1/2 Gallon Challenge

imported
#1

There was a nice article in yesterday’s Philadelphia Inquirer
about the 1/2 Gallon Challenge at Pine Grove Furnace.
Featured Vagabond, Timber and Toothpick. Even my Mom
liked it, and she hates hiking!

Scamp

Scamp

#2

I was told by the Pine Grove folks that it had moved north a road to some other diner. The next road crossing after Pine Grove. The never have Neopolitan enyways. Who wants to gorge on butter brickle? Plain old choco would be good.

Bushwhack

#3

The trick is to not get something you really like, because after eating a half gallon of your favoirte ice cream, you won’t like it as much for a while. I think it was about two years before I could face pecan praline again :wink: I’m sorry the store at Pine Grove doesn’t do it anymore. It was fun to sit out on the porch and stuff yourself, then waddle to the hostel for supper and a rest. In the '80’s you had to draw a cartoon of your experience, and the owners would hang all the good ones up on the walls. But that was several owners ago.

Spirit Walker

#4

I read that article.

Aparently the one guy had a 25 pound pack with him. heh, not bad.

I am leaving for a month long hike starting at the Delaware water gap tommrow. My pack weights about 55 pounds. Eh, what can you do?

Currently the record time for eating a half gallon is something like 7 minutes which was acheived from some old fellow.

Novaximus

#5

Now I have to go thru hike again, so I can take a stab at a half-gallon. I almost chucked my cookies-and-cream after just a half-pint. Oh, and I even shared that with Split P! Man, I’m ashamed.

Ramkitten

#6

For shame. Well, no use crying over spilt milk. Now if they would just make that a half gallon chocolate milkshake, not too much on the sweet side…mmmmmmmmm:tongue

BW

#7

Turn the spoon upside down (so the ice cream points down) and you will probably avoid brain-freeze.

MrFreeze

#8

Hey, BW, a half-gallon chocolate shake and SUSHI! Now that’s livin’. (For those of you going, eeeew, the sushi is from another thread about hobbies. Eating sushi is one of mine.)

Ramkitten

#9

I’m not ashamed, a pint of ice cream is all I can take. I can eat a whole 6 pound chicken, a whole large pizza, followed by a whole calzone when I hit town. Now maybe if they had a blender, or would that be like blue blazing? :eek:

Blue Jay

#10

ramkitten, wasabi ginger shushi praline ben and jerries? doesnt shake my boat… i’m more a vegemite toast flavoured icecream extremist.

Bloody Cactus

#11

Mmm? wasabi chocolate mint with seaweed swirls. And rice sprinkles. K-Rab chunks.:cheers

Bushwhack

#12

I wished somebody had told me there was a record. I would have forgot about the cheeseburgers and fries before the 1/2 gallon. But I’m not ashamed of my 13 minutes. Flame lacked only a cup,…then hurled!!! No trophy for her. I have my spoon proudly matted and framed on my office wall next to my ATC certificate.

Papa Smurf

#13

Half way to Baxter
Five ninety nine will get you
some Butter Pecan
;O)

TJ aka Teej

#14

A half gallon is a lot, trust me, but have you heard of Gallon Bill? I hiked briefly with this guy last year, and he has done 1 gallon a couple of times. That’s sick!

Macgyver

#15

gottems! 1/2 gallon of bananna split! Skywalker downed one as well!

Flash

#16

I read a SoBo journal who ate 10 McD’s cheesburgers on his hike so I tried it and came up one bite short. I’m still insulted that I couldn’t finnish that one bike… it will go to the grave with me. I tried it again and came up three burgers short. My half gallon was easy aside from Bassman trying to make me laugh and throw up so he could finnish my ice cream off. I still carry the popsicle stick (spoon) in my wallet to impress unsuspecting people who ask about my trail experience.
TB

TurkeyBacon

#17

my wooden spoon was in my wallet. (i got it last year in just under 18 minutes. the temperature was 55 degrees and it was raining. i had to stop half way through to put my fleece on). and, then my wallet was stolen. i guess that will just give me an excuse to undertake the challenge again. next time- i’m going for the record. because, man, do i love ice cream.

grizzly adam

#18

There have been times when just a plain old dish of ice cream caused my brain to get a pain (or was that a frozen margherita?). Well, sitting at home watching TV, I have consumed many a pint of Raisen Rum ice cream. Could I eat a gallon? Who knows? I will have to make an attempt next year on the AT or should I go into training now?

Skylander Jack

Jack