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Post by qp on Apr 9, 2005 9:47:36 GMT -5
I was reading on one of the many bb that I frequent each day/week, and came upon a homemade backpacker plans. I been wanting to buy one of these things for sometime now, I may just attempt to make mine. I was also curious to those here that use either the backpacker of a reflector oven the pros and cons of these. Weight verse taste  Anyone make there own gear for their trips? qp |
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TTC
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Post by TTC on Apr 10, 2005 16:13:00 GMT -5
Anyone make there own gear for their trips? qp I've made mesh bags with colored silnylon at the top, bottom, and stripes up the sides. Black blue green orange and then 4 more with yellow and the first color. We use these to organize stuff in our food pack. Murphy's Law states that what you're looking for is at the bottom of the pack. With these bags we can empty out and repack the food pack in a minute. I made a kitchen utensil roll, just because the bucks people were asking for ready-made ones was ridiculous. I also made velcro crosses for attaching our fishing poles & paddles to the thwarts. |
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dentondoc
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Post by dentondoc on Apr 11, 2005 1:08:22 GMT -5
I was also curious to those here that use either the backpacker of a reflector oven the pros and cons of these. Weight verse taste qp I own a bakepacker and have used it on trips. I don't particularly care for it because it is sometimes difficult to establish when you baked goods are done. You can always break it down and check, but then you have lost all the heat if you need to continue a bit longer. I've made a reflector oven (from plans). I wasn't particularly pleased with the performance. Will definitely take a significant heat source to bake with. Since I haven't found a solution (either commercial or plans on the net), I've made my own. I haven't tripped with it yet, but tests at home easily outperform the bakepacker or reflector. Cooking times for cake, bisquits, rolls and muffins are nearly identical to your home oven. I can quickly run this baby up to 400-450 degrees with no problem. My apparatus weighs in at between 1 and 2 pounds, is constructed of light weight aluminum L-channel and strapping held together with wing nuts and is wrapped in aluminum foil. For a grill work, I've used metal k-bob skewers. It can be set up as an convential oven (which I have used for all of my tests thus far) that I set over a campstove or a reflector oven I can set in front of the fire. Everything fits in a 1 1/2 X 16 inch plastic tube for transport. dd |
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Bannock
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Post by Bannock on Apr 11, 2005 9:12:31 GMT -5
This is the one I use www.rutabaga.com/product.asp?pid=1006901 It is a little spendy, but it is lightweight and does a great job. The baked goods come out as nice as home. You have to watch it a bit more; turn the pan every 10 or 15 minutes. It also takes quite a bit of wood, though it works best using the smaller diameter pieces. You want flames not coals. The Bakepacker cooks the food but doesn't brown it. So, for instance, muffins in the bakepacker will be like muffin insides - ie no tops. |
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Bannock
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Post by Bannock on Apr 11, 2005 9:19:25 GMT -5
Anyone make there own gear for their trips? qp I am interested in this one! Either myself or my wife have made numberous things: I have built several canoes I have made several paddles I've made several wannigans I've assembled several "barrels" (5 gallon buckets with gamma seal lids). I made leather sheaths for my knives My wife makes me custom stuff sacks. For instance I have blaze orange sacks for my reflector oven and saw so I don't leave them behind. Hmmm ... there must be more that I'm not remembering now. |
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Post by GladesGuy on Oct 6, 2005 5:19:00 GMT -5
Hey Gang!
Return from the BW 2 weeks ago and took some gear that I built over last winter that worked very well and the kicker is it cost me about half the money to make it as buy it.
Silnet tarp for two (kept dry even in a driving rain)
Snake skins for my hammock (the hammock never touched the ground)
Paddle bag for two paddles ( held my BB bent shaft and a beaver tail paddle)
10 stuff sacks color coded (locate items faster)
Alcohol Stove (great for those quick starts in the am)
gladesguy
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Post by DocZwak on Apr 24, 2006 21:48:27 GMT -5
I have a question.... for those of you who make gear and those who buy everything. I am looking at different ways to carry food for a week for 4 people. We like to eat well and am not afraid to double portage. However I would like to be able to carry it somewhat comfortabally. I have tried buckets, barrels, and bags, up to this point none seem very efficient or comfortable. How do you carry your chow?
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Post by Canoearoo on Apr 25, 2006 22:30:58 GMT -5
Well we use to have a water proof bag we put our food in and then into a pack but now our family is larger I bought a woods Mason pack just for food. We shall see how this works in a month ;D
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