Overland Journey

This is kind of a cool idea. This would make a nice backup stove especially for those who dual sport ride.

My latest project – The Wallet Stove My goal was to create a simple, ultra light, collapsible, multifuel camp stove burning either alcohol or esbit tablets and compact enough to fit in your wallet. Plans are at: tinyurl.com I used an aluminum basket from my turkey fryer as the source of the sheet metal; hence the holes seen in the uprights of the stove. Esbit – 16oz Water Boil Time: 6:35 Burn Time 11:13 Tealight w/ denatured alcohol – 16oz Water Boil Time: 10:15 Burn Time 10:30 Explore Your Potential by making your own gear. I know you can do it if I can. Too Late By Dusk can be downloaded at: www.archive.org

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I dont drink coffee, but the stove looks interesting. Seems like a good alternative for super light weight travel.

The Esbit Emergency Stove by AGS Labs comes with 3 large solid fuel cubes. This compact solid fuel source will provide a steady and reliable heat for cooking, boiling water or for warmth in the outdoors. It makes a great campfire starter. The Esbit Emergency Stove is a great piece of gear to purify water by boiling. It is small enough to put in your pocket.

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Been researching recipes for my next trip. This looks tasty so I thought Id pass it on. I love Halibut!

Roger B cooks up a classy dish of halibut in this week’s Dutch Oven 101…

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Spotters are very important while overlanding. There will be times when you will be navigating very tough terrain with absolutely no idea where exactly your tires are on the trail. Now this is not a complete guide by any means. I saw the video below and felt it was important to point out. Now before you watch this short clip, I want to make the point that my opinion is just from what is seen in the video. I was NOT there. I am merely pointing out what I seen in the actual footage.

The above footage is a great example of what not to do. The spotter should be making hand movements that instill confidence. Not constant “wavy” movements. You want them to go left, point left firmly and hold that until that movement is over. To help the driver keep from being confused, the spotter should yell out “driver” and “passenger” while pointing in the correlating direction to help confirm to the driver what to do with confidence.

Also, the spotter should have a firm footing. Do not try and give direction while looking around for a footing. If you slip, you can easily misdirect the driver. Also make sure to stay within the drivers line of vision. In the above video example, the spotter moves “driver” and far away from the trail, causing the driver to look away from the trail. I know he was getting out of the drivers way in case of roll over, but he should have been on the passenger side. The spotter would have been in a uphill position with no chance to being injured by the vehicle and would still have been in the drivers line of sight.

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A LOOK INTO SOME OF THE TOOLS CARRIED BY THE BUSHMAN

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While shopping around Home Depot the other day I found some very cost effective overland storage bins. I got wind of these on another site, but didnt think there would be any left. They are manufactured by Best Plastics and only sold through Home Depot. They are called the Strong Box.  It was sure nice that the colors matched The Badlander too! They came in at just under $12 each. I promise you for what they are, they are very durable. I tested them out, loaded them, dropped them from the top of The Badlander, stacked them, strapped them, etc. I even sprayed them with water. Although they ARE NOT waterproof, no water entered during the water test. I am impressed at the amount of space you get for $12. They are 27 gallons of beautiful overland storage capacity. They stack nicely and actually lock into each other. You can even mount them lid to lid and they stack lock. They have 3 slits on each side so you can run straps through and tighten them down. They claim to be able to load up to 750lbs. I did NOT test this, and honestly, I kinda doubt it. I did load one half full with ammo. It was super heavy, and more than you would want to load into during an overland trip. It held together just fine.

This lids have a grid design that really helps with sturdiness. The bottom and walls of the container are designed with similar grids to help strengthen the unit. My only concern, since I wasn’t able to get a hold of the company, is whether they hold up to UV. Mine will be mounted on the roof rack, and I just want to make sure they will hold up over the years to come.

If you are in the market for  cost effective storage containers that would work for overlanding or around the house, these are it!

Here are a few more pics:

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Too busy at work and too tired to cook? Even if we are a whiz a cooking, cooking can be a hassle and a pain if you have a 12-hour job, kids and absolutely no time to prepare the ingredients for cooking. If only we were rich and hire our own cook to do the cooking for us. If only we have a wonderful spouse who can surprise us with great-tasting dishes once we get home from work. If only our kids know how to cook. But alas, the times are against us, and we often have to resort to processed and frozen meals or fast food and take outs. However, this can be a bane – it vacuums money out of our wallets, makes our bellies even wider and clogs our arteries to the brink of giving us a heart attack.

Fortunately, there is still hope. There are ways on how to have good food at home, without the hassle of rushing work just to get back home and cook. One solution is to prepare the food at night or the day before workday. Whip up the dishes, and then store them in the refrigerator while we are at work. Once we get home, we can microwave them to heat it up and enjoy a fresh tasting pasta or casserole. Having a crock pot or a Dutch oven helps in storing the ingredients ready for cooking.

A Dutch oven is a cooking pot made of cast iron. It comes in various sizes, but it is generally handy for carrying it around. One might think that only stews can be cooked in a Dutch oven, but for the avid camper, they can cook a variety of meals – from bread and biscuits, chicken, pork and veggies, to soup, stew and noodles. You can boil, roast, fry and steam food in it.

Crock pots and Dutch ovens are especially good for slow cooking. For example, we can use them for slow cooking most frozen meat and poultry, which needs at least four or five hours for it to get soft. Other recipes have 12 hours tops to slow cook, so we can always prepare the ingredients and store them before hand, and slow cook the stuff the following day while we are at work kissing up to the boss or at church thanking God for our everyday meals. If you want to look for slow cooking food, you can refer to a Dutch oven recipe book or a Dutch oven ebook

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Idaho Statesman reporter Pete Zimowsky offers tips on how to make a delicious Dutch-oven chocolate cake.

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Instead of throwing a mixture of food in a box when you are packing to go camping and hoping for the best. Organise beforehand what you are going to have for each meal. Let’s say you are going for a long weekend and you are arriving on Saturday morning at your campsite and leaving Monday afternoon. That will be 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 2 dinners.

Organise what you will have for each meal and pack that food with a bit of spare tin or packet food.  Do meals that are easy to prepare with minimum clean up afterwards and similar to what you would do at home, especially if you are new to camping.

It does depend on what cooking equipment you have as to what you can cook, a gas stove & BBQ would be the most common, then you will be frying or cooking in a saucepan. If you have a campfire as well than you may use a camp oven and cook a roast or a stew which is quite easy to do.

Here is a few popular camping foods that are easy to cook and prepare

Pancakes with butter and syrup are great for breakfast or sweets, the mixture can be bought ready just add water to make pancakes very easy.

Hamburgers are easy, just add the rolls or bread with lettuce, sauce, cheese etc.

Eggs, onion and bacon in a muffin, or a plateful.  Great for any meal time.

Pasta is a quick and easy meal. Cook the meat and add the pasta and sauce.

A Barbecue meal is always popular, sausages, chops, steak, onion and any extras.

Cooking Marshmallows on the campfire is fun if you like them cooked, if not eat them out of the bag.

Breakfast cereals are easy, just add milk. If you have a campfire cooking toast early in the morning is fun, campfire toast is far better than pop up toast.

Fruit, popcorn and muesli bars are easy snacks  Hot drinks like Milo, coffee, tea are great when it’s cold, also cup a soup is easy.

Cold drinks like juice, milk and water are necessary, pack the beer and wine too.

Do you have a favourite easy camp food?

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Photo by Tim Parkinson

One of the most fun things to do during a camping trip is camp cooking. Why? Because eating is one of the best things in life! Most people who are passionate about food and have flair for the sense of taste would agree with this. A grand feast of sumptuous camping meals would definitely make a camping vacation a great experience.

But because cooking entails quite an effort and some equipment to bring, avoid the scenario of forgetting an important ingredient or an essential cooking utensil by creating a menu of the dishes you intend to cook for the family and from here create a checklist of things to bring.

Here’s a sample of a camping cooking checklist with a few cooking tips to make your life easier. Be sure to add any personal food item or cooking utensil you can’t do without.

• Main ingredients of the dishes and meals you plan to cook. It’s a good idea to measure ingredients back at home, put them in ziplock bags with labels. This will make cooking much easier and faster and save you space in your bags. It’s also better if you half cook meat or poultry at home also to save fuel in the camp trip.

• Other cooking necessities like cooking oil, seasonings and condiments.

• Cookware like pots, pans, frying pans that you’ll need for the meals in the menu. Don’t forget the lids because these will enable you to save a lot of cooking time since dishes cook faster when covered.

• Cooking and eating utensils like spatula, tongs, grill skewers, knives, spoons, forks, plates, bowls, cups, can and bottle openers.

• A Coleman camping stove. Be sure to bring one that will suit your camping needs: size of cooking you intend to do, type of camping activity and fuel preference.

• Camp or barbecue grill

• Lighter or matches. Even though most Coleman stoves have electronic ignition, it’s still good that you have these to use for other purposes like lighting up a grill.

• Fuel for your Coleman camping stove

• Large water jug, water bucket. Camping activities may drain your energy. You need a lot of water to reenergize and prevent yourself from dehydrating.

• Coolers, ice chest and ice. These are important because you’d want a cold drink to quench your thirst. It’s a smart idea to bring a large block ice instead of cubes because the former last much longer.

• Potholders and oven mitts to prevent anybody from getting scalded.

• Thermos

• Portable water heater

• Dishwashing soap

• Folding tables and chairs and table cloth

• Heavy-duty aluminum foil and ziplock bags which serve a variety of purposes like for wrapping leftover food, for storing ingredients and many others.

• Paper towels and napkins

• Trash bags. Be sure to leave the camp site in a spick and span state.

After a whole day of spectacular views to see, exciting and fun activities to do, the best thing to look forward to aside from a comfortable rest is a great sumptuous meal that entice your taste senses. Bon Apetite!

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