Ultra-Lightweight Backpacking Spice Kit (only 1oz.)

 by thatoneguydavid
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Step 4: Pick Spices, Fill and Lable Packets

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The spices I chose for my kit are these:
  • Lemon Pepper (excellent for fish if happen to be hiking near a lake or river)
  • Cajun Spice Blend
  • Ground Cumin
  • Onion Powder
  • Salt
  • Black Pepper
  • Cayenne Pepper

Once you have picked your spices, fill and label your packets and you are done. My kit came out to exactly 1oz, and I would guess this would be pretty typical.
 
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MrMakeveli says: Feb 26, 2012. 12:10 PM
Love it. I've used other containers but this is light and easy.
hweiss says: Sep 21, 2011. 9:00 PM
Try slurpee straws, you can use the scoop end to pick up the spice and shake it to work in the spice. You can also use the McDonald's coffee stirrers to scoop in the spice for regular straws.
bingo1912 says: Feb 24, 2011. 6:53 PM
As was stated earlier by the author, bubble tea straws will work well, they are a very large diameter straw, :)
SasquatchKid says: Jun 25, 2010. 11:23 AM
I made like 10 of these wow only 10 ozs to fit my entire spicecloset
ZEarwood says: May 14, 2010. 11:47 AM
totally awesome!!!
Locogus says: Jul 2, 2009. 6:27 AM
This is sweet! I take my chef roll with all my necessary cooking tools, but haven't been able to take spice (except in ziplocks-those things still take up a lot of space.) Thank you. Now I am inspired to invent an ultralight pepper mill...
will1225 says: Jul 1, 2009. 12:15 PM
Try using a flask funnel. They are usually small enough to fit in a straw.
ccyg8774 says: Jun 27, 2009. 8:14 AM
Due to the small size of the straws, the process of filling them would possibly drive me crazy... Is there a easier way? I used to find straws that are about 1.2 cm thick, but they are no longer available... sigh...
thatoneguydavid (author) in reply to ccyg8774Jun 28, 2009. 11:25 AM
I folded a piece of paper in half, put about a table spoon of the spice in the fold and pushed the open end of the straw in to it like a bulldozer. It took about 45 sec. to fill one.
w00ty32 in reply to ccyg8774Jun 27, 2009. 9:48 PM
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thepelton in reply to w00ty32Jun 29, 2009. 1:58 PM
You can funnel dry stuff with a cone of paper like thatoneguydavid was probably doing.
NL_Buddha in reply to ccyg8774Jun 27, 2009. 12:30 PM
Go to McDonalds and get a few straws there if you want larger straws.
thatoneguydavid (author) in reply to NL_BuddhaJun 29, 2009. 2:29 PM
McDonalds straws are white so you can not see how much you have left without looking in to the end. that is why I use Jack in the Box
Lynnea says: Jun 25, 2009. 10:41 AM
This is great! I think this would make great gifts for anyone who loves to camp and hike.
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