for the outsider inside of you
We saw an article on the X-Pot more than a year ago and new it would be the answer to our hiking meal cooking problems. We have been trying to source one ever since. We finally found one and it is more impressive in real life.
It’s a great idea to have a handy collection of containers at hand for camping and hiking. We got a GSI Outdoors Spice Rack set to carry small quantities of herbs and spices for cooking on hiking adventures.
We recently used our FireFork at Windmeulnek Hut on the first night of our 3 day Outeniqua Hiking Trail trip: we decided to carry heavy on the first day to enjoy a steak and red wine feast that night. The FireFork was just the thing to turn those juicy steaks on the braai grid!
This collapsible bucket is constructed from flexible BPA-free plastic reinforced with a sturdy plastic base, rim and carrying handle. It holds 5 litres and is heat resistant.
The MSR WhisperLite™ Stove seems to be the de facto stove for more serious outdoor enthusiasts. I have used a Campingaz
I have a Sea to Summit Delta Bowl as well as a Sea to Summit Delta Mug: the two of them have managed to fulfill all my outdoor nosh needs in the past. I decided to add the Sea To Summit Delta Plate for making sandwiches and other general culinary tasks.
So you are going on a two-day hike. Here is my guide to what you will need for your adventure. As I am a gear freak, I tend to pack fairly heavily.
I want to make it abundantly clear that these Back Country Cuisine Freeze Dri meals are absolutely delicious. Period. I don’t mean they are great as far as instant freeze-dried meals go, I mean delicious, period!
Even though my deuter Futura Daypack and Aircontact Backpack both have built-in rain covers, I thought it best to have a proper dry sack for cellphones and cameras, as well larger items such as sleeping bags.
