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Hey, I need some help with what food to pack for a three day trip in the mountains. The weather will be very hot in the daytime and very cold at night so I'm wondering what to take that will not become spoiled.
What do you make ? How do you prepare your rations ? Or do you only take snacks ?
The last time I went the isothermic bag I took was not enough (it was my first ttrip, heh  ). Any tips are welcome
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Dj,
Check the store for pre-packaged food. The freeze dried pre-package stuff has come along ways the past few years. The grocery store has alot of options as well. Tuna fish is now in a sealable pouch, mac-and-cheese just add water, soups you just add water. and so on. Ceral bars, oatmeal cerals, and other related items are just as good. I like high energy foods that don't generate alot of trash-I wouldn't recommend any glass or cans.
If your hiking during the day when it's warm and colder at night you'll need some nurishment that gives you energy to keep going and to keep you warm at night. Honestly in my opinion it's trial and error.
When working a search and rescue we're pretty lucky to even get a good meal. You just have to be creative and be willing to eat what ever you can muster up. I would recommending trying things at home. I hope this helps and good luck. Let me or any of others if you need anymore help. Happy trails - LR
I just checked I use the freeze dried foods by "Mountain House" there
not bad. You just add hot water and eat. Search the web, they have a
hole line of product. These cut down on the weight and give you a good
meal.
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Live life as if were your last on planet earth, then wake up and go to work. Hell I guess thats what the weekend are for.
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Dj,
I just checked I use the freeze dried foods by "Mountain House" there not bad. You just add hot water and eat. Search the web, they have a hole line of product. These cut down on the weight and give you a good meal.
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Thank you very much, it all makes sense  I guess one point of hiking is to lose weight 
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My local WallyMart has the Mountain House meals - at least five main entrees and Scrambled Eggs for breakfast. I like using two pouches of flavored oatmeal for breakfast too.
The MH meals are excellent! Just add a couple cups of hot water to the pouch, seal and wait ten minutes - hot food that tastes good! No dirty pan either!
I also sometimes use the "ready to eat" rice meals that Zatarains, Rice-a-Roni and Uncle Ben's have - just heat & eat! I add the afore-mentioned pouched meat to it too. Edible from the pouches, but much better heated. The pouches can be burned in the fire - no trash to pack out!
For a quick lunch I like a can of sardines - but then you have a can to pack out.
I keep my cooking very simple - a small gas cartridge ministove, and a GI canteen cup. Aluminum heats faster, but SS is easer to clean.
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Big Dog,
Sounds like our eatings haits are about the same. Walmart had the "Mountain" meals on clearance a few weeks ago. All their meal were $3.00. I bought just about all of them. Ex. dates were good 'til 2010. I have alot of the same flavors but I can always trade them off.
We'll be heading out in few weeks to do some training, I always like to see what other people eat - you see some good ideas and you see some wild - heavy - and frightning ones as well. Happy trails - LR
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Live life as if were your last on planet earth, then wake up and go to work. Hell I guess thats what the weekend are for.
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What about canned baked beans? It's preserved food, so in spite of most nutritionists not recommending canned foods, they'll last if they aren't opened, and they're safe from (most) animals.
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thudson
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I'd say noodles. You know, those which come in styrofoam packs? The ones you just have to add hot water to...
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Good all-in-one choice!! Those kinds of noodles will save a lot of time, and they seem to provide balanced meals (for me, anyway; they don't only have noodles - most of them have vegetables). Don't know what nutritionists will say about them though.
Obviously, they'll need to be placed in rigid containers - plastic or metal - to prevent the styrofoam bowls from getting damaged.
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The "Cup-o-Noodles" and Ramen cups are okay for a quick lunch, but won't be satisfying after some strenuous hiking. I find the Ramen hydrates faster if I crumble them, then add the hot water. I like the bigger ramen dinners though, and still end up adding some meat to fill it out.
Nice thing about Ramen - it lasts forever. They found some still good in King Tuts tomb . . . 
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mikha
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thudson posted the following on Sunday 30th March 2008
I'd say noodles. You know, those which come in styrofoam packs? The ones you just have to add hot water to...
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AYE! Noodles it is... Plus they come in so many different flavors right
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Fried Chicken and toasted breads for daytime.Cup noodles at night. You could also bring soya biscuits. Its full of carbo, and a good source of energy.
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