Pack it in. Pack it out.

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  1. SINKTIPS_N_SUDS

    SINKTIPS_N_SUDS Initiate (0) Sep 9, 2014 Ohio

    I drink beer mostly at home, but steelhead season is here, and I'd like to pack a few beers for the trip. Cans obviously seem a better option, if only because you can smash them down when empty, but I wondered how many of you pack beer for outdoor excursions, and any tips to ease the process a little. Every time I take beer it gets shaken up from the hike to the river. Any beer hacks for an outdoor trek.
     
    #1 SINKTIPS_N_SUDS, Oct 12, 2014
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  2. readyski

    readyski Pooh-Bah (1,557) Jun 4, 2005 California
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    oscar blues are where you should start
    go with the 16 oz cause they're an even lb each
    there are others
     
    #2 readyski, Oct 12, 2014
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  3. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    Ten fidy is a great campfire beer.
     
    #3 SFACRKnight, Oct 12, 2014
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  4. HoppyBastard

    HoppyBastard Savant (1,149) Sep 6, 2013 Nebraska

    Just brew on site. Put a fish head in each bottle. "Steelhead Ale". You'll make millions!!
     
    #4 HoppyBastard, Oct 12, 2014
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  5. Dr_Bahmbay13

    Dr_Bahmbay13 Pooh-Bah (1,751) Mar 10, 2013 Michigan
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    Took some dark penance fishing last week in Oscoda. Going again this morning after work looking for chrome and salmonoids. Takin Vivants belgian double ipa's.
     
    #5 Dr_Bahmbay13, Oct 12, 2014
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  6. riverlen

    riverlen Pundit (852) Sep 16, 2009 Illinois

    Cans weigh less than bottles. There really isn't anything you can do about the beer getting shaken up a bit, get it cold and let it rest before you pop the top and be ready to slurp up any that spills over. Enjoy your outing!
     
    #6 riverlen, Oct 12, 2014
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  7. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    Fresh Two Hearted in cans, be ready if they get shaken up.
     
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  8. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
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    When I camp or do outdoor activities I always buy cans. There are so many great options that I don't feel like I am sacrificing anything for convince.

    pizza port is my go to camping. 16oz cans means less single bottles I need to bring.
     
    #8 GetMeAnIPA, Oct 12, 2014
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  9. Kinsman

    Kinsman Maven (1,457) Aug 26, 2009 Nevada

    Not sure what you're doing with your beer for the hike, but I always just make sure the beers are tightly packed in my pack so they don't have room to move around and I've never had an issue with them getting too shaken up. Stick them in a pool of water in the river when you get to your site and they'll stay nice and cool (this seems to help with foam mitigation too).
     
    #9 Kinsman, Oct 12, 2014
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  10. mr_monch

    mr_monch Initiate (0) Feb 15, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Cans win in the outdoors, and are easy to cool down even without ice. Just tie them in a back and submerge them in the water for a while. Plus, bottle breakage is not so much fun to deal with.
     
    #10 mr_monch, Oct 12, 2014
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  11. turbotype

    turbotype Savant (1,035) Nov 5, 2013 California

    I see you are in Ohio. Get some Bell's Two Hearted Ale cans and pack em' up tight. :slight_smile:
     
    #11 turbotype, Oct 12, 2014
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  12. souvenirs

    souvenirs Initiate (0) Apr 18, 2013 Canada (BC)

    The only time I buy cans.
     
    #12 souvenirs, Oct 12, 2014
  13. smanson56

    smanson56 Pooh-Bah (2,070) Feb 15, 2014 New Hampshire
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    HEADY nothing better to put in your backpack
     
    #13 smanson56, Oct 12, 2014
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  14. Smileitsfreetobehappy

    Smileitsfreetobehappy Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2014 Alaska

    cans for camping this IS SO EASY god take a few different OSCAR BLUES brews ten fidy, gubna, and old chub its a delicious trio and worth the weight to pack in toss in the river to chill slightly and ensue DELICIOUS WILDERNESS !
     
    #14 Smileitsfreetobehappy, Oct 12, 2014
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  15. Blueribbon666

    Blueribbon666 Pooh-Bah (1,669) Jul 4, 2008 Ohio
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    When they get shaken up or the possibility is there, it's time for a game of "Beer Hunter":wink:
     
    #15 Blueribbon666, Oct 12, 2014
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  16. blckout20

    blckout20 Initiate (0) May 24, 2012 Connecticut

    I have a few nice stainless steel 32 oz growlers that I bring hiking/camping. Stays pretty well insulated for several hours, definitely would recommend looking into it.
     
    #16 blckout20, Oct 12, 2014
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  17. powpig2002

    powpig2002 Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2012 Florida

    Weren't you from N.H. years ago. Say your name and picture and had a flashback
     
    #17 powpig2002, Oct 12, 2014
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  18. Kinsman

    Kinsman Maven (1,457) Aug 26, 2009 Nevada

    Yup. Moved to CA about a year ago.
     
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  19. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    I've got a couple of these I often take hiking: http://www.rei.com/product/830831/gsi-outdoors-nesting-red-wine-glass.
    Maybe invest in one of the insulated stainless steel growlers (aka Hydro-Flask), they'll keep stuff cold, or hot (i was at one of my local breweries recently, and a dude buys one. Then asks to get filled with clam chowder. He was going overnight hiking, but didn't want to carry along his cookset.), for a couple of days.
     
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  20. wordemupg

    wordemupg Grand Pooh-Bah (3,187) Feb 11, 2009 Canada (AB)
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    Another vote for Tenfidy, strong, canned, and I wouldn't want it cold anyways, stoked to have that one show up in my neck of the woods.
     
    #20 wordemupg, Oct 12, 2014
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