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How long can a Fancy Feast stove cook?
Ever since I built my first fancy feast, I have been wondering how long it can cook for or burn. In this post, I share my experiment with the absolute max fill-up off fuel 65 grams or milliliters of bio ethanol. My fancy feast stove has quickly become my go-to alcohol stove for its simplicity and reliability, it can bring water to the boil pretty quickly, it’s easy to light, and it’s easy to snuff out with the addition of another can. And, no pot stand. All the specifications for my particular fancy feast stove can be found in my post about it. For this experiment, I’m using a homemade…
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Trail Meal | Vermicelli soup
Vermicelli pasta is great for converting into trail meal recipes since it cooks fast and can provide a lot of filling power in a small package. A staple ingredient in any Dutch vegetable soup, vermicelli can also be adapted easily as a change of the ever-popular Instant Noodle Soup. Read on for the recipe! Vermicelli is a small pasta that can be found in almost any grocery store in Europe, and can be a great plus cheap way to make some trail meal recipes out off. In this first recipe that I’m making with the ingredient, I explore a soup, since that is what I am most familiar with when…
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Trail Meal | Brotsuppe
A good way to use up old stale bread in Germany is to throw it in a soup, since seeing that around here I thought that was also a good one to turn into a Trail Meal recipe for hiking and camping. Read on for the recipe! Brotsuppe or Bread soup is one of those dishes that takes care to use up every leftover and scrap, since I’m Dutch I did not grow up on German Brotsuppe, so I don’t have a long history with it. It does however appeal to my Dutch cheapness. You can find it with a lot of ingredients or the most basic, and the core…
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Tomshoo 750ml pot | Review
Many different brands produce the same kind of Titanium pot that many ultralight hikers use, this Tomshoo 750ml pot is a budget version that is an option for their cooking setup. Here is my review of the Tomshoo 750ml pot. Titanium The main advantage of all these types of pots is that they are made from Titanium, after many years of using mainly aluminum pots, Titanium is the clear winner when it comes to its lightness and sturdiness. Aluminum is also often coated or anodized which wears off over time, as seen with my cook pot kit of many years, the Esbit cook pot combination. Size and weight The size…
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How much weight to carry for Camino de Santiago?
The Camino de Santiago is not a wilderness hike, as such, carrying weight is not as big a deal on many other hikes where you have to bring a tent and everything that goes along it. In this blog post, I share the recommended weight for your backpack and some examples. The weight of your backpack on the different Camino’s should not exceed about 10 to 15% of your body weight. You can however carry more or less depending on what you need or are used to. Mine weighed a bit more than 9 kilos altogether on the Camino Frances, but that was mostly because I had to carry a…
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Cleaning pots on trail
Keeping your gear clean and organized is a daily task when out on hiking trails, there are many different ways to clean your pot and eating utensils. Here are some of my favorite options to clean your pot. Cleaning cooking pots is always a challenge, whether at home or in the backcountry. You don’t have a magical machine in your backpacking loadout that does the work for you, and neither can you carry all the washing-up tools you normally use. Some hikers don’t feel the need to clean their pots at all when all they do is boil water in their pots. For homemade trailmeals however, it is more necessary…
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Thru-hiking in Europe
Thru-hiking is possible in Europe with a few considerations, since wild camping is outlawed in most of Europe the traditional American way can be difficult to achieve. However, it is not impossible in certain areas. Thru-hiking in Europe is therefore in most cases more expensive than in the United States, and requires more planning ahead. Let’s cover all the tips in this blog post and some examples of trails you can start Thru-hiking in Europe. What is Thru hiking? Thru hiking means in my interpretation completing a hike without hiking sections of it or splitting it up into multiple parts. You start and you finish, without interruptions. It is an…
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Spyderco Persistence | Knife review
Spyderco is a well-known brand in the knife world, and their knives are used by a lot of different people in a lot of different professions. The Spyderco Persistence is a lower-budget option in the Spyderco line. And can therefore be thrown about and abused without feeling too guilty. In this review, I share my use of the knife and experience. Knives are needed in a lot of different tasks, my primary use for the Spyderco Persistence is Everyday Carry, and I think it excels in that use case. Affiliate links may be mentioned in this article, by purchasing a product through those links I may receive a kickback. At…
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Meat for Backpacking
Meat is a basic source of protein and the star in many dishes, here is a list of different meats that you can take easily into the backcountry for your next backpacking trip. In this article (or website in general) I don’t get into the politics and ethics of eating meat. I choose to eat meat, and that’s all there is to it. If you do not, that’s excellent. I also have recipes on this site with vegetarian and vegan recipes, and I invite you to share your favorite source of protein in the comments. There are many different types of meat that you can take with you on a…
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Why do we like Alcohol stoves
Alcohol stoves speak to hikers, preppers, and other people because they are simple, fun to use, and can be made yourself with minimal tools. In this article I dive into all the plusses, and why they remain such a popular option. Alcohol stoves come in a bunch of different sizes and types, everyone has their own favorite design and uses for them. They can be broken down into a few different types which are: My personal favorite types are the wicking variety, with the homemade Fancy Feast stove at the top of that list. For more than a decade I have been using alcohol stoves in all shapes and sizes…
Finding Purpose in every Step
