favorite cook-free foods

“Hey Y'all, I'm leaving for the trail soon but need to swing by the grocery store and grab some grub. Anybody got a fav trail dinner/lunch that requires no cooking? I'm not even bringing a match on this one.”

“:( Have fun :(”

“chicken salad from the deli.... with crackers and some chipotle cheese”

“you coulda rode down with Randall I bet. It's gonna be interesting. I have about 3 or 4 miles to go in the dark tonight to catch the group, then about 20 to do tomorrow before driving 3 hours home! LOL! You still have time to get down here before I leave. You can ride from indy to the trail w. me.”

“I have to work silly :P”

“sounds tasty Bryan. Not sure how well it would keep in 50* temps though. I forgot to mention that. It needs to keep well.”

“pepperoni sticks (2pack) and cheese snackers, wheat snack bread, trail mix, chocolate...”

“its only for the first night, and i try to finish it all as well....at least the chicken salad.....the cheese goes great with anything.”

“beef jerky, cheese crackers, pb&j sandwichs, vienna sausages, beans and franks, getting to sound like a construction workers lunch”

“tuna.”

“beer, nuts, pretzels, tequila....”

“CHEESE!”

“CHOCOLATE!”

“beef sticks sound good. cheese too. I can't stand gorp. I have a bunch of sport beans, some cliff bars, a bagel and plan on getting some of the precooked bacon. Combo's sound good too...

damnit. this is why I always bring too much food.”

“tortillas are good too with the bacon, and some scrambled eggs with tabasco sauce.”

“how do you do scrambled eggs with out cooking? That's a new one on me!

I mostly need something for dinner tomorrow night.”

“note to self....invite chappy on next backpacking trip”

“hmmm.....peperoni slices, cheese, a small jar of pizza sauce, and tortillas, make pizza wraps, and tastes good even cold”

“Now THAT'S a good one!”

“hey, that sounds really good, think I'll try that on out next trip...”

“also, spam and cheese, and mustard on tortillas.....that one courtsey of Spam on a Roan Mtn trip....he fixed it for Sweetpeastu, and i snuck a bite pretty good”

“i fixed them at the Elkmont trip in the GSMNP last nov...they were a hit from the people coming back from hiking....”

“get flavorfull cheese though......i really like the sargentos smoked chipotle cheese, or a good pepper jack cheese is really good on them”

“pepper jack would be good for this trip. Something spicy to keep the blood flowing.”

“another vote for what backpackerbryan said...however I still like mine warmed up in the lid of my pot a little. I always make them on kayak trips cause I'm just not toting a jar of anything while backpacking..you could use a squeeze bottle though for the sauce if you wanna try lighter weight.


and the turkey pepperonie by hormel is killer...and better for ya”

“i can find the small jar of food lion sauce, and it fits into a small plastic jar i have....i think it used to hold beef bullion or something like that.”

“Subway.”

“taco bell”

“LOL! That's gonna be dinner tonight on my way to the TH!”

“lol...BPB...that Food Lion sauce is the shizzle.”

“get packets of taco sauce in 3 strengths...”

“There's always the PBJ, tuna, chicken salad pitas, crackers, that sort of thing. Cheese is always a winner.”

“i use that sauce when i make pizza at home...but i prefer the chef boyardee pizza mix....just something bout that is irresistable to me...”

“check the vegetarian section of the grocery store for powdered hummus - homemade is better but the powdered-just-add-water-stuff is great on impromptu trips”

“Hey WC! That pic of Galeairy lake in you profile is incredible! Is that sunset or aurora borealis? Was it modified?”

“cook-free: tuna in foil pack, two or three mayonnaise packets (add relish pack if you prefer), crackers, individual serving Pringles, pudding cup.”

“just came back from ghetto(K) mart.
kept it simple and just got some beef sticks, sliced pepper jack, honey roasted peanuts, and some sunflower seeds. Like there was a lot ot choose from anyway.

This is a super UL trip, but I'm gonna try that pizza thing later on!

Est weight for this WITH 2L of water is a bit under 20lbs. That's my lightest winter one nighter yet! Cool!”

“thanks meangrean... it was as I saw it at sunset - I wish it was the Aurora but most of those that I see are predominantly green

the sunset was followed by a few days of really nasty weather

My publisher actually used it on the front of my cookbook too (they had so many to choose from and I was a little surprised) - I thought was great as it was one of the first wilderness camping trips we took with the little guy after we adopted him. What can I say? I'm overtly sentimental.”

“I thought they were mostly green, but the sky was so full of color, I thought it could have been that instead of the sun. Very impressive. Good story w it too!”

“Thinkbubelz & I go with thing such as:

Babybel cheese, triscuit crackers & canned or foil pack of oysters... Trail mix, fruit leather, jerky, or PBJ is always good, too. :-)”

“Sounds like a good selection MG. While I like the taste of beef jerky better than beef sticks, jerky doesn't offer many calories per ounce.

For next time I suggest Italian dry salami - it packs more calories per ounce than almost any meat stuff and some of it is really tasty. The Buseto brand that a lot of supermarkets carry is pretty good, but Italian Delis have some great stuff.


I like sunflower seeds for backpacking. I'm also a big fan of nuts. Macadamia nuts are incredibly weight efficient, a great thing to eat before going to be on a cold night - burning those fat calories will help keep you warm.”

“I nearly bought an avocado to eat once I got to camp tonight for the fat calories, but then remembered that I didn't even bring a pocket knife! That is a real rarity for me.

I like the way you think Ped. I'm always trying to figure out what are the most efficient things to pack. Thanks for the Salami idea. I'll look for that in the future. Macadamia's are awesome but expensive. Maybe I can get someone to bring me some fresh from HI next time I talk to a pilot going that way.”

“Moose Goo bltches!”

“Thanks for that Nigal!
I'm a big fan of PB and honey sandwiches, so I bet I'll like that too.”

“peanut butter and honey in a whole wheat tortilla wrap.
Hummus and flatbread.
hard cheese and salumi with crusty bread”

“blueberry bagels with pepperoni, or whatever meat you prefer”

“peanut butter and mustard. lol. good times



Umm, I actually wouldn't recommend this unles you are hungry beyond belief. :)”

“Yeah Macadamias are expensive - but its cool to have a few as a treat - I usually keep an eye out for sales and deals.”

“Where do you find the Corn flour? I can never find it around here in TN.”

“They sell precooked rice. Chicken in foil pack and lots of hot sauce or sweet and sour sauce.

Cookies, brocolli, carrots, jerky, crackers, apples, oranges, MRE, nuts, avacodo, Captain Crunch, protein power, Cherry tomatoes, pretzels....

When do you want me to stop?”