Backcountry food

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Alright boys, what do your go to backcountry meals/ food lists consist of? I’m needing some more ideas


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bsnedeker

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Chocolate fudge Perfect Peanut Butter bar! Other than that most of my food is pretty standard: pro bars, peanut butter squeeze packets, honey stingers. I also like a couple of theRX bars... dark chocolate, and the mint chocolate chip.

For hot meals, mountain house biscuits and gravy + breakfast skillet, next mile meals.

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JWP58

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God bless those that can stomach the pro bars. I would rather just not eat.

Instant potatoes are a good filler
Ramen (I like to add them to chicken and rice mh meals)
Coucous
Babybel cheese rounds (unless its hot)
 

jmez

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Breakfast: instant oatmeal or cream of wheat, granola and dehydrated fruit added. Vacuum sealed at home. Starbucks via

Lunch: tortilla, foil packets of tuna fish or cooked chicken, bacon bits, gouldens mustard packet x 2. 1 apple

Supper: mountain house meal, king sized candy bar. Starbucks via

Snacks: 1 granola bar, 1 protein bar, small bag trail mix, package of peanut butter crackers. Eat two of the snacks in the am and two in the pm.

All food for day goes in 1 gallon ziplock bags. Just grab a bag every am. Trash stays in the ziplock.

This works for me. Honestly, food isn't a huge concern with me as long as I have enough. It is only 10-14 days, I don't need a lot of variety nor do I need a gourmet meal.
 

Bronc

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Hopefully my main meals consist elk. Well.......that being said, I pack in most of my food.
Breakfast- mountain house, granola with freeze dried fruit and powered milk, or snack bars.
Lunch- summer sausage, salami, peanut butter packs, jerky, or tuna packs
Supper- mountain house, ramen noodles, or leftover lunch stuff
Snacks- trail mix, nuts, candy, jerky, individually wrapped cheese.
Someone needs to figure out how to freeze dry beer!
 
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Homemade jerky from the last kill. Been working on some moose jerky and Oryx jerky for the past couple months now.
 

16Bore

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Probar with almond butter
Oatmeal
Hard cheese
Salami
Mountain house
Candy bars for the soul....
Dum Dums for the saliva

In a hurry for a hot meal, mix the oatmeal with coffee (instead of plain water) and peanut butter. Choke it down, chug some water and roll....
 
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I used to be a Mountain House guy, but just can't do it anymore. I also really don't feel like eating and making a big dinner once I get back to / pitch camp for the night so this year I ate my bigger meal mid day.

My meals look like this:
Breakfast - Blueberry Cliff Bar (I can eat this on the hike in or while I am getting ready. 250 calories / 9 grams protein at 2.4 ounces)
Lunch - PB on tortilla with honey and bacon or OvoEasy eggs with Bacon or SPAM single or something I have dehydrated myself like chili.
Dinner - Salami, cheese stick, protein bar of some type

I also have various snacks of mini candy bars, protein / granola bars, dried fruit throughout the day.

I am very tempted to go stove free, but like a hot meal (especially when it is cold) every couple days. Plus I will have a cup of coffee some mornings, or mid morning depending on the day as well.
 
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I dehydrated a bunch of vegetabkes and made beef jerky. I found bone broth powder in small via type packages. I put it all together, add hot water and done. It's not great, tbh, but after a hard day, when it's cold at night, it feels incredible!
 

jaximus

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instant oatmeal for breakfast, instant potatoes, and bagels (with peanut butter) because you can crush them super flat and they bounce back have always been a staple on our backcountry canadian fishing trips in canoes/tents. i figure the food would be similar.
 

16Bore

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Forgot regular old Ramen noodles....dang. Best $0.25 meal there is.
 

S.Clancy

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Go to, jalapeno cheese bagel with garden veg cream cheese and pepperoni. I'm also trying DIY dehydrated meals this year, have 5 each of Thai Chicken Basil and Shepards Pie made and ready to go
 
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I have been dehydrating leftover spaghetti, jambalaya, dirty beans and rice, have used a few times camping and hunting much better than the freeze dried meals I've tried
 

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