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Big FAT pork ribs.  6 hours on the grill.  Low and slow.   Lots of spice, juicy and tender

Thrive foods

Thrive foods is a Freeze dried long term storage food system that I think will be great for van dwelling and also for Long term emergency storage in case of any type of serious food shortage.

Review of Thrive foods.    Ok,  got my order of freeze dried Thrive foods with a 25 year shelf life.  I tried the ground beef and added the freeze dried onions.   Pretty good really.  Texture and flavor were favorable.

Prep was a snap,  added a little water to a cup of beef and half a cup of onion, waited a few minutes and heated it up in my cast iron skillet with a bit of spaghetti sauce. 

Ate every bite and enjoyed it.  Probably won't eat it much at home but camping and CERTAINLY for a SHTF situation this stuff is the BOMB.

Spring is on the way

Been busy working on my van making a lot of small adjustments.   As I pack and repack and sort thru my stuff I realize how little you really need to live this lifestyle.   I'm excited !

Cast Iron Cooking

Lately I've been working on my Cast Iron cooking and  I just love it.   Getting my pans seasoned just right any playing with recipes.  Below are a few of my good eats.   Looking forward to doing this type of stuff on an open fire in the woods

Pizza

Chicken

Pot roast 

New bed experiment

Currently I have a fixed bed in my rig with a high dollar XL twin mattress.  It's a nice heavy sturdy bed with good storage below.  Problem is that it takes up a ton of room and I'm wanting to add a more comfortable recliner.  (Yes,  I know...  I'm a dude)

So  I already own a really nice inflatable type camping pad and I've recently purchased a 4 inch high density foam pad  (also XL Twin)

Today I've ordered a Teton XL cot from Amazon.   It gets rave reviews and is supposed to be very big, very sturdy and very comfortable.   I decided to give it a shot.   The idea will be to have a more portable bed that I can move around as need be. I may sacrifice a bit of comfort but the flexibility will be very much enjoyed.

If it doesn't work out as a semi permanent bed in my rig it will still be nice to have for guests in my RV in Ellijay.    I'll re-post with a follow up when I get it all set up and sleep on it a few nights.

Kenny out

Links

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P6BGYI/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1"
 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017ZPH78/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1"

This link is a great resource for people who want to or need to learn about the Vandwelling lifestyle

http://vandwellers.org/

Camping finally

Well I was able to get a day off from the grind and spend the weekend camping with some friends in the Tennessee foothills. Enjoyed myself but the rain came in Torrents late Saturday afternoon and I decided to sissy out and head for home a night early. Really nice to be able to share a camp fire with my friends and get some relaxation in. Will this RAIN EVER STOP ? Kenny out