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It's that time of year again when I ladle out whatever smells good on the stovetop into the dehydrator. Today it was a chilli concoction I call Chilli Con Canoetripping. Don't ask me for a recipe because I don't remember what's in it exactly. But it tastes good. Sausage, beans, veggies and sauce. Packed away for this year's trips along with the makings for dumplings. I spread out the chilli 1 cup each per tray on parchment paper. Anyone started up their dehydrators yet?

Just came back from a 3 day camping trip with my wife and daughter. Great times as always, but also the same frustration with my cooking setup as always. Kitchen packs or duffels, no matter how fancy, all seem to have the same problem. Whatever one needs is at the bottom of the bag. Even if it was just on top a second ago, by the time you reach for it it will have made it's way back to the bottom somehow... I tried plastic boxes (hard to carry, flimsy, cracking lids). The same organizational...

I use an old insulated Bodum stainless steel coffee mug, mostly because that is what I had around that fit my coffee cup criteria, and because it has proven Grumman-like unkillable. The Bodum cup works, but it is heavy, metastable tapered \_/, and, being all metal, it cools off rather quickly. The criteria: Well insulated. Really well insulated; if I pre-chilled the inside maybe I could use it for (discrete) beers. Mostly I want a lingering 2nd cuppa to last an hour while I pack...