[Damian]

A two page thread on Pilot bread. That cracks me up. I forgot about that stuff. Tastes like rocks. Good thing about Pilot bread is you can leave it in your pack for a few months and it tastes just as good as when you bought it. It used to be a regular staple in my pack many years ago when I used to think the suffering part of hiking should extend into dinner time. Why do people insist on bringing crappy food with them hiking? I have never understood these things. Save your suffering for the trail. Eat like a king when you get there. Why bring Pilot bread when you can probably find an old shingle or root ball to gnaw on.

[Damian]

I remember that skit PIB. It was a mock commercial about a cerial named "Quarry". You must be old too

[Malachai Constant]

Hey I started this thread. The stuff is great on long canoe trips as it lasts forever due to all the preservatives in addition you can crumble the tings and use them for breading on fried fish . If you spread peanut butter on one it makes a full meal. Our kidz loved them and called them pie biscuits.

[Damian]

[Pipsissewa]

Found this when I searched "pilot bread" "The history of Nabisco starts in 1792, when Pearson & Sons Bakery opened in Massachusetts to make "pilot bread," a tough and durable biscuit to sustain sailors on long journeys. One bad thing about Pilot crackers is they move slow on the grocery shelf, hence, they can smell just like the store you bought them from (QFC). Haven't figured out a way around that, except to put sardines and onion slices, anchovies, something overpowering, on them. Still have to hate them on the 7th day.

[jenjen]

[jenjen]

Except that the lambasbread were supposed to be kind of tasty. The best thing that can be said about pilot bread is that it's bland. It's tasty enough after a few days out with peanut butter or cheese, or whatever. But then again, after a few days out I'm not exactly picky about what food tastes like.

[touron]

[mittelmana]

You rock. Been looking for sbpb for a long time. Can't seem to find it here in Portland, OR. BTW, I used to live in Richmond and I know Interbake Foods well, there next to the Science Museum. I used to be a volunteer paramedic and made an occasional run to the factory. We loved the free cookies!

[180pilot]

Yes I'm a pilot, as "pilot crackers" cannot be found often South of Alaska, I've started packing Matzo Crackers, same formula, (flour/water), thinner, more varieties, including whole wheat. These can be had without salt and have no transfats. 2.5 year shelf life. Find them in Kosher section of Markets. They come in large 7" thin sheets, easier to break then PC, but if packed correctly hold up well.

[ASBrauer]

When I last checked the Central Market in Poulsbo also carries the Sailor Boy crackers. My mom and grandma are huge fans, and they are/were the only place in North/Central Kitsap to get them. Not the closest place to get 'em, but one could also stop at Sluys Bakery for something even tastier and far less healthy.

[raz2sea]

QFC around the corner from me carries them. Was sooo happy to find them again after these were a staple, and on some days the only thing I had to eat, for me when I worked in Alaska many years ago. No one's ever heard of them in Chicago...

[reststep]

I will have to check Central Market next time I am there or Dave Weywrick could let us know if they still have them. It doesn't taste too bad with some peanut butter but it is best, I have found, to make sure you have some water available to help wash it down. I believe I was first introduced to Pilot Bread on a Camp Parsons hike in the 50's.

[ASBrauer]

[Bigfoot Jim]

So Razz: Around which corner?