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What goes into your trail mix, gorp, or whatever...

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Arkansas Man

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04/01/2005 01:21PM

I ususally put dried banana's, pineappple, apricots, papaya. Planter's mixed nuts, black walnuts, and home roasted pecans. And M&M's plain, peanut, peanut butter, crunchy, almond.

In a large mixing bowl is one package of dried banana, one package of dried pineapple, one package of dried apricots, one-half package of papaya, one small can of mixed nuts, one-half bag of walnuts, and a cup of pecans, one-half bag of each of the M&M's... I then mix and put into gallon bags, or quart bags as needed. Last year, 4 people, two men and two women ate 4 gallon bags in 5 days...

What do you put into yours?????

Bruce

Good Paddling, Great Fishing, and God Bless All...

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woodpecker

04/01/2005 05:28PM

Hey Arkansas, did you take a pack just for trail mix??
Just kidding, I love that stuff too. The "blend" you make sounds good....

I go with dry roasted peanuts, (or mixed nuts), raisins--home dried, plain M&Ms, and maybe some other dried fruit....but not too much, as dried fruit can do a number on some people...HA

Woodpecker

"The way of the canoe is the way of the wilderness and of a freedom almost forgotten."---Sigurd F. Olson (The Singing Wilderness)

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Windlaker

04/02/2005 09:10PM

Mine is real simple....

Cashews, M&Ms, Raisins.

WindLaker

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Arkansas Man

Moderator

04/04/2005 07:21AM

I didn't take a separate pack... but I did carry the food pack :-)...

Bruce

Good Paddling, Great Fishing, and God Bless All...

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Malachi

04/04/2005 07:45PM

Usually I just take peanuts, about two handfuls a day but this year im going out on the edge and might mix in some raisons.

Nothing Really Matters, Everything Is Arbitrary

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Arkansas Man

Moderator

04/05/2005 07:20AM

Nothing quite like living large and on the edge in the BWCA... Right Malachi?

Bruce

Good Paddling, Great Fishing, and God Bless All...

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crazypaddler

Guest Paddler

04/05/2005 04:14PM

All the goodies you can imagine..
but you can make your own granola to go in it too!

Quick oats
peanut butter (lots)
Corn syrup
veggie oil
Mix it all up and bake at a low temp for quite a while
Sooooooo good!

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Malachi

04/06/2005 09:53PM

Ha Ha, nothing quite like it at all. It makes you think, people usually think of "the good life" when you're up in the BWCAW or maybe just fishing on any lake or camping. Generally any situation which is not a normal day or schedual. Why then, I wonder, do so many people submit to a consumerism lifestyle, where you have to work at jobs you hate (I know not everyone hates there job) to buy things you dont need (reference "Fight Club"). Maybe I'm in the minority but being up in the BWCA is less stressful, more necessary hardwork, more fun, and just all around better. I wonder why more people do not try to live like that on an everyday basis as opposed to only allowing themselves the pleasure for one week a year?

Nothing Really Matters, Everything Is Arbitrary

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Brent

05/26/2005 08:47PM

Star Wars Plain M&Ms
Planters Salted Cashews
Planters Honey Roasted Penuts
Planters Salted Sun Flower seeds
Rasins

It's not really GORP so much as just nuts, rasins and chocolate! But it's way good and full of energy!

BTW... this year is my first trip and that's my first batch of snacks!

God Bless and good paddling!

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ekffazr

05/26/2005 10:56PM

Malachi

Kudos to you I couldnt agree more......just wish it were possible

He, who would give up freedom for security, then neither deserves nor will receive either. -- Ben Franklin

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canoerone

06/08/2005 03:54PM

I don't make my own trail mix any more. I buy mine at WalMart. Their Tropical Trail Mix is better than any that I have tried to make and cheaper in the long run.

canoerone

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skywalker_128

08/04/2005 06:59PM

Malachi-

You're ablsolutely right. Everything is better in the BWCA. It is sort of my "office space" dream to just do up there as much as possible. Just relax and explore the entire wilderness. Maybe write my own book like Beymer's. Except I would mix it up a little (his are pretty dry and don't have nearly enough detail). I really envy the people who are outfitters up there. Voyager north, maybe you could answer me on this. Can you go out every week or two, or are you too busy? If you can, you are really living the life.

L. A. Goddard

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graywolf48

08/07/2005 11:59AM

Cashews big jar, peanuts big jar honey roasted, big jar salted, sunflower seeds cup full, small bag dried apricots, rasins big box, big can mixed nuts, pound or two m & m's, gonna add this and see how it goes over, cup or two of Dr Pepper jelly beans.

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landoftheskytintedwater

01/19/2006 05:41PM

This is making me hungry. I keep it simple: Plain M&Ms, Salted Peanuts and Raisins. My ratio is usually 2-1-1 with peanuts being the 2.

What do people use for gorp. I remember having this when I went to the boundary waters when I would go with camp in the summer. i remember peanut butter and chocolate of some sort but that is about it. Would love some good ideas though.

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jmunch

01/20/2006 08:32AM

Cashews, honey roasted peanuts, dried bananas and other dried fruit, Reses pieces, M&Ms, & yogurt covered raisins.
How much do guys usually take per person per day?

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DamonR

Guest Paddler

01/20/2006 09:37AM

Dried Tart Cherries, dried cranberries, and or dried blueberries to go with the cashews and Nestle morsels.

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backpacking5

01/20/2006 11:36AM

Peanuts, peanut M&M's, Cashews, Mixed nuts, Gummi Bears. My husband doesn't like raisins so I use the Gummi bears for some thing chewy and sweet. Thinking about dried cranberries this year.

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Bannock

01/20/2006 02:00PM

My GORP ratio is a one-gallon zip-lock bag for four people on a five-day canoe trip providing there is other snack food as well. I also take some M&Ms, jerky, granola bars, etc. That's just snacks - not lunch items.

BTW - I, too, really like the Walmart/Sam's Club Tropical Mix. I'll take a lot of that. Then I'll either buy their regular Trail Mix or make my own. My own always is different, though always contains M&Ms, almonds, cashews, and garlic sesame sticks; Sometimes has Shelled Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Granola (or some kind of cereal), Raisins, and other stuff.

Bannock

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brunsdennis

01/25/2006 02:11PM

I've made this for four years now:

1 box of Granola, can of honey roasted peanuts, box of raisins, large bag of chocolate chips, large bag of plain M&M's, some dried fruit like cranberries, and sometimes cashews.

This usually makes about 1 1/2 ziplock bags (gal size). This has never lasted more than 3 days in the BWCAW. I have to hide it someplace in the car or the boys get into it on the trip coming up.

"Always leave the woodpile higher than when you found it." (Dad)

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realandrea

04/28/2012 06:04PM

Raisins, peanuts, m & m's, pretzels, and I might try dehydrated strawberries if I can find them in big enough quantities this year.

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h20

04/29/2012 05:45PM

All sound good, I like to throw a handful of wasabi peas in..zings it up.

Buy the ticket, take the ride .Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

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Scout64

04/29/2012 09:37PM

And dried blueberries

"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit."

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RaisedByBears99

04/30/2012 01:57AM

I'm afraid I found out I can buy this at Sam's club cheaper than I can make it at home. Really like their mix too.

Most recent home made batch, pears, apples, strawberries, pecans, peanuts, cashews, raisins, and bananas. All fruit home dried.

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MeatHunter

05/13/2012 09:47PM

I simply reach down behind the cushions on the couch and grab handfuls of whats down there. Popcorn, skittles, cereal, M&M's, ect. Be sure to remove any legos or coins from the mix as they are hard on the teeth.

Some people see nature as being made "Just for them", and view others as an invasive species.....

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HammerII

05/13/2012 09:52PM

Two years ago instead of the gorp for a trip a friend showed up with what he called "home made energy balls". If we would have had the time we would have traveled to the local store and made something else right then and there. But with fishing on our minds we decided that we would berate him the whole trip so that he could learn his lesson about screwing with the classics. The problem was that they dang things were easy to eat, tasted great and well we liked them. They were small sized balls about 3/4" of a inch apart and he had made 5 different kinds using different stuff. You could reach in and grab a couple and be good to go.

the basic stuff was made with this and he changed out a stuff and added other stuff. If they were too sticky he rolled them in different stuff like ground nuts, and coconuts.

3 cups whole-grain cereal (e.g., puffed wheat or Kashi type)
1/2 cup chopped nuts or seeds (or a combination)
1/2 (or up to 3/4) cup chopped dried fruit (one fruit, or a combination)
3 tablespoons ground flaxseed
1/3 cup creamy nut or seed butter (e.g. peanut, cashew, almond, soy; natural style is fine)
1/2 cup honey (or brown rice syrup, light molasses, sorghum, or maple syrup)

Roll into balls and coat as needed for taste.

While they haven't replaced gorp in our group we include these a couple of times a years for something different.

panic kills

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Longpaddler

05/15/2012 06:51AM

the usual combinations of the above...but I add sesame sticks. They add just the right amount of crunch and salty...

..there is nothing- absolute nothing- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats - Wind in the Willows

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Ole496

05/21/2012 01:50PM

Ole's - "Norwegian Grab Bag"
For the BWCA

Great grab and go snack for canoeing, hiking and biking. This recipe is my personal favorite.
"There are many like it but this one is mine" - FMJ

12oz. (3/4 lb.) Dried Fruit Mix (Fleet Farm)
1 lb. (16 oz.) Yogurt covered Raisins
1 lb. (16 oz.) Peanuts
1 lb. (16 oz.) Butterscotch Chips
20 oz. (1.25 lb.) bag of Chocolate M&M's
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl, use 1/2 c. measuring cup to scoop into snack size bags. This should yield approximately 24 grab bags. Enjoy!

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BWPaddler

05/21/2012 04:29PM

quote MeatHunter: "I simply reach down behind the cushions on the couch and grab handfuls of whats down there. Popcorn, skittles, cereal, M&M's, ect. Be sure to remove any legos or coins from the mix as they are hard on the teeth."
Are you living in my house? Ah, probably not, you didn't mention any clothing or remote devices in your list. Fun-ny!

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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