ALTERNATE BACKPACKING COOKING CONTEST

“Hey TownDawg, your Backpacking Cooking Contest has competition, but you tell me if a multimillion dollar corporation is doing it better? Compare the Titanium Chef Backpacking Cooking Contest, hereinafter abbreviated as TC, with Rodales, Inc. cooking contest:

Compare:

TC: Thousands of dollars in prizes.
Rodale: “hundred of dollars in gear”

TC: Advertised heavily a year in advance.
Rodale: Advertised 7 weeks in advance.

TC: Open enrollment to anyone, any state or country, any age.
Rodale: “OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE U.S”. but not the residents “OF FLORIDA, NEW YORK , RHODE ISLAND “and Puerto Rico , and not to anyone under the age of 18. They reserve the right to change these Official Rules at any time, in its sole discretion.

TC: Unlimited number may actually compete.
Rodale: Only 8 prescreened contestants will be able to actually compete.

TC: Only requirement are to show up.
Rodale: 17 detailed requirements to even be eligible for the prescreening.

TC: Towndawg created the idea on his own.
Rodale: Copied the idea from TownDawg.

TC: Winning recipe is the best backpacking recipe.
Rodale: Winner must also compete “in cooking challenges designed by the judges and to be announced on the day of the event”, so the winning recipe may not be the best backpacking recipe.

TC: Judges will be fair and impartial.
Rodale: Judges will uphold Rodales’ established record of fairness and impartiality.”

“in a kinda pathetic way..”

“I wonder if they like trout?”

“hey, Prosecutor..you thinkin' about fishing in Iowa?”

“TD better trademark 'Titanium Chef' before they steal that as well.”

“All good points Pros. bp'r sounds like a bad reality show.”

“Nothing beats trout on a stick.”

“Rodale sux.”

“woooohooohooooooow...”

“MHH, I am thinking of trout fishing in Iowa, and it will be a definite yes if they do any stocking before hand.

Hey, has anybody seen any advertising on this alternate contest other than at the bottom of page 104 of the April, 2004 issue of Backpacker?”

“go away trouble maker! Mohaaaaaaa!”

“I don't read that sorry rag, so this is the first I have heard of it.”

“It figures... think of a good idea, and soemone is bound to steal it from you.”

“C'mon you fisherpeople... Last weekend -- with waters just raging and a bit MORE than dirty -- I ran into a guy with a nice brown trout he had just caught.

I checked out one trail there yesterday... ooops! Better put it on the Yellow River thread... hehee”

“Backpacker sucks on sooooo many levels.....”

“Seriously, TownDawg, you oughta trademark Titanium Chef, because those #&%!$s at Rodale will steal it...that is if they quit smoking dope long enough to think of it.”

“Oooh, a new naughty word! When did a$$hole become verboten?”

“Oh jeeze, I gues you can. Sorry, Matt... :}”

“LMAO!”

“I'm thinking that an edit feature like they have on the Dark Side might be handy... :}”

“In my industry, when we find a hole in the software, that's called Quality Assurance...

So you've just done Matt a big favor, actually.”

“Hey, you know me, always glad to help...”

“BTW, you have email...”

“man i'm ticked off. why not florida? is it because they do not think anyone backpacks in florida? man i'm writing them a letter, let's see should i be polite...or..... maybe i will join the ranks of those banned from bp.com”

“Ain't there room for two? Go to both, go to your favorite, go to the one that's closest.”

“Howdy folks.. well well..

All this time, I thought we here at TrailTalk had discovered a good idea, and it appears -- -- that we were right.

** Think you've cooked up a dinner recipe that can't be beat? Submit it now, using the form below, and you may win a six-day REI Adventures hiking trip for two to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah, hundreds of dollars in gear, and—best of all—the title of America's Best Camp Chef. Winning recipes will also be included in an upcoming issue of Backpacker magazine. **

The interesting part is.. it sure does all look /strangely/ familiar.. ”

“Oh well.. as long as they don't try to call it Titanium Chef..

:)”

“Apparently REI was the only sponsor last year. An REI employee won first place in their first contest.

Title: "America's Best Camp Chef". Not when they exclude Florida, New York, Rhode Island and Puerto Ricans.”

“This is the worst case of sour grapes I have seen in a while.”

“sorry grapes?.. naw.. I'm flattered actually..

I knew it was a good idea.. :)”

“TD, you can get copyright forms for free at the govt copyright office website.

You really should put your name on that name.”

“So backpacker has a cooking contest as well, big deal?!

BP2go said this. Rodale is doing that! Get over it. There doesn't seem to be enough cheese in Wisconsin to go with all your whine. Pathetic sniveler.”

“Why don't they change the rules to make it more realistic:

You've goota hike 10 miles with a FULL pack (including your food and cooking gear).

The hike will be uphill, at least 2000ft.

Yuo gotta eat ALL of what you cook (anybody whose done high altitude hiking knows this will be the REAL test!).

Good Luck”

“BP2go said this. Rodale is doing that! Get over it. There doesn't seem to be enough cheese in Wisconsin to go with all your whine. Pathetic sniveler."
Gear Slut
07:22:42 PM
03/07/04

Whining about whining. How novel.”

“"Whining about whining. How novel."
StickmanWalking

Why not? I protest about protests!”

“Now THAT pisses me off. We may not have it now, but by God we have the cows and we sure as hell can make it. No wine for the whine, but we'll throw in some beer. So, keep on whining.”

“TopDawg: TC actually HAS those criteria..

hehe.. I'm assuming you were trashing the Rodale event??

TC4, look for it.”