Backcountry Gourmet!

Cor wrote:well slim... i may be called the ant man b/c i can carry loads over my current weight, but the energy absorbed from a can of gordon's beer is far superior to the goods in a bag of tastybite. it also helps dull the pain! so the choice is simple, energy and pain management all in one package. now if tastybite was 8.5% alcohol, i may just have to carry that instead. ;) (actually this is all you really need in the backcountry.)

So you carry cast iron skillets, pots, pans, 2 burner stove,, loads like Norman Clyde carried through the Cascades a hundred years ago! Mmmm, bacon and Brawndo for breakfast! Where DO you get Brawndo?

So I agree that I am more willing to carry booze then food into the Bugs... as a Bugs vet, the parties you can have there are outrageous!

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I also second the aluminum poach tuna and chicken approach, and the glacier-cooler trick. You can keep things fresh, you have tons of ice in the Bugs... :-) And the sauce+rice/noodle+poach-meat works really well especially with some whisky or vodka/powder-drink mix to wash it down.

I also second the walk down and drive to Radium on your rest day. The walk down is fast! Eat at Smitty's in town, soak in the springs, sleep at a cheap hotel and you will find that after a week in the Bugs, the walk back up with a lite pack is easy and fast and having a restock on the booze locker is key for 2nd week happiness!!!

i just make my old lady carry all the beer. i don't want my legs to get bigger and ruin my sport climbing.

Eric Robertson wrote:So, ah, where the hell did you find Brawndo? I need BRAWNDO.

+1!

Woodchuck ATC wrote:MRE's,,, any bean and chili ones for sure. Everything tastes like gourmet food after a hard day of climbing!

Yeah they can taste good. But what is the one thing you do not want 100,000 soldiers doing out in the field during combat?
Eat one of those and don't shit for a week.

I think you can get Brawndo at the time machine, by the un.

MREs are commonly called Meals Refusing to Exit or Meals Ready to Exit for obvious reasons. It's kinda enjoyable opening them because the contents are always a surprise besides the entree, though.

Josh Olson wrote:Backpacker's Pantry is delicious, convenient, and full of the good stuff you need. all that for around 4$/person? perfect.

I personally can't stand Backpacker's Pantry (except for the chicken and dumplings... which is DELICIOUS). I prefer Mountain House if I have to eat the dehydrated stuff. Beware... the chicken and dumplings is messy, and a little tricky to cook if you are using a Jetboil stove with the standard pot that it comes with.