I admit, I have gotten whimpy in my old (49) age and have given up back
packing, too many "death marches". Had to give up serious caving too
because I get dehydrated withiut knowing it and it nearly kills me. I
actually considered a pop-up camper but my wife nearly gave me hell for
that cuz she loves the tent.
We hated the original pressurized alchohol stove so much that I took it
out. She wanted to try cooking on sterno so I modified the burner
plate stand-offs. Now, we just drop a large size sterno down into the
old burner well and cook. This works better than you'd think as it
traps the heat much better than most sterno cookers. We've done a lot
of simple (read camping style food) meals on it. I decided that I
really do not like methanol stoves as the stuff burns with sucha clear
flame that it seems dangerous.

Stoves????? What friggin' kind of KOA camping are you guys doing???

Camping to me is heading out into the wilds with minimal provisions,
sleeping gear and weapons. I cook over an fire and don't pack much in the
way of food except for basics like flour, sugar. salt. lard/margarine,
baking powder, onions, rice, garlic, coffee, tea and some spices. One
carbon steel frying pan and a 1 quart pot, 2 metal cups and fork, spoon and
chopsticks.

A gourmet meal can be made if you know what is edible and are familiar with
your environment.. With the above gear I have bread and can cook whatever I
harvest or kill. I can easily survive for a month with minimal supplies in
remote regions. I can .... because I have bothered to practice ... start a
fire without matches or lighter/ magnifying glass etc.

I can make my location extremely visible or disappear completely. I take
rope. monofilament fishing line and brass wire for fishing &snares as well
as a reloader with powder, bullets and primers for my guns since it takes
half the space as commercial ammo. A tarp is always packed for rain.

BTW - I'm 50 years old and can still do a 2 hour snorkel/ spearfishing run
in the North Atlantic waters.

I think most Americans are Pussies..... Gilligan excluded.... he's a
Mountain Man.

CM


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I admit, I have gotten whimpy in my old (49) age and have given up back
packing, too many "death marches". Had to give up serious caving too
because I get dehydrated withiut knowing it and it nearly kills me. I
actually considered a pop-up camper but my wife nearly gave me hell for
that cuz she loves the tent.
We hated the original pressurized alchohol stove so much that I took it
out. She wanted to try cooking on sterno so I modified the burner
plate stand-offs. Now, we just drop a large size sterno down into the
old burner well and cook. This works better than you'd think as it
traps the heat much better than most sterno cookers. We've done a lot
of simple (read camping style food) meals on it. I decided that I
really do not like methanol stoves as the stuff burns with sucha clear
flame that it seems dangerous.

"Capt.Mooron" wrotein
remote regions. I can .... because I have bothered to practice
.... start a
fire without matches or lighter/ magnifying glass etc.

BFD, My Boy Scout Troop NEVER used matches ( My policy).

These are little kids, Mooron!

Scotty

"Capt.Mooron" wrote in message
news:Ebwxf.78839$AP5.70769@edtnps84...
Stoves????? What friggin' kind of KOA camping are you guys
doing???

I never took a stove while back packing. Who are you yapping at?



Camping to me is heading out into the wilds with minimal
provisions,
sleeping gear and weapons. I cook over an fire and don't pack
much in the
way of food except for basics like flour, sugar. salt.
lard/margarine,
baking powder, onions, rice, garlic, coffee, tea and some
spices. One
carbon steel frying pan and a 1 quart pot, 2 metal cups and
fork, spoon and
chopsticks.


nothing like fresh cooked 'biscuit-on-a-stick' and coffee by the
fire.



SV