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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #810 on: June 05, 2021, 04:40:41 PM
Quote from: Alan K. on June 05, 2021, 04:37:11 PM
Chow Day 10:30
Mid-morning snack.  I've just had the chocolate, peanut butter Zone bar that I didn't have with breakfast.  That's 220 calories, 14g protein, 1g fiber, 24g carbohydrates.

Sounds better than my breakfast......
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #811 on: June 05, 2021, 04:40:49 PM
Quote from: Nix on June 05, 2021, 04:36:35 PM
if stuck in foxhole.

Apparently I did not take this challenge seriously enough. :ahhh
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #812 on: June 05, 2021, 04:59:20 PM
Chow Day ( more on the spork ):

This Gerber spork is both a triumph and a fail.

It comes as a two-piece 'multitool'. The spork bit is thin titanuim. The accessory multitool is mid-weight steel. They snap together around a rubber knob:





The Ti spork bit is really well designed....for right handed eaters. The offset tines work well with noodles and soft stuff like fruits, but maybe less so for chunks of meat. The bowl is a good size and holds a nice mouthful of soup, apple sauce, etc.... The edges are fairly straight and work well to cut soft foods. Anything you could use a butter knife form this spork will do a decent job with. And it is wonderfully light! The handle could use an extra inch of length and the spoon/tines section might be slightly improved by being polished smooth as opposed to slightly textured. Overall, the Ti spork gets a 'B+' from me.

The accessory tool is a bit different.





It is designed to be a package opener, can opener, cap lifter, pry bar, and screw driver. When snapped onto the spork, it acts as a 'kickstand' to keep the eating end up off the ground. It also allows the spork to hand off the side of a pot.

Awl good ideas....but it is heavy and pointy. I made a tiny cardboard sheath for the pry bar end to keep it from poking holes in my gear when stowed in a bag ( and being jostled around on a hike ).  The ability to hang the spork of the side of a cup is nice....but it feels a bit like a solution in search of a problem.





I've had variable success with the small serrated 'package opener' serrations. If I hit a sweet spot it can work. But tough plastic packaging can bind up. Never tried the can opener or screw driver features. Cap lifter works just fine. But I've never needed a cap lifter in the field....and I'll probably have a SAK with me anyway......

Given the extra weight, awkward dimensions, and redundancy with the SAK I'll surely be carrying....the steel multitool bit will get a grade of 'C' and be discarded. The Ti spork stays.
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #813 on: June 05, 2021, 05:00:43 PM
Quote from: ReamerPunch on June 05, 2021, 04:40:49 PM
Apparently I did not take this challenge seriously enough. :ahhh


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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #814 on: June 05, 2021, 05:13:19 PM
Ah.... another thing I need? A spork?   :think:
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #815 on: June 05, 2021, 05:20:12 PM
Chow day - lunch finally !
Heated up my "Tangy Chickpea & Coconut Curry" using the KellyKettle Hobo set. Worked nicely and was very tasty. It fed me well  :tu:



Of course I tested kettle while I was at it. Brilliant I must say  :like:



After a mouth full of curry and smoke I felt for a fizzy drink...

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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #816 on: June 05, 2021, 05:23:40 PM
Chow Day 2252



I still have a few items left in my food bag, and between the hummus chip and peanuts, I did choose the Hummus chip, just for curiosity sake.  It was ok, but the taste is kinda blend.  I wish I would have known about this chip earlier and I could have tossed in the tomato hotpot earlier.  It could have gone quite well along with the crisps included in the hotpot, which the tomato soup had a tangy taste.  But like the real MRE, you won't really know how good it would be based on just the menu, until you try it for real.


The wrap

I would really like to thank Nix and Mags for this fabulous challenge, pretty outlandish and fun to be part of. :salute:   

3700kcal is really a lot of calories to eat, and after surveying what's left, here are the items remained:

2x UCC coffee with cups 45kcal ea
1x Pocari sweat  287kcal ea
3x Japanese miso soup packets 21 kcal x3
1x Mala peanuts 69kcal
1x Mocha chocolate cigarettes. 1box 56 cal

Total Kcal 565kcal remains

Considering how I constantly felt like I am filled up to my brim and it wasn't a physical day at all, it wasn't too bad.  But nutrient wise, I think there are way too much artificial flavoring and msg in these foods, and it is probably not very sustainable and bad for health in a longer run. 

Mrs used to swear by these self-heating pad 'hotpot' as her favorite late eats, and now I can see why.  It's easy to prep and everything is self contained.  All you need is just some drinkable water and you don't even have to do dishes when you finished.  Kinda like Mountain House, but on steroid.

It was a great joy to see all kinds of food and choices in this challenge, and I think I do need to go back and re-read some of the posts to learn all the new ideas.  Thank you for all the enthusiasm and the effort, and I will see you all in the next challenge! :cheers:
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #817 on: June 05, 2021, 05:24:49 PM
Chow Day 07:45 ( breakfast ):


Breakfast used to be my favorite meal of the day......

Let's see what we've got:





Clockwise from coffee at top-left:

• Instant coffee (2) ( An MRE is incomplete without joe )
• Sweetened condensed milk (2!) ( I've been using these for camping for a while now. AN excellent product. I've seen sweetened condensed mik in some other nations' rations, but never in a US MRE, too bad! )
• True Lemon beverage base
• Almond butter ( With nothing to put it on?! Typical! )
• Hot Cocoa mix
• Freeze dried eggs with beans, cheese, peppers, and spices
• Beef jerky bar

On a cold morning, I might be able to put a good portion of this grub away, but with rising temps my appetite has diminished. So....I just targeted a coffee and that delectable sounding  "Summit Scramble".

Coffee first: used my June Pocket Rocket Challenge knife to carefully open the packets and the little homemade alcohol stove to get my water boiling away in the canteen cup.





Tasty!

And now I'm awake and ready for breakfast..... But the scramble requires a 15 minute rehydration period before it is ready. At higher elevations, even more time is required. The directions called for 1.25 cups of water. I added just a shade over 1 cup. And waited......and waited.....

Soup is up!   :(





Way too much water ( though I added less than called for ). The flavor was good, especially after adding a packet of Sriracha hot sauce, but the texture was disappointing. The beans were 100% hydrated, the eggs were only 90% hydrated and needed more time. There was no evidence of the reported cheese and the peppers were noticed only upon visual inspection as little orange bits. Or was that the cheese?  :think:

While this had decent flavor ( if a bit salty ), I would call this meal a FAIL. Eating this on a lark during a challenge is fine. But if I were on my 5th night in the woods or my plastic-bag-filled foxhole, I would not be looking forward to breakfast. I'd probably skip breakfast altogether ( excepting the coffee; goes without saying ). The excess water left me feeling very full. I didn't think I'd want more than the eggs beforehand, now I'm doubting I'll want lunch! That is why the Summit Scramble is a fail for an MRE in my eyes.

To to pack up and ruck out......

« Last Edit: June 05, 2021, 05:36:52 PM by Nix »
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #818 on: June 05, 2021, 05:27:16 PM
Quote from: comis on June 05, 2021, 05:23:40 PM

I would really like to thank Nix and Mags for this fabulous challenge, pretty outlandish and fun to be part of. :salute:   



 :cheers:  comis, I think you knocked it out of the park!  Outstanding selections, but also a very full day of 'testing'....  :rofl:

Great job and a badge well earned!   :tu:   :clap:
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #819 on: June 05, 2021, 05:29:47 PM
Quote from: McStitchy on June 05, 2021, 05:13:19 PM
Ah.... another thing I need? A spork?   :think:


As long as there is no risk of your thumb becoming contaminated or infected....you can just use your hands.   :think:
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #820 on: June 05, 2021, 05:30:44 PM
Quote from: McStitchy on June 05, 2021, 05:20:12 PM
Brilliant I must say  :like:

 :iagree:  And fun, too!
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #821 on: June 05, 2021, 05:37:16 PM
Quote from: magentus on June 05, 2021, 12:39:03 PM
It's great seeing all the different items y'all have brought to the table.
:agree:  the variety is interesting
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #822 on: June 05, 2021, 05:41:30 PM
Nice one for being the Pioneer on this one comis - you were first off the starting block and first finisher.

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The GSMRE has been packed away long enough that I forgot what some of the components were.....so I still had a little sense of surprise

I think this is what I like most about an actual MRE - you never know what you're going to get, and it's quite often a good surprise. Admittedly I wouldn't want to live off them but comparing the testing Nix and I did with complete MRE's and put together MRE's I'd definitely go for the novelty factor of the complete MRE.

Just coming up to tea time here, I am looking forward to my next meal.

Pics to follow.....
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #823 on: June 05, 2021, 05:50:51 PM
Chow day, 18:47 Snack



Another Salami Snack...
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #824 on: June 05, 2021, 05:53:07 PM
Quote from: Nix on June 05, 2021, 04:59:20 PM
Chow Day ( more on the spork ):

This Gerber spork is both a triumph and a fail.

It comes as a two-piece 'multitool'. The spork bit is thin titanuim. The accessory multitool is mid-weight steel. They snap together around a rubber knob:


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The Ti spork bit is really well designed....for right handed eaters. The offset tines work well with noodles and soft stuff like fruits, but maybe less so for chunks of meat. The bowl is a good size and holds a nice mouthful of soup, apple sauce, etc.... The edges are fairly straight and work well to cut soft foods. Anything you could use a butter knife form this spork will do a decent job with. And it is wonderfully light! The handle could use an extra inch of length and the spoon/tines section might be slightly improved by being polished smooth as opposed to slightly textured. Overall, the Ti spork gets a 'B+' from me.

The accessory tool is a bit different.


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It is designed to be a package opener, can opener, cap lifter, pry bar, and screw driver. When snapped onto the spork, it acts as a 'kickstand' to keep the eating end up off the ground. It also allows the spork to hand off the side of a pot.

Awl good ideas....but it is heavy and pointy. I made a tiny cardboard sheath for the pry bar end to keep it from poking holes in my gear when stowed in a bag ( and being jostled around on a hike ).  The ability to hang the spork of the side of a cup is nice....but it feels a bit like a solution in search of a problem.


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I've had variable success with the small serrated 'package opener' serrations. If I hit a sweet spot it can work. But tough plastic packaging can bind up. Never tried the can opener or screw driver features. Cap lifter works just fine. But I've never needed a cap lifter in the field....and I'll probably have a SAK with me anyway......

Given the extra weight, awkward dimensions, and redundancy with the SAK I'll surely be carrying....the steel multitool bit will get a grade of 'C' and be discarded. The Ti spork stays.
I saw those and considered getting one to try, but then never did.
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #825 on: June 05, 2021, 06:01:33 PM
Quote from: Sos24 on June 05, 2021, 05:53:07 PM
I saw those and considered getting one to try, but then never did.

Your wisdom is showing.....   :rofl:

( But I do like the Ti Sporky bit. )
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #826 on: June 05, 2021, 06:04:54 PM
Quote from: AlephZero on June 05, 2021, 01:30:47 PM
They are definitely nice...

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The pack contains two of these.

Looks nice. I am not aware of anything like it where I live.
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #827 on: June 05, 2021, 06:20:51 PM
Quote from: AlephZero on June 05, 2021, 10:23:59 AM
Beautiful little puukko you got there, Borg!  :tu:

Snacks look great too  :pok:

Thanks Aleph, i hadn't really looked at Wood Jewel knives before but when i saw this i just had to get it, it's been a favourite of mine since, really well made and takes a wicked edge, down the line i will certainly get a larger one just to have but the little one does extremely well  :tu:

Lunch, Nice day so decided to go out for lunch, i went with the Noodles as i was a bit concerned if i had them for dinner i would be hungry ten minutes later, needlessly i think as im still stuffed so late dinner it is

Nothing to do with MRE but i saw this nice bit of woodland with the wall that once held stock, the sheep and cows have long gone and here it stands in the middle of what is now a forest, looks nice but shows how places change in time



So here is the chosen lunch spot



And here is lunch, boil the noodles for 5 minutes then drain and add the Ginger, shallots, sauce and little black seed things and stir fry for a couple of minutes



I boiled them up then boiled the kettle for coffee just because i wanted everything ready at the same time, i could have done both together but the noodles needed 5 mins frying, well i say frying but i didn't have oil so basically just cook it a bit with everything added



Getting a good head of steam  :tu:



Noodles ready, now for the coffee



Coffee made and noodles back on with the rest of the ingredients



And done, i have to say i will buy these noodles again, very nice, the packet calls for chicken that i don't have so i think would be even better with that, especially if i had oil and can actually fry the lot  :tu:



Then heading home, stopped for a rest and drank the Fanta and watched the world go by for a bit, well that's not true, nothing went by, only clouds..and i think a Buzzard  :cheers:





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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #828 on: June 05, 2021, 06:30:24 PM
Quote from: McStitchy on June 05, 2021, 05:20:12 PM
Chow day - lunch finally !
Heated up my "Tangy Chickpea & Coconut Curry" using the KellyKettle Hobo set. Worked nicely and was very tasty. It fed me well  :tu:

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Of course I tested kettle while I was at it. Brilliant I must say  :like:

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After a mouth full of curry and smoke I felt for a fizzy drink...

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Nice work, was it windy ?
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #829 on: June 05, 2021, 06:31:30 PM
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LUNCH



Tuna salad kit, consisting of tuna, a packet of sweet pickle relish, anda packet of reduced calorie mayonnaise (top mixture) with crackers plus Texas Pete

Salmon salad, consisting of salmon and a packet of mayonnaise obtained from a fast food restaurant (bottom mixture) and Ritz crackers plus Texas Pete

Peaches
Peanut Butter M&Ms (not shown)
Drink mix

To my surprise, the tuna salad was better than the salmon salad despite my enormous preference for the mayonnaise used with the salmon. The bit of pickle relish really helped.

Discovered one major oversight with my GSMRE. While I did pack napkins, plastic baggie, and a spoon, I forgot about a fork or even a spork. How do I eat my peaches?
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Had improvise with my Core:



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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #830 on: June 05, 2021, 06:52:42 PM
Quote from: Nix on June 05, 2021, 05:24:49 PM
Chow Day 07:45 ( breakfast ):


Breakfast used to be my favorite meal of the day......

Let's see what we've got:


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Clockwise from coffee at top-left:

• Instant coffee (2) ( An MRE is incomplete without joe )
• Sweetened condensed milk (2!) ( I've been using these for camping for a while now. AN excellent product. I've seen sweetened condensed mik in some other nations' rations, but never in a US MRE, too bad! )
• True Lemon beverage base
• Almond butter ( With nothing to put it on?! Typical! )
• Hot Cocoa mix
• Freeze dried eggs with beans, cheese, peppers, and spices
• Beef jerky bar

On a cold morning, I might be able to put a good portion of this grub away, but with rising temps my appetite has diminished. So....I just targeted a coffee and that delectable sounding  "Summit Scramble".

Coffee first: used my June Pocket Rocket Challenge knife to carefully open the packets and the little homemade alcohol stove to get my water boiling away in the canteen cup.


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Tasty!

And now I'm awake and ready for breakfast..... But the scramble requires a 15 minute rehydration period before it is ready. At higher elevations, even more time is required. The directions called for 1.25 cups of water. I added just a shade over 1 cup. And waited......and waited.....

Soup is up!   :(


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Way too much water ( though I added less than called for ). The flavor was good, especially after adding a packet of Sriracha hot sauce, but the texture was disappointing. The beans were 100% hydrated, the eggs were only 90% hydrated and needed more time. There was no evidence of the reported cheese and the peppers were noticed only upon visual inspection as little orange bits. Or was that the cheese?  :think:

While this had decent flavor ( if a bit salty ), I would call this meal a FAIL. Eating this on a lark during a challenge is fine. But if I were on my 5th night in the woods or my plastic-bag-filled foxhole, I would not be looking forward to breakfast. I'd probably skip breakfast altogether ( excepting the coffee; goes without saying ). The excess water left me feeling very full. I didn't think I'd want more than the eggs beforehand, now I'm doubting I'll want lunch! That is why the Summit Scramble is a fail for an MRE in my eyes.

To to pack up and ruck out......

In the name of the GSMRE team I want to thank you for testing the Sumnit Bragfast Scramble for us Sir :salute:
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #831 on: June 05, 2021, 06:56:43 PM
Quote from: Nix on June 05, 2021, 05:29:47 PM

As long as there is no risk of your thumb becoming contaminated or infected....you can just use your hands.   :think:

I knew it, just another overprised hipster gadget then  :D

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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #832 on: June 05, 2021, 07:24:14 PM
Quote from: Borg on June 05, 2021, 06:20:51 PM
Thanks Aleph, i hadn't really looked at Wood Jewel knives before but when i saw this i just had to get it, it's been a favourite of mine since, really well made and takes a wicked edge, down the line i will certainly get a larger one just to have but the little one does extremely well  :tu:

Lunch, Nice day so decided to go out for lunch, i went with the Noodles as i was a bit concerned if i had them for dinner i would be hungry ten minutes later, needlessly i think as im still stuffed so late dinner it is

Nothing to do with MRE but i saw this nice bit of woodland with the wall that once held stock, the sheep and cows have long gone and here it stands in the middle of what is now a forest, looks nice but shows how places change in time

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So here is the chosen lunch spot

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And here is lunch, boil the noodles for 5 minutes then drain and add the Ginger, shallots, sauce and little black seed things and stir fry for a couple of minutes

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I boiled them up then boiled the kettle for coffee just because i wanted everything ready at the same time, i could have done both together but the noodles needed 5 mins frying, well i say frying but i didn't have oil so basically just cook it a bit with everything added

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Getting a good head of steam  :tu:

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Noodles ready, now for the coffee

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Coffee made and noodles back on with the rest of the ingredients

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And done, i have to say i will buy these noodles again, very nice, the packet calls for chicken that i don't have so i think would be even better with that, especially if i had oil and can actually fry the lot  :tu:

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Then heading home, stopped for a rest and drank the Fanta and watched the world go by for a bit, well that's not true, nothing went by, only clouds..and i think a Buzzard  :cheers:

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Excellent landscape and lunching Borgy  :dd:

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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #833 on: June 05, 2021, 07:25:25 PM
Quote from: Borg on June 05, 2021, 06:30:24 PM
Nice work, was it windy ?

I would call it a slight breeze only  :dunno:
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #834 on: June 05, 2021, 07:27:44 PM
Chow day - afternoon snack
What can I say? It was OK...

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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #835 on: June 05, 2021, 07:29:47 PM
Quote from: Adam5 on June 05, 2021, 06:31:30 PM
12:00
LUNCH

...

Discovered one major oversight with my GSMRE. While I did pack napkins, plastic baggie, and a spoon, I forgot about a fork or even a spork. How do I eat my peaches?
 :facepalm:
Had improvise with my Core:

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A pity they don't do the Flair anymore  :-\
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #836 on: June 05, 2021, 07:31:38 PM
Quote from: McStitchy on June 05, 2021, 07:29:47 PM
A pity they don't do the Flair anymore  :-\

I'm sure there's someone on the forum willing to sell you one  ::)
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #837 on: June 05, 2021, 07:37:55 PM
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Reply #838 on: June 05, 2021, 07:40:29 PM
It's more popular than the Navitool...  :D
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Re: The Gas Station MRE challenge
Reply #839 on: June 05, 2021, 07:44:57 PM
Quote from: AlephZero on June 05, 2021, 07:40:29 PM
It's more popular than the Navitool...  :D

The Shrade Navitool?  I always wondered how that  one would be doing on a hike?   :P
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