If the fisherman has the wit to put his (or her) bottles in the stream one presumes they have nearby for piscatorial endeavors, the Malt beverages need never be warm...
I too have spent nights under polyethelene, but never when I had access to better or the time to contrive something. One must be in physical condition to fish the back country and if you can't sleep, how can you fish? As far as the plastic sheet thing goes there are better alternatives and there is some point to going ultra light, after all how much do you really want to lug on your back, saving ounces saves pounds.

personally i prefer cheap beer on surf fishing trips, a left over from my youth. however after a long day pushing hedgerows or walking tote roads with the dog out front i do like a nice single malt (the glenlivet preferably). however at the hunting club after a day of driving deer whatever necter that flows from the tap is fine with me.

The last fine Cuban I smoked was on the bridge wing of our destroyer as we steamed out of the Persian Gulf on my last deployment prior to retirement. The Captain and I enjoyed the moment relecting on a successful deployment; one which we accomplished every task and were bringing every one of our sailors home not too much the worse for wear. A little leathery and sun burned maybe, but all in one piece. I think we had more than a couple of single malts in Melbourne, Australia some weeks later. Haven't had an occasion worthy of a cigar since.

Chivas Regal and Old Crow are all welcome at my camp.

I dont drink or smoke or cuss...

snobbery aside, sometimes the finer things are, well, fine...

Some things are good cos they r good, some things are good cos of the company while enjoying them, other things are good cos of the adventure that went with them.. in the end its all memories, so why not make them good ones?? I have good memories of sharing cheap beer with friends, and other of enjoying cuban cigars with family.. Snobbery doesnt exist really, cos we all like good food, nice clothes etc. But in a hunting fishing situation its not such things that should be more important than the hunting/fishing in itself and what companionship we have while doing it..

That said the really fine things for me is the one i make myself and share with my friends.. (even if its double distilled, double coalclensed moonshine with unknown proofrating and natural herbs for flavour, burn in the belly and the taste never leaves my friends mind ever!) And no ammount of money can buy that cos I made it:P

I'd Love a nice higher-end Bottle of wine with my backstraps, or a fine sipping whisky, and don't fault those who regularly partake in the finer things. I, on the other hand, am more of a bargain shopper. Watching the sale rack or newspaper fliers for the occassional decent buy. A $25.oo bottle of Pinot Noir tastes better to me when i get it for $12.oo. As far as beer goes, I like it cold, and macro-brewed, thanks, but there has been many an occassion I have toasted with my camp mates either after a day on the stream or a long drag from the deep woods, warm beer being all that was available, hit the spot just the same. It is what you make of it.

When I was in my twenties working for the Canadian Wildlife service carrying an 80+ lb pack and sleeping in a back pack tent, rolling my own butts etc, I was a happy camper. I loved that life. My body isn't quite as happy with that lifestyle as it used to be. I will never forget the first hot shower in over a month up in Inuvik though. The water is a tad cold in that neck of the woods. I'm still a cheap guy. I try to use only as much comfort as I need. Ugly Sticks catch fish. Just because the other guys on the river spent more on their waders than I spent for my truck I'm just glad to be living in this great country and this great age. Very few people in history have had the opportunities that a regular guy has here. If you indulge in the finer things in life, fine by me. Just make run for us ratty looking types. We love hunting and fishing just as much as you do.

I always go for quality over quantity on consumable items, if I have sufficient understanding of the product I am purchasing. I don't drink a lot of wine so I don't have a good understanding of the product. I like beer and ales and I'd rather drink microbrewed or my own creations. Good stuff tastes good even warm, the Brits do so on purpose! I dislike industrial beer and would have to have a real thirst on before I'd drink Bud (even cold!). There are political reasons too, especially with Coors, If I don't like the causes the brewery funds, I am not going to buy the beer and have money I spend channeled into politics I disagree with.
Most microbreweries are too busy making and selling ale to get involved in any politics that doesn't involve brewing, Not so the "industrial" breweries, that are about marketshare than quality product. As far as Bud goes, if you want beer made with rice, buy Kirin.
"Lite" beer is an abomination unto the Beer God. Besides it looks and tastes like urine, hence the joke that you can not buy it , you can only rent it, because it looks exactly the same before or after drinking it.
Take my word for it, if you start brewing your own, you'll never look back (if you do it right and have your equpiment sterile)

FloridaHunter1226 right on.