You got me into cold soaking in your early videos, so thank you! It's also worth noting that you can cold soak as a step in cooking that food later, so you end up using less fuel (rice, pasta, etc). On longer hikes it's nice mixing things up a bit.

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

Good point.

One reason that I like cold soaking is that it creates less food odors around my campsite that might attract critters. I do carry either/or a pack of plain instant grits or instant mashed potatoes for when I add too much water.

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

That is a good idea.

I'm going to have to go through your playlist and get some recipes to test over the winter.... 😎

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

Try at home first and modify for your taste!

I have no problem eating cold meals any time of year nor with drinking with the grey water. The "grey water" just makes sense. I'm a big fan of thermos cooking which I do at home in the hot weather because I don't like to start up the stove. As a spin-off I started cold soaking. I thought I invented it lol! I find thermos cooking handy year-round, too, at home or the trail. Assuming one wants to pack any cooking gear, I find a crossover of cold soaking is perfect: I get the dry goods ready to go as a cold soak and then all I need to do is a quick warm-up if I feel I need to. Much less time intensive than cooking from scratch. Also, if you're cooking in a vehicle or tent, a shorter period of time to be creating Steam.

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

Geez...in winter I do a lot of shorter trips, get to trailhead and do 2-3 hours before camp in the dark, and then out the next day. I have NEVER thought of the thermos idea. That would be perfect, it's not like the weight would make any difference for a hike so short. I could just simply fill with hot water and drop cold soak container into my sleeping bag and that would be good enough.

I started using a titanium pot with a lid that I put a piece of food grade silicone sheeting between the pot and lid and then a couple of heavy duty rubber bands around to keep it sealed. www.flickr.com/photos/marckxviolins/50400048546/ That way I can also use it for cooking, if I want to, or for boiling water over a fire, if my water filter breaks. The other day my wife and I went on a day hike where we got up to the snow level. Before we left I put boiling water in it, wrapped it in a plastic bag, just to be on the safe side, and then wrapped it in my spare clothes and jacket in my pack. Not only did I have a nice warm lunch in the snow, but my spare clothes stayed warm for the whole hike! One of my favorite uses for cold soaking was on a long day where it was getting late before we were close to camp. I stopped long enough to set up my cold soaked meal, then later stopped and ate dinner right on the trail while my friend with his stove was complaining about not having a level place to set up and cook. I'm always on the lookout for more cold soaked meal ideas. Please keep those coming! I love your videos and your sense of humor. Hope you are doing well despite the pandemic. All the best, Scott

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

You're a hybrid soaker :) and I have just been quarantine for 14 days :-) considered a close contact.

I carry my food while it's soaking for a very (I think, anyway) sane reason. Where I live we have grizzly bears. I pour water in my jar and put it in one of my water bottle pockets about 30 minutes before I want dinner. I then eat and continue hiking a couple of miles before setting up camp. I hang my food bag with the cold soak jar a good distance from where my tarp will go. Might be overkill but it gives me peace of mind

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

Not over kill at all! Not sure if it's still common practice, but years ago we used to bring like a nylon cheap running suit, whoever cooked would wear that and up it would go into the bear bag.

@TapestryUntied

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaultheBackpacker really like your videos, thanks for making them! Happy hiking!

Too funny! 😁

What is that string coming out of the top of your hat?

@RapidGW

3 жыл бұрын

HAHA - I thought he was a puppet 😂

@lindasue8719

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was a twig at first, but now I'm thinking it an antenna from an ear set

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

I stopped trying to figure that out :). Unfortunately I must have smudged the lens so it is not even clear enough to see. It was not a wire down to my ear piece. I stopped having my wife read scripts to me last year :)

@AllenSchubert

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was an antenna. I guess because I'm old enough to have seen My Favorite Martian.

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

If I knew all I had to do is to put a twig in my hat to get all these comments I would have done it much earlier :-)

6th reason not to: what appears clean won't be, after a day or several. Apart from that, it's great.

Can you reccomend some great experiences cold - soakers video’s to learn from that arent newbies?

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure if you had a chance to poke around my channel, but there's about 36 or so different recipes I think that I use for cold smoking amongst all of my videos. As for other people, I really don't know any, sorry!

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

Anything specific you're looking for? I'm desperate for ideas :-)

@AndrewTailorBosher

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaultheBackpacker thanks for your reply. yes been watching some others of yours . tx for sharing ur interests and research. leaned some new things. I know Jupiter is a well known cold soaker. I wonder who else is out there- id like to dig into 5-6 peoples knowledge to see differing approaches, thne experiment my own. As for new ideas…I bet if you dig deeper into the raw food culture you would find some inspring cross over.

Awesome B roll. Just the perfect little sprinkle of hamminess. (The vegan kind.)

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

I totally need to use that line in a future video :)