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mmmmm..... MUNCHIES!

dominic pacheco · · Flagstaff, Az · Joined Aug 2012 · Points: 35

I hiked the Colorado trail last summer and took freezed dried foods and enjoyed them for the most part. I went to Costco and bought several boxes of 12 which saved me money. Only problem was that I got sick of a couple of them after 6 weeks! But they are the lightest thing you'll find to carry. If your doing a lot of miles you might want to consider weight. On top of the fd food I bought in bulk nuts, candy bars, pop tarts, and still didn't have enough calories which is very important to take into consideration. I only started off with about 1500 calories day and ended up bumping it up another 1000 and still lost about 15 pounds. Granted the weather and terrain was brutal! I know a guy who does long expedition type stuff and takes rice and beans. I would go crazy just eating that.

Also I bought a really light and inexpensive sleeping bag from Dick's sporting goods along with a silk liner from REI, and with a combination of the clothes I brought on the trail I stayed pretty warm even at 12,000 feet with rain and hail, but I also had a tent which helps.

wivanoff · · Northeast, USA · Joined Mar 2012 · Points: 674

check out "freezer bag cooking" for some easy recipes. There are hundreds of recipes on that site and you don't need a dehydrator for a lot of them - just stuff you can find in the grocery store.

We've made this one and liked it a lot:
trailcooking.com/recipes/cr…

The "chicken stock broth concentrate" was from Trader Joe's and came in small packages like soy sauce does.

This is a simpler version of the same recipe:
trailcooking.com/recipes/cr…

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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