Some fun in the high desert

Wow, nice pics.

I'm going to disagree with most of the other guys though. . .

. . .brussel's sprouts RULE! So do mushrooms. But I would have preferred red bell peppers to the carrots.

I also prefer your "assistant's" boots int he first pic of her, those are quite dandy!
 
Heh! The shoes are maybe not so practical but apparently the boots are very warm!

The pack I ran across locally which is lucky - most of the online suppliers are in Britain where Karrimor is made. It doesn't show up on Karrimor's main site, but check out the KarrimorSF site, they have it.

If you were really after one pronto the shop I bought mine from had one more, on sale, $300 Canadian. The store is called Capital Iron, it's a one-off shop in Victoria BC, and they do have a website, although you would have to order by phone.

The pack does get HUGE if you want it to. But it sure straps down well when mostly empty. So far that's my favourite feature.

Chrisaloia, what sort of information would you like? I asked Erin if there was any particular complicated thing she did with the food, but she said the only thing she did was wash the stuff before we went, and then once we were out there, she put each thing in a little aluminum foil tray, tossed a bit of salt, pepper, and butter on it, and then wrapped it up in foil. It really couldn't be much simpler. Anything you can think of to ask, I will get an answer for from the cook though!

The knives I took were just the same old knives I always take - the Scrapyard Guard, which is not bad, the Gene Ingram Lacer which is just a terrific little knife in every way, and of course I always have a Mora in the truck and I always have axes with me.

I sure will get more knives from Gene Ingram; I love the little lacer to death.
 
Great pics and I think brussels are great, they even remind you how good they were the following day !!!!

I go in Capital Iron quite a lot, I was in there once looking at Backpacks and the assistant asked if I wanted to buy a Polar Bear throw that was on offer.....yeah they sell everything !!!!!!!!
 
misanthropist said:
Chrisaloia, what sort of information would you like? I asked Erin if there was any particular complicated thing she did with the food, but she said the only thing she did was wash the stuff before we went, and then once we were out there, she put each thing in a little aluminum foil tray, tossed a bit of salt, pepper, and butter on it, and then wrapped it up in foil. It really couldn't be much simpler. Anything you can think of to ask, I will get an answer for from the cook though!
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Did she put them in zip lock baggies, then in her pack? if so, How did they transport?

Thanks for replying
 
Oh Yeah, Is that a full chicken breast without legs and wings? how long did it take in the coals?
 
Well, actually, nothing so exciting. She put them in a cooler and the cooler stayed in the back of my truck, not far away. So pretty well nil on the transport, unfortunately. Also, there is a stream right there giving us unlimited access to water, so we don't really worry about washing stuff beforehand TOO much. I guess we're pretty lazy campers when it comes down to it.

The chicken was a whole chicken with stuffing inside! I would say it took 2.5 hours, but I think it could have come out after 2. I built the fire up on top of it a few times, and let the coals sit.

We needed two layers of tin foil, minimum. The aluminum got hot enough that the outer layer burnt through a little. In the future I would probably go with three for safety.


Erin ate one breast. I ate the rest of the chicken. It got a little "Cajun Style" on the drumsticks and wings, but it was still tasty.


And that's how I got to be two hundred and forty pounds.


I really hope that this contributes to you getting out with your son! I always wanted to go with my dad but never got to (he is a real loner and only likes dogs.) So any dad who takes an interest in his son is good by me!
 
misanthropist said:
The chicken was a whole chicken with stuffing inside! I would say it took 2.5 hours, but I think it could have come out after 2. I built the fire up on top of it a few times, and let the coals sit.

We needed two layers of tin foil, minimum. The aluminum got hot enough that the outer layer burnt through a little. In the future I would probably go with three for safety.


I really hope that this contributes to you getting out with your son! I always wanted to go with my dad but never got to (he is a real loner and only likes dogs.) So any dad who takes an interest in his son is good by me!
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Yes, that is what I needed to know.

Funny, my dad wouldn't do anything but watch TV. I vowed to myself NOT to follow his style.
 
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