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Ike Jutkowitz (Ike) - BPL Premium Member

My Locale Central Michigan
About Me Grew up in the Adirondacks, with my first backpacking experiences on the Northville-Placid Trail. Avid fly fisherman and runner, occasional rock climber and mountain biker. Now living in Michigan which has put a damper on vertical endeavors.
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re: freeze dried chicken
Bill, I tried it tonight, and the packit gourmet chicken rehydrated in about 5 minutes with cold tap water. I try not to sample dehydrated foods at home without the seasoning of a good hunger, but...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Meat for Dehydrated meals
March 04, 6:35pm
short pads
Jennifer, I love my short inflatable xtherm. Incredible winter insulation at under 11 oz. I prop my feet on my backpack to keep them off the snow. This has provided adequate insulation down to -11...

In GEAR » For those of you who love short pads...
March 04, 1:58pm
re: Midwest hiking
Hi guys, Finally got my March schedule. Hopefully I'll be able to join you for the Friday-Saturday (contingent on wife and kids activities) but not Sunday. Sounds like Dana's and Rog&#...

In Hiking Partners / Group Trip Announcements » Northern Midwest Hiking-Centric GGG @ Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
March 02, 2:47pm
freeze dried meat
I regularly use the freeze dried sausage and chicken from packit gourmet. Both are great. The chicken rehydrates amazingly well, and tastes closer to real chicken than any dehydrated chicken I'...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Meat for Dehydrated meals
February 28, 12:09pm
Favorite octopus meal
This is totally not relevant to backpacking, but I brought some octopus back from Alaska this past August and am looking for suggestions. Last night I quickly pan seared some and was surprised by t...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Favorite octopus meal
February 27, 12:49pm
Best wildlife encounters
Charged by this grizzly in Alaska on account of a dispute over some fish, not one of my best encounters. This was actually my favorite. On the NPT in the Adirondacks, the trail crosses right...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Best wildlife encounters?
February 25, 6:25pm
Apology
Sorry guys. I did not mean this as a tease. The study was performed with the BPL audience in mind, and we had a great time doing it. A form letter acknowledging receipt of the proposal and stating...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » How safe is your food? Investigating the effectiveness of odor-proof bags
February 25, 5:31pm
Re:
Thanks guys. This was my first lay publication submission. Guess I'm just used to the formal review process of scientific journals. In any event, I will post an update as the project develops. ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » How safe is your food? Investigating the effectiveness of odor-proof bags
February 24, 11:34am
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Greg, I'm fairly well in tune with the forums. I was referring to the editors of BPL. I had submitted the proposal almost three months ago but had not received acknowledgement of submission o...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » How safe is your food? Investigating the effectiveness of odor-proof bags
February 24, 9:08am
Odor proof bags
In December, we completed a randomized, blinded, and controlled study investigating the effectiveness of odor-proof bags using a trained K9 model. Unfortunately, the topic does not appear to be of ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » How safe is your food? Investigating the effectiveness of odor-proof bags
February 24, 8:47am

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