Backpacking Food

[Aaron Brown]

I pack instant rice, like the chicken flavored kind, etc. I also pack the instant gravy packets (cheapest the better!), and instant mashed potatoes. Take along some chicken packets and/or tuna, throw that in with your rice, add a little water in your camp pot and bam, instant deliciousness! Don’t forget the crawdads either…

[M. Wood]

NOLS cookbook- great source.
If you can find dried re-fried beans they are awesome.

[hugo boots]

I have a dehydrator and its the bomb!!

I got a killer Jerky recipe thats tangy and good.

But, there are 2 favorite dishes I cook up and fix for backpacking.

One is Chicken in Wine over coucous.  The other is Down Home Chili.

I usually prepare double the recipes and eat 1/2 and dehydrate the rest.

Actually, thats a good test for backpacking food.  If you can eat it and prepare it at home then doing so in the backcountry should be a breeze.

You can get a good inexpensive dehydrator either at Wally World or Bass Pro Shop.  Get the “plastic inserts for fruit leathers” these are used for main meals, since they contain liquids that need to be dried.

MOST foods(dinners) can be dried if the FAT/OIL content is limited thats what spoils the quickest and easiest.

OH add to my favorites Lasagna.  I have dried that successfully and
its pretty tastey.

Do be aware that dehydrated food is VERY Heavy compared to
freeze dried, but 20 times better tasting, many of my dehydrated meals I pre-soak in boiling water then COOK to save fuel and cooking times, when on the trail.

Hugo

[Grant Wright]

Zach,

I went on a 7 night expedition last summer along the continental divide trail.

[dennis cluck]

Zach, one of my favorite meals is couscous (your choice) add cashews and small can of chicken. In less than 5 minutes your eating well. Prep is easy, just add ingredients in one of those glad storage containers pour boiling water on it and let stand for a few minutes. Clean up is even easier, just add your left over hot water to your empty glad container ,put top on ,shake well and pour off what little remains, dishes done.

[jarrod white]

MRE’s get em at military supply stores, and you get everything you need, right down to toilet tissue , coffee, and the peanut butter and bug juice is the best.

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