I went back to the Peak Trail yesterday to do some camping up on the little peak. I was looking forward to having a fire and actually being able to cook something instead of just heating things up in my motel microwave. I cooked some mild italian sausage, noodles and beans over the fire. and stacked on some cheese and trailmix as well. Pretty solid meal, though the sausage would have to be replaced if I were taking a more lengthy excursion by foot. Suitable firewood is way more bountiful here in contrast to places I've camped in Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario. Lots of dead and dry pine just laying about and dry, fibrous bark that peals off and takes a spark easily. Not many large limbs, though.
I was eager to try out my issued Military Sleep System with my hammock. I left the goretex bivvy-sack behind, but the patrol and intermediate bags kept me pretty warm until 0430 or so. You'll always be warmer sleeping on the ground, but that's one of the tradeoffs when choosing a hammock.
I got this as part of a Flying Dog Brewery sampler pack. No revelations here; I still don't like IPA. But I want to thank the Flying Dog Brewery for introducing me to International Bitterness Units by putting the IBU value of their brews on each bottle. Snake Dog's 60 IBU is just way to high for my tastes.
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