Hi Roger,
Re “You do not mention the size of the canister you took to Nash Stream. I assume it was a 110 g one if it ran out after 4 nights? Even so, that’s a lot of gas used for one person for 4 nights. Or were you cooking for 2?”
Myself and two dogs, around 30# each. Water was also boiled in the mornings.
These were Coleman 220g canisters. They weigh around 13 oz. when full, and fit nicely into a 900 ml ‘pasta pot’ if not too old and rusty.
The morning routine was to bring 750 ml of water to a boil, for hot water for a premix of instant coffee, instant breakfast and milk powder in a smaller pot. (warning: the powder will clump unless poured into and mixed with the water a little at a time, OR the powder can be mixed cold, then poured into the separate container and drunk cold or reheated – depends on the weather). The remainder of the boiled 750 ml was used for black tea, to moisten the 2 dogs’ kibble, and for clean-up.
The evening routine began the same way, but one cup of the hot water was poured into the smaller pot with a premix of some form of pasta and freeze dried meat, and then covered and simmered for 15-20 minutes, stirring regularly. When judged ready, a premix of seasonings was stirred into the cooked meat and pasta. The remainder of the 750 ml of hot water was used for herbal tea, moistening the dogs’ kibble, and for clean up.
The premixes for each meal were all packaged in separate polyethylene bags sealed and trimmed with a U-Line sealer.
There was usually enough boiled water in the larger 750 ml pot to complete the meal. Often, the 750 ml was just scooped from a nearby stream with the 900 ml ‘pasta pot,’ so the figure is not exact.
Same pots, same dogs. Pots were both Ti.
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