Conceptual self-heating Vertigo container makes Philmont infinitely more bearable
By Darren Murph 
posted March 30th 2009 7:29AM
posted March 30th 2009 7:29AM
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posted March 30th 2009 7:29AM
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You could probably use friction to heat it more efficiently, but your soup will be shaken and the others will look at you oddly.
-more so even.
Shaken, not stirred.
*thumbs up* Thanks Vertigo!
Maybe this will be used to carry dinosaur embryos in Jurrasic Park 7?
"Nuh uh uhh. You didn't say the magic word" [repeat ad nauseum]
I don't know what's more sad: your Philmont reference or the fact I *get* the reference, from personal experience.
Oh sir, there is nothing sad about personal experience at Philmont. I've been as well. It is the experience of a life time. All be it a long, wet, hot, and treacherous experience, where there is very little drinking water, and the constant threat of bear attack.
However, this bottle does seem to have potential. Boiling water for the freeze dried food would be useful. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it would hold more than a liter.
I get it as well - I'm a scouter, and actually going for my second trip to the ranch this summer.
I miss Philmont so much. Maybe one day I will end up back there, only this time without any tools in my crew.
I've been to Philmont twice, and if you can't start a fire to heat your own food, then you shouldn't have even gone.
Get some skills, not some tech. The easy way out may be able to be bought with money, but surviving on your own is far more rewarding.
hahah, this reminds me of all of the crazy adults during scouting that would spend wayyyyy too much money on wacky gadgets just to have coffee in the morning, if you spent time in scouts you would know what i mean.
Ah, yes. They were always those potbellied fathers with robust booming voices. First into their landrovers when a rain drop fell, and last to be seen when ambiguous sounds arose from the woods.
as a former philmont camper and staff (backcountry on two treks- south country and north/south country both 110 miles+ and health lodge staff one season) you'd be better off if the thing were a "tobacco" smoker than food warmer.... it'd be much more practical...
I don't think I ever expected a Philmont reference on Engadget. Wow. That day has come.
@Mike: get a sense of humor
@p8ntslinger676: you are so right
Completely agree with both your comments and responses. At first I thought there was some new Tech company named Philmont... then I read the headline again and went, "Hey! I'm going to be one of 40 people that understand this reference!"
How does it work? Are you supposed to crank it by hand with that tiny handle on the bottom? I don't think they've done the maths, it would take literally hours of furious cranking to heat anything by an appreciable degree.
Maybe you underestimate how many hours of furious cranking philmont-goers are capable of after all that ... practice ... in the lonely woods.
Hey, I still have dreams of freeze dried beef stroganoff and honey/peanut butter on crackers occasionally. Where's my peak 1 stove? I know what's for dinner tonight kids. (went in 1983 and 1988)
Oh, I remember the beef stroganoff. Was there in '83 also. And the french oinion soup smelled so wonderful the next morning! And the poor guy who dropped half our powdered eggs on the ground. We didn't let him cook again!
@p8ntslinger676: I am hoping I am not the same, but sometimes I fear I am.
Went as a Scout in 84 and 87, went last year for WoodBadge and staffing this year, going to leave much of the "tech" behind
Just buy an MRE.
ditto
oops, wrong post dittoed....
Because it is just oh-so-hard to boil water with a regular camping stove.
Also, I really never expected for Philmont to make it onto engadget. I feel like I'm amongst an even more exclusive set of nerds now than I already was with the regular engadget crowd.
man, that brings back memories. Pemican bars, watching our other unit always set up camp in the rain (3 o'clock on the dot every day it rained), the excruciating last day down the plateau to the base camp, and the best blueberry cobbler ever!
"Pemican bars"
oh god... Those bricks. nightmares return.
You could burn them for HOURS.. in a fire.
I thought Pemican bars were made by that fire-starter log company..
Wow a philmont reference on engadget... Philmont was on of the best experiences of my life.
Kudos for BSA reference, I've hiked part of Philmont and it was epic. I still cant get over the jalapeno squeeze cheese and the powder that turns into scrambled eggs. Oh yea and hail and "sumping" everything. Awesome times.
Time to go pick up some Gorp. ¬_¬
one more way for the beerbelly scout leaders to gain more weight while camping. (notice how many adults in scouts are (slightly :) ) overweight.
ahh Philmont. 200 some square miles of beautiful New Mexico land.
Seally Canyon anyone?
This would be great right after Mt. Baldy. Anyone up for some sledding on the south face?!
And to this day I still ask myself why I just didn't go to Sea Base...
I'm shocked (and glad) to see so many comments about Philmont! All hail Wha Guru Chew! ('86 and '88)
Clever, though it seems like a bit much. I don't see how it would replace my JetBoil.
The Philmont reference is great. I was there in '90... Itinerary #22. Amazing trip.
Pemmican bars - and their cousin, the MealPack bars - were harsh though. And Spreadables... yeesh. I bet the kids have it easier these days.
Ha! I was actually a Philmont Ranger when I was just 20 years old back in 1993. I've still got my MSR Whisperlite that I carried with me then, and it still runs great.
This, errr, food heater (I hesitate to call it a stove) sure looks nifty, though. Can anybody who used both compare it to a JetBoil?
This thing would be fine if you're willing to carry it.
"An ounce in the morning is a pound at night"
Good on all the Philmont guys.
Now let's hear CAP/NESA grads chime in??
I'd use it as a Coffee cup. My coffee always gets cold... this would be a godsend.
Yeah Philmont!
I had to give up coffee for Philmont (have been addicted to coffee for 5 years, since I was 12).
It was painful, however, I don't think that this gadget would have done me much good.
Its cool to see how many people have gone to/staffed at Philmont.
ha! Never thought I'd see a refernec to pemmican bars here. The thing had a pic of an indian crapping in the bushes!
Nice Philmont reference! I really miss working there (staff, '05 Kit Carson) and the forge. Would have definitely been nice for those hikes on my off days too. NESA here too.
Good on ya. Thanks for serving.