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As I've been thinking about doing more tripping, I've been thinking about the issue of food. I know some of you guys go the freeze dried route. But I want to be able to eat more of the stuff I eat when I'm at home, whether that means steaks, hamburgers, chicken, etc. That means I need a means to preserve some food while camping. I'd love to buy a YETI or other high end cooler to bring/keep food fresh on a trip, but the prices of those high-end coolers are astronomical (I guess that's why...

I am taking a blanket more often tripping now. It is heavy and bulky, but I dislike sleeping bags so I find it an acceptable trade off. Does anyone else use a down quilt or a blanket while summer tripping? Bob.

Trees By Joyce Kilmer I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree.