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Episode 13 – Travel observations in the Pacific Northwest

well hello everyone welcomes back to another episode of the explore traveler show your host john gentry here i hope everybody has been enjoying their fall so so far and now that October is behind us and we’re moving into November towards the end of fall going towards the beginning of winter i figured i’d just tell people some of my observations i’ve been traveling around the pacific northwest, for the most part, Oregon and Washington state and there have been differences between the two and it’s obvious it depends on where you go withinside each state but i think i mentioned in my last podcast how i came up through nevada into oregon and there was a very noticeable change and by the time i got to Klamath falls oregon i noticed that people were

using i think the mask in an unusual fashion right so it’s one thing you see people in a large group standing in line for walmart or whatever wearing a mask you know they’re concerned about catching a communal disease there’s some logic to that right however i started seeing people just walking out in the countryside in different state parks and they were wearing a mask but they were they were by themselves and they were outside they weren’t even walking their dog so i and i just saw one or two of those you know and once i got into the klamath fall areas but it sort of kind of um it caught me off guard um because coming up even you know new mexico has been pretty heavy-handed on some of their um regulations and you see that but it you know is rare right even in the albuquerque area it

wasn’t like super common to see stuff like that but you know as soon as i’m drive across the border into a new state all of a sudden i i see the changes there in oregon so i thought well maybe it’s not you know maybe it’s not too common right so i know i continue on i go in through medford i go over to the coast and i drive all the way up and untraveled all the way you know into the portland area and the suburbs and towns around portland but then i noticed you know the closer you get to portland the more likely you are to see people um just walking around outside by themselves um wearing masks and so i started asking questions and they were like well there is technically a rule with inside organ it’s a state it’s not a law it’s like um a regulation or like some form of uh they call it mandates but that’s what they say publicly but if you actually look deeper the way their legal language is it’s basically like a departmental rule right and so basically i guess if you are outside in an area where you are possible to be maybe i think they’re they’re they’re basically saying crowded type possibilities um they’re asking you to wear you know the mask so i think that’s how it started but there is a percentage of the population in oregon that appears to just wear it all the time i see people um wearing it by themselves as they drive in their car i see that quite often and i think some people are just forgetting that they have it on but it’s much more common in oregon than i saw it in colorado or utah or nevada or new mexico or texas you know so it’s the worst i’ve seen so far and i think the reason why i bring it up is you know we’re all about traveling and exploring and having a healthy lifestyle and you cannot have an effective healthy lifestyle if you are in the mental state where you feel you need to wear a mask by yourself in the middle of nowhere probably not a healthy

a healthy thing to have going on in your life so if that is you you know just think about it um i’m not really criticizing per se but i do worry about people’s mental health with everything that’s going on and i want people to be healthy and happy and i i think getting outdoors and enjoying the fresh air that nature gives us and using trails and you know we’re not abusing nature we’re just interacting with it in a way that um you know doesn’t leave trash doesn’t leave pollution and we’re enjoying it right and we’re going around we’re observing you know humanity’s past through his history and anthropology and you know just going on you know nice walks with our family and friends or sometimes even by ourselves so that’s kind of you know that’s what we’re about here explore traveler and explore traveler.com and we want that to be something that we encourage people to do and you know you can’t let over exaggerations and propaganda to the point and i don’t care where it’s coming from you know people say oh you know it’s for the right oh it’s for the left propaganda comes from everywhere and it comes from advertisements comes from companies it comes from governments so it’s everywhere but we have to pay enough of an attention that we know when we’re you know starting to consume propaganda right we probably should assume that it’s propaganda first check it out and then you know verify right and oregon and washington state

Canyon Lands National Park Adventure – John Gentry – ExploreTraveler

This is a great National park for hiking. There are several camping spots within the park, and just out of the park on BLM land. The views, vista’s and rock formations are out of this world. The hikes vary in length and the difficulty over various terrains. We work hard to give everyone a zero-cost informational experience. Please support us by liking, sharing, and supporting us by buying some outdoor food, camping, hiking, camera gear, and more at the https://preppingfoods.com affiliate website.

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ExplorerTraveler presents canyonlands national park. Well I’m going to take you on some hikes going to show you the general idea of what the rock formations look like you can see from behind me when they say canyonlands they really mean it um before we go too far please go over share from youtube share from Facebook to those social media to your others like share and if you’re on youtube click that bell so others um it just helps us to reach more people and it also lets you get a notification when we post new videos I usually only post one a week at the most and usually it’s just a couple a month just depends on where I’m at so we’re going to take you on some trails um make sure you bring lots of water while you’re out here I mean I’ve got some food I’ve got some gear got my um you know camera and also my camera stand so I’m kind of prepared for some long hikes today and over the next couple days so I look forward to seeing all of you further on down the trail

okay so let’s start off

at this beautiful overlook here and you can actually see trails on these plateaus they’ve probably been there for thousands of years see I went over there way off in the distance people have transversed this area

I know that uh I think it’s called the ute or ute people they lived in this area or somewhere close to here because I’ve seen their petroglyphs so I assume that they probably use these trails so I’m hiking along this cliffside here it’s one if I don’t know thousands of trails here in Canyonlands national park

don’t forget to get your lifetime pass for the national park it’s well worth it and you’ll enjoy it for the rest of your life especially if you’re ex-military you can get it for free i think it falls under the disability category because most of us come out with at least you know a banged-up knee or something

i’m gonna go over here see the view from this other side and we’re going to circle back we’re kind of off the beaten trail a little bit

it’s beautiful out here take unnecessary risks if you see from my feral um people article a lot of people get hurt trying to take a selfie there’s no need to get excessively close to the end of the cliffs you can see it just fine without getting right up on

it I’m gonna zoom in here for you

look at that it’s almost like cathedral-like

we’re gonna go over here see what’s up here and then we’re gonna loop back around

this area is called the grand view

it lives up to its name

the pass is pretty unmarked except by ice over thousands of years ago so you kind of have to make your own path

that’s well worth it if you look over here just find a weather station in the distance

oh

see that’s the one thing about this national park you really do not know what’s on the other side

I was thinking we’re going to end up over there somewhere but

we actually ended up over here

and

I don’t think I’m gonna be going much further but let’s see

give an adventurous spirit this is a great place to go

get some fresh air

get some exercise

get away from the

the craziness that goes on these days

yeah a little weather station pretty nice looking

look at that

I’m actually not sure how far I can go

during the busy times of the day, the parking for these trails is

actually quite difficult

right now there’s parking available since most of these people are going back to a hotel I’m staying somewhere in the park so I don’t really care

you may or may not find a camping spa you can’t assume it’s first come first serve

these wild junipers

see I’m getting photos along the way

keep in mind that

almost always have an article that accompanies each video so look below in the comments for the link if you don’t see it right away that doesn’t mean it won’t be there soon normally I post the video first

it usually takes me about a good week

to actually get the articles done because I try to put some captions with photos so

when people find stuff on the internet they see kind of general speaking you know what the picture belongs to

so we’re gonna go kind of back to where we came sort of and there’s another trail

that is actually much more used we’re kind of out in the middle of nowhere right now but

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Camping And Hiking Gear Review – Collapsible Bowl – John Gentry – ExploreTraveler

A simple easy to use a bowl that will keep you fed and active while on your next adventure.
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hello everyone so today I wanted to show you some tools that I’ve been using that Karen has found and she’s been finding some of this stuff on Amazon and I think that’s something that everybody can benefit from so today I wanted to show you the collapse it’s a collapsible bowl so I’ve been using this um both remotely and at this particular cabin where I’m at now and I think um this is a really good product now I’m not being sponsored by this company or anything like that

got some great adventures there um i’ve reviewed tons of gear tons of different from mres to dehydrated food i’ve even done videos on food that i bought you know in grocery stores that’s good for camping so i mean we have a vast encyclopedia of adventure travel knowledge that’s there just for you the listener the viewer and the reader of our blog so without further ado this is the collapsible bull now it’s um it’s called collapsible the collapsible silicon camping bowl with lid and folding fork and the name of the company is um let’s see here mr peanut

but it’s it’s actually done by mr peanut pet carriers now people go is that a dog watering bowl does it really matter if you work for people and it weren’t for pets this is extremely extremely handy so i’m going to show you it comes in a special zip bag and you want to save the bag if you happen to buy this because there’s a little hole here in this special bag and that hole aligns with a hole in the device so you can put a clippy in it you can hang it from your backpack as you’re traveling you can use it for your pet but you can use it for yourself as well so here’s what it looks like so this is pretty handy right i mean look how small that is isn’t that great uh it probably comes in other colors but this is what it looked like what i uh what i have you can see it’s you can see the kind of expandable rings there so first you have this lid the lid comes off it seals very very very well so if you’re putting hot water in here and you want to reconstitute something it’s going to get hot in here and it’s going to keep that heat and that moisture inside this dish so it comes with a folding fork it’s a simple fork i mean it’s not as good as the spork but it folds up pretty small it’s kind of handy so i mean you can see it it gets it’s pretty small right so this this is a handy little thing uh maybe you’re having some some sausages on the barbie and this is a good thing to have but this is kind of the cool part so this flat bowl expands to a bowl that big you can see that’s a pretty good sized bowl i can put a lot of stuff in here um this will a whole dehydrated meal will easily fit into this bowl and still have room right so that’s what’s i love this thing so i use this almost daily now and i’ve had it let’s see karen found this on amazon a couple months ago and she shipped this out to me on one of my trips and i used this and if you look at you know some of these places i went to down in the southwest just 30 days ago i was very very remote so this was extremely handy so let me kind of show you how easy it is to just pack up so you just sort of push down and it just kind of pops into place here see like that take it to your little fork just put it in the middle and this goes on just like that

there you go make sure you keep the bag this bag is extremely handy because i’ve never seen a bowl that was designed to stay in the bag so you could carry it on your backpack and you see i don’t know if you can see it but there’s a little hole right here in this bag and you can see that this hole it lines up with that hole right here and you can see it so it’s very very handy just like it it’s a very like a robust ziploc bag actually just like that it’s very handy here’s the label what it looks like so you can see there and this is so it’s a united states of america company and it looks like

let’s see mr peanut yeah mr peanut premium products.com that’s their website and so i’m pretty sure if you type in mr peanut collapsible bull on amazon this is going to pop up you know what it looks like and so consider buying one of these so again please share these helpful videos so others can learn about some of these products and some of these easy to make meals make sure to visit us at exploretraveler.com like and share the video and uh we hope to see you sometimes on one of these trails talk to you later everyone travel on

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Episode 12 Traveling North Out of the Southwest USA 2021 – John Gentry

Source:
https://www.spreaker.com/user/exploretraveler/episode-12-travelling-north-out-of-the-s

In this episode, I discuss the conditions I see driving North out of the Southwest USA in 2021. This is additional commentary for what I post on ExploreTraveler.com and, combined with the articles, videos, and photography you get an even fuller picture of life within the southwest in 2021.

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I created several articles during this trip and you can view them here.
https://exploretraveler.com/canyons-of-the-ancients-pueblo-cultural-sites/
https://exploretraveler.com/chaco-culture-national-historical-park-and-campground/
https://exploretraveler.com/feral-people-in-national-parks/
https://exploretraveler.com/bandelier-national-monument-hiking-trails/
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Camping Food Review – Omeals Pepperoni Pizza – John Gentry

today a new camping food supplier for you to consider. Omeals is like an MRE for regular people, and with a heating option.

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Transcript:

welcome everyone let’s do a new camping food review and today it’s oatmeal’s pepperoni pizza now you see me review mres and the way you heat the pizza is very similar to a modern day mre so you have three packets inside one of them is the heating packet and there’s two pieces of pizza so you put the heating packet between the two pizza packets and you fill the water to this little line here and it says you let it sit for three to five minutes i went maybe a little over five minutes and it was really really hot so let’s you know just go through real quick it’s 280 calories per servings and it’s two servings so 29 carbs per serving so this is not what i would call a diet food but you know you got picky kid you’re out caffeine and they’re like mom dude i want pepperoni pizza turns out there’s a pepperoni pizza and it probably will last for 20 years in this packet i’m not saying that’s a must-have but something to consider so let’s test it out

okay so it’s in these little packets here

let’s see how hot is it

it’s actually pretty hot they’re like little foil packets so it kind of looks like this so you take it out

it tastes like pepperoni pizza it’s not up to the journal level but that’s pretty close so next time what you think about if you just want to have kind of a fun snack this is something to think about

i wonder if i let it sit longer

if the cheese will melt

it got warm the packet was like boiling hot but the pizza itself was only warm so make sure you add enough water for sure because maybe i didn’t have enough water i’ll have to test it

actually that surprisingly tastes a lot like pizza

considering i am in a remote area of utah right now it’s kind of shocking to be eating pizza so if you’re looking for camping food hiking food prepping food whatever your reason may be um consider these little pizzas i think you know i make some nice surprises for kids especially if they’re under a little bit of stress something going on powers out whatever you can make them a pepperoni pizza now i mean this is pretty cool i went through many of storms with with our kids when they’re little and it would have been nice to have this and so we have a lot of these uh camping food reviews um consider sharing these whether you’re sharing them on you know facebook or twitter or any of the social media channels you can get them from facebook but they’re almost all entirely on our youtube channel explore traveler and we also have an article about camping food on exploretraveler.com and i usually put that article in the comments below and i pin it to the top so you can click through there and i try over time to add in all these articles sorry all these videos into the camping food article so they’re kind of all consolidated into one place and so if you’re on youtube please like comment hit the bell so you get notification next time i don’t pass post you know like all the time so it’s not like you’re gonna get bombarded i mean at most once or twice a week sometimes when i’m traveling so i’m trying to catch up but really it’s like no more than for a month and so and that’s assuming i can even do for a month i mean i also have to make a living so and you know so consider you know sharing our content we really appreciate it and i think until next time i want to uh just reach out i want you all to go to exploretraveler.com and to travel on don’t let anything stop you keep doing what you love and get outdoors take your family enjoy life and learn some new tips trips from our website from our youtube videos learn some survival skills camping skills go hiking fishing hunting get outdoors and be prepared for challenging times and by getting back out and doing things that you did as a child you know you refresh those skills and then if you ever need to go in an emergency such as you have a hurricane or whatever the reason you know that you can do something in emergency okay and so travel on everyone

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Camping Food Review – Nomad Nutrition Katmandu Curry – John Gentry ExploreTraveler

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Transcript: hello everyone today i want to just go off for another camping food meal and today i’m going to start doing some more from this company called um nomad nutrition they kind of specialize in what them vegetarian meals as far as i know they only make vegetarian meals um they’re not one of my sponsors or anything like that so they haven’t paid me to do this um but that with that uh let’s move on and basically show you this is what blah blah packets look like and today this is the one called kathmandu curry and i kind of did a lot of research looking for somebody that kind of had some maybe you know because of all my time in asia i thought wow it would be nice to have some meals that i can just add water to to have like a little spice to them a little curry feel a little indian these guys do the great job they are out of burnaby british columbia canada and so if you look them up on the internet no mad nutrition i did that i ordered bulk from them um the owner kind of slash operator i think of their website he just did a phenomenal job so big shout out to nomad nutrition i think their meals are pretty good now this one i just heat it up

and let’s uh kind of give you an idea some of the ingredients that they use i would call them higher quality

and so they mix in some mushrooms and some lentils and some beans so you’re still getting protein you’re just getting it from a different source and then if you look at the rice it’s kind of a long grain rice

it’s very good um considering of all the other meals i’ve taste tested for all of you this one is probably one of my favorites so definitely look these guys up i do not think you can find these anywhere except online since they’re from british columbia but maybe rei or some place like that

again it kind of

looked like that you can see the curry in it and the beans and this is a really good meal

this particular one

620 calories so if we’re just sitting item it might be considered a little high but i’m actually on a small hike right now so i’m just taping this at a picnic table i found it’s got 64 grams of carbohydrates which if you’re watching carbs that’s kind of high so make sure you can burn that off but it’s got 20 grams of protein got some salt in it 360 milligrams again if you’re on a hike it’s okay

and basically the other ingredients are this is the potatoes chickpeas rice noodles coconut milk onions bell peppers carrots spinach mushrooms sun dried tomatoes olive oil garlic sea salt and there are certified they’re made with certified organic ingredients so that’s pretty good and it’s got let’s see

it’s uh let’s see gluten free dairy free soy free palm oil free and it’s non-gmo hey we’re very healthy today i should be proud of myself so you know next time you get a chance you want to look for something new something interesting look up no man nutrition look up this particular one kathmandu curry they have several different curry dishes check them out and i think you’re gonna really like it so make sure to like and share this video if you’re on youtube click that bell if you’re on facebook please share it really helps us a lot we reach a lot more people and we like to share this information all around the world because we try to make everything relevant internationally right a lot of these ideas and concepts and gear doesn’t have to be a copy exactly you can find something very similar you may be able to even make something yourself that’s very similar so until next time this is explore traveler out travel on everyone

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Bandelier National Monument – Hiking Falls Trail From Juniper Campground
By John Gentry of ExploreTraveler

Hiking the Falls Trail in Bandelier National Monument and Park. This particular trail is only about 2 miles round trip, and I did it in the morning. I was done by 10 am and was eating an Elk burger by 11 am in the cafe at the visitor center.

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so as you can see it’s uh getting dark now i am back out at bandelier national monument i’m going to be doing some more research this particular week um i’m going to be making a large article on bandolier so i needed to get some information on a couple remote sites and some additional information in regards to the ruins here from the pueblo peoples i’m currently making some hot water and as you can see the fire’s you know kind of going behind me helping keep the mosquitoes at bay and i am going to continue the the series of uh the basically the these camping foods or hiking foods whatever you want to call it this particular one is backpackers pantry it’s a beef snogwrap with noodles but i’ve got a whole bunch of them here and as i go through this week i’m going to give you some more information and some more tips on you know what to think what to expect and as you can see it’s getting dark here so this is going to be a quick little update video that i’m going to add to this food article uh please don’t forget to share our content like us on facebook follow us on on youtube subscribe or if you’re on twitter make sure you you know follow us there on youtube it’s really important that you don’t just subscribe you have to click the little bell because that’s the only way you’ll be notified if a new video was uploaded and i’m i’m uploading the series now and it’s going to be the same on facebook as it is on youtube but you know different people are on different channels so thank you for following us and uh if you want more information on what’s going on just go to exploretraveler.com

i’m currently walking on the falls trail here in bandelier national monument

this is kind of what you see

i’m not sure what the crows are ravens or whatever noisy

this trail is only a few miles so it’s not terribly long but i haven’t been on this trail so and i wanted to check out the falls

i mean you have to be kind of careful i mean it’s a small canyon but definitely don’t want to fall down it see what it looks like

take you along on this journey

some cool trees i mean though this universe just smells good out here you can literally just smell the juniper in the air sage as well a little bit of cactuses it’s not a lot but there’s a few out here

there’s these little markers along the way i am not sure

what they mean yet i’m gonna assuming determine your location

i’m currently walking on the falls trail here in bandelier national monument

this is kind of what you see

not sure with the crows or ravens or whatever noisy

this trail is only a few miles so it’s not terribly long but i haven’t been on this trail so and i wanted to check out the falls

i mean you have to be kind of careful i mean it’s a small canyon but definitely don’t want to fall down it see what it looks like take you along on this journey

some cool trees i mean though this universe just smells good out here you can little these just smell the juniper in the air sage as well a little bit of cactuses it’s not a lot but there’s a few out here

there’s these little markers along the way i am not sure

what they mean yet i’m assuming they’re determine your location

i’m about a mile in now

to the falls trail now there’s not going to be a lot of water if anything this time of year

but it’s a good hike it’s the geo logic conditions of this little canyon make it a good conditioning hike for something bigger look at the rocks unbelievable very porous i can see why people like to make caves in them

a lot of unique color to them as well

all right further down we go

come on lower level

the canyon’s moving down a little bit in elevation noticing the vegetation is changing

cool little bridge

it’s beautiful out here

i have a feeling this is my creek that is not running which means

the falls trill probably does not have falls in june

but we’re gonna finish it anyway

and it’s a great adventure it’s great exercise

Today discussed some simple travel skills or ideas that helped me to be able to adapt to different situations. Life is about change and traveling is like an inoculation for change.

#travelskills #mindset #johngentry #exploretraveler

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So I’ve come up with just five basic skills that are the kind of sound generalistic in nature but they have allowed me to broaden my mindset.

1. One of those is when I have traveled it allows me to learn from my surroundings and so what do I mean by that so let’s say I’m in a foreign country I’m learning culture I’m learning language I love to ask questions of people I try to learn their language and ask those questions in their language if possible but sometimes I do speak English to foreigners and they speak English back and I get a lot of interesting comments and I just learn more about people internationally I’ll learn about the surroundings of where I’m at even if it’s just a national park um I pay attention to nature and by learning from my surroundings I get a sense of peace and understanding that I might not have had if I just was just focusing on my little area where I live where I’m from and I never kind of got out and gone anywhere and so that’s what I mean from learning from my surroundings.

2. Another item that I have written down here is outdoor skills right so every time I learn an outdoor skill I build upon it and I learn a new skill, for example, uh people I think to take for granted the ability to just make fire it sounds so simple right I want to make fire maybe you’re going to use a match maybe you’re going to use a lighter well what if you don’t have those two things right are you going to be able to use a flint and steel are you going to be able to do experiments for you you know rub sticks together until you get enough heat or coal in order to make fire it’s it sounds so simple but you know making fire without modern-day appliances is obviously more difficult than one may think. Learn an outdoor skill and build upon that outdoor skill into learning new skills right so every time you do something you’re learning every time you learn something new it leads to something else and that’s what I mean by outdoor skills and build upon each new skill.

3. So one of the things you get from travel I think is you do get more exercise so it’s a certain amount of physical health that you get from that and physical health can be it could be muscle tone or weight loss or those kinds of things but it also gives you a general I call it, uh that’s what I’m looking for maybe virus protection health so when I travel a lot I’m around a lot more people and as the times go on I’m exposed to many different variations of colds and flu and different viruses and so now that I’m older and I’ve had all this exposure I honestly don’t get sick very often and usually if I do it’s like food poisoning right that’s another story for another day, but sometimes uh food poisoning can be very uncomfortable if you’ve had it you’d know what I’m talking about.

4. I think more important than even physical health is mental health that’s something we cannot take for granted, and sometimes mental health can be as simple as looking out over a distance and looking at the clouds moving across a beautiful mountain. Enjoying that moment and relaxing allowing your mind to just kind of recharge. Especially these days there’s just so much propaganda that’s happening in every facet of our lives it’s kind of hit an all-time high so I think mental health is way more important. Now and that includes anyone I don’t care if you’re in China or India or the United States or the Philippines you need your own mental health your own sense of well-being and so travel can help you with that and so just maybe travel out to a park or travel out to a national park in your own country or you know just think of someplace different that you want to go to or you can just get a little bit of quiet a little bit of peace of mind and so make sure to not just think about always doing something sometimes just taking a deep breath breathing in some fresh air and enjoying the quiet that’s what I mean by mental health

5. I think the fifth thing today I want to just talk about real quick is the ability to adapt to new surroundings and situations if you’re traveling hiking camping going somewhere internationally driving somewhere domestically you’re being exposed to different people different places different environments that are keeping your mind mentally sharp. That is allowing you to be able to handle new situations and every time you’re exposed to something new you’re that much stronger right you have it’s a form of information. So just kind of think of it like you’re picking up on data right if you think of it just from a data mindset everything you see everything you touch everything you hear is a form of sensory perception your mind is learning from.

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Camping Food Review – Alpine Aire Mountain Chili Vegetarian – John Gentry – ExploreTraveler

Sometimes we have different tastes and prefer different brands. I’m here to publish reviews about these different meals and yes sometimes talk about low-cost options. Dehydrated meals can be stored for a long time, and are great for camping, hiking, emergency prepping, and worst-case survival situations. We ship these and others to our friends, and family in the military and to others for camping and hiking in some of the best National Park spots in the United States.

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Camping Food Review – Low-cost grocery store options – John Gentry

These days costs can be an issue and it’s important to keep things in balance. I do find and use low-cost solutions from Alberson, Safeway, Trader Joe’s or you’re a store of choice. Since these products can last in the outdoors and can be used for several reasons such as long-term storage (Prepping) or for natural disaster survival. I will do more videos on this subject and try to help people prepare for camping, hiking, or for other reasons that have similar uses.

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Here so one of the things I like to do. I like to get tuna and these little nice packets they have they stay up well you know they’re protected from the elements, and it’s a pretty easy low carbohydrate with high protein. Another item I like to have on hand is a little mayonnaise. With it, you can’t go wrong, and with “Best foods” little bottles can be handy. So make sure to grab one while they’re sitting on the shelf.

So if you’re driving around your car, and you’re going on a little picnic or whatever your activity might be, this is a great idea and items to have on hand. You don’t have to spend a lot of money, and another item that I like to get is these little cans of “Vienna Sausages”. There are several different flavors to choose from they’re small it’s just a nice little easy snack kind of varies the diet they’re very low in carbs as well and they’re not too bad in calories I mean it’s like just let’s see 240 calories which you know even.

If you’re walking around a lot or a little consider getting some cheese sticks. I also get a certain kind of cheese because some cheese is lower than carbohydrates than others. One of them is goulda and I get these at Albertsons. I also get some swiss cheese it’s also very low in carbs I mean these two particular kinds of cheese they’re like it’s like zero carbs and some of you may know that I go in and out of the keto diet.

That’s kind of how I try to keep my weight down also uh jack links have zero sugar um beef jerky and it’s got some carbs in it so it’s like one carb per container I mean that’s not bad and sometimes I need a snack and these are my two favorite brands this is kind of a low carb chip replacement.

Pork rinds and it is let’s see there are eight servings in the bag and so it’s like eight carbs for the whole bag so hold back that’s pretty good so that’s some examples of some of the things obviously I bring some bottled water um there are a few other items from time to time that I get and I think I’ll make another video when I get some other items so until next time please follow us at exploretraveler.com I will continue to add these videos to the camping food article and so everything will be in one place so I’ll have a nice variety of supplies for you to consider thank you travel on

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