RumiDude
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Post by RumiDude on Jan 13, 2017 13:05:42 GMT -8
HoosierDaddy surprised me at Harts Pass with a six pack of Day Hike beer he had previously hidden in a stream.
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Post by absarokanaut on Jan 13, 2017 19:21:35 GMT -8
Sierra Nevada makes one of my brothers a WMD.
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Post by bradmacmt on Jan 13, 2017 20:17:02 GMT -8
What a preposterous article. Very much in keeping with the magazine.
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Post by toejam on Jan 14, 2017 5:31:13 GMT -8
Everything by Oskar Blues has been popular in CO for a while. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is IMO one of the great beers of the world and the canned version has been on many of my trips.
A great recent discovery of mine was Stone Brewing's Arrogant Bastard in 16 oz. cans at Trader Joe's.
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Post by RumiDude on Jan 14, 2017 11:14:05 GMT -8
There is nothing preposterous about beer in the backcountry!
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Post by reuben on Jan 14, 2017 15:00:29 GMT -8
10? I usually take 0.
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Post by hikerjer on Jan 14, 2017 16:56:52 GMT -8
So, how many of you guys/gals do actually pack beer on a hike - a day hike and a multi-day backpack. I guess I'm kind of ashamed to say I never have except for stashing it in a stream at the trail head/end so we could have a cold one when we get out. Weight and warm beer were majory drawbacks.
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Post by trinity on Jan 14, 2017 17:20:18 GMT -8
So, how many of you guys/gals do actually pack beer on a hike - a day hike and a multi-day backpack. I don't think I've ever packed actual beer, but we brought Pat's Backcountry Beer on a five day trip last summer. No one would ever mistake it for actual beer, but it was kind of fun to end a hard day's hike with something resembling a cold one.
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Post by desert dweller on Jan 14, 2017 17:35:49 GMT -8
So, how many of you guys/gals do actually pack beer on a hike - a day hike and a multi-day backpack. Maybe once or twice in 35 years. But, a couple of years ago I stashed 4 cans of Fat Tire in a cache that was 30 miles into a 66 mile hike. I must say it was very tasty for both dinner that night and breakfast the next morning. The two ounces of empty cans was worth the weight.
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Post by tomas on Jan 14, 2017 17:38:13 GMT -8
What a preposterous article. Very much in keeping with the magazine. I've got to agree. There is nothing preposterous about beer in the backcountry! I think it's illustrative as to the direction the magazine is going. Less to do with backpacking and more trying to be like Outside or something similar. So, how many of you guys/gals do actually pack beer on a hike - a day hike and a multi-day backpack. On an overnight I may buy a can or three on the way to the trailhead. Otherwise it's bourbon or vodka.
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Post by RumiDude on Jan 14, 2017 18:33:55 GMT -8
There is nothing preposterous about beer in the backcountry! I think it's illustrative as to the direction the magazine is going. Less to do with backpacking and more trying to be like Outside or something similar. Well, my take on it is that is OK. And I don't see what is preposterous about changing the direction of the magazine to suit the wants and needs of the reading audience or to gain readership of some which they currently do not. Lets face it, the nuts and bolts of backpacking are fairly boring and straight forward. Besides, look at the varied topics we discuss here on the forums, some of which have no relationship to backpacking other than some backpackers are interested in them. Beer is one that we talk about frequently. Craft brews in cans are interesting because for the most part they only came in bottles. So, how many of you guys/gals do actually pack beer on a hike - a day hike and a multi-day backpack. I guess I'm kind of ashamed to say I never have except for stashing it in a stream at the trail head/end so we could have a cold one when we get out. Weight and warm beer were majory drawbacks. I have done it several times but usually take whisky and/or Irish cream. GoBlue/BluBear took a six pack of bottles once on a trip in the Olympics. He was also kind enough to share them with the rest of us. Rumi
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2017 11:05:44 GMT -8
So, how many of you guys/gals do actually pack beer on a hike - a day hike and a multi-day backpack. I guess I'm kind of ashamed to say I never have except for stashing it in a stream at the trail head/end so we could have a cold one when we get out. Weight and warm beer were majory drawbacks. About 25 years ago, I carried a small nalgene bottle with some port on a couple trips, but decided afterward that it just didn't justify the weight/bother (even though I enjoy port a lot, and it was GOOD port). So I've just been a teetotaler for the most part on my backcountry trips ever since.
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Post by Jester 2000 on Jan 17, 2017 17:10:55 GMT -8
I recommend bringing more than 10.
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Post by mk on Jan 18, 2017 14:49:33 GMT -8
stashing it in a stream at the trail head/end so we could have a cold one when we get out We did this last July before our hike into Chicago Basin. You might be able to see it here, if I did it correctly: www.flickr.com/photos/129992105@N08/27580468304/in/album-72157655391279612/And while it did go nicely with our leftover trail mix, I'd never carry beer on a hike -- mainly because I don't really like it. I only drank half the can ...
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Post by vicioustom on Jan 21, 2017 8:06:30 GMT -8
We need a beer thread, to discuss all of the various local and micro brews we enjoy from our different parts of the country.
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