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  • Dec 21, 2010 at 3:45 pm in reply to: Backpacking Food #46364
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    I have a dehydrator and its the bomb!!

    I got a killer Jerky recipe thats tangy and good.

    But, there are 2 favorite dishes I cook up and fix for backpacking.

    One is Chicken in Wine over coucous.  The other is Down Home Chili.

    I usually prepare double the recipes and eat 1/2 and dehydrate the rest.

    Actually, thats a good test for backpacking food.  If you can eat it and prepare it at home then doing so in the backcountry should be a breeze.

    You can get a good inexpensive dehydrator either at Wally World or Bass Pro Shop.  Get the “plastic inserts for fruit leathers” these are used for main meals, since they contain liquids that need to be dried.

    MOST foods(dinners) can be dried if the FAT/OIL content is limited thats what spoils the quickest and easiest.

    OH add to my favorites Lasagna.  I have dried that successfully and
    its pretty tastey.

    Do be aware that dehydrated food is VERY Heavy compared to
    freeze dried, but 20 times better tasting, many of my dehydrated meals I pre-soak in boiling water then COOK to save fuel and cooking times, when on the trail.

    Hugo

    Dec 21, 2010 at 3:21 pm in reply to: Fall Float on the Hooch #46318
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    Chris was this at Cochran Shoals?

    Dec 21, 2010 at 3:02 pm in reply to: Water Filtration #46341
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    I got a Sweetwater Thats been tried and true its a bit on the
    heavy side for backpacking but ok for basecamps and dayhikes.

    There are pumps that pump more water per min.

    Dec 21, 2010 at 2:58 pm in reply to: Digital top maps #46331
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    I use Garmin Topo US 2008

    Dec 20, 2010 at 12:58 pm in reply to: confidence patterns #46394
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    My go-to fly is an Ed Story Crackle Back. Its basically a wooly worm pattern with a peacock strip “back”.  

    Can be fished dry or wet.

    Hugo  
      email: sir.hugo.atl.ga@gmail.com

    Dec 20, 2010 at 12:44 pm in reply to: Freezing Fishing #46304
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    I’ve used plain old vaseline on the guides.  Its worked for me.

    It does need to be refreshed from time to time but its cheap, handy,
    and doesn’t seem to harm my flylines.

    Plus, I carry it as my firestarter(on real cotton cotton balls) so always have some, somewhere in my backpack.

    Hugo

    PS Yes I’m reading EVERY POST in the fly fishing section.  If you mention Brookies in any way I’ll know!!!! And, I may email you too!!!   hahahaha

    Dec 18, 2010 at 11:51 pm in reply to: Seeking INFO RAVEN’s FORK ABOVE campsite #47 GSMNP #46310
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     I do an annual New Years Eve hike.

     After consulting a few hiking sites and verifying that it’s 1500ft    
     elevation gain to Camp #47 which is only 3 miles from trail-head  
     (and a  loss of 600 ft also to get there).  I am going to hike in GA
     closer to home.

     ONLY good NEWS, is walking out of Raven’s Fork your walking

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