Posted by yedrek on 11/30/2006
For day trips, its pretty easy to just throw some food together and not have to worry about weight, or packing a stove, fuel and water. But for the longer trips, especially ones that arent near places to go run and get food, what do you all pack? I have friends that dry all sorts of veggies and mix it with cous cous and boiled water. That seems to be light weight and real easy to make, but you wouldnt want to do that for every meal, and Im sure youd get tired of it after a while. So what do you all bring and how do you keep it from going bad if it is perishable.
Itd be good to say what you bring for backpacking, and what you bring for car camping as seperate lists.
captain static says:
For backpacking I would recommend reading the book NOLS Cookery. The NOLS method uses regular food staples and takes into consideration caloric needs for backpacking/mountaineering. Because the NOLS method is based on basic food items it is also very low budget. One of my NOLS instructors was the son of a baker. We baked breads, cookies, pies, and even pizza on the trail.
I love winter backpacking/backcountry skiing because you can pack fresh food items. One New Years I went with two friends on a winter backpacking trip in Otter Creek Wilderness in West Virginia. We packed stew beef and veggies and made a great stew for our New Year's Eve dinner.
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