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Here's an interesting looking product that will allow you to take that potassium laden 'nanner with you on the trail!
http://www.compact-impact.com/contents/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=112&category_id=27&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1
sorry for the hideously long url, but I dont know how to shorten them!
Appalachian Tater
08-03-2007, 13:14
Here's an interesting looking product that will allow you to take that potassium laden 'nanner with you on the trail!
http://www.compact-impact.com/contents/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=112&category_id=27&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1
sorry for the hideously long url, but I dont know how to shorten them!
Here's how to make short ones: http://tinyurl.com/
The banana case is a good idea but maybe not for hiking. I carried bananas on the outside of my pack in the stuffsack with my tent and poles. Worked great.
Here's an interesting looking product that will allow you to take that potassium laden 'nanner with you on the trail!
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WOW!
what an A-PEEL-ing idea!
hehehehehehe:D
D'Artagnan
08-03-2007, 13:25
I'm glad you identified the product. At first glance, my mind went somewhere else! :eek::D :o
The Old Fhart
08-03-2007, 13:40
Just buy banana chips and you won't have that problem.
This link (http://www.nutsonline.com/driedfruit/banana-chips/unsweetened.html?source=gaw&kw=cam3grp32AdA&gclid=CNO-o83t2Y0CFQIpFQodpn7qmA) that shows the nutritional value of banana chips is also very long but if you copy a long URL then highlight a word or phrase in your reply by left-clicking and dragging the mouse across it, then click on the little world/chain link icon in the toolbox at the top middle of the 'Reply to Thread' box, paste the link in the highlighted dialog box and press 'OK', you won't have to worry how long the link is.
Oh, I also assumed the item mentioned in the original post came less batteries.:D
minnesotasmith
08-03-2007, 14:12
Just buy banana chips and you won't have that problem.
Most banana chips available commercially include extra oil (usually the undesirable soybean oil), added salt, or added simple sugars, NONE of which the nutrient-minded LD hiker will want in his diet. Now, make your own, sure, that'd be a good trail food.
The Old Fhart
08-03-2007, 16:24
minnesotasmith-"Most banana chips available commercially include extra oil (usually the undesirable soybean oil), added salt, or added simple sugars, NONE of which the nutrient-minded LD hiker will want in his diet."If you had taken even a moment of your time to check the link I posted, you would see that the site I listed has an ingredient list for their banana chips that consists of just 2 ingredients, bananas and coconut oil-nothing else.
The rest of your post is questionable as well.
Midway Sam
08-03-2007, 16:26
Here's an interesting looking product that will allow you to take that potassium laden 'nanner with you on the trail!
http://www.compact-impact.com/contents/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=112&category_id=27&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1
sorry for the hideously long url, but I dont know how to shorten them!
There is NO WAY I'm carrying one of those things in my pack!
can you say "dehydrator"
slice em and dry em. it works for me.
Tom
no added oil here
camojack
08-03-2007, 17:49
There is NO WAY I'm carrying one of those things in my pack!
Oh, man! I just looked at the website...they appear to be "ribbed for her pleasure". :p
Is that a banana in your pack, or are you just happy to see me? :banana :banana
camojack
08-03-2007, 17:59
But seriously though, I actually like the "Tropical" trail mix available at Walmart; I've bought some for my last couple of trail excursions...it has banana chips plus: papaya, pineapple, raisins, apricots and cranberries, with a couple types of nuts, too.
Last time I got it I paid about $5 for almost 2 pounds... :) [<Walmart symbol]
It has coconut oil too, but when my cholesterol was checked last year it was fine...
can you say "dehydrator"
slice em and dry em. it works for me.
Tom
no added oil hereAnything special in the way you did it? I've dehyrated bananas and they never worked out.
I slice them mabye 1/4" thick and dry them. They come out nice and firm, but once in my mouth, they sort of melt and turn instantly to slime the consistency of a loogie.
They taste fine (the banana chips), but it's hard to swallow them without triggering a gag reflex.
bigcranky
08-03-2007, 20:10
Oh, Wendi, that is the funniest thing I have seen in a long time. LOL. Thank you -- I think I need the entire set. Gifts for the whole family! (Well, half of them....)
--Ken
Skidsteer
08-03-2007, 20:16
And such pretty colors!
wendy,
I cut them as thin as possible. I dry them way beyond firm. They end up like banana chips.
I do suppose they end up a mush in my mouth after chewing, but, then, so does every thing I eat.
Tom
Skidsteer
08-03-2007, 20:26
This is getting surreal.
The Old Fhart
08-03-2007, 20:30
Skidster-"This is getting surreal."Isn't that what Salvador Dali has for breakfast?:-?
Umm, there is so much I'd like to comment on here but I better not. :rolleyes:
- T
Skidsteer
08-03-2007, 20:40
Isn't that what Salvador Dali has for breakfast?:-?
Mmm,Hmm. With a lovely side of double entendre.
Isn't that what Salvador Dali has for breakfast?:-?
Yep! Thats what he had. Went on a fishing trip with him. He used a dotted line.
Dances with Mice
08-03-2007, 21:15
Yep! Thats what he had. Went on a fishing trip with him. He used a dotted line.And I'll bet he caught a flying fish.
The Old Fhart
08-03-2007, 21:46
DWM-"And I'll bet he caught a flying fish."And cooked it over a Burning Giraffe (http://www.allposters.com/-sp/The-Burning-Giraffe-1935-Posters_i1780928_.htm)!
Alligator
08-03-2007, 21:46
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sorry for the hideously long url, but I dont know how to shorten them!Make them as short as you like. (http://www.compact-impact.com/contents/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=112&category_id=27&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1)
See the globe with the link icon when you post?
Type what you want, then highlight the word(s) you want as the link. Click the globe/link icon and paste the address in the URL box.
The Old Fhart
08-03-2007, 21:49
Alligator-"Type what you want, then highlight the word(s) you want as the link. Click the globe/link icon and paste the address in the URL box."I said that in post #5. No more Moxie for you!;)
Alligator
08-03-2007, 22:00
I said that in post #5. No more Moxie for you!;)OMG I totally missed that please don't cut off my Moxie:o . And I cut into a good Dali thread swerve too:datz .
In my defense, I was reading from the top but I spied MS's name and quickly jumped down to his post while only 1/4 of the way through TOF's. I should shut up now as that will probably get me cutoff too. I'm getting my butt kicked in poker tonight as well. Oh heck, I'm going now but I might as well add that I think banana chips suck.
The Old Fhart
08-03-2007, 22:06
Alligator-"OMG I totally missed that please don't cut off my Moxie:o "If you missed it or forgot it because of The Persistence of Memory (http://www.moma.org/collection/printable_view.php?object_id=79018), you're excused. Sorry I snapped at you.;) I will bring Moxie next time.
Alligator
08-03-2007, 23:13
If you missed it or forgot it because of The Persistence of Memory (http://www.moma.org/collection/printable_view.php?object_id=79018), you're excused. Sorry I snapped at you.;) I will bring Moxie next time.No problem, I'll be looking forward to it. That is I think I'll look forward to, I can't remember if my tongue melted last time.
wendy,
I cut them as thin as possible. I dry them way beyond firm. They end up like banana chips.
I do suppose they end up a mush in my mouth after chewing, but, then, so does every thing I eat.
TomI'll try that, thanks. Maybe they were too thick. Thick works good for apple slices, so I just figured ....
Hm.. never seen that one before, Aerostich has sold one for a long time I think: http://www.aerostich.com/catalog/US/Banana-Guard-p-18434.html
minnesotasmith
08-10-2007, 06:24
If you had taken even a moment of your time to check the link I posted, you would see that the site I listed has an ingredient list for their banana chips that consists of just 2 ingredients, bananas and coconut oil-nothing else.
That oil is another relatively saturated fat, addition of which to bananas is a nutritive negative. Coconut oil is not much better than palm oil (often used in similiar applications), neither of which the nutritionally-aware hiker will knowingly add to his diet.
I'll pass on your banana chips, OF, while still concluding actual bananas are in moderation a good food.
I have bought packages of whole dried bananas before a bit chewey and sweet. Great snack. They come 9 or 12 in a pkg, can't remember now. Try looking in an asian grocery store or here (http://www.livingtreecommunity.com/store2/product.asp?id=104&catid=18)
Here's an interesting looking product that will allow you to take that potassium laden 'nanner with you on the trail!
http://www.compact-impact.com/contents/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=112&category_id=27&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1
sorry for the hideously long url, but I dont know how to shorten them!
i love home dried nanner's on the trail:cool: neo
http://www.compact-impact.com/contents/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=112&category_id=27&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1
It looks obscene.
Panzer