Craft Night!

So it's craft night over here at Out And About.  

Who's EXCITED?

Well, not PS, but I hope YOU are!  Everyone should be excited and waiting with baited breath...because this is a backpacking craft.  Oh yes, my dears, what could be better than crafting for a future trip into the backcountry?  Especially when there are still several inches of snow on the ground from the latest winter storm.  Planning and crafting for a hike is a poor substitute for the real thing, but it's better than nothing.

DISCLAIMER:  I am in no way taking credit for these ideas.  I have linked to the sources that I used.  I am only trying them and letting you know how it went.

Here we go.  I was surfing Pinterest again and dreaming of warmer weather when I stumbled upon this little backpacking tip from Brian's Backpacking Blog.  Single use antibiotic ointment packets.  You can read the full description on Brian's blog.

Notice the fantastic Christmas gift from my sister serving as the work surface :)  

I couldn't find clear straws at my store (and I wasn't willing to drive anywhere else) so I went with the colorful variety.

Drum Roooooollllllllll!

Hey little guy

Really little...

Yeah, my pliers were dirty.  (ashamed)

The whole process took about 5 min.
Now, it remains to be seen if these little guys will hold up to being smooshed in my first aid kit which will be smooshed into my backpack with all the other stuff.

This little adventure ain't over y'all!  I also saw this on Pinterest.  You can put spices in straws too!  Of course!  And since I'm no quitter (at least where crafts are concerned), I gave it go.

Now you may be saying, "But PNB, how do we get the spices into the straws?"

I present to you, THE PAPER FUNNEL:

Make it work, people.

Just cut them open on the trail to season your favorite recipes and then seal them back up with a lighter and your multi-tool.

Get out there and put stuff in straws!