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Trail Meal | Zucchini Mac
As everybody with a vegetable garden in July, I have a lot of zucchini right now. Dehydrate it, and pack it away for your next hike with the following recipe! There are several different ways to preserve Zucchini, you can pickle it, freeze it, of dehydrate it. With the latter of course being useful for hiking. Where weight and storage is the most important part. Dehydrating the Zucchini Dehydrating zucchini can be easy if you have a dehydrator like I do, when you only have an oven I would suggest rather buying a store bought replacement instead of trying to do it in there. Since you have to run it…
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Groove Alcohol stove
Easy, single can design, and one of the lightest. That’s the Groove Alcohol stove in a nutshell. Rapid bloom time of only a few seconds and no pot stand required. I like this design, here is how to make one and some points on use. What you will need for this Alcohol stove design is a single 250 ml soda can, could be an Energy drink can, or in my case, a cola can that was kicking around in my parents fridge expired since February. Can also be made with the wider cans, or any sort you like really. The trick behind this stove is that it uses the Capillary…
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SuperCat Alcohol Stove
One of the easiest designs for Alcohol stoves you can try out is the SuperCat stove, in this article I cover how to make one and how it performs. What you will need to make this Alcohol stove is the following: This stove is very easy to build and assemble by popular design by John Woods, and that is why it is such a hit for hikers that are curious about alcohol stoves. And preferably have a cat, or somebody in their circle that has a cat. I have got a couple friends and family that have cats, so once in a while I get a delivery of cat food…
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Beer Can Alcohol Stove | Open Jet
One stove that I wanted to make and try out for a long time is a DIY open Jet Alcohol Stove made from a single beer can. After many attempts and trial and error, I have found one that is relatively foolproof to make. Design and build This design is not my original idea, and is done a thousand times on the internet. I have picked up a few pointers however that I have not seen before. And I think makes this stove a lot easier to build and use. What you need to replicate my specific design are the following tools and materials: As always, be careful with sharp…
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Popular DIY Alcohol Stoves
In this article I wanted to compare 5 popular types of Alcohol Stoves, and talk about the upsides and downsides of each of them. Lets light up some stoves! With the five types of alcohol stoves I will focus on my experiences with them and put them to the test, where I measure and talk about the following three focus points: Alcohol stoves tested and discussed in this article: Puck stoveSuperCat stoveFancy Feast stovePenny stoveCapillary (Rift) stove All these stoves are very lightweight, with the lightest coming in at 5 grams (capillary stove). For exact weights for each type of stove you will have to make your own, since there…
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Kiprun TR2 Trailrunning shoes review
After wearing out my third pair of Salomon Speedcross, it was time for some new trailrunning shoes again for my hikes. Enter the Kiprun TR2’s. I wanted to try out a more affordable option with the Kiprun TR2 that’s sold in the popular store Decathlon in Europe and all over the world. Since they are roughly a third the cost of the Salomons and are therefore quite affordable. Here is my review after 7 months of almost daily use. With hikes (and runs) around my area in Germany, the Netherlands, and in the German/Austrian mountains around the Zugspitze. Kiprun TR2 Overall impressions for the Kiprun TR2’s are positive, and I…
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VGN hike Trail of Poetry
Recently I did another VGN hike, the Trail of Poetry from Postbauer-Heng, to Oberferrieden in the area surrounding Nuremberg. Here is my report on the hike, and why you should add it to the list! Length: 11 kilometersTime: around 3 hours. I did it in 3:14. With a coffee break. Getting to the starting point from Nuremberg (Nürnberg) is easy thanks to the S bahn or regional train leaving from the main station, and you can start or walk this hike from either starting point. Its the S1 going to Neumarkt that you need for this hike. I always like to start further away, so I have a bit shorter…
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Alcohol stove fuel in Germany
Since I live in Germany (Franken), and use Alcohol stoves a lot for hiking, I thought I make a list for where and what kind off alcohol fuel you can get in Germany. My overall favorite fuel I have found for Alcohol stoves in Germany is available at the popular Rossman drugstore. From the brand Velind. And is affordable, clean, and odorless. Netto – Cleaning products aisle Since I have a Netto at 200 meters from my house, this makes for my first stop on the list, and chances are you can find a Netto quite quickly in your area off Germany or along a long distance hike. Alcohol stove…
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Trail Meal | Cheesy Couscous
Couscous is a staple in many hikers diet, in this recipe I share how to keep it interesting with some shelf stable cream cheese. Couscous is incredible easy to cook, lightweight, and space efficient. It also cooks fast or soaks fast when your into cold soaking. I always prefer to eat hot, but feel free to try out the recipe for cold soaking. Try out a few different couscous brands that are available to you to find out which one you like best. Couscous made from Durum wheat I like best, since it offers a bit more flavor than many other kinds. This recipe uses pantry items, and does not…
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Trail Meal | Hutspot
Hutspot is a Dutch stamppot that’s quite easy to adapt into backpacking. Here is my way of doing it to make sure I don’t have to go without on backpacking trips. Dutch food is looked down on by many different cultures, and often also by Dutch people themselves (myself excluded). Simple, filling, and easy to prepare is a theme throughout many Dutch recipes. And that is the same for a lot of food you have out on hikes. The classic ingredients of Hutspot are Carrots, Onions, and Potatoes (before the Colombian exchange Parsnips). To adapt it into a Trail Meal that takes minutes to prepare, is lightweight, and keeps for…
Finding Purpose in every Step
