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Man Camp 2015: Departure

March 3, 2015 by n.taylor Leave a Comment

The key to any comfortable winter camping expedition is preparedness. Exceptional preparedness. My colleague took my advice to heart and has packed accordingly.

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An Organized Participant

 

 

While my supplies might not have been as well organized they are every bit as critical to the mission at hand.

Food Preparedness

Food Preparedness

 

Bottom line is that while a coat may keep you warm, the dino nuggets will power you through a 5 day stint in the rocky mountain arctic tundra.

 

Dino Nuggets vs. Winter Jacket. Go

Dino Nuggets vs. Winter Jacket. Go

Filed Under: Winter Tagged With: Man Camp, Winter Camping

Smokin’ Bacon

February 24, 2014 by n.taylor 1 Comment

If you have never tried to make your own bacon, you should do that immediately. An 8 lb slab of pork belly, some curing/kosher salts and your choice of spices gets you something that looks like this.

Curing the Pork Belly

Curing the Pork Belly

Leave it in your fridge for a week, make sure you use some pink salt in addition to your regular salt, otherwise you’ll get some nasty bacteria and it will make you sick/kill you. Remove from fridge and wash off your spices, then throw it on your cold smoker for 4-5 hours or until it gets to about 150 degrees internal. It will look something like this.

Fully Smoked Bacon

Fully Smoked Bacon

You will never go back to packaged bacon ever again.

Details (It’s sort of an inexact science for me):

-3Tbs Kosher Salt
-3Tbs Cracked Pepper
-Curing Salts as needed based on weight
-3 Bay Leaves Crushed
-Honey/Bourbon Depending on your taste, 2-3 Tbs of your choice.

Keep in mind you can substitute the pepper and bay leaves for honey and brown sugar if you want a really hearty “maple” bacon flavor.

Filed Under: Winter Tagged With: BBQ, Food, Pork, Smoking

Plan Change

February 20, 2013 by n.taylor 5 Comments

Common sense tells me its midge season on the San Juan.

Sex Dungeon Streamer

Sex Dungeon Streamer

Bunny Streamer

Bunny Streamer

I bet I go the whole week without seeing the front of the boat. I guess I’ll be the cleanup crew.

Filed Under: Winter Tagged With: Bunny Leech, San Juan River, Sex Dungeon, Streamers

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