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How about input from one who doesn't cook but has a hot meal? My wife is handicapped so I don't go far from home and camp only overnight -- two nights at most. I like to keep it simple so I use self-heating meals. I read about such meals in TIME magazine. It's a chemical process I can't explain so I'll send you to the Canadian web site where I've been buying mine for a couple years. http://www.productsforanywhere.com/gear/details/hp_meals.html A little expensive, perhaps, but no big deal for occasional use. The only problem is, the meals for a week could be a little bulky but I suppose you could take them out of the cardboard boxes. I haven't tried that. Verle Nelson Cedaredge, Colorado What do you do? Do you cook, or boil water? I am the cook at home, and as such, I am looking for others that do so. Boiling water, so that back-packing freeze-dried food-stuffs can be put into my mouth is AOK. Cooking, stir-fry, fresh stews, steaks, etal, is more my style. As a hiker, it was simple. As a Dual Sport guy, I am open to input from those that cook! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Thanks for the input! Great idea, but I cook by choice. You're a stand-up guy. A lot of people would justify other actions. The product line you responded with is a very-good MRE/Fuel package. I cook. I wish you the best !~! Mike T A16 Las Vegas Aka LOT Dogmen Aka dogman Aka z89101 -----Original Message----- From: verlenelson@... [mailto:verlenelson@...] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 5:53 PM To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] NKLR - camping and cooking How about input from one who doesn't cook but has a hot meal? My wife is handicapped so I don't go far from home and camp only overnight -- two nights at most. I like to keep it simple so I use self-heating meals. I read about such meals in TIME magazine. It's a chemical process I can't explain so I'll send you to the Canadian web site where I've been buying mine for a couple years. http://www.productsforanywhere.com/gear/details/hp_meals.html A little expensive, perhaps, but no big deal for occasional use. The only problem is, the meals for a week could be a little bulky but I suppose you could take them out of the cardboard boxes. I haven't tried that.

Mister Fireman Ed - I hope that you are already packing for the Death Valley Dazes trip 2004. -DVDaze- Your Chili is smelling good already!! 3 weeks to go> Mike T A16 Las Vegas -----Original Message----- From: Fireman Ed [mailto:dial912@...] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 6:31 PM To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: NKLR - camping and cooking Mike, It all depends on how much you are willing to take in the way of food/supplies. If you are driving, and camping with the bike in tow, you are free for anything that can be cooked at home. Steaks, fried taters, and a veggie will satisfy most all campers. Bring along a large pot, and a big-ole batch of chilli will bring campers and dual- sporters from all around. I usually go with the latter, it always makes for extra fuel milage when you add the methane to the tank. (does make a smelly tent, though). If you are just packing the bike up and going, more extensive meals will require a store close by. So you can take all of your cooking stuff. Fireman Ed

So, you should bring yourself to DVDaze? And James should work his magic on the grills. Hey, I have a focus- Dual Sport at Death Valley in Jan 23.24.25 - 2004! The more stoves, the better! KLR, BMW, KTM, DR, etal - who cares - do the riders ride, and can they cook? So, the non-KLR riders have much more horse- so we set-up camp, run lean, and have a great weekend! 337 pounds dry - WE CAN PLAY! I remember days of major HP. SO, we play.! I'll play- and crate a great meal or three. Oh, and James should show up. I only have three 'stoves'! Mike T A16 Las Vegas Aka LOT Dogmen Aka dogman Aka z89101 PS - the fold-up-cooler, 48-can w/ ice..- our Lake Mead cooler! Emergency food? Yes! -----Original Message----- From: monahanwb [mailto:monahanwb@...] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 6:39 PM To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] NKLR - camping and cooking I cook at camp - it's a lot better than having to go way off somewhere to get some food, might be many miles from where you camp. I take with me on trips a small propane stove although I also have used friends' gasoline stoves as well. Also take along a nesting cook kit, paper plates or bowls, cups, and bottle of wine to have with dinner. I use a fold-up cooler and make it a point to locate supplies in the afternoon. I may buy a steak and potato and tomato, or sausages and beans and zuchini, or other meal that can be cooked on an open fire or on the small stove. The fold-up coolers are really great to have when traveling. They keep your beer cold all day long with minimal fuss. I take ground coffee and filters and a cup. I also tie a gallon of water on to the bike so I can camp where there is no water. I look for the good water jugs that have screw-on tops because I have crashed in the boonies and had the snap-on lids pop off thereby losing all my water. Not a good thing to happen. I will take oatmeal or bagels or something else for breakfast. I've even taken eggs and bacon in the cooler. That is great to have a real breakfast out in the mountains. Oranges pack easily and they give you a nice addition to your breakfast, neat and quick. I also pack emergency food in the form of instant soups, instant oatmeal, granola bars, fig bars, etc., and have had to dig into them at times. The best is when my KLR-bud James comes along, he is a chef who loves to cook and eat, and loves to feed people. Ask any of the eight or so guys who went on the High Sierra Ride late last year.

If you peruse the board at http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ you can find pretty frequent mention that people wished they'd left their camp stove home. These are people traveling areas with civilization and basically they wound up eating in restaurants or eating MREs or similar in-between. If you're truly camping and not around restaurants it's another issue. Just don't forget you'll welcome stopping off and eating on long hauls anyway.

On Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 05:15:48PM -0800, Mike T wrote: > Hi guys. > > > > What do you do? Do you cook, or boil water? > > I am the cook at home, and as such, I am looking for others that do so. > > Boiling water, so that back-packing freeze-dried food-stuffs can be put into > my mouth is AOK. > > Cooking, stir-fry, fresh stews, steaks, etal, is more my style. > > > > As a hiker, it was simple. As a Dual Sport guy, I am open to input from > those that cook! > > > > I have one Coleman 10,000 BTU stove, and 2 alcohol stoves; one framed w/ 6" > vented support, and one that I support w/ tent stakes and HD aluminum foil. > > I have three cooking "pots/skillets" - primary is a 9" steal fry-pan/wok, w/ > folding handle; the others are 9" HD and 8" HD aluminum baking trays ( all > non-stick). > > I usually eat from the pot/skillet. I carry condiments and dry seasonings in > abundance, or pre-mixed, depending on the menu. > > > > Ok, you cookers you, I want to COOK, not boil water. > > > > Mike T > > A16 > > Las Vegas > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_klr650/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > -- ___ ______ _____ __ ________ ___ / _ |< < / == / ___/__ / /_ /_ __/ / __ ____ _ ___ /__ \ / __ |/ // / ****/ (_ / _ \/ __/ / / / _ \/ // / ' \/ _ \ /__/ /_/ |_/_//_/ == \___/\___/\__/ /_/ /_//_/\_,_/_/_/_/ .__/ (_) 8600 miles*Russel Lines*Supertrapp Race* /_/ http://www.panix.com/~cesser/mybike/

I appreciate the re-reference. I expect that that the current world of "adventure" on 2w is still all about restaurants and h/motels. Cooking, while Back Packing, or maybe otherwise, is not a hardship - It is required. I cook big-time, and live in a not-bad. I have my Lex - and X. Who cares. Have you done it? Grabbed some goods and run it to campsite, and whipped up a great creation? I bet you have. But the way - Mini-coolers are on sale, again, at ROSS. Get tem while you can. Mike T A16 Las Vegas -----Original Message----- From: Chris [mailto:kingsqueak@...] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 9:05 PM To: Mike T Cc: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] NKLR - camping and cooking If you peruse the board at http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ you can find pretty frequent mention that people wished they'd left their camp stove home. These are people traveling areas with civilization and basically they wound up eating in restaurants or eating MREs or similar in-between. If you're truly camping and not around restaurants it's another issue. Just don't forget you'll welcome stopping off and eating on long hauls anyway.

On Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 05:15:48PM -0800, Mike T wrote: > Hi guys. > > > > What do you do? Do you cook, or boil water? > > I am the cook at home, and as such, I am looking for others that do so. > > Boiling water, so that back-packing freeze-dried food-stuffs can be put into > my mouth is AOK. > > Cooking, stir-fry, fresh stews, steaks, etal, is more my style. > > > > As a hiker, it was simple. As a Dual Sport guy, I am open to input from > those that cook! > > > > I have one Coleman 10,000 BTU stove, and 2 alcohol stoves; one framed w/ 6" > vented support, and one that I support w/ tent stakes and HD aluminum foil. > > I have three cooking "pots/skillets" - primary is a 9" steal fry-pan/wok, w/ > folding handle; the others are 9" HD and 8" HD aluminum baking trays ( all > non-stick). > > I usually eat from the pot/skillet. I carry condiments and dry seasonings in > abundance, or pre-mixed, depending on the menu. > > > > Ok, you cookers you, I want to COOK, not boil water. > > > > Mike T > > A16 > > Las Vegas > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_klr650/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > -- ___ ______ _____ __ ________ ___ / _ |< < / == / ___/__ / /_ /_ __/ / __ ____ _ ___ /__ \ / __ |/ // / ****/ (_ / _ \/ __/ / / / _ \/ // / ' \/ _ \ /__/ /_/ |_/_//_/ == \___/\___/\__/ /_/ /_//_/\_,_/_/_/_/ .__/ (_) 8600 miles*Russel Lines*Supertrapp Race* /_/ http://www.panix.com/~cesser/mybike/