Actually not, this was exactly my intention. I would take a bowl big
enough for the 2 servings, rehydrate in it and wait the appropriate
'softening' time, then split the meal with a partner... half the food
going into his bowl, the other half consumed by me out of the bowl
large enough to mix up both servings. In reality, only half the bowls
would have to be larger. When I think of other cooking gear, I think of
the small containers of spices, S&P etc that I will want to have to
liven up the trail meals as well as my spoon etc. If your meal partner
is generally your tent mate, a slightly smaller bowl could nest within
the larger one, contain all the meal time gear for both and be part of
the gear split.
My other post wasn't written too well and I didn't notice it until it
came back. Sorry for the confusion.
Kevin
--- Alan Thomson <abthomson@goes.com> wrote:
> Comment ...
>
> You missed a point which is a much better idea than carrying extra
> bowls
> AND having to clean them. As you note, the ingredients for some of
> the
> meals will separate in the packages. In that case, thoroughly mix
> all the
> ingredients in one bowl, then divide the dry ingredients between the
> two
> bowls, and finally add boiling water to each. The volume of water
> added
> is always greater than the volume of the ingredients, so they will
> easily
> fit in one bowl that is large enough for half the meal after it is
> re-hydrated.
>
> I can't wait to try this method and see if it works as well as I
> think it
> will.
>
> - Al Thomson, 726P2
> Troop 236, Schooley's Mountain, NJ
> Kevin Mineart writes....
>
> At any rate, I really like the coffee pot and cup-o-meal idea. I
> think
> if you plan to do this and the meals are in 2 serving sized portions,
> couldn't you do a similar method but instead of trying to split the
> package, just make sure the cup(s) or bowl(s) you use are big enough
> to
> hold the entire amount of food and then split it between your partner
> after it has rehydrated. This would eliminate, for instance, one
> partner getting all the noodles and the other getting all the sauce
> (or
> similar situations.) If lexan or plastic bowls are used, the
> additional
> weight for a slightly bigger bowl would be negligible. (May even find
> a
> bowl with a lid, then other meal time gear could be stored together
> inside the bowl.)
>
>
>
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