Comments on: Trail mix, Gorp or Scroggin – hiking snack food by any other name!

By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:19:26 +0000

Thanks Frank!
I’ve packed as best I could, but my pack Inc food and water is at 17kgs.
I’m going to take out a few odds and ends, and reduce my water from 5 litres to 4 litres.
If I can get it to 15, I’ll be happy.

Btw, I should have waited till after dinner to make my trail smash! I’m full of ginger and liquorice!! Lol.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:40:08 +0000

Well done Joel!
You have to start with the first step. Have a great time and let us know how you go. Remember, keep the weight you carry down. Makes for a much more comfortable trip.

Cheers
Frank

By: Joel

Joel — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:27:52 +0000

Im going on my first hike this weekend, in the Blue Mountains, out to Colo River, and I am really excited about it! Only one night, but its a good start.
I have done several lightweight camping trips on a motorbike, and I will be taking similar gear on this hike.
Thanks for all the info on the site. I was wondering how you prepare and divide food up for multi day adventures, and now I know!

I fear that I may make a bit of a habit of multi day hikes after this trip! lol

By: Cristina

Cristina — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:28:01 +0000

Glad you liked the pictures Frank! I got waaay behind on my blogging about NZ… was too busy living it!

The hiking in NZ was gorgeous! I didn’t have time (or skills) to do any of the multi-day hikes, but I did do several full day ones (famous Tongariro Crossing, the final day of the Kepler track near lake Te Anau, Mt Taranaki…) and I just loved it! The scenery is so different if you’re in the north or the south… in the centre of the island (N) or on the coast… Volcanic mountains or rainforests. All so gorgeous! And the trails are very well marked and easy to follow (mostly, I got a bit side-tracked on my way up a peak behind Queenstown), so for someone without much experience “off the beaten track” like myself it was a relief not to have to worry about getting lost! I did some hiking with my sister (who lives there), some all by myself, loved all of it!

NZ is well worth the visit! I’d say the only aspect I preferred when I was in Tassie, was the excitement of spotting wallabies and other critters in the bush. In NZ the birds are a lot more elusive… but once you get the hang of it, you’ll go nuts like me trying to get a decent shot of the bloody fantails who come and nag you and then flit away!

Oh, and advice for the Tongariro Crossing (most poppular 1-day trek in NZ): do it on New Year’s Day! It was my sister’s 3rd time and she confirmed that the mountain almost felt empty (even though there were a lot of people!)

cheers!

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:54:40 +0000

Thanks Cristina!
Did you enjoy hiking in NZ? We have not been there yet but it is on the list.

The fjord images on your site look great.
Cheers
Frank

By: Cristina

Cristina — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:02:46 +0000

It’s a good thing I just had breakfast or you’d have me heading back into the pantry to mix up some nuts and candy! I discovered this idea of mixing things when hiking with my sister in New Zealand last January, what an eye opener!
Loved your laugh-inducing recipe!

By: Jakkles

Jakkles — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:41:09 +0000

I add cubes of parmesan cheese to my mix to offset the sweet things with something savoury. Parmesan cheese handles warm weather pretty well too. As others have suggested, seeds are also good (although the small size makes them a bit fiddly).

I haven’t thought to use licorice allsorts…probably not a great idea for me, as I’d eat it all in the first half hour!

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:46:10 +0000

Sharon,
You are a legend! What a great comment, fantastic ideas.
Love the idea of using cereal for a change, our’s is very sweet….. (sorry for the delay in replying)

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:41:33 +0000

Thanks Alex,
Appreciate the feedback , enjoy your scroggin— I will check the links too….bane of my life…..
Frank

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:35:34 +0000

Hi there,
GREAT blog. Love the scroggin tips and (as a Tasmanian) the Overland track info. Just wanted to let you know that (unfortunately for me) a lot of your links aren’t working.

Alex

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 06:44:12 +0000

My Mix tend to have all sort of things
* Chocolate (what ever is on hand or I like when I go to the store – (i.e. dairy milk blocks chopped up or M&M’s, clinkers, choc chips I have even cut up small chocoalte coasted turkish delight bars and added them))
* Nuts (what ever is on hand or I like when I go to the store – Almonds, macadamias, cashews etc)
* Cereal (things like Nutra grain or Granola clusters or such)
* Dried Fruit (what ever is on hand, or I like when I go to the store, sultanas, raisins, craisins, paw paw, papaya, banana, apple, glace ginger apricots, flaked coconut etc etc)
* Liquorice or other lollies.
* Seeds (what ever is on hand, or I like when I go to the store – pepita’s, sunflower seeds etc)
* Apricot delight (if I have some lying about)
* Muesli or Protein Bars (cut them into small pieces and add)

Mix thoroughly and store in zip lock bags (or one big bag to dole out into smaller bags each day (depending on what sort of trip it is being used for (if Canoeing and leaving from a base camp each day then one big bag and take out a days serve each day etc).

I made up a batch of this today for my fiance using what ever I could find in the cupboards while trying to keep it somewhat healthy (it is to be used as an afternoon snack during next weeks – week of 13 hour days).

This particular one has – Nutra grain cereal, macadamia nuts, cashew nuts, pomegranate clusters, a handful of his breakfast museli (heavy on the fruity bits), mixed dried fruit (like what you use for making Christmas cakes – sultanas, raisins, glace cherries etc)), liquorice, chopped up turkish delight bar, some chopped up dairy milk chocolate block, coconut, craisins, chopped up fruit and nut with chocolate base protein bar. I think that is about it.