GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Dualist
Having a hot meal after a log day of hiking is just awesome. Even the simplest things taste wonderful, after a 10 mile day you can have the best instant noodles you have ever had. Setting up a backcountry kitchen can be challenging seeing that most people don’t really know what they need or want till they are out there cooking at camp. Here I hope to steer you in the right direction in building your perfect backcountry kitchen.
Parts of your basic kitchen:
- Stove: When it comes to picking out a stove that will work for you first you need to think about what kind of cooking you plan on doing. If you plan on mostly instant noodles, oatmeal, and dehydrated meals almost any stove will work for you. If you want to cook gourmet backcountry feasts than you will need to look for a stove with good flame control so you can simmer and whatnot. For simple cooking you can go with anything from a low cost alcohol stove to a fancy jetboil stove. Cooking that requires more finesse like simmering and low heat you need to shop around a bit more. Stoves like the MSR Simmerlight, Jetboil, and MSR Dragonfly.I carry a MSR Whisperlight mainly because I picked it up at a yard sale for $5 a few years ago and it does everything I need, It is a great stove for boiling water and simple cooking, very reliable…
- Cookset: Here it is all about size and weight. If you cook for only yourself a small pot will do, something like this 0.9L Vargo Ti pot would be great. If you hike with groups varying in size a full cookset might be a better choice, allowing you to pick and choose what you take a long. This Optimus Terra 3 piece will treat you right.Want it all? Want to impress your friends? Weight not a concern? Get the MSR Flex 4 system or the GSI Outdoors Pinnacle set.I’m cheap, I carry a super cheap option for a solo pot. An aluminum grease pot, I got mine at kmart for about 6 bucks…
- Utensils: I think Utensils are the most fun to buy, they are cheap and you can find them in every style. The funny thing is almost anything will work, heck a stick could do the job. All you need to do is stir and shovel…Plastic “silverware” from a fast food joint is free and does the trick. Need something a bit more sturdy? How about the light my fire spork, or the Brunton Folding Spork.
Having a great camp kitchen can really make or break a trip so shop around read some reviews and choose carefully…
Crown Point, NY
Crown Point Public Campground is located at 784 Bridge Road, Crown Point, NY 12928. This campground is located on the southern edge of the 281,600 acre Lake Champlain and right on the New York / Vermont border. Crown Point rests over battlefields and fort locations dating back to 1775, remnants of the old forts can still be seen. In the campground you will also find a beautiful lighthouse and fishing pier, both seem to be the main draw of the campground. A boat launch ramp is also located inside the campground so, if boating is your thing, this is a great place to stay. The rate to camp here is $17 a nite and reservations can be made through reserve america.
The Lighthouse
The Crown Point website shows many sites that you would think to be waterside or lake front camping, but only few sites even have water front views. Sites 1-10 are they only sites with a clear view to the water but a fence (and a steep hill) block access to the water from your site.
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Its easy to overindulge when camping. S’mores are just so delicious and hamburgers and hot dogs are so much fun to cook over the open fire. Here are some ideas for healthier camping food options…
The easiest thing to do is take a look and see if you can find lower calorie versions of the food you would normally take. Replace fatty cuts of meat with leaner cuts, hamburgers with turkey burgers, find lower fat hot dogs, baked potato chips or pretzels rather than greasy chips. Beef jerky is a great healthy camping food most are 97% fat free. Don’t forget your veggies too, many are very very tasty cooked over the open fire.
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Silver Springs Park
First I want let you know this is not going to be a technical review (go to stevesdigicams if you want that), this is going to be a review that I feel the average shopper can find useful…
I bought this camera because I wanted something I could take hiking, camping, kayaking, and use every day and not have to worry about it. The Stylus SW line is a water proof line of cameras. The 1050 is water proof up to 10 feet and can be used in temperatures below freezing. The 1030sw is good to 33 feet and adds a shock rating to withstand falls from 6 feet. But you will have to spend about a hundred extra bucks for the features.
Silver River State Park
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Welcome to my blog. My name – Jim. I have decided to share my journey of dramatic weight loss as I hike through the local mountains in New England. I grew up in a small town in Massachusetts where hiking trails were abundant and beautiful. Needless to say, hiking soon became a favorite activity of mine. But, like most young adults, life was moving fast and the time to enjoy the trails began to diminish. Along with the poor eating habits that developed, I began to really pack on my weight.
I wasn’t myself. I was tired, so tired. Because I really enjoy hiking, geocaching, biking, kayaking, camping and outdoor adventures, I didn’t want my weight to be an issue any more. I am inviting all of those who enjoy the outdoors or/and are overweight to follow my adventures. Who knows where we’ll end up!
My adventures, here on these pages I will be sharing all my adventures in this journey. Hikes I go on, awesome food I cook, camping trips, gear I buy, reviews, pictures, rants and raves, you know the usual.
gear, how to | Husky Hiker - Jim Bradley | 
1/30/2011 12:56 PM | 
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