on it to overcome the inherent wetness of the apple.
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And they make a pretty good pipe in a pinch! Apples, anyway.
 
I made a new stove last night at the camp. It's a one dollar can of Fancy Heat from the Dollar Tree. You drill holes around the wick, and when the fuel inside gets hot enough, the fire will come out the holes. I wasn't crazy about it, but I did make a pot of coffee at one this morning. The pot holder is a 2" strip of hardware cloth. The good thing about this stove is that you store your fuel in the stove. Just put the lid back on, and it puts the fire out. I won't be adding it to my cook kit in the pack, but it is always good to have a spare stove.

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Last night at the camp I rolled a joint from the four strains in my camp stash. I smoked some of it, but decided to do the same with the six strains in my garden stash. {sorry for the poorly aimed photo that only shows 4} I got really really high, and my bag of tray trash grew.

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sandhill larry said:
I made a new stove last night at the camp. It's a one dollar can of Fancy Heat from the Dollar Tree. You drill holes around the wick, and when the fuel inside gets hot enough, the fire will come out the holes. I wasn't crazy about it, but I did make a pot of coffee at one this morning. The pot holder is a 2" strip of hardware cloth. The good thing about this stove is that you store your fuel in the stove. Just put the lid back on, and it puts the fire out. I won't be adding it to my cook kit in the pack, but it is always good to have a spare stove.

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I bought a $2 charcoal grill at a yard sale this morning. It's a piece, but perfect for carrying to the river bank, dinking beer, cooking cased meats, and wetting a hook.
 
MrRoboto said:
I bought a $2 charcoal grill at a yard sale this morning. It's a piece, but perfect for carrying to the river bank, dinking beer, cooking cased meats, and wetting a hook.
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I love to find deals. I've built a new shelter, so I've been moving the tubs of stuff from the old one to the new one. I have so much camp cookware it isn't funny. I'm leaving the damn cast iron where it's at. That shit is heavy.
 
sandhill larry said:
Denatured alcohol. Sold as glass cleaner in most hardware stores. One ounce will boil two cups of water.

Also Heet will work. The fuel additive that keeps your gas from freezing. I can't remember what color is the right one, red or yellow.
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I love cheap DIY camping gear. I only visit REI to laugh at the schlock- and their prices.
 
ttystikk said:
I love cheap DIY camping gear. I only visit REI to laugh at the schlock- and their prices.
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There are a lot of 10-12 dollar stoves for sale on Amazon. Some of the cat food can stoves are pretty fancy. As well as the double wall aluminum bottle stoves. That is what I would carry for a summertime stove. The carbon wicking material is a must for cold weather though.

But if you are on a hiking thread and mention that you are wanting a new stove, it is not uncommon for folks to make you one. I've gave a few cook sets to young hikers myself.
 
doublejj said:
best of luck larry......i heard this today & though of u...lol
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Thanks. I have been around the world a time or two. But I've always ended up back here with sand in my shoes. And as much as I like to talk thru hike, these little 3 day hikes have been kicking my butt. I may have to be happy section hiking.

 
I liked my new stove so much I had put it in my cookset in the pack. I forgot to take the old one to the camp. So last night at coffee time, I had to make a new stove. Used a little of the scrap carbon mat, a {very short section of} soda can and the trimmed down hardware cloth pot stand. It's pretty unstable using the coffee pot with the stand inside the pot, so I had to use it on the outside. {after I had trimmed it to fit the inside} I did use it on the inside this morning when I warmed up a cup of last night's coffee.

I thought I had taken pictures, but apparently not. Take my word for it, it is a stove better suited to cups than pots. And carbon mat will bond with aluminium, so steel cans are better.
 
Lots of time at the camp this week. I did get a picture of my half ass beer can stove. Worked in a tight, but steel cans with flat bottoms are more stable.

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