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[Simon]

Mountain House food is tasty but is has, uhm undesireable side effects. Especially when confined to a tent. The air quality tends to spiral downward a few hours after a meal if you get my drift.

Doc: Good idea. A suggestion if I may. Consider making fully half the entrees vegetarian. MH has some truly excellent freeze-dried vegetarian entrees, that I, as a die hard meat eater, prefer sometimes, to the meat dishes (which are also very good).

Also, if you are inclined to suggest or enclose a stove, I'd recommend an alcohol stove. The fuel is relatively easy to get, the stoves very lightweight and stuipid simple to run. And they are cheap. Also, with a lightweight windscreen, they will operate adequately, though not as well as a canister or pressurized stove, in unhappy conditions.

I'd suggest staying away from a stove being enclosed for reasons of (1) liability (too many boneheads out there!), (2) no need and (3) space in the pack.

You might consider enclosing a spoon.

Water can be boiled over a wood fire, an improvised candle, an improvised oil or diesel lamp, a grease fire, etc.... and it can be boiled in a bucket, pot, tin can, beer or pop can, etc. So there's really no need to enclose a stove or pot. Perhaps some firestarting tools/device, a chunk of aluminum flashing for an improvised pot and perhaps some tinder, but no real need for a real container or stove. After all, cold water will make the grub edible, if not tasty.

Edit: Doc, ya beat me to the spoon thing. Got interrupted mid post!

Simon