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01/30/2012 04:25PM
quote bojibob: "
We have:
Magic Snobs
Quetico Snobs
TAJ snobs
and recently I think we have a cult of Losi's
Am I missing any?
"
Well the majority is non-snobs.
German Shorthair Pointers Rule Serenity is found in your mind, not somewhere you seek.
01/30/2012 04:26PM
OK - I'll play.
I am a Nemo (Losi) snob, and would also consider myself a wetfoot snob (I look down on you tiptoeing dryfooters; hopping from tipsy rock to muddy slope in a vain attempt to keep your precious boots dry.)
I am writing all of this in sarcastic jest - not a true attempt to divide the ranks ;) I think snob = preference; especially when you feel your preference is the "right" one.
I am a Nemo (Losi) snob, and would also consider myself a wetfoot snob (I look down on you tiptoeing dryfooters; hopping from tipsy rock to muddy slope in a vain attempt to keep your precious boots dry.)
I am writing all of this in sarcastic jest - not a true attempt to divide the ranks ;) I think snob = preference; especially when you feel your preference is the "right" one.
One more cast... 'Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience' R.W. Emerson
01/30/2012 04:40PM
Yeah, you are missing one.
GRAIN BELT PREMIUM SNOBS
ha ha ha ha ha
GRAIN BELT PREMIUM SNOBS
ha ha ha ha ha
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".
01/30/2012 04:59PM
OK...I know there are some Exped Mat snobs out there....Show yourselves!
Personally, I'm a "Low Cost Gear That Works GREAT" Snob.
Kelty Tent
Thermorest Pad
Coleman Feather Stove
Wenonah Royalex Canoe
Synthetic Bag
Coleman French Press
Old Pots and Pans for a Cookset
and...Muck Boots (take that Prune Feet!)
Personally, I'm a "Low Cost Gear That Works GREAT" Snob.
Kelty Tent
Thermorest Pad
Coleman Feather Stove
Wenonah Royalex Canoe
Synthetic Bag
Coleman French Press
Old Pots and Pans for a Cookset
and...Muck Boots (take that Prune Feet!)
01/30/2012 06:13PM
quote AndySG: "OK...I know there are some Exped Mat snobs out there....Show yourselves!
Personally, I'm a "Low Cost Gear That Works GREAT" Snob.
Feet!)"
I'll second snob that!
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".
01/30/2012 06:32PM
Ok. I'll play too...
Bell Snob
CCS Tundra Tarp Snob
GSI Canoe Seat Snob
Chair-with-a-back-on-it Snob
Steak for my first dinner out Snob
Can I be an Exped Snob too?
Bell Snob
CCS Tundra Tarp Snob
GSI Canoe Seat Snob
Chair-with-a-back-on-it Snob
Steak for my first dinner out Snob
Can I be an Exped Snob too?
Watch out for that rock!!!........ Oooo.... That's going to leave a mark...
01/30/2012 07:05PM
quote fitgers1: "Yeah, you are missing one.
GRAIN BELT PREMIUM SNOBS
ha ha ha ha ha"
I am with you fitz!!
"With an ax, you can build a life. With a stove, you can boil water. That is if nothing breaks and you don't run out of fuel." -Samuel Hearne
01/30/2012 11:42PM
quote Trix: "CCS Snobs? Cause since I bought a CCS tarp I won't buy anything else!
And I am one of those Taj snobs too!"
not a "taj" snob but am soooooo a CCS snob thank to kyle :)
THE EDGE, there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. - Hunter S. Thompson
01/30/2012 11:44PM
quote Sierra1: "Ok. I'll play too...
Bell Snob
CCS Tundra Tarp Snob
GSI Canoe Seat Snob
Chair-with-a-back-on-it Snob
Steak for my first dinner out Snob
Can I be an Exped Snob too?
"
k... i'll play the game..
Bell snob thanks to kanoes & kip
ccs snob thanks to whiteh20 :)
no chair necessary snob
and steak when i get home :)
THE EDGE, there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. - Hunter S. Thompson
01/31/2012 12:42AM
Wood Trim and Seats Snob..
plastic or aluminum gunwales are for outfitter canoes that take a beating and seats with the plastic webbing you see on lawn chairs,well i just have to turn away....
plastic or aluminum gunwales are for outfitter canoes that take a beating and seats with the plastic webbing you see on lawn chairs,well i just have to turn away....
it's just a level trail thru the woods.
01/31/2012 07:28AM
#1 Nemo snob reporting for duty!
As Daniel Tosh would say, Haters gonna Hate!
I also moonlight as a Jetboil and SR snob, but don't tell Nemo or I could loose my full time gig
As Daniel Tosh would say, Haters gonna Hate!
I also moonlight as a Jetboil and SR snob, but don't tell Nemo or I could loose my full time gig
He leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. Psalm 23:2/3
01/31/2012 07:44AM
I was refraining from playing this game but I cannot handle peer pressure so here it goes:
CCS packs, tarp,lean snob
Tunnel tent snob
Custom knife snob
Wool shirt, carhartt pants snob
and of course, Axe snob
Don't forget Zip-off pants and tilly hat hater!! (Not the folks who wear them, just the uniform)
CCS packs, tarp,lean snob
Tunnel tent snob
Custom knife snob
Wool shirt, carhartt pants snob
and of course, Axe snob
Don't forget Zip-off pants and tilly hat hater!! (Not the folks who wear them, just the uniform)
"With an ax, you can build a life. With a stove, you can boil water. That is if nothing breaks and you don't run out of fuel." -Samuel Hearne
01/31/2012 08:59AM
I have a Taj, and I'm not a snob about it. I'm actually disappointed that the Taj snobs steered me a tad wrong. WTH...where is the vestibule???? It's tiny. (Yeah, I should have read the specs better.) Maybe I'll become a snob about it if I use it more. Only used it once so far.
01/31/2012 09:27AM
quote nojobro: "quote Basspro69: "What the heck is a Losi ."a very expensive tent "
Not too bad if you look around, Amazon and Humbleoutdoors are two places to check
Cheap Losi 3P
quote nojobro: "I have a Taj, and I'm not a snob about it. I'm actually disappointed that the Taj snobs steered me a tad wrong. WTH...where is the vestibule???? It's tiny. (Yeah, I should have read the specs better.) Maybe I'll become a snob about it if I use it more. Only used it once so far."
Blasphemy!
He leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. Psalm 23:2/3
01/31/2012 09:58AM
quote nojobro: "I have a Taj, and I'm not a snob about it. I'm actually disappointed that the Taj snobs steered me a tad wrong. WTH...where is the vestibule???? It's tiny. (Yeah, I should have read the specs better.) Maybe I'll become a snob about it if I use it more. Only used it once so far."
You should have bought a Kelty Gunnison . Great tent for the money. This is the tent me and the Misses survived in during the rain and 40 mph wind gusts at Spring Wing Night.
01/31/2012 10:19AM
I got sidetracked by my Tilley snobbery.
Others: Carbon fiber solo canoes(more than 1)
Quimby and Dog Paddles
Synmat 7..so that does not make me as big a snob as the Down folks.
Trango 3 tent
Snowtrekker tent
CCS silnylon tarp
Ostrom barrel harnesses (2) (which makes me more elite than those with 1)
Ostrom Wabakimi pack
Oh yes WCPP and Wab and Q snob
enough other stuff that if traded in I could buy a medium Boston Whaler.
Or a car.Ours are all over ten years old. See where the priorities are? :)
Others: Carbon fiber solo canoes(more than 1)
Quimby and Dog Paddles
Synmat 7..so that does not make me as big a snob as the Down folks.
Trango 3 tent
Snowtrekker tent
CCS silnylon tarp
Ostrom barrel harnesses (2) (which makes me more elite than those with 1)
Ostrom Wabakimi pack
Oh yes WCPP and Wab and Q snob
enough other stuff that if traded in I could buy a medium Boston Whaler.
Or a car.Ours are all over ten years old. See where the priorities are? :)
01/31/2012 01:08PM
quote AndySG: "quote nojobro: "I have a Taj, and I'm not a snob about it. I'm actually disappointed that the Taj snobs steered me a tad wrong. WTH...where is the vestibule???? It's tiny. (Yeah, I should have read the specs better.) Maybe I'll become a snob about it if I use it more. Only used it once so far."
You should have bought a Kelty Gunnison . Great tent for the money. This is the tent me and the Misses survived in during the rain and 40 mph wind gusts at Spring Wing Night."
You have to up your game, Andy. Get snobbier about this tent, and maybe others will notice...before it's too late for them.
As for me...alas...
01/31/2012 03:27PM
quote whiteh20: "I was refraining from playing this game but I cannot handle peer pressure so here it goes:
CCS packs, tarp,lean snob
Tunnel tent snob
Custom knife snob
Wool shirt, carhartt pants snob
and of course, Axe snob
Don't forget Zip-off pants and tilly hat hater!! (Not the folks who wear them, just the uniform)"
Oh man! I hate zip off pants, I am getting angry just thinking about them right now!
01/31/2012 05:19PM
Though I try not to flaunt it, I reckon at heart I'm just a redneck snob and a cheap bastard snob. You all can drop a couple C notes (plus or minus) on a paddle for example, well I'm just happy with my $10 clearance Caviness paddle. Don't get me wrong; if you can afford one of them fancy blades and you feel good about it and it makes your paddleing better well then you go for it and God bless you. Personally if I had one of those expensive blades in my hands, I would be afraid to get it wet, and that would kinda defeat the whole purpose for me.
P.S. I'm coming over to your side. Looking forward to picking up a used MnII just before Wingnight up there that I purchased last fall!
P.S. I'm coming over to your side. Looking forward to picking up a used MnII just before Wingnight up there that I purchased last fall!
01/31/2012 08:08PM
quote Beaverjack: "Old school canoe pack snob here. No hippie-style nylon stuff allowed in my boat!"
Wait a minute! Back in my day when the hippies were in their vogue and I was somehow engaged in the Marine Corps at the time, I can remember how our 782 gear began changing from the old canvas material to the lighter more durable maintenance free Nylon material. Makes life a little bit easier IMO. By the way, I wonder if you're still packing in a canvas tent and tarp?
Hello buddy buckeye!
02/01/2012 07:01AM
My Border Collie (lost him 2 years ago) hated having his picture taken. He would always turn away or lay down and rest his head if you pointed a camera at him.
He's giving you the "eye" pretty good in this pic. I love these dogs.
He's giving you the "eye" pretty good in this pic. I love these dogs.
"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
02/01/2012 11:09AM
quote luft: "quote schells: "
brush crash snob"
What is this brush crash of which you speak...?"
This one is in the Quetico. little creek called Devine off Atkins bay on Kawnipi. Up the creek, to no name lake, into Fluker, into Devine lake, into mack lake. trust the compass, lots of ground between Devine and Mack.
day two of a 10 trip.
02/01/2012 06:45PM
I have to add that I'm also a Filson/wool clothing snob. None of that hippie-style down-stuffed nylon garb for this ol' coon! I also don't like ball caps with the little plastic adjusters, or God forbid - velcro, in the back. I can tolerate a leather strap and buckle, but prefer only fitted. I guess I'm a fitted wool ballcap snob.
And when I was in the army, all our gear was from good ol' natural stuff. The M16 was plastic, but I preferred a wood-stocked M14 and my trusty 1911. To heck with those puny caliber pizza pistols they got nowdays. I guess the hippies got put in charge of defense procurement somewhere along the way.
And when I was in the army, all our gear was from good ol' natural stuff. The M16 was plastic, but I preferred a wood-stocked M14 and my trusty 1911. To heck with those puny caliber pizza pistols they got nowdays. I guess the hippies got put in charge of defense procurement somewhere along the way.
You cannot hope too much or dare too much. - R.W. Emerson
02/01/2012 07:08PM
quote Beaverjack: "I have to add that I'm also a Filson/wool clothing snob. None of that hippie-style down-stuffed nylon garb for this ol' coon! I also don't like ball caps with the little plastic adjusters, or God forbid - velcro, in the back. I can tolerate a leather strap and buckle, but prefer only fitted. I guess I'm a fitted wool ballcap snob.
And when I was in the army, all our gear was from good ol' natural stuff. The M16 was plastic, but I preferred a wood-stocked M14 and my trusty 1911. To heck with those puny caliber pizza pistols they got nowdays. I guess the hippies got put in charge of defense procurement somewhere along the way."
Right on about the M14. And my Mini is wood and blued.
02/02/2012 03:57PM
I guess I'm an 'I'll use my original equipment till it dies on me snob'. Paid $15 to get my 15 yr old Merrel boots patched. I could have bought a nice light nifty new pair with Vibram soles and all at Bass Pro for $ 100. I bought a $10 bottle of Mcnett Revive-X that butthead recommended (thanks bro) to rewaterproof my same vintage Columbia rain jacket instead of buying a new $60 one. I think it worked really well, but I haven't sat in a boat for 3 hours in the rain with it yet. I did buy a Taj 3 after my TimberlineXT developed a troublesome zipper but haven't slept a night in it. Going to real soon though. Hope I like it, but I doubt I'll be real snobby about it until it gets dirty and some character and history behind it. That's what I like.
swimming upstream makes you stronger
02/02/2012 05:38PM
quote spottedowl: "I guess I'm an 'I'll use my original equipment till it dies on me snob'. Paid $15 to get my 15 yr old Merrel boots patched. I could have bought a nice light nifty new pair with Vibram soles and all at Bass Pro for $ 100. I bought a $10 bottle of Mcnett Revive-X that butthead recommended (thanks bro) to rewaterproof my same vintage Columbia rain jacket instead of buying a new $60 one. I think it worked really well, but I haven't sat in a boat for 3 hours in the rain with it yet. I did buy a Taj 3 after my TimberlineXT developed a troublesome zipper but haven't slept a night in it. Going to real soon though. Hope I like it, but I doubt I'll be real snobby about it until it gets dirty and some character and history behind it. That's what I like."
I see nothing wrong with using gear until it is all used up. My 1991 Chevy sedan finally kicked the bucket last January. My mechanic was glad to buy it for parts! It was the only car that my kids' friends knew of that had NO CUP HOLDERS, roll down windows, and a radio with knobs!!!
LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/
02/03/2012 03:07AM
Hilarious-my pickup has rolldown windows and when kids get in it they can't figure out how to get them open. One time I was trying to show a Mexican painter a front door that I was trying to match the color of. He was in the pass side and the window was foggy and it took about 5 minutes before I was able to get across to him how to get the window open. He had never seen it before and was totally befuddled.
swimming upstream makes you stronger
02/03/2012 03:17AM
'the road to success is always under construction' I like that. Try to remember that. If success is what you're after and you're in construction these days, you're on the wrong road.
-unless you're in road construction...
-unless you're in road construction...
swimming upstream makes you stronger
02/07/2012 05:58PM
quote nojobro: "Discovered another one...the "I only go in the fall" tripper. You know the type..."
type: Experienced
"With an ax, you can build a life. With a stove, you can boil water. That is if nothing breaks and you don't run out of fuel." -Samuel Hearne
02/07/2012 06:57PM
OK, I guess I'm a Wenonah-Bell-Penobscot-Michi-Craft snob. I'm not snobbish about the old Starcraft semi-V or the ancient Aero-Craft duck boat.
But although I like my kevlar, gore-tex etc I am an antique snob. I like split cane fly rods, Parker and Lefever shotguns, Griswold frying pans, Iverson snowshoes and any outdoor gear made of wool and/or leather.
Hey, some of my stuff is even older than I am!
But although I like my kevlar, gore-tex etc I am an antique snob. I like split cane fly rods, Parker and Lefever shotguns, Griswold frying pans, Iverson snowshoes and any outdoor gear made of wool and/or leather.
Hey, some of my stuff is even older than I am!
07/29/2024 08:47PM
Bump. Came across this old thread from 2012 and enjoyed the banter and old names, some of whom are no longer with us.
Anyway, I am a:
CCS snob
Quetico/"Canadian parks are better" snob
Solo Canoeing/Backpacking snob
Winter Camping snob
Thrifty buying snob
How about you?
"It is more important to live for the possibilities that lie ahead than to die in despair over what has been lost." -Barry Lopez
07/31/2024 03:52PM
WesternHills: "bojibob: "Am I missing any?"
You're probably missing a lot of us. I have no clue what Magic, TAJ or Losi's refer too."
Please note this thread dates back to 2012 and I highlighted, or bumped it to the top of the messageboard, becuase I got a kick out of the banter and seeing some old forum names, many of which are no longer with us.
Back in 2012, a popular tent was the Nemo Losi 3 person, another popular tent was the Taj 3 person, and a popular canoe to own for solo canoest was the Bell Magic.
Bojibob started this thread as a tongue-in-cheek, gentle self-deprecating humor, to highlight his "snobbery."
"It is more important to live for the possibilities that lie ahead than to die in despair over what has been lost." -Barry Lopez
07/31/2024 10:44PM
Ok I'll play. I was at the time a losi snob. I even wrote a gear report about it. Since, I have been seriously disappointed with everything coming unattached. No longer use it.
I was also and still am an Exped snob. I flat out wont buy anything else after the CS help I've received over the years.
Im also currently a Warbonnet hammock snob.
I was also and still am an Exped snob. I flat out wont buy anything else after the CS help I've received over the years.
Im also currently a Warbonnet hammock snob.
08/01/2024 06:54AM
I would say I’m a warbonnet “hammock” snob. I will buy other brand tarps, under quilts etc but am loyal to their hammock.
Why? Back in 2009 I was a hammock sleeping newbie and warbonnet was just starting out I really got behind the founders DIY and authentic way of creating quality products while slowly growing his business. Much like Dan and CCS or Yvon Chouinard and Patagonia.
I like the way people like this do their business. Very American. Btw, I still use my original Blackbird hammock. The zippers are still great and it’s built with quality in mind. Best sleep I ever get is in that thing.
Why? Back in 2009 I was a hammock sleeping newbie and warbonnet was just starting out I really got behind the founders DIY and authentic way of creating quality products while slowly growing his business. Much like Dan and CCS or Yvon Chouinard and Patagonia.
I like the way people like this do their business. Very American. Btw, I still use my original Blackbird hammock. The zippers are still great and it’s built with quality in mind. Best sleep I ever get is in that thing.
"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
08/04/2024 07:26AM
Helinox, Big Agnes, Exped, CCS, and Nemo snob here.
...I guess I just really like lightweight, top-quality gear...
As I've aged, I've been fortunate enough to acquire some really nice stuff. It didn't happen all at once though...I'm totally aware that people go camping and canoe tripping with what they can afford, and I can appreciate the fact that they're getting out in the woods with what they have.
...I guess I just really like lightweight, top-quality gear...
As I've aged, I've been fortunate enough to acquire some really nice stuff. It didn't happen all at once though...I'm totally aware that people go camping and canoe tripping with what they can afford, and I can appreciate the fact that they're getting out in the woods with what they have.
…whoooosh…..
08/06/2024 11:04AM
WesternHills: "bojibob: "Am I missing any?"
You're probably missing a lot of us. I have no clue what Magic, TAJ or Losi's refer too."
OMG this made me feel really really old.
I split the difference and had both a Taj and a Losi 3P. The Losi 3P bit the dust but NEMO just replaced it with a brand new OSMO Dagger 3 (yet to be used). Losi had a bit more room, but the fly delaminated and they offered to replace, so I did it. The REI Taj still going strong.
I guess I'll throw my hat in as an Exped snob. Still have four Synmat 7.5s. One sprang a leak and Exped made it good as new again. Can't find anything better for the size and weight and comfort. Now using Flextail ZERO pump with them, but the pads themselves are doing great.
Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau
08/06/2024 11:54AM
That's funny, I don't think I'm a snob about anything. I have all the same gear I have had since I started doing this canoe camping thing. I made a list, bought everything I needed and haven't changed much since. I did buy a new tent to replace the leaky Taj 3 and an air mattress to replace the leaky one, but I haven't tested them out yet so not ready to be snobby about it. I just hope it doesn't leak and I'm good. I like the gear I have and I like using it and hope it's with me till I'm done tripping. I'm stubborn and not changing a thing.
Oh geez, after saying all that I just realized I'm a total snob, never mind...
Cheers, scat
Oh geez, after saying all that I just realized I'm a total snob, never mind...
Cheers, scat
08/16/2024 10:17PM
Of course you all know that the origin of the word “snob” comes simultaneously from the French “sans noblesse” or the English usage of the Latin phrase “sine nobilitate,” both of which translate literally as “without nobility,” meaning “not belonging to the upper classes.”
The old judgments went something like this: a s.nob (or a snob) was somebody desperate to belong, a striver, always striving for something beyond their reach, therefore inauthentic and insufferable….
But I would argue that anyone who has left his or her heart in the BWCA does by definition belong! And has passed the test called “nobility of character.” And is, by definition, already a member of that elite order of honorary residents of the Boundary Waters. So we are devotés and admirers not snobs, no matter what our individual eccentricities!
The old judgments went something like this: a s.nob (or a snob) was somebody desperate to belong, a striver, always striving for something beyond their reach, therefore inauthentic and insufferable….
But I would argue that anyone who has left his or her heart in the BWCA does by definition belong! And has passed the test called “nobility of character.” And is, by definition, already a member of that elite order of honorary residents of the Boundary Waters. So we are devotés and admirers not snobs, no matter what our individual eccentricities!
08/20/2024 07:01PM
I figured it out, not BW related but… I’m an Italian beef snob. Life long Chicago area dude, and there is no other place to get a beef with sweet peppers hot on the side than Jays Beef on Naragansett. I live in the north suburbs now and they don’t have a clue how to make a good beef, Portillos is close, but it’s not the real deal Holyfield if you know what I mean. Jays beef - Combo with sweet & hot on the side. Nothing compares - Total Jays Beef snob. Oh man now that I said that I gotta make a run, I’m jonesin somethin bad…
Cheers scat
Cheers scat
08/20/2024 08:52PM
We've definitely become "non-cotton snobs'. (Polyester, Nylon, wool snobs).
Exped
rapala
Trilene
Leeches
dry shoes in camp snobs. Such a pleasure to get out of the wet socks and shoes.
I'm a solitude snob myself. Less so for the wife.
Has to be steaks night one.
I'm becoming a fairweather snob. Unfortunately, I'm a cold beverage snob, and those two can be a little contradictory at times.
I'm definitely a partner snob. I've gotten very picky about who I go with, and who I won't go with.
I guess i'm kinda of a small group snob. 2 - 4 is fine, I'm not a big fan of more than that.
Exped
rapala
Trilene
Leeches
dry shoes in camp snobs. Such a pleasure to get out of the wet socks and shoes.
I'm a solitude snob myself. Less so for the wife.
Has to be steaks night one.
I'm becoming a fairweather snob. Unfortunately, I'm a cold beverage snob, and those two can be a little contradictory at times.
I'm definitely a partner snob. I've gotten very picky about who I go with, and who I won't go with.
I guess i'm kinda of a small group snob. 2 - 4 is fine, I'm not a big fan of more than that.
08/20/2024 09:25PM
scat: "I figured it out, not BW related but… I’m an Italian beef snob. Life long Chicago area dude, and there is no other place to get a beef with sweet peppers hot on the side than Jays Beef on Naragansett. "
This....this is good to know. Thanks!
If you are ever in Philadephia, the best Cheese Steak can be had at Jim's South Street. The bread is soft and the meat is diced to perfection, to say nothing of the melted cheese of course.
"It is more important to live for the possibilities that lie ahead than to die in despair over what has been lost." -Barry Lopez
08/22/2024 11:49AM
Ok, question on the classic Philly steak sandwich.
To me it has to have that particular white American cheese, I have read some joints use Cheez -whiz, never had it that way and not sure I would be into it. Some places around here have no clue what it really is, put peppers & onions and the wrong kind of cheese, Philly in name only.
So for the Philly cheese snob in all of us, what is the correct cheese, I like the white American cheese version myself. There is one place by me that comes close enough. Got me thru a bad head from drink more than a few times...
To me it has to have that particular white American cheese, I have read some joints use Cheez -whiz, never had it that way and not sure I would be into it. Some places around here have no clue what it really is, put peppers & onions and the wrong kind of cheese, Philly in name only.
So for the Philly cheese snob in all of us, what is the correct cheese, I like the white American cheese version myself. There is one place by me that comes close enough. Got me thru a bad head from drink more than a few times...
08/23/2024 09:01AM
scat: "Ok, question on the classic Philly steak sandwich.
To me it has to have that particular white American cheese, I have read some joints use Cheez -whiz, never had it that way and not sure I would be into it. Some places around here have no clue what it really is, put peppers & onions and the wrong kind of cheese, Philly in name only.
So for the Philly cheese snob in all of us, what is the correct cheese, I like the white American cheese version myself. There is one place by me that comes close enough. Got me thru a bad head from drink more than a few times..."
Yeah, the Cheez-whiz is actually kinda good, but the white cheese you are probably thinking of is provolone and that is excellent.
"It is more important to live for the possibilities that lie ahead than to die in despair over what has been lost." -Barry Lopez
08/23/2024 10:07AM
I was reflecting on this upon our last trip. I find that I get snobby about great campsites. The rating and all.
Then one of my traveling companions stood next to me and looked out over the water saying "They're all 5 stars."
I liked that!
Then one of my traveling companions stood next to me and looked out over the water saying "They're all 5 stars."
I liked that!
09/02/2024 03:38PM
I am a wine snob. So when it comes to the BWCAW, that means finding the “best” boxed wine that I can unbox and take into the wilderness. Put that foil pouch into the lake when I start making camp, and by dinner time…..chilled grape goodness.
Everything tastes better when you are in the backcountry!
Everything tastes better when you are in the backcountry!
It's all good
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