Chicken Rice Dinner

I tried out a couple of package meals today. The pasta ones were nasty. But I tried this chicken rice, and it was pretty good.

Chicken Rice ( Sorry don't know how to rotate)

I bought this at Aldi's for $.79. I boiled 1 cup of water and poured water and the packet into a freezer zip-lock bag.

Put the bag in a cozy. (I used a winter hat.)

After 20 minutes, you take it out of the cozy, stir, roll down the sides of the bag, and enjoy.

This would probably feed just one of us. We could split a package of chicken to add to this dinner. He has a lot of carbs so that's good.

I think this work out real well. And it only cost $.79 and a total cook time of 30 minutes. I have other packets I gonna try sometime in the future

Tell me what you think. We really haven't talked about food yet. This seemed pretty easy. I'm sure we will learn a lot next Saturday.

Kelty Trekker 3950 Backpack

After much research and trying not to spend a lot of money, I decided to buy a different backpack. The ULA backpack was $250. It seemed very expensive for my first backpack. So I have been checking out review sites, youtube videos and decided on buying a Kelty backpack.

Here are some of the features.

It is an external frame so it is a little heavier than internal frame backpacks. It has a main compartment and 4 outside smaller pockets. It has a place for a bladder. It has many adjustments for all different size people. I can also hang the tent and sleeping bag on the outside of the pack to save room. It can hold 3950 cubic inches or 65 liters.
       The list price of this backpack is $139. And I have seen it as low as $105. This morning, December 25, I get on Kelty website and they have it as a web special for $83.95 and free shipping. With tax it is right at $90. Man, you can't beat that!

Here is a picture of the backpack

Backpackcamp.com

I found a website that has information about backpacking in Southern Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee. It has pretty good trail descriptions. With links and maps.

http://www.backpackcamp.com/index.html

First Club Event

CIWC is having an Outdoor Cooking Class on January 8, 2011. From 11:15 to 1:30 they will discuss and demonstrate a variety of approaches to outdoor cooking. This will include food dehydration, water purification techniques, stove and fuel options, food planning options such as prepared backpacking meals, grocery store items, recipes and more. We will learn about how to do dishes in the woods and how to protect food from critters. We will participate in the preparation of several recipes and enjoy a light lunch at the end of the class.
The cost is $5 and is due by December 30th. If you like, I can send in both of our registrations and fees and email the dude in charge. 
This sounds like a lot of fun.

Website:
http://www.ciwclub.org/Events.html#Lead

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