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mattmilleroutdoors

01/25/2009 05:13PM

How many of you have gone to fast food places before you have left for the BWCA and grabbed katchup/mustard/mayo/tartar sause packets along with salt and pepper as well? Is there anywhere else that you have gone to get something else (relish ect)??? I mentioned in another post that i have gone to taco bell and got some hot sause as well. Do any of you do the same??

Melted Drags and Tight Lines!

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snakecharmer

01/25/2009 05:37PM

I went to a Long John Silver's last spring with hopes that I could buy some packs of tartar sauce for a BW trip. When I told the young lady behind the counter what I wanted, she looked at me funny and said, "We don't do that, but you can have some. How much do you want?" I said I wanted alot. She put about 3 or 4 handfuls in a bag, handed it to me and said "Have a nice day". I put a couple bucks on the counter and walked out. When I got home I counted over 70 packs.

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after"
~ Henry David Thoreau

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canoe212

01/26/2009 07:44AM

Horsey sauce from Arby's.

When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,

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buz

01/26/2009 08:24AM

Taco bell for sauces, 1 horsey sauce plus 1 relish packet = really good tartar sauce.

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Bannock

01/26/2009 01:22PM

I have a zip lock bag in my freezer at home that I throw the packets in. I just sort of collect throughout the year. I think they are good for solo trips especially. I really don't use them much but it is amazing the number of condiments that come that way.

One year on the way up it was just my teenage son and I remembered that I had forgotten the spice kit. We stopped at Burger King on the way up so we grabbed a lot of salt & pepper packets. That was enough for our short trip.

Bannock

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612er

01/26/2009 02:34PM

I grab a few extra here and there like Bannock. Although last fall when we took a large group, I just asked the kid at the Holiday gas station. He told me to take as many as I needed. That was cool.

My guess is that you could buy these packets at Sam's Club or Costco. I'm not a member of those places so I don't know for sure.

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izzy

01/26/2009 05:02PM

you can try www.minimus.biz for individual packets of things ... many things on their website. Izzy

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lorileinenkugel

01/26/2009 06:41PM

If you buy the packets at Sam's Club, you will get about 1000 for the ketchup packets I believe. Try minimus.biz. I did last year for peanut butter packets and squeeze cheese. I would order from them again. I have also picked up sauce packets from Arby's, and Taco Bell.

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BlackBear08

01/26/2009 08:37PM

Went to a gas station for the little packets of mayo and relish

If there's a place, canoe there. -Brent Kelly-

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mattmilleroutdoors

01/26/2009 10:45PM

that is a good website. I have browsed it and have found many things that i will be buying for my next trip. i will stick to getting the katchup/mustard/mayo/relish/bbq sause/tartar sause from the local stores (5 finger discount). Also look at perkins or any breakfast place for Jelly and honey. But peanut butter would be something i would buy. Thanks for sharing that website!!!!

Melted Drags and Tight Lines!

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Mongo65

01/27/2009 08:44PM

I'm with Bannock & 612. I always pick up a few extra packets when at the local Golden Starches or other fast food locale.

African or European Swallow?

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phisherman

01/28/2009 06:43PM

I got several packets of Gulden's spicy brown mustard from our local Panera last year. Delicious! Little tiny mouth orgasams!

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Les Ismore

01/31/2009 04:20PM

We always have 6-8 guys in our group, so we generally take a small to medium size plastic bottle of whatever condiment is needed for the meal, and use the whole thing that meal. Alot easier than 3 dozen little packets of ketchup and tartar sauce for fish and fry nite.

Les Ismore

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whiteh20

01/31/2009 05:48PM

I always try to use small packets so I can vac seal everything for a meal in one small package. Spices added to dry meal if possible as well. No fumbling or fussing to find condiments.

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Savage Voyageur

01/31/2009 10:46PM

I like Soy sauce from Chinese restaurants for rice dishes. Peanut butter and jelly servings from Perkins for bagels.

So many lakes, so little time

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wetcanoedog

02/01/2009 10:54AM

i'll say no..i took honey packs some years ago but they were too much of a hassle --not much in them and messy..i save salt packs and put one in with a pasta based meal to salt the boiling water..

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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wkdoit

02/04/2009 11:18AM

That is how I've always brought ketchup, mustard, salt and pepper. Same as Bannock. The soy sauce is a good idea. Next trip I'm bringing butter too for fish frys. No more crisco. Too bulky and a real mess to clean up. I've also grabbed them on the way up at McDonalds like Bannock. Putting them in the freezer ahead of time makes sense.

as always,cheers-wk

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Captn Tony

02/15/2009 08:53PM

Have a friend who gets too many syrup packs with his cakes. The little 1/2 & 1/2 packages work great for coffee.

You're going to HELL and you're going to drag me with ya!! -Gunsmoke

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RoJoYo

03/07/2009 08:52AM

Phisherman..."I got several packets of Gulden's spicy brown mustard from our local Panera last year. Delicious! Little tiny mouth orgasams!" I love Gulden's too....but a 'mouth orgasm'? Too funny. LOL, LOL

"You don't stop playing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop playing." B. Franklin

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canoller

03/08/2009 09:08AM

holiday gas station for ketchup.mustard,and mayo,they never have a problem with it,usually gas up there before the trip anyway

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TimSkoog

03/12/2009 04:09PM

Yup. Taco Bell taco sauce for the breakfast burritos. Also get mayo, which would spoil pretty quick otherwise. And for those bad scandinavians - the "no refrigerate" liquid coffee creamer in those small couple oz peel top tubs. Last time nabbed a few at the Coho restaurant just before Lutsen on the way to Brule.

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BigZig

03/12/2009 06:37PM

This is stealing.

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BigZig

03/12/2009 06:37PM

I get mine from work.

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bumabu

03/13/2009 02:38AM

Tim, try the Mcdonalds Breakfast Burrito salsa for your burrito in the morning. mmmmmmmm Chunky

"Yet it is far safer to wander in God's woods than to travel on black highways or stay home." John Muir

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nojobro

07/27/2009 02:57PM

bumabu...is this salsa like your typical salsa, or is it more like Taco Bell's hot sauce?

I love those steak burritos at McD's, but never add salsa...I'm looking for salsa and didn't know where to get it...this is a good excuse for me to get a steak burrito or two. ;-)

All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness. ~Arnold Lobel

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Rob Johnson

07/27/2009 08:39PM

I got jelly and honey from a coffee shop...paid about $2.00 for 20 packets. I felt better about paying.

"UNLESS" -- the Once-ler

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OBX2Kayak

07/27/2009 09:23PM

I noticed recently that at least one of the fast-food joints is charging for extra condiments.

In the past, when I offered to pay for the extra packets the clerks had no idea how to ring it up in the computer so they just gave them to me for free.

"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul" -- Sigurd Olson

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canoe212

07/28/2009 05:30AM

I have asked if I could have some in the past instead of just nabbing them, but they have always just told me to take as many as I want.

When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,

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nojobro

07/28/2009 07:34AM

Re: McDonald's "salsa": it's just sauce, like Taco Bell's. Also if you ask for lemon for your tea, you get a real, live lemon slice.

How long will a lemon last after it gets cut into, I wonder?

All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness. ~Arnold Lobel

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Earl

07/28/2009 09:34AM

Gordon Food Service is a good place as they cater to restaurants and sell condiments in large packs. not sure where they have stores. Check out restaurant supply stores. Condiments for your mouth orgasms.
Also, we especially like Justins nut butters, single serve - no mess:

http://www.packitgourmet.com/Justins-Natural-Classic-Almond-Butter-p31.html

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Jackfish

07/28/2009 11:12AM

Of course. We eat Chicken Soft Shell Tacos for one dinner each trip. Gotta have some hot sauce and Taco Bell's little packets are perfect for the meal.

It's only a spot on the map... until you go there.

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farmer II

07/29/2009 02:24PM

I keep the left over packets from our fast food runs but check the dates before you take them on a trip. We were on day three in the BW and I was making tuna salad with fresh celery that I had kept in a small softsided cooler. (It is so nice to have something cool and crunchy to eat for lunch.) I had just cut up the celery, added the tuna and began to open the packets of mayo - first one white, second brown, third brown, forth brown - yes the mayo was bad and one packet didn't make tuna salad! So make sure to check the dates on them before you take them along. Thanks Bannock I will start keeping them in the freezer also!

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Kendra

08/02/2009 06:02PM

Here is something I have posted in the past. Some of you may find it helpful.

Packet foods plus more.

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Amok

08/02/2009 07:06PM

Condiments? I must eat like a barbarian. Salt, pepper, lemon juice. That's it.

But my wife squirrels packets away for the family cabin vacation.

Trust, but verify.

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farmer II

08/03/2009 09:35PM

Update - Just got back from a rode trip and the mayo I "found" at a fast food place didn't have an expo date!!! I'm once again left to redo my menu.

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nojobro

08/10/2009 08:59AM

I found lemon juice in packets at Subway the other day. Hadn't seen them elsewhere so thought I'd mention it for all the other packet-seekers out there.

All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness. ~Arnold Lobel

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Superdave

08/28/2009 06:51PM

Yes, I use the Subway Lemon packs too for boiled water and on fish. Salt and pepper too.

Sam's Club has free Sauerkraut packets at their Deli that I use with my Summer Sausage or Dried Italian Salami. They have some tasty Relish packs too.

Pizza Inn Parmesan Cheese and Red Pepper Flakes.

Wendy's has a tube of sauce for their chili that is really good (finger free of course). They also have crackers. Their flatware is not bad.

Whataburger has large diameter long straws.

KFC and some BBQ's have moist towelettes packets that I use to clean the shield of my motorcycle helmet.

Airplanes use to have those little bottles of joy. Haven't flown in a while. You can buy them now at the store.

I'm looking for butter that would be good for cooking in instead of oil.
Can't remember where I saw the Land O'Lakes. Cracker Barrel maybe?

Oh, sorry. My name is Dave. Hi !!
First time poster, short time lurker.

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gbusk

08/28/2009 08:58PM

Welcome Dave!

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Mongo65

08/29/2009 02:39PM

Glad to have you with us Dave.

I was not aware of the kraut being available at Sam's. Nice addition.

Others to note.

DQ - They have tarter sauce packets.

Taco Bell - Pick your hotness on their sauces.

African or European Swallow?

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nojobro

07/12/2010 08:30AM

Anyone seen honey packets out there lately? I will probably order them from packitgourmet, but just thought I would ask...

All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness. ~Arnold Lobel

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canoe212

07/12/2010 08:36AM

Yes I've seen them... But I can't think of where. :o(

When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,

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gutmon

07/12/2010 10:37AM

Truck stop or ma and pa cafe.- order toast

"The trouble with the world isn't that people know too little, but that they know so much that just ain't so." Mark Twain

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HughM

07/12/2010 09:17PM

I ate at a hospital cafeteria and found....Grey Poupon. I got a few and found Bar-B-Q sauce...mmmm great for the pork chops the second night.

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mr.barley

07/12/2010 09:31PM

quote nojobro: "Anyone seen honey packets out there lately? I will probably order them from packitgourmet, but just thought I would ask..." KFC has honey packets for their biscuits

Wisdom is sold in a desolate market where no one can come to buy.

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BillConner01

07/13/2010 08:26AM

Panera and Boston Market week before trip - lost of packets. Some Culvers have A1. Found a bunch of Newman's Own Balsamic Vinegarette packets recently - nice on wild rice salad.

I ask "mind if I take a few of these" and they say fine so I don't think it's stealing - especially when I buy stuff there.

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nojobro

07/13/2010 08:54AM

I ended up just buying a small squirt bottle of honey. We're not doing a real BW trip this year (basecamping at Fenske Lake and doing day trips) so the risk of it getting squashed and making a huge mess is minimal. However, I did find honey packets at the HyVee grocery store in the deli/restaurant area (putting this here to help others, even though I didn't take any). Thanks for the tip, MOGirl! One of our breakfasts is going to be peanut butter-honey-granola roll ups. Sounds delicious and easy. Also I figure a good snack for the kids will be honey on tortillas, with or without peanut butter. Whole wheat tortillas, of course. ;-)

All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness. ~Arnold Lobel

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1BigPaddle

07/13/2010 01:38PM

gas stations that have "Hot Stuff" love the packets of sandwich making goodness.. its a year round tradition to collect a large bag for camping trips.

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nojobro

07/13/2010 02:45PM

Target may have some goodies, too. The one by me has 1.5 oz. packets of Ranch dressing, mustard, ketchup, salt, pepper, and little containers of BBQ sauce and a honey mustard dipping sauce. The Ranch packets are good for some of the Freezer Bag Cooking meals.

All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness. ~Arnold Lobel

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lundojam

07/13/2010 02:53PM

SuperAmerica is a packet bonanza.

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fishguts

07/13/2010 06:23PM

Taco Bell for the "FIRE Sauce"

fishguts

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bposteve

07/14/2010 09:08AM

We got some great malt vinegar packets off of a ferry going from Vancouver Island to the mainland. They're all gone now...we may have to go back soon!

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nojobro

07/14/2010 09:50AM

Re: expiration dates....

someone upthread was talking about no expiration dates on mayo packets. I found the same on ranch dressing packets. I found a couple from last year and there is no date anywhere that I can find. I'll bet it's because the date was on the box that they came in and that they are not for individual sale (though now that I say this, I don't recall seeing that on there, either). If I have extras after a trip, I will put the date I got them on with a sharpie, or just toss them right then. Perhaps year-old ranch dressing in a sealed pouch is fine, but how would I know until I got out there and opened it? Annoying.

All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness. ~Arnold Lobel

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