Further to the MSR Reactor stove review, I took my dinner on the road tonight.
Prior to leaving I pre-prepped green onions, garlic, serrano pepper and parsely, to add to my ISHI Ramen noodles. (veggies prepped with an Estwing hatchet)
Loaded up the truck survival kit (1430 Pelican case), added the MSR Reactor stove, a pack of ISHI Ramen, some pre-prepped veggies in a zip loc, a couple Indian Chai tea bags and off i went. It was dry when i left, but the weather got worse and worse as i drove on.
Pics are somewhat poor as it was pitch black out and pissing rain.
Got about 70km's outside the city and turned down the Britannia Creek Forest Service road:
drove up the service road, thru 6" - 12" deep puddles until i reached one of the small streams that crosses the road. The small normally fordable stream was now about 4+ feet deep and moving boulders down it.
Turned back, hit the HWY again and continued on to Brackendale, Squamish. Crossing the one lane Bailey Bridge:
the weather was godawful, then it suddenly stopped. The clouds parted for several minutes and i was lucky enough to catch this picture of the moon reflecting back into the clouds:
Figured this was a good time and place to stop for dinner, 10 clicks down a rural road, in the dark, beside a swift flowing rain swollen river. Complete and utter darkness, perfect time for Sasquatch to be out roaming.
Getting dinner ready:
initial light up of the MSR REACTOR:
hot & ready!:
cooking:
MRE, so to speak....Thai ramen noodles with fresh gren onions, serrano peps, garlic and parsely, with a teaspoon of hot curry thrown in:
Prior to leaving I pre-prepped green onions, garlic, serrano pepper and parsely, to add to my ISHI Ramen noodles. (veggies prepped with an Estwing hatchet)
Loaded up the truck survival kit (1430 Pelican case), added the MSR Reactor stove, a pack of ISHI Ramen, some pre-prepped veggies in a zip loc, a couple Indian Chai tea bags and off i went. It was dry when i left, but the weather got worse and worse as i drove on.
Pics are somewhat poor as it was pitch black out and pissing rain.
Got about 70km's outside the city and turned down the Britannia Creek Forest Service road:
drove up the service road, thru 6" - 12" deep puddles until i reached one of the small streams that crosses the road. The small normally fordable stream was now about 4+ feet deep and moving boulders down it.
Turned back, hit the HWY again and continued on to Brackendale, Squamish. Crossing the one lane Bailey Bridge:
the weather was godawful, then it suddenly stopped. The clouds parted for several minutes and i was lucky enough to catch this picture of the moon reflecting back into the clouds:
Figured this was a good time and place to stop for dinner, 10 clicks down a rural road, in the dark, beside a swift flowing rain swollen river. Complete and utter darkness, perfect time for Sasquatch to be out roaming.
Getting dinner ready:
initial light up of the MSR REACTOR:
hot & ready!:
cooking:
MRE, so to speak....Thai ramen noodles with fresh gren onions, serrano peps, garlic and parsely, with a teaspoon of hot curry thrown in:
Then we could get together and go pick up pitdog and really get him in trouble.