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On a recent Cub Scout campout (Webelos Weekend), the boys went around to various learning stations such as fire building, nature, fishing, archery, BB Gun shooting and cooking. At the cooking station they were taught how to make a simple campfire dessert using bananas. The campfire should be at the hot embers stage and not in full flame.
The recipe is below:
Needed: 1 sheet of aluminum foil
1 banana
2 Tablespoons of Chocolate Morsels
2 Tablespoons of Mini Marshmallows
Directions:
Slice the banana through the skin lengthwise (leave the banana peel on). Put chocolate and marshmallows into the center of the banana. Wrap banana (that is still in its peel) in a piece of aluminum foil to cover it and then toss it into the coals for about 10-12 minutes to cook until candy melts. Allow it to cool. It will be oohey and gooey. Eat with a spoon. Enjoy !
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See, My family and I want to go to france, but we’re on a very tight budget. I know I’ve seen books for people like me, books with information on hostels and cheaper alternatives, etc. If you know of any that you’ve had good experiences with or your friend has or whatever that would be fantastic! Thank you!!
I would advise the “lonely planet” collection. A really complete collection, with all the informations you need to backpack. I’ve used them to travel to india and mexico, and it was really useful!!! I know a lot of people who use them for travelling, and everyone was always very glad with those. Check their website : http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ Hope it helps, and wish you’ll have a nice trip in France!
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i mean health wise. i have heard some horror stories. the idea of hiking is seems cool but then i think about the personal Hygiene and heard horror stories of nasty people on the trail and how filthy they are. any comments that can help?
If you are a clean freak, backpacking for more than a few days probably isn’t for you. After the third or fourth day on the trail you pick up a funk. You can’t smell it but non-hikers sure do. Packs and shoes are always the thing that smell the most. Clothes can be washed on zero-days in towns or in the field. “Horror Stories?” That’s all relative. If muddy boots, dirty legs, sweaty clothes, a funky pack, and eating some occasional dirt in your food is unsanitary in you mind, then I suppose it’s a Horror Story. However, since most cooked food requires boiling water for the preparation, you can easily sanitize your eating and cooking utensils prior to dinner. Water filters and purification chemicals will kill or remove almost any microbes found in the water sources along the AT. Hot water can be used to clean yourself whenever you wish. As others have mentioned, carry a few bandannas and some biodegradable soap. (I too usually use Dr. Bronner’s for both personal clean-up and washing my cooking gear.) In my opinion there is a big difference between “dirty” and “unsanitary”.
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 Winter scenes around Jasper, and hiking in the Rockies in August, yes August!
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My husband and I are just wanting to explore Europe but would like to stay with a host family. We are really interested in Amsterdam and we are not students. Most of the stuff we found was for students only. We also looked into just backpacking but thought it would be a better expierence if we lived with a family.
Try www.couchsurfing.com . There are families on there that welcome people to spend some time in their home and see what a real taste of life in that country is like. There are families all over Europe that open up their homes and couches. It’s a great program and even if you decide not to stay at a person’s home, it is a great way to network and meet up with a local for coffee or lunch and a quick tour of the area.
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My favorite in our area is Turkey Run State Park in Marshall, Indiana. The trails are fabulous–lots of deep ravines and old trees, etc. There are several good ones within driving distance. What good state parks has anyone been to, and what are the best features?
I really don’t pay much attention to State Parks, but maybe it’s because there are so many National Parks and Wilderness Areas within driving distance that I am so much more interested in. I tend to think of state parks as overbuilt, over regulated, and too close to civilization, and the lower elevations just don’t provide the adventure I crave, the cold air, the fishing, and wildlife.
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 PART 5 of 5: A complete series of videos by Nutnfancy and my friend chronicling firemaking in cold and snowy conditions using backpacking equipment only. The series shows
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 This video shows how to make a whistle out of a piece of tin or aluminum from an ordinary can…Its easy to do!
Duration : 0:8:16
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