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PaulS Super Member
Joined: Feb 18, 2006 Posts: 4330 Location: South-Eastern Washington - the State
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15704 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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English Mike Super Member
Joined: Jan 08, 2007 Posts: 1709 Location: Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:10 pm Post subject: Re: Did you bring MRE or pack your lunch? |
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Bushmaster wrote: |
That's called "tea", English Mike....The stuff in a bag... |
Blech!!!
No teabags for me - it's loose leaf, teapot & strainer all the way.
BITB meals are pretty good, though mostly based on rice.
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Bushmaster Super Member
Joined: Jun 12, 2005 Posts: 11390 Location: Ava, Missouri
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:27 pm Post subject: Re: Did you bring MRE or pack your lunch? |
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Oh...You use a "tea bobber" on a chain.
_________________ I have one nerve left and yer standin' on it...
DEMOCRACY Two wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for lunch...
LIBERTY A well armed sheep contesting the outcome of the vote... |
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15704 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:27 pm Post subject: Re: Did you bring MRE or pack your lunch? |
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Bushmaster wrote: |
Oh...You use a "tea bobber" on a chain. |
Got one of them Bushy...and a spring-loaded diffuser that looks like two perforated teasoons put together face to face.
I believe you get a much nicer cup of tea from loose tea leaves than you do from a teabag.
Cheers, Vince
_________________ Cheers, Vince
Illegitimi non carborundum
(Never let the bastards grind you down)
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
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Bushmaster Super Member
Joined: Jun 12, 2005 Posts: 11390 Location: Ava, Missouri
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:46 pm Post subject: Re: Did you bring MRE or pack your lunch? |
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Hummmm...Bet you could fill that thing with coffee grounds and swish it around in a cup of hot water and come up with a pretty good cup of coffee.
_________________ I have one nerve left and yer standin' on it...
DEMOCRACY Two wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for lunch...
LIBERTY A well armed sheep contesting the outcome of the vote... |
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15704 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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Elvis Super Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2008 Posts: 9239 Location: south island New Zealand
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English Mike Super Member
Joined: Jan 08, 2007 Posts: 1709 Location: Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK
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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:21 am Post subject: Re: Did you bring MRE or pack your lunch? |
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Bushmaster wrote: |
Oh...You use a "tea bobber" on a chain. |
Not even that technical matey - I put one of these on the mug & pour through it.
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Bushmaster Super Member
Joined: Jun 12, 2005 Posts: 11390 Location: Ava, Missouri
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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:31 am Post subject: Re: Did you bring MRE or pack your lunch? |
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WOW!! All this "high tech" stuff. Just for a cup of tea. Heck...All I do is boil water, throw some coffee grounds in and let it steep. Splash some cold water on top to settle the grounds and pour into a cup. Wha-La...Coffee.
_________________ I have one nerve left and yer standin' on it...
DEMOCRACY Two wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for lunch...
LIBERTY A well armed sheep contesting the outcome of the vote... |
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eeyouelder Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 123 Location: Quebec
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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:11 pm Post subject: Re: Did you bring MRE or pack your lunch? |
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My younger brother and I have a good deal, going. An outfitter in northern Québec, who has exclusive fishing, hunting and trapping rights, closes down his operation on October 15 or so and that is when we two set-up headquarter at one of the outfitter’s cabin in order to spend two months there. The reasons for this generous free two months in the bush are the following: 1) We act as caretaker, keeping an eye on the 32 camps located on the 335 square kilometer of property. 2) We trap beavers, wolves, bears martens, fishers, minks, weasels lynx. The beavers in order to manage the beaver population that flood the access roads. One wolf will eat at least two mooses per winter. As for the bears we do not touch them except for the ones who are no longer afraid of humans. This lack of fear of humans is cause by customers who, like to feed them right at the camp door. These bears could eventually become dangerous for unsuspecting customers and their childrens.
We usually have a rotation of breakfast items: 1) Day1-Orange juice, Bacon eggs, sausages, refried potatoes, beans with partridge cubes, toasts and coffee. 2) Day 2- Tomato juice, pancakes with maple syrup, sausages, coffee. 3) Day 3- Juice, cereals with milk, toasts coffee.
For lunch we are on the road (ATV or Pick-up truck) and have the essentials (one beer each) hot soup, a couple sandwiches, cookies and tea.
Back at camp we have for supper, the main meal of the day. Chef’s salad, roast (pork, beef or ham) potatoes, peas or corn and for desert a pie cut in two.
Bed time is at 9 PM and at 8h55 pm the water is boiling in order to have that bed time toddy with rum or such vile liquid. Wake-up time is 5 AM and the routine sets- in for a pleasant two months. We leave when the snow is two to three feet deep. During those two months we could encounter 5 or 6 strangers plus the two visits by my nephew who bring in fresh supplies.
It is with sorrow that we come back to the so-called civilisation after spending two months in the bush in peace, tranquility and doing what we please.
N.B. We are also assistant game wardens with most of the game warden powers while on the outfitter’s land.
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