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Hey, Rahn, that Hawk's Vittles link was

Posted By: Vicki's Secret Lying Fallow
Date: 6/29/08 10:48a.m.

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In Response To: What do you do for food on a long cruise? (link) (pic) (Rahn Lawton (2 Hobie Adventure Islands and a Suncat again))

mighty interesting. I've used dehydrated "substances" before, and just suffered the dull taste or lack of fully rehydrating... always too chewy. This website sounds promising. I'd like to try it and skip the extra work of packing
Do you have a 12-volt outlet on your boat? While cruising during the day I plug in my small fridge/cooler which holds drinks, fruit and simple-to-cook meat like hot dogs. At night when the air is cooler, I unplug the fridge to save the boat's batteries. After a couple days, I have to get to a shore outlet to recharge the electricity. Once I cruised with no plan in mind. I had to throw away some food on that trip. If I know ahead of time that I won't get to shore power, I eat the perishable items first and then work my way toward stay-fresh-on-their-own foods... dry cereals, cans of soup, bread, crackers, etc. I have the Magma BBQ in the lazarette with an attachment for the boom gallows stanchion but I've only boiled water on it so far and warmed up soup. I haven't grilled on it yet. My idea of a fine meal is cheese & gourmet crackers, grapes, and wine.
I've been known to drag a bottle of wine behind me in the water for cooling... used to do that with my Sunfish.

Messages In This Thread

What do you do for food on a long cruise? -- Rahn Lawton (2 Hobie Adventure Islands and a Suncat again) -- 6/29/08 8:22a.m.

From the "galley and rations" segment of SailFar forums -- Charlie Jones- Traveler (the Tripie)- ANOTHER two masted Cat boat :) -- 6/29/08 8:56a.m.

Several can testify that I have tried ships biscuits, taken from the -- Norm BlackWatch gaff cat, N'awlins -- 6/29/08 3:32p.m.

ROFL- ours are in the display case, granite hard -- Charlie Jones- Traveler (the Tripie)- ANOTHER two masted Cat boat :) -- 6/29/08 4:21p.m.

Hey, Rahn, that Hawk's Vittles link was -- Vicki's Secret Lying Fallow -- 6/29/08 10:48a.m.

Almost forgot: raw carrots and eggs keep really well. -- Vicki's Secret Lying Fallow -- 6/29/08 10:50a.m.

Depends on what U mean by a long cruise. -- geneWj,First Born & Teacher's Pet III. Bradenton,Fl. -- 6/29/08 3:01p.m.

And then there are those of us who don't put food in iceboxes -- Charlie Jones- Traveler (the Tripie)- ANOTHER two masted Cat boat :) -- 6/29/08 4:26p.m.

YOU ATE KITTY LITTER???? -- Tom Galyen Sun Cat "Merry Joy" Champaign, IL -- 6/29/08 6:08p.m.

ROFL- they make excellent relatively water tight containers. The lids -- Charlie Jones- Traveler (the Tripie)- ANOTHER two masted Cat boat :) -- 6/29/08 8:08p.m.

On the recent Texas 80 -- Carl, Horizon Cat/Picnic Cat, Central Texas -- 6/30/08 7:04a.m.

We tried some exotic cup-of-soups on our sail in Holland and liked them so much -- Norm BlackWatch gaff cat, N'awlins -- 6/30/08 10:36a.m.

Roughing it -- Dick Herman, Muddy Duck -- 6/30/08 7:42a.m.

Food -- John, Suncat Wanderer, Ontario, Canada -- 7/3/08 5:06p.m.

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