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monster · 04-24-2011, 06:43 PM

I called it lunch

ZenGum · 04-24-2011, 08:32 PM

24,000 calories indeed. Maybe half is in the trail mix which I mix myself. I don't use chocolate - too melty - but as a benchmark it has about 5 calories per gram. Dried fruit has about the same, and nuts have more. Macadamias are about 8.5 calories per gram. That's good value.
The protein bars and rice meals are very energy dense, too.

morethanpretty · 04-27-2011, 10:55 PM

Zen...will you make me trail mix? I'll come pick it up

morethanpretty · 04-27-2011, 11:27 PM

Need a P-mate for camping...

BigV · 04-28-2011, 12:12 AM

Jeebus?!!

here too?

BigV · 07-20-2015, 10:51 AM

One man's gear:

Lamplighter · 07-20-2015, 12:13 PM

Maybe this experience was extreme, but bad things do happen.

We've always been involved in "family" backpacking,
and the kids' backpacks start out almost empty until
the day warms up, and coats, sweaters, etc...
We also put in a few snacks in baggies, etc. in line with their age.

BUT, one life-saving-essential-necessity is always in each pack
... at least one large garbage bag.

We learned this on a summer back-country trip in the mountains of Alberta,
when we were caught in a wind/rain/snow storm and there were no trees or shelters.
The wind-chill was bad and our 3 girls were getting in trouble with hypothermia.
There was just no place to hide.

We cut holes for arms and head, and put the bags on over their coats.
Just that much was protection against cold wind-and-rain until we got down to warmer elevations.
... and we believe those bags may well have saved us from a disaster.

glatt · 07-20-2015, 01:00 PM

He didn't have garbage bags, did he? They weigh nothing and are so useful.

Edit: Oh, and since the 20:50 mark, I've had Van Halen going through my head. It was hard to place that song from 32 years ago, but I found it. Cathedral, an instrumental by Eddie Van Halen. Sounds like a keyboard but is an electric guitar.

04-24-2011, 06:43 PM	#46
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I called it lunch __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-24-2011, 08:32 PM	#47
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	24,000 calories indeed. Maybe half is in the trail mix which I mix myself. I don't use chocolate - too melty - but as a benchmark it has about 5 calories per gram. Dried fruit has about the same, and nuts have more. Macadamias are about 8.5 calories per gram. That's good value. The protein bars and rice meals are very energy dense, too. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

04-27-2011, 10:55 PM	#48
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	Zen...will you make me trail mix? I'll come pick it up __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

04-27-2011, 11:27 PM	#49
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	Need a P-mate for camping... __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

04-28-2011, 12:12 AM	#50
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Jeebus?!! here too? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

07-20-2015, 10:51 AM	#51
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	One man's gear: __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

07-20-2015, 12:13 PM	#52
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Maybe this experience was extreme, but bad things do happen. We've always been involved in "family" backpacking, and the kids' backpacks start out almost empty until the day warms up, and coats, sweaters, etc... We also put in a few snacks in baggies, etc. in line with their age. BUT, one life-saving-essential-necessity is always in each pack ... at least one large garbage bag. We learned this on a summer back-country trip in the mountains of Alberta, when we were caught in a wind/rain/snow storm and there were no trees or shelters. The wind-chill was bad and our 3 girls were getting in trouble with hypothermia. There was just no place to hide. We cut holes for arms and head, and put the bags on over their coats. Just that much was protection against cold wind-and-rain until we got down to warmer elevations. ... and we believe those bags may well have saved us from a disaster.

07-20-2015, 01:00 PM	#53
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	He didn't have garbage bags, did he? They weigh nothing and are so useful. Edit: Oh, and since the 20:50 mark, I've had Van Halen going through my head. It was hard to place that song from 32 years ago, but I found it. Cathedral, an instrumental by Eddie Van Halen. Sounds like a keyboard but is an electric guitar. Last edited by glatt; 07-20-2015 at 01:25 PM.

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