Questions & Answers Week 06
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We carry small stoves with us that we use within the tent. These are used both to provide some warmth and to cook our food. (The stoves are not used when we are sleeping for safety reasons.) In addition to cooking our food, we use it to melt snow. Because we can't eat the snow (check out the H2O section of the A-Z under the Logistics tab), we even have to melt snow to provide us with water to drink.
We noticed on the diet profile for Mille that there are many foods and beverages that require heat. How do you heat them?
Conestoga 4th Graders
Conestoga
4th Grade
Pennsylvania
Depending where we are, this can vary greatly.
Most communities have electricity. This is not necessarily as a result of an electric line running into the building or dwelling. Typically, electricity comes from generators. We've been in communities before that have had to conserve energy and as a result, turned off all generators at certain times of the day and night.
The types of bathrooms in communities vary as well. Out on the trail, we are accustomed to using the great outdoors. When in communities, larger buildings like community centers and schools typically have toilets, etc. This may not always be the case with individual homes. The permafrost will often-times prevent the necessary plumbing required for running water so flush-toilets are not always available.
When you have traveled to villages on the various expeditions, what kind of modern conveniences do the villages have? Do they have electricity and bathrooms?
Conestoga 4th Graders
Conestoga
4th Grade
Pennsylvania
Our three favorites are: GORP (mix of chocolate chips, M&M's, nuts and raisins), dried apricots, and the Chocolate Brownie Clif Bar. Yuuummiii!
What's your favorite snack while you are traveling?
Sarah
If you fall into the ice, the first thing you do (once you are out of the water) is to roll in the snow!!!
This may sound a bit strange, but what happens is that the snow will act like a sponge, like paper towels, "sucking" the water, out of your clothing and away from your skin. Next your team mates will grab a bivy bag of the sled, you take off your clothing and you get into the sleeping bags in the bivy bag. If we have any warm water bottles we will put them in the sleeping bag with you , to help get it warm. Then we set up the tent, turn on the stove and get you inside in the heated tent.
Once inside the tent we will hang the wet clothing on the drying rack in the top of the tent. If we can't dry it in one night, you will have to use your spare set of clothing.
How do you dry clothes if you go into a pond?
Jacob
The quick answer is: We don't.
We either heat up our food to eat it or we simply eat it frozen, attempting to warm things (like Clif Bars) in our mouths. At times it is rather challenging.
How do you keep your food from freezing?
Steven
