Bannock wrote on Dec 15^th, 2006 at 4:41pm:


There are certain foods that, on trips, seem to hit the spot for me. Here's my short list of things I'll almost always bring but rarely, if ever, eat at home.

Graham crackers, honey, licorice, pretzel sticks, bread sticks, Hershey bars (w/nuts), breadsticks, lemon drops, snaps, heat and serve rolls, Beth Buckley bars, power bars, oranges, apples... Even my gorp ingredients are normally eaten separately at home.

We'd even take real ice cream complete w/Hershey's syrup on summer trips. Usually by the second day it was like a really thick shake. (By the third, straws were a good idea no matter what level of cooler expertise.)

What sort of odd and/or frivolous snack items hit the spot for you on BW/Q trips?

What do you miss most food-wise?

Hey PGH,

What is Penn's creek?  I am boy scout leader always looking for weekend action for scouts.  We are in cleveland area and go to Minister Creek if you know where that is.  If you are talking eastern PA, forget about it thou, too far.

indulgences i take along are pretty simple.   we always take a bag or 2 of assorted mini hershey candy bars.  im lucky...i love dark chocolate, no one else seems to (good for me).

a bag of mixed nuts are also along (made a great ground squirrel friend last september, i think we fed him more than we ate)

hard candy...specifically jolly ranchers....watermellon...mmmmmmmmmmm.  

Jan

btw....i also miss an ice cold beverage, as the beaver does.  would it be overkill to pack a cooler of ice cudes protected by dry ice??  hmmm.....possibilities.

i would paddle solo, 4 miles into a headwind, for lorna doones!

Here are some personal and group snack favorites:

-  dried watermelon (from fresh, the yellow-fleshed ones are awesome)
-  dried cherries (from fresh or canned tart cherries)
-  dried cranberries (commercially prepared as craisins)
-  dried pineapple (from canned chunks)
-  dried banana chips (from fresh bananas)
-  dried apricots (commercially prepared, Turkish)
-  fig newtons (or cranberry newtons)
-  smoked cheese and crackers (commercially prepared)
-  beef sticks (commercially prepared , Hickory Farms)
-  smoked venison (dry, not chewy)
-  hot tamales (the red cinnamon candies, replaced atomic fireballs - a choking hazard)
-  dried smoked salmon (from canned smoked salmon, just a pinch between cheek and gum)
-  dried tomatoes (from canned, diced (or crushed) and spiced tomatoes)
-  dried green olives (from prepared jars - really salty)
-  boullion cubes (another salt kick)
-  instant pudding (peanut butter chocolate is my favorite, but hard to find lately)
-  Gatorade drink mix (allows me to happily hydrate more often)

What I crave after a few days is chocolate milk and Coke Classic.

-aj