Trail Food ???

“right now i'm thinking:
Lipton noodle/rice
Bagged Chicken/tuna
Oatmeal
Peanut Butter & Crackers
Fresh Fruit & Veggies

I enjoy eating but have no real Idea on what to take. I usually get MRE's when the navy sends us into the field, but don't really like them.”

“Those are pretty good choices. Fresh fruit and veggies won't last long, but for a short trip there's no reason you shouldn't take them, other than they're heavy.

If you really like peanut butter, pick up some Skippy squeezers. I take them and pita bread, squeeze the PB into the pita pocket, and eat it. Yum. The Skippy squeezers are good straight up too.

Look into Enertia meals. They're usually pretty good.”

“Its a three day trip. what do you do about eats while on the move?”

“and take some Crystal Lite,,,,


I just saw some in individual packets that mix 1 packet to 20 oz of water.”

“Gorp, the packaged crackers, with either cheese or peanut butter, and some sort of energy bar. I prefer Clif and Balance bars. If you're used to the taste of candy bars, Clif and Balance can be a little, well, boring. Granola bars are good too, I like the Quaker Chewy granola bars, and they don't melt as bad as a chocolate-based bar will.”

“I do a lot of my shopping at Trader Joe's for backpacking:
Fruit leather
chocolate bars
oatmeal with dried fruit in it
the PB tubes of course
pudding in tubes or cups
I take a block of Kraft 'Cracker Stackers' swiss cheese (precut)
tortillas or flat bread
for dinners i sometimes make burritos with instant rice and beans (rehydrate in freezer quart bags, no mess) add in some cheese and salsa (either dehydrated or use packets from McDonalds)
i also do couscous dishes in freezer bags.
i love Idahoian brand mashed potatoes (they come in 6 flavors now)
We have a white trash mega food store out west called "WinCo" that has the hugest selection of bulk items, I just cruise thru and get little bags of whatever looks nummy.
I carry tea bags, coffee singles, hot cocoa, apple cider and Crystal Light (I carry a 2cnd bladder to make it in. I drink the whole bladder every night in camp with my kid, to make sure we are hydrated).
I usually pick up a bagel for the first days lunch and the next days lunch.
At Albertson's stores out here I can find shelf stable cream cheese in 3 flavors for 50 cents each :-D
I am really bad at grabbing a handful of packets whenever I am at a fast food place of condiments like salsa, jelly, honey, parmesan cheese, etc.”

“I like instant potatoes. Requires half the water of noodles and rice and doesn't have to simmer. Little coffee bags are great. The person who invents tea bags for beer will be a zillionaire.”

“Where can somebody get authentic MREs legitimately, instead of the knock-offs?

If nowhere, how about some real good knock-off MREs?”

“Actually your list is what I usually take... however the precook sausage is a good additive and if your going out only 2 nites you can even take along some fresh veggies to add to your food..like potatoes, peppers and onions even squash...which I have cooked with the sausage and olive oil I carryin a little squeeze bottle in my pot. It's very good.”

“I figure out what I want to eat and figure out a way to bring it.”

“"I figure out what I want to eat and figure out a way to bring it."

humanpackmule
05:01:14 PM
05/25/04

I just think of hiking as a natural extension of my kitchen.”

“Enertia Trail Foods--- the best”

“I like those gels made by power bar. Instant energy :)”

“Yeah Free those power gels are good but you have to drink tons of water to keep it good... I just don't know.”

“tea bags for beer! yeah, that IS a good idea.

somebody told me something the other day about dehydrated beer, but i duuno, they might have been pulling my leg...”

“RA - its in the next isle just past the big display of the TerraQuest”

“MacGyver - other than an Army/Navy store the only other place I have seenthem is in a Military Supply room (which is where i get mine.) Don't get any that are in the dark brown packaging they are out of date. The tan are the better ones.”

“MRE's online at longlifefood.com”

“I have several friends in the Nat'l Guard and reserves, they are issued MRE's on the weekend duty, they never eat them. They save them for me for use with my scout troop”

“I like to bring lemonade powder too. I put just enough in the water to sweeten it up.

I like to hike with hummus and pita bread. I like pasta, so I can live on the cup of noodles forever. I have pretzels for snacks.

If it's a low elevation or flat hike, I take everything but the kitchen sink.”

“ChuckD, I'm glad to see our military tax dollars are going to good use! :)”

“Well they could just throw them in the trash like they did before they started giving them to me.”

“I know. I used to have to dump 5 ton truck loads of them into the ground. ... if people only knew!”

“What a waste.”

“www.ldpcampingfoods.com

Carrots are good trail food. They have one of the highest glycemic indexes, travel well, and are cheap.”

“I like smoked salmon on trisquit with cucumber and cheese!”

“You might want to reconsider Nutrigrain bars as a trail food. Watch this.”

“LMFAO!!!!!”

“Phil, that was, arguably, the WORST video I've ever seen. Where in the world, and why, did you find that @#%@$@??”

“I FEEL GREAT!!!!!”

“That clip reminds me of "Office Space" in a small way. The acting was so bad it was great.”

“ok, it's about using pee to rehydrate your meals.”

“Sounds yummy. Maybe I'll try it on my next trip!”

“I'll stick to water, thanks.


embear is kinky! lol...”

“hope you've got good aim embear.”

“The same thread is over on the other side.. but since I got chastised for mentioning such.. I left it alone.

I for one, can't imagine EVER feeling comfortable peeing in my food.”

“"I'll stick to water, thanks.


embear is kinky! lol..."
bitpusher
10:12:10 AM
07/22/04


Hey Bit, it is water, just recycled lol”

“Wasn't all water the once someone’s pee?”

“Wow that made a lot of sense. Lets try that again.

Wasn't all of our drinking water someone's pee at one time?”

“Not mine, I only pee 200' from the nearest water source :-)”

“"Not mine, I only pee 200' from the nearest water source :-)"
BackSlacker
04:58:07 PM
07/22/04
ignore this user

It's got to evaporate some time.”

“Cream tangerine and montelimar,
A ginger sling with a pineapple heart,
A coffee dessert, yes you know it’s good news,
But you’ll have to have them all pulled out after the savoy truffle.”

“What kind of insence are you burning today anyway, Nigal?”

“... and why aren't you sharing?”