by David Sandel | Jun 29, 2011 | Random
Ever get bored with the same ‘ol dehydrated mush you take backpacking? Ever get tired of the same ‘ol foil meals common to “car camping”? Me too! So instead, I built a cake! A pineapple upside down cake in a dutch oven to be exact. Step 1) Find...
by David Sandel | Jun 15, 2011 | Random
Wowzerz! This blog has pretty much followed the typical life of amateur bloggers: they start out all hot ‘n’ heavy, with all sorts of ideas of grandeur…..and then pretty much die. That’s kind of sad (for me). If it makes you (me) feel any better, the reasons are at...
by David Sandel | Mar 19, 2011 | Random
I really dislike this month more than any other. Coming out of a 5 month freeze, you want nothing more than bright, sunny, warm days. But what you get is wet, sloppy, cloudy days that aren’t warm enough to be warm and aren’t cold enough to be cold. That...
by David Sandel | Jan 28, 2011 | Random
Hi, my name is David, and I have a gear problem I don’t know about the rest of you, but I simply love buying “gear”. In fact, I may be considered womanly when it gets right down to it. Over the past three days, I have bought a Marmot Fulcrum Shell...
by David Sandel | Jan 20, 2011 | Random
I’ve recently stumbled across an opportunity to do some real camping. Like, camping in the Midwest can be as extreme as you want to make it as long as you want to go Survivorman style, but for us [extended] weekend warriors, we normally try to make it as...
by David Sandel | Jan 10, 2011 | Random
This is a question for all of you out there. Prior to our last “dudeswithtents” trip, I was debating on the alcoholic beverage of choice. Beer, although very tasty, is too heavy to ski into the woods 5 miles and then carry the cans/bottles back out. So...
