Thermos flasks in the wilderness
I've used the search function but in all the conversations about the stuff we haul around, I don't see much mention of one of my favorite tools, the thermos flask. Does anybody else use them?
I'm planning to head out for a couple of nights in the woods this weekend, leaving after work on Friday and getting home on Sunday. I'll be cooking up a batch of chilli before I go and will put some in my trusty thermos to have for dinner the first night. After that, I'll use it to keep water cool.
Seems to me a thermos would come in handy any time you were on the move. Particularly in wet and cold weather when a hot meal would be welcome but it might not be convenient to take the time to build a fire or set up the stove. If you have a fire at breakfast time, it's easy enough to heat up some coffee, soup, stew, whatever and drop it on your thermos to enjoy later in the day. Sometimes I'll put oatmeal and boiling water in my thermos before I go to bed and have breakfast all ready when I get up. Alternatively if it's hot, you can filter water from the stream and keep it cool and therefore, more appealing.
Just me?
