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Peanut Butter Trail logs

July 30, 2008 By: Drew Category: Trail tested recipes

Here is one tasty recipe for peanut butter bars that will satisfy you on the trail.

  • 2 cups peanut butter
  • 2 cups Lowfat Powdered milk
  • 1/2 cup Honey
  • 1 cup Rolled Oats
  • Nuts (Use your favorite)
  • Wheat Germ
  • a tad bit of Vanilla


You can also add Coconut, Dried Fruit, or Cinnamon.

Mix all the ingredients together, Roll into a couple of large logs and cut them into slices. Enjoy!!

Thanks go to Kris for this tasty treat..

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Breakfast Bars

July 30, 2008 By: Drew Category: Trail tested recipes

Breakfast Trail Bars

Bottom Mixture

1/4 Cup Canola Oil
1 Cup Butter
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Cup Slow Oats
3/4 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 Cup Unbleached White Flour
1/2 Cup Wheat Germ
2 TBSP Grated Orange Peel
2 Tsp Cinnamon

Top Mixture

4 Eggs, Beaten
2 Cups Lightly Chopped Almonds
1 1/8 Cups Chocolate Chips (6 oz)
1/2 Cup Chopped Dates
1/2 Cup Chopped Dried Apricots
1/2 Cup Shredded Coconut
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cream the butter with the brown sugar and oil.
Stir in the oats, wheat flour, white flour, wheat germ, orange peel, and cinnamon.
Press the mixture into the bottom of an un-greased 9×13 inch baking pan.
Add the eggs, mix the ingredients together and spread evenly over the bottom mixture.

Bake 35-37 minutes and cool slightly before cutting into bars.

Yield: 20@ 3 ounce bars.

Nutrition Information per 3 ounce bar

Calories per 3 ounce bar: 471

  • Calories from Fat 215
  • Total Fat 24g
  • Saturated Fat 9g
  • Poly-unsaturated Fat 2g
  • Mono-unsaturated Fat 4g
  • Cholesterol 67mg
  • Sodium 99mg
  • Total Carbohydrates 58g
  • Dietary Fiber 4g
  • Sugars 38g
  • Protein 7g
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Awesome Breakfast Bars!

July 30, 2008 By: Drew Category: Trail tested recipes

Here is a great recipe for Breakfast trail Bars.
Chocolate Breakfast Bars Recipe Ingredients:
1 1/2 Cups honey
4 Tablespoons butter
2 Ounces white chocolate
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1 Cup sunflower seeds or nuts
1/2 Cup wheat germ or shredded coconut
2/3 Cup crunchy peanut butter
1 Cup dried fruit
5 Cups quick-cooking oats

Serves: 24

Boil the honey, butter, and chocolate for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add the vanilla. Mix together the remaining ingredients and stir into the chocolate mixture.
Pour the dough onto a cookie sheet and flatten it into one large rectangle about 1 inch thick.
Let cool, then cut into bars.

Calories: 257
Carbohydrates: 39.1 grams
Cholesterol: 5 mg
Dietary Fiber : 2.3 grams
Fat: 9.5 grams
Fiber: 2.9
Protein: 6.5 grams
Saturated Fat: 2.27 grams
Sodium: 62 mg

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New Therm-a-Rest® Innovative Air Mattress Design Announced

July 18, 2008 By: Drew Category: Backpack Gear, Gear Reviews

OutDoor Fair, FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY, July 17th, 2008 — NeoAir™ mattress offers warmth, comfort and stability in ultra-light, compact package  -look for it to hit stores for the late 2008 or early 2009 season

OutDoor Fair, FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY – Cascade Designs, Inc., the Seattle-based industry leader in the design and manufacture of premier outdoor equipment, today announced the April 2009 release of the Therm-a-Rest NeoAir mattress as part of the brand’s Fast & Light® series. The ultralight NeoAir mattress is a compact air mattress designed with patent-pending technologies that make it warm and comfortable when inflated for sleeping in the outdoors.

The Therm-a-Rest NeoAir mattress packs to the size of a one liter bottle and weighs only 14 ounces for a regular size, making it the perfect choice for people with strict weight and space limitations. When inflated, the NeoAir mattress is warm to sleep on, thanks to a patent-pending Reflective Barrier that reflects heat back to the user’s body and blocks cold from the ground. A second patent-pending technology, the Triangular Core Matrix, contributes to the warmth by creating a multitude of air cells that minimize air movement and convective cooling. This matrix also creates an internal truss system that virtually eliminates the instability generally found on large tube-based air mattresses and assures that the user will shift less while resting comfortably on a 2.5 inch-thick mattress. Since thermal efficiency is achieved without the aid of down or fiber insulation, the NeoAir mattress can be blown up directly, without the added weight of an air pump or having to worry about exhalation moisture wetting insulation and decreasing performance.

“Nearly forty years of hands-on mattress-building experience has been utilized to create the NeoAir mattress,” said Doug Jacot, Therm-a-Rest Business Manager. “That experience has been key in engineering the unique design and manufacturing process it takes to make this truly innovative air mattress.”

The Therm-a-Rest NeoAir mattress will be available in four sizes, ranging in retail price from $119.95 to $169.95 USD.

In addition to the Therm-a-Rest NeoAir mattress, the entire Therm-a-Rest Fast & Light series of mattresses and accessories are new, re-designed or updated. New products include the Therm-a-Rest Compack Chair, the lightest and most compact chair sleeve available for regular-width Therm-a-Rest mattresses, and the Therm-a-Rest SimplyDry Sack, an ultralight and waterproof roll top stuff sack for all Therm-a-Rest mattresses and accessories. The Therm-a-Rest ProLite 4 mattress is redesigned—now called the Therm-a-Rest ProLite Plus™—the mattress features innovative die-cut foam, making it 20% warmer than the original four-season ProLite 4 of the same weight. The Therm-a-Rest ProLite 3 mattress is also redesigned—now called the Therm-a-Rest ProLite™—the mattress features a new streamlined shape along with lighter fabric and foam, making it even lighter than the original Therm-a-Rest ProLite 3 mattress.

About the Therm-a-Rest® Brand

Therm-a-Rest, the original brand of Seattle-based Cascade Designs, Inc., has been the market leader in premium outdoor comfort for more than 35 years, designing the finest portable outdoor sleeping and seating solutions available. The brand’s commitment to quality manufacturing and innovation ensures that every product offers unrivaled comfort and reliability. All Therm-a-Rest mattresses are made in the Seattle, U.S.A. and Midleton, Ireland manufacturing facilities. For more information on Therm-a-Rest, visit www.thermarest.com.

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Links to JMT resources and trail reviews

July 11, 2008 By: Drew Category: Backpacking, General Info, John Muir Trail, Trailhead Transport

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