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Food that won't freeze?

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El Duderino · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2013 · Points: 70

I don't much want to put all my food into my sleeping bag overnight, so what are your meal recommendations that won't be blocks of ice in the morning? I've tried the Clif bar route, but those things turn into bricks!

chris magness · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2010 · Points: 590

Think real food and look for stuff with a high fat content.  Cliff bars are vile.

Of course, if you have a stove..

Tylerpratt · · Litchfield, Connecticut · Joined Feb 2016 · Points: 40

Anything dry dude. Nuts, dehydrated meals or dehydrated potatoes, oatmeal... tons of shit...think about it. 

DanielHart · · Carpinteria ca · Joined Dec 2016 · Points: 5

Lard and m&ms 

Rock Climber · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2015 · Points: 309

I go with dried fruit ... Trader Joe's Mango is a staple in my adventure diet ... its like carbohydrates jerky 

wisam · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2012 · Points: 60

In terms of bars, hammer Nutrition’s bars don’t seem to freeze and remain edible even when it’s like -40 but are pricy I tend to stock up on them in the winter and eat pro bars and cliff bars in the summer.
https://www.hammernutrition.com/hammer-bar-kit/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjZqPuNiO3wIVRMDICh1MdgmlEAQYASABEgJ8FfD_BwE

I like pro bars quite a bit but they freeze solid when it’s cold. If I’m having one as breakfast I go to sleep with one in my chest pocket on my r1 so it is edible in the morning.

If u are car camping bring a cooler with a hot Nalgene bottle in it to keep food thawed.

stolo · · Lake Norman, NC · Joined Sep 2016 · Points: 214

Almonds; tons of calories, fat for energy and do not take up much space. 

LRL · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2011 · Points: 0

Shortbread cookies!
Nutella and peanut butter!

Those are my favorites but basically like stated above you want to go high fat low water

Ben Pellerin · · Spaceship Earth · Joined Mar 2018 · Points: 0

Bourbon 

Tapawingo Markey · · Reno? · Joined Feb 2012 · Points: 75

You're thinking about this all wrong. Take food that tastes good frozen...think rocket pops and ice cream sandwiches.

Melanie Shea · · Denver · Joined Oct 2015 · Points: 10

Gu 

eli poss · · Durango, CO · Joined May 2014 · Points: 525

Whiskey. Also Vodka but fuck vodka, that shit's nasty.

EWilliams · · Truckee, CA · Joined Aug 2014 · Points: 40
https://endurobites.com/collections/all-products

Bars that taste good, don’t freeze, and don’t upset my stomach during high output activity.

But honestly I’m a fan of the real foods like bacon and bourbon suggested upthread. 
Anthony L · · Hobo gulch · Joined Jan 2015 · Points: 20

My wife and I invested in a freeze dryer so that we could have decent food in the backcountry.

This is not the most practical thing from an up-front cost perspective, but I have crohn's disease so it was easily justified.  

sean o · · Northern, NM · Joined Oct 2012 · Points: 48

Pop Tarts.  They're better frozen than toasted, and you can usually find them for about 1000 cal/$.  God's perfect energy food...

Jason4Too · · Bellingham, Washington · Joined Apr 2014 · Points: 0

Panther Bars.  I didn't think they froze but my wife proved me wrong at -20F.  For climbing at more moderate temperatures they're pretty good snacks.

Brian 1 · · Vista / Oside · Joined Aug 2017 · Points: 0

VODKA

J Squared · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2017 · Points: 0

you could always bring something that wants to be frozen ;D

Fast Eddie McBradish · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Jun 2008 · Points: 1,620

High fat muffins like at the deli/coffee shops, brownies, and if you buy the pasta bagged meals (like Birds Eye) that are already frozen. Honey butter and tortillas you can wrap just about anything.  

Laramide Erogenous · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2014 · Points: 235

Chocolate! Kit Kat bars are good to any temp and my personal favorite are the Ritter sport bars  with hazelnuts pack about 700 calories per bar. Meat sticks, like slim Jim’s, but Dukes are way better. 

DavisMeschke Guillotine · · Pinedale, WY · Joined Oct 2013 · Points: 225

Thin-sliced salami and beef jerky are my go-tos at all times of the year. GU doesn't technically freeze but it does turn to the consistency of molasses when it gets really cold. Banana chips, freeze dried fruit, and nuts. I like really salty food and I've found that doesn't freeze as easily.

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