That's pretty close to my menu in the backcountry and on a boat (with the addition of canned fruit cocktail for a long passage), and it is actually enjoyable. Perhaps some of you have read the book by a guy who singlehanded a Flicka to the South Seas and around to North America. As I recall, he bought a few cases of DintyMoore beef stew and survived on that singular balanced diet. Would Spam have done the trick? As for teak: rails, handholds and companionway slides should absolutely be teak, because beauty is always worth the trouble. Teak decks and varnished cabin exteriors, forget about it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "W David Scobie" <wdscobie@yahoo.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 2:43 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: No Refrigeration when in my hiking phase in the late 80s and 90s i read about her ... think it was in BACKPACKER. believe the article was about 'ultralight' backpacking. dave scobie M17 #375 - SWEET PEA visit SWEET PEA's www-site - http://www.m17-375.webs.com --- On Wed, 8/12/09, Joe Murphy <seagray@embarqmail.com> wrote: All this discussion of foods brought me back to the 70's when I used to do a lot of backpacking. In a store in Vienna VA, Appalachian Outfitters, there was a tattered newspaper article about Grandma Gatewood who starting in her 60's hiked the entire length of the Appalachian Trail..... three times. Her food? Dried beef, nuts & Cheese, saltines, and vienna sausage!! She hiked the trail, not in super designer boots, but in Keds sneakers. Carried an army blanket for sleeping, a shower curtain for her shelter, and a rain cape. She carried everything in a sack that she slung over one shoulder. I guess when all was said and done the one question she didn't get from any of her 23 grandchildren was "What's for dinner, Grandma???"" Joe _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!