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Final word: They DIDN'T WORK. Checking the little sandwiches after about 2 weeks in zip-lock baggies showed mold on probably half of them. Out they went...

Very interesting, Brambor. That's exactly what it looks like. My trip is still over a month away so there's plenty of time for empirical testing!

Thanks, TCD and peakbagger... Crackers sound good. They remind me of Jack London's "Love of Life" in which a fellow stashed hardtack in his clothes after making it to rescue. Cool. In one of the boxes already assembled are 8 flour-tortilla/PB&Nutella "sandwiches"! After a few weeks of...

Thanks, Harp... you're probably right. My hope was that because this is DIFFERENT bread than the usual everyday kind it might last longer. The manufacturer's web site says 8 days, after opening the package; maybe that should be trusted. This bread has no preservatives, just "organic spelt,"...

Does anyone have experience with a dense whole-grain organic bread with "The Baker" brand name? The product I have (purchased at the local Giant) comes in a package about 4"x5"x2", containing 8 slices. Each slice weighs about 58 gm and has 150 calories. Will it mold or spoil if it's packed in a...

Woah... less than a week to my departure for Switzerland, and you guys have me rethinking my whole strategy. But the tarp, Z-rest, and sleeping bag weigh only a few pounds. Maybe I can get along without the stove and fuel canister... how about the water filter? EDIT: If anyone is wondering why...

Mohamed, you've walked this route...is my hope of "wild camping" feasible, or should I just plan to use the huts and hotels? I've seen various opinions about Swiss wild-camping, from "illegal" to "officially discouraged" to "OK." (I think it's actually illegal in France, but I won't be there...

Wow, thanks, Mohamed! I'll spend some time this evening with this excellent resource.

Got it too, using Sardog's method. I really need to learn more about how to use Amazon.

I'd love to hear from any of the VFTT group with experience hiking and backpacking in Switzerland. Some of you may recall my 7-week solo backpacking trip in Scotland last summer ( http://werdigo49.com/ ); in fact, advice from members of this group was very helpful. This is what's in the works...

Thanks for your comments! I'm especially grateful to those who offered advice when this trip was being planned. If it seems as if I'm in a lot of the photos, that was at my wife's request. She says she prefers those shots to my many landscape pictures, and since I was leaving her alone for a...

Some of you may remember this thread from last Spring, in which I asked for advice about my early-summer 2011 seven-week backpacking trip to Scotland: http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?t=39716&highlight=scotland I have finally posted photos of that trip. They're on this website...

I arrived home last night about 7:45 PM EDT... long day; I'd arisen, in a Glasgow hotel, at 6 AM local or 1 AM EDT! The flight, US Air 769, was excellent, though. Creag, here's a bit about my days in the Cairngorms. They were fantastic. I really only got a taste of them! On Saturday July 2...

Finished Speyside Way Sunday. Going to get knowcked off this library computer (Ft Wm) so that's it for now! OK, today I have a new 15-minute chunk of time... I finished the Great Glen Way Friday, I think it was, June 17, and spent a few days at the Inverness Student Hotel (Sat, Sun, and Mon)...

Thanks for your note, Creag. I'm always going to wonder if I bailed too soon, the result of a rough first day. (I've had bad first days in the 'daks too, and gone on to some very successful hikes.) When I was a kid, navigating northern Vermont woods and fields, we often had no paths. We just...

Progress report #2 I'm at the Inverness Student Hotel now, and will be here through Monday. After staying a few days at Ft. William Backpackers, nursing a swollen ankle, I headed for the Cape Wrath Trail on Wednesday (early June), taking the train to Mallaig (as Creag suggested) and getting...

Progress report I'm at the Fort William Public Library, using their free internet access. So far... Day 1: Landed GLA 7AM from Phila, right on time. Got fuel at Nevisport and out to Milngavie, started on West Highland Way at 11:00 AM. Easy first day walking (I needed that, after losing 5 hours...

Thanks, Alistair and Josh! I just registered at the Bushcraft site -- it does look like a good group. I need to lurk a bit before doing any posting! I think I've been obsessing too much over this canvas bag. A new one is only about $17, and I can probably find someone to hang onto it anyway...

Thanks, John, Rickie, and Paul! Very helpful suggestions, and the video was really cool. I still have a week or so to experiment with this thing before my trip to Scotland, so as soon as it stops raining I'll grab the tarp, stakes, and poles and head for the back yard!

My departure on this adventure is in a little over a week! Hillwalker is already over there. I emailed Tiso Outdoor Experience, in Glasgow, to ask if they could store the canvas army-style duffel bag in which I'll be transporting my backpack and poles on the airplane, and they said "no." I...