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Food Talk / Dehydrated Meals @ WalMart

« on: April 09, 2017, 05:42:58 pm »

Bear Creek Country Kitchens  has9-12 ounce package mixes of Chili, Vegetable Beef, Cheddar Potato and Minestrone.

All four can be had for less than $13-dollars.

What I do is to mic all four packages together. When ready for a meal, boil 1 cup water and add 1/3 cup of the mixture and  simmer until tender.

I always have cooked rice from the evening or days before and mix this in with the thickened soup/chili/potato mix.

The thing is, you get 25 1/3 cup servings from this set up for $13-dollars. About $0.50 per serving. Add in a cup of cooked rice or other grain such a Quiona and it is pretty darn good.

A whole lot cheaper than some other options, especially if you add in some Mozzarella Cheese to the mic, and 2-3 Tablespoons of Tomato Paste to the cooking mixture. Season with Thai Chili Paste and it is surprisingly good and works in cooler climates (the cheese).

http://www.bearcreekcountrykitchens.com/

Try them out at home to finesse the experience, I will bet it can work for you. 

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Gear Talk / Packing Techniques for Ortlieb Front Roller Classics

« on: April 03, 2017, 11:49:47 pm »

Hello ya'll,

Just thought that I would give another method to store gear and such in the Ortlieb Front Roller bags.

https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/9fa800e0-b2b4-4f4f-a2db-f1dc0de72a03_1.5eca564a938e10c01432bfa0589150a5.jpeg?odnHeight=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FFFFFF

I can store 1 pair of full length Nylon pants, a Polyester Shirt and a Pair of socks in one of these.

My MSR Dragonfly with Dragon Tamer 3 (Bernie Dog) fits in one with windscreen, click stand and repair kit.
http://zenstoves.net/StoveSystems/HangingDragonFlyStove%20-%20Copy.jpg

Anyhow, the idea is there. These can be watertight with a silicon gasket on the lid. They stack up four per pannier, and I have four Front Rollers for a total of 16-food grade plastic containers that are watertight.

I then use an Ortilieb Rack pack (largest available) for the MSR Twin Brothers Tent Tarp and two UST HEX B.A.S.E. 1.1 Tarps, along with a 0-degree synthetic sleeping bag and tyvek groundcloth.

It is quite a Taj Mahal when fully deployed.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ctje8sarwjabma0/Twin%20Brothers%20with%20Dual%20UST%20HEX%20B.A.S.E.%20Tarps%20Front%20Door%20with%20Awning%201.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7w0nucnujyv4nnl/Twin%20Brothers%20with%20Dual%20UST%20HEX%20B.A.S.E.%20Tarps.jpg?dl=0

Hope that some might find some ideas in all of this. Food storage, mechanical storage, tube storage, first aid kit storage, clothing storage etc... I try to stay dry and comfortable and not carry so many clothes. Eating well is a priority.