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Was never on my radar. That hasn't changed. Yech.

I don't do dishes on the road; everything is disposable/burnable. Sorry Earth.

Once again, the simplest, easy-to-clean-up coffee is with a Melitta single cup filter holder, #4 filters, with ground coffee of your choice into whatever container you like. Exact same way we make coffee at home. French presses, Aeropress, and similar require you to deal with grounds and far...

My iphone. I don't carry a flashlight on my person other than that unless I'm out camping or similar.

Ordered one earlier today. Got the large for $40 from amazon.

It's been a long time since I've made a campfire of any sort. I travel in a camping van, never stay more than a night, and don't want the bother of being responsible for the aftermath of a fire. I am thinking of picking up a UCO Flatpack grill to use as the occasional firepit but mostly for...

I had planned a trip through Idaho and Canada and looping back through WA last year until I had to get involved with some family business matters. I did get a week in with my son through Oregon in July, however. When winter fades, I intend to try the original trip again. Will be taking my PW...

You're right about olive oil's smoking point. But then the only thing I cook outdoors other than hot water for coffee is eggs. I prefer butter but usually use evoo which is just fine for frying or scrambling eggs as they are better cooked at a little above medium temps. I hate back country...

What do I cook with? Butter and/or olive oil.

You needed SALT with a MH meal?!? That's probably the biggest complaint I've read with MH is their incredibly high salt content.

Why on earth would anyone use canned cooking spray in the first place?

People, you don't live on these for weeks at a time, you keep them for emergency stores and convenience when traveling in remote places. Is fresh, healthy food better? Well, duh. But MH fills a need and a belly and most of us can eat these on occasion and survive just fine.

I consider MH to be emergency/occasional food. I've bought about 6 buckets of assorted meals from Costco on their sales. Brings the average cost of the pouches to about $4 each. I prefer to eat real food but with a shelf life of 40 years, these are good for emergency stores. I keep a few...

I have Yeti, RTIC, and Ozark Trail. I prefer the OT design as it slims down towards the bottom and fits my hand and cup holders better. The best top I've used is the Yeti Mag Slide which fits the OT mugs. My coffee stays hot enough to drink for at least two hours. Of course it's weather...

Still residing, forgotten, in my center console. As we've learned, these don't weather well on the outside of a vehicle.

In Maui, back in '84, I rented a car and there were rules about not taking it on Makena Rd which wasn't developed in those days. I did it anyway with no ill consequences save for being yelled at by the car rental guy when I returned the car a few days later. "That's Makena dust, dude!" "Nuh...

While I own a few higher end watches (like a Rolex Sub and GMT) which I wear daily, I don't typically wear them on my journeys. I usually wear a Wenger field watch. I don't mind if something happens to it.

Pretty much all my adventuring in the old days (60's and 70's) was in whatever car I owned at the moment. I had a '63 VW, a '66 MG, a '67 Cougar, and a '73 Mazda before I finally got a small pick-up. I just tried to be smart and drive within the vehicle's limits.

In the old days, before this new term became a meme, we used to call it a camping road trip. It's not that it's "fake", it's just that it hasn't really changed. Most people aren't doing anymore than car camping in built vehicles. Heck, most of the photos posted on this site and elsewhere show...

As I'm not a "camper" per se but a journeyer, having a trailer to set up a campsite like in the pictures above is beyond my interests. I *never* stay in a place more than an evening so having a trailer is pointless to me. I have a camping van which is, mostly, self contained (porta-potti and...