By: Blonde Two
Last week, some of you gave me good advice about what to replace my current, rather ancient looking emergency rations with. Suggestions included everything from jam sandwiches (haven’t had one of those in ages) to chocolate covered Kendal Mint Cake. I haven’t done the shopping for replacements yet but am looking forward to the prospect.
One very good suggestion was a banana. Now I would agree that bananas are a fantastic outdoor food – a picnic in its their own natural wrapping (no, don’t drop the skin on Dartmoor). I, however, have a rather poor history of banana management and have ruined many things, including my favourite Icelandic hat by leaving them next to bananas for too long.
Some kind soul suggested a banana holder and my lovely Mum found one sitting around her kitchen (it is that sort of a kitchen) and sent it to me. As you can see from the photo, it looks quite the macho hiking thing on the back of my rucksack. You may also have noticed that it is bigger than the average banana (stop it!) On opening the holder, I found that Mum had solved the overcapacity problem by including a banana shaped note which said “Small Banana” one end and “Chocolate Bar” the other. Mothers think of everything!
So thanks to my Mum. Do you think that if I start talking about down sleeping bags, she will find one of those at the back of her special kitchen cupboard too?
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Just to confirm
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That is a very cool thing indeed – I particularly love the different colours. Will Blondes One and Two fight over who has which one?
I have to eat a banana every day to keep up my potassium levels so I never take one out with me. You can get too much of a good thing.
Mr Blonde Two made a smoothie out of four over-ripe ones this week – don’t think he will be doing it again!
Very good idea the banana holder, as long as you remember to eat it, i had one but forgot to eat the banana, then one day found a gooie mess in the bottom of the rucksack!!
That is my big problem with bananas – they are ok for a day or two but after that …
Down sleeping bag not at all recommended. Lovely and warm – until it gets wet. After that, soggy, icy, and very heavy. And it takes ages to dry. Have you tried freezing bananas?