I did it with a northern a few years ago for just that reason.  No cleanup and I ate out of the pot.  Not as good as breaded and deep fried though.

I use Peanut Oil for frying fish up in the Q as it has a high smoke point (440 degrees) . and Omega 6 and Omega 3's … I looked into frying fish with  Ghee or Clarified Butter several years back as I heard it had a higher smoke point (485 degrees) but I found it was 62% monosaturated fat … LOL … a few fish frys with high fat isn't going to hurt ya ...

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sorry … I can't get the link to open to smoke point for various cooking oils article

Pine Knot,

Yeah, that sure was a doozy of a storm! Actually, it was my brother’s hammock tent which was in peril. That was his first night, ever, in one.   He and I stood out in the rain holding down the two ends of the tarp around the sleeping compartment for nearly half an hour, I think!  After we got through the crisis., Magic Paddler came to the rescue. Even though he is a notoriously light packer, he happened to have an extra XL tarp that could be switched out for my brother’s tarp.  Later, during that same trip, the compartment of that Hennessey Hammock developed a rip which posed an even bigger problem.  Talk about the usefulness of duct tape!

My hammock tent (a Clark Jungle Hammock), shown in today’s POD, went completely unscathed.  Of course, that has not always been the case in the history of my various shelter choices, but I had her battened down pretty well and got lucky that trip, I guess.

As I recall, my party of three experienced three separate thunderstorms of approximately that same magnitude, nearly getting blown off campsites each time! I think you guys fared a little bit better, catching only two of those storms,  as your trek took you a few miles further east.

Hey, testing ourselves through such trials tribulations and challenges is a good part of what makes those trips so addictive, right?!

Good memories, all, though at the time a bit unnerving!

Jimbo 

Jimbo wrote on Feb 17^th, 2019 at 11:35am:

Seems like I remember sitting out this storm from the relative comfort of the screened in tent under the green tarp.  Not so much a testament to my superior gifts at pitching a tent as much as arriving last and not having my tent erected yet. 

However, I don't recall ever having to stand in the elements dealing with tent issues.  Chalk that up to good luck and tent designs that want to hug the ground in the wind.

dd