Re: [Philmont]: Coffe, tea or ......

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  From: E Fred Mussler
  To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
  Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 4:42 PM
  Subject: [Philmont]: Coffe, tea or ......

  One thing to remind the first timers is that the Philmont trail meals do
  not include coffee, tea, Mountain Dew or any other adult morning
  beverage. You must bring your own. There are some who subscribe to the
  idea that one should quit caffeine cold turkey, or do without the
  creature comfort of a good hot cup-a-joe. To those ideas I say "
  Hogwash!" Some of my best memories and most compelling moments have
  occurred with just me, my coffee and the beauty of God's country. I have
  had coffee with the glory of a mountain sunrise, the songs of the birds
  and even a 14 point buck. I always get up before the crew and brew my
  cup and have a private moment, before the crowd stirs. Never has the
  crew been able to get up and pack and be ready for the trail before I
  could do the same and have my morning coffee...

  To that end I am inquiring if anyone has a special blend for the trail.
  Over the past years I have always carried the coffee in a bag, along
  with equal tablets and small individual packets of creamer. While there
  is the issue of extra trash from the packaging and the wet coffee bag,
  it has not been a huge issue. One of my cohorts carries a premixed
  formula of instant coffee, sugar and creamer, and spoons it out one at a
  time. No mess and no fuss.

  My problem is that I am not real fond of the instant coffees that I have
  tried. They don't taste anywhere as near good as the bags or home brew.
  Any suggestions?

  For what its worth, there is always plenty of hot chocolate, the staffed
  camps always have an advisor coffee hour after dinner and of course it
  does exist at base camp.

  YIS
  Fred Mussler
  Scoutmaster Troop 357
  Raleigh NC
  bsatroop357.org
  Eagle Class of 75
  Philmont, 90, 98, 00,02.06-801
  Double H Charter Hiker 017-500A 2004

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Received on Fri Dec 31 18:36:15 2004