Food Help Por Favor

“Robert and I are going on a Nankoweap hike. Our permit is for seven nights so we need 8+ days of food. Room in the packs and weight are considerations. I loaned out my ti zip stove and if I can't get it back then fuel will be a consideration too. We should have some trout to eat as Robert will be fishing. I would appreciate responses from some of you that have been out for that long. What things did you come up with that were light and compact. THX in advance--Mary”

“Take stove top stuffing.Buy the premixed kind and put in baggies. It really makes a good hot meal.They also make ckicken now that comes vacumed sealed.It's by the tuna or canned chicken. Mix chicken and stuffing together and you got yourself a little treat. HAPPY TRAILS”

“It you want some gravy with your chicken and dressing, grocery stores carry various gravy mixes--I'm not sure of the exact name, but it's something like "Hunter's stew/gravey mix" where you just add water. You can make separately or add just a bit to your dressing.

Variation on a recipe "Thanksgiving on the Trail" I found somewhere.”

“In addition to the normal home-grown / home-dehydrated offerings, are Packlite foods, they have some pretty good stuff, http://www.packlitefoods.com/menu.htm

I thought that I was almost alone until this came up in a thread last week and a couple other tt'rs joined in, but I also really like Enertia foods, they're at http://www.trailfoods.com/index.html”

“Thanks all--do you remember the name of that thread wanderer? Might there be another thread on dehydrating ideas?”

“Can't remember off-hand (I'm OLD, MaryPhyl!), but, there is usually some good info here http://www.backpacking.net/bbs.html

Search the lite food forum, and if you have time hit the archives.”

“Just remember, MP... "if the fish don't bite, neither will you," <VBG>”

“I agree w/ wanderer. The Enertia foods are excellent. They taste great and are pretty light weight. They sell a sampler pack so you can test several meals.

Oh, and the prices are right, too. 3.75 per dinner, I believe.”

“Enertia foods rock!”

“I think Barb sells them--I will give her a call. She left one of those GC cheesecakes here last summer and we ate it not long ago. 'twas nummy.”

“Bear creek makes a decent dry chilly mix but ya have to pack small can of paste with it, 1 bag will easily feed two hungry hikers tho....”

“Tou can purchase tomato powder to replace the paste at Enertia's site. Just mix it up with a bit less water than called for.

Last eight day trip I went on, we ate alot of lipton noodles and Lipton rice. I like the enertia meals alot better!!!! Highly recommend the chowder, Raineer rice, and the cheesecake!”

“well tou? are ya gonna get me some or not?....

thanks sass..”

“I bought the chili and I already own the tomato powder. Thanks again.”