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Dotties Chicken and Dumplings
Here is a review of Packit Gourmets meal, Dotties Chicken and Dumplings. I highly recommend it! Enjoy the review. Have a Great Scouting Day! Filed under: blog, camp skills, Camping, Cooking, gear, Just...
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Shaving the Weight
In my last Sunday Morning Coffee post I talked about a new segment I was going to start for this year. That was to document the shaving of the weight from my pack in order to go lighter and more...
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52 to 16
Just a quick note here to introduce you to the new 52 to 16 page you will find it up on the top of the page next to the “home” tab. It is the page I am going to use to document the 52 weeks of shaving...
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Sunday Mornin’ Coffee 1-6
This week we talk about my pack and the small stuff in it. We brew up a nice cup of Starbucks Breakfast blend using the Snow Peak 700 pot and the Jet Boil Press. Thanks for watching these videos, I...
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Pot Cozy
For those of you looking at a quick and easy way to make your pot cozy.. well here’s a nice video by a guy that I subscribe to on Youtube and follow in the Hammock Forums. His name is Sean Emery, but...
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Sunday Coffee 1/13
Well, here is this weeks video. I tad bit different this week. Had to record later in the day, so coffee wasn’t going to work.. so I had some calming Celestial Wild Berry Zinger Herbal Tea… boy did...
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Lanterns – Gear Review
Got an email the other day asking about the lantern that I carry in my pack. Well, I have two.. here is a quick compare and contrast video of the two that I currently use. The Black Diamond Orbit and...
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Gear Glorious Gear Part 2
I left you in the last post talking about the “Big 3″ The Pack, the Sleep system, and the Shelter. Now we discuss the “Next 3″. The “Next 3″ components of your gear consist of the Cook kit, the...
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Random Thought
Its been a few days since my keyboard and I sat together and jotted down some thoughts… It’s been a long week and a pretty eventful one at that. Monday we had our weekly Troop meeting, and to be...
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Bonus Video – Grilled Cheese
Had all the stoves out today and it got to be about lunch time… Well… Here’s some Bonus video of a nice lunch meal on the trail… Oh and the Cheese cake (left over from the Cheese Cake factory).. a...
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ULA Ohm 2.0 Review
This year I got a new pack. I traded in my Granite Gear Nimbus Trace for a lighter pack in an effort to reduce pack weight. I read somewhere that it is a good idea when reducing base weight to start...
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We have a Winner!
I am back from an awesome weekend out with the Cascade Hangers for our annual winter Hammock Hang. I’ll have a video up on that soon. It was a great weekend of fun and hanging (no pun intended) with...
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Mountain Hardwear Bandito Gloves
I recently talked about my gloves and layering system for keeping my hands warm. Here is a closer look and review at the Mountain Hardwear Bandito finger-less gloves that I wear. The Stats: The body of...
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My Cook Kit
The other day some discussion on Google + about cook kits got a few us talking. I thought it was time to show what I am currently using. I know that I tinker a lot with gear, but this cook kit seems...
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Teriyaki Chicken
Back in 2009, I posted this recipe and a video on my YouTube channel. Well since I have been consolidating the channel and working hard on Blog content, I stumbled on this recipe and the video on an...
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J Falk Wood Burning stove
For those of you looking to play around with other stoves for backpacking you know that I have played around with a couple different Wood gas or Wood burning stoves. I currently use the Solo Stove for...
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Saturday Quick Tip 2-1-14
Every Saturday, we are going to add a “Tip of the Week” to the Blog. A tip that will be focused on Backpacking, camping, hiking, cooking, or other skills associated with the great outdoors. This weeks...
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Saturday Quick Tip – Sleeping bag storage
Here is your Saturday Quick tip. This week we are talking about taking care of your sleeping bag. The best way to store your sleeping by laying it flat. But most of us just do not have that kind of...
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Snow Peak 700 Review
Well, It’s Sunday and today we are celebrating our Troops 10th Anniversary as well as Scouting’s 104th. Every year our Troop hosts its annual Red and Green Dinner. A celebration of the Troop and...
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What’s in your Backpack?
I was bouncing around on some of the blogs and found a cool post on a blog that I follow. The subject was something that I think we all do or have, but give little or no thought to… What do you keep...
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