Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: BWCA Food and Recipes :: Hawk Vittles
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SourisMan |
Hawk Vittles |
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boonie |
That's exactly why I started doing the trip reports SourisMan. Most of my earlier trips I didn't take any real notes and it's surprising how quickly I forgot details. I sit down each evening now and write up everything I can remember about the day. I also take a lot more pictures since I got a waterproof pocket camera, which really helps too. |
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bwcasolo |
bring along a clip or clothespin to seal the bag shut in the snuggie. the bags do not reseal. |
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jcavenagh |
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caribouluvr |
The breakfast meal I had was not great, but I did like the beef stew aside from my rehydrating issues. |
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boonie |
As mentioned, you'll need a cozy to keep them warm while they rehydrate. Packaging: The Outdoor Herbivore meals are not in bags that you can add hot water to. The Hawk Vittles bags are not resealable. I used clips the 1st year like others have mentioned. This is not a problem if you rehydrate in a pot, but you will need a pot cozy or otherwise you'll just need more fuel. Plus you'll have to clean the pot. To solve these problems, last year I bought these bags to transfer them to for rehydrating. It worked well. If you're not familiar with the process, you might want to try one or two at home to work out any wrinkles beforehand. |
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ECpizza |
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boonie |
I reviewed several of each in my last 2 trip reports: 2013 trip 2012 trip I hope this helps. If you have any additional questions, just ask. I thought Hawk's "Cashew Curry" was very good and Outdoor Herbivore's "Lickety Split Lentils" was almost as good and I liked the Thai Lemongrass Curry, but Thai food is one of my favorites. These were both new along with a couple of others. Hawk's Beef Stew and Bacon Baked Beans are both old standbys. I'll probably try one or two different ones on my trip this fall. |
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SourisMan |
I really enjoyed the trip report. Too many of my trips are now just a blur. I really need to start writing reports with the kind of detail/pictures your reports have. |
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TomT |
My compaint with Hawk Vittles is their packaging. You can't reseal the bag (like mountainhouse) after adding boiling water so it's problematic. I solved this by using wooden clothespins to keep it from spilling. See, I like to squish the water around to make sure everything rehydrates but you can't do this with the fairly small packages they use when you can't seal the top. |
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HappyHuskies |
I have not tried any of the meals from the Outdoor Herbivore that Boonie recommended, but they sounded so good I just placed an order for several and will give them a try the next time I get out. |