Trail Recipe: Spaghetti with Meatish Sauce

August 24, 2014 scottmcnamara 3 Comments

You’d be amazed how many calories you burn when wheeling. Yes, you are sitting down quite a bit. However, you are constantly climbing in and out of your Jeep to scout obstacles, running ahead for that photo, scrambling up hills with winch lines, etc etc.

So it is important to eat well.

On the Rubicon trail earlier this month, I decided to use some Beyond Meat Beefy Crumbles and Field Roast Italian sausages to whip up a sauce so meaty, it would make Ted Nugent blush (disclaimer: He’s an a$$h*#! and I can’t stand him).

Beauty shot of fake meat awesomeness. Photo (c) Jason Martin.

Anyway, even though this is a simple recipe, it bears writing as it is super easy, delicious, and will be the envy of your camp. Trust me.

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Trail Review: Gold Lake 4×4 [California]

August 23, 2014 scottmcnamara Leave a comment

On our way to the Rubicon trail this past August, I was looking for a camping spot where we could break up the drive a bit, and also enjoy some camping.

After a bit of Googling, I found out about the Gold Lake OHV trail in Plumas National Forest, in California. I plotted the coordinates into my GPS, and our small group of rag tag Jeepers soon departed from Oregon.

The trail was easy to find, after a long climb into the mountains. After following the signs, we met the trail head. We all decided to air down (even though it is a short trail) however the number of people that were passing us combined with the fact the campground can fill up quickly led us to abandon the air down and get to the campground.

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A Day In The Life Of Something I Know Nothing About: Vegans

August 18, 2014 scottmcnamara Leave a comment

I was recently interviewed for a POV on veganism for the BDC blog!

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Product Review: Victoria Vegan’s Arugula Alfredo Sauce

August 17, 2014 scottmcnamara 2 Comments

Hold the flippin’ phone.

That was my first thought when I both tasted this sauce AND read the nutritional facts. I never liked dairy-based Alfredo. Honestly, the 400 grams of fat (#exaggeration) per milliliter was gross.

So when I saw only 5g of fat per serving for Victoria Vegan’s alfredo, I jumped on it.

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Product Review: Factor 55 Flatlink

August 10, 2014 scottmcnamara 2 Comments

If you Jeep anywhere worth Jeeping, you know the feeling: You’re stuck, and grab the hook on the end of your winch line, running it out to whatever anchor point you need to use. And you have a hook.

What the heck are you supposed to do with a hook!?

Enter the product line of winching accessories from Factor 55.

I was interested in their Prolink “thimble” that acted as a quick attachment point for the end of the winch line. After the install, I noticed it protruded out quite a bit, and I worried about that first careless person that nosed into the parking spot a little too far.

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Trail Recipe: “Ruburritos” for Breakfast

August 9, 2014 scottmcnamara 1 Comment

When jeeping for a long period of time, nothing is more important than a hearty breakfast. On our recent trip along the Rubicon Trail, we woke to a chilly Sierra morning and I decided to warm up with some breakfast burritos.