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I like trail mix, usually go to the bulk section of Safeway/QFC and make my own up for pretty cheap.........Its kinda heavy but filling...
jerky, but you need to drink a lot of water so if no water sources along the way might not be the best for weight.
Not the lightest, but I love tortilla's spread with honey, Crunchy PB, and Generous amounts of fried bacon. I roll them up into a roll, wrap them in saran wrap, and toss in 2 per day. Really good dried apricots, string cheese, and fruit leather are awesome too!
The answer somewhat depends on what you are going to expect of your body, and what your body is used to digesting. Aside from poor fitness levels, I suspect that the primary reasons people bonk in the backcountry are dehydration and lack of the right kind of caloric intake.When you are on the go and hammering it hard, you need calories that will sustain you and keep you from bonking...and that means carbs, fluids and electrolyte replacement. You can eat all the meat and fat you want, but they aren't really going to help you all that much when you are on the trail and are better saved for major meals.I've chewed through most of the trail snack ideas out there over the years and come back to Nature Valley Oats & Honey oatmeal bars as my go-to fuel source. Costco sells them in giant boxes for next to nothing. They are relatively small volume, easily clear the 100 calories per ounce hurdle, are loaded with a good matrix of useful trail calories from simple-to-complex carbs and fat, satisfyingly crunchy, and the empty packaging takes up almost no volume. I figure one package per three to five miles depending on output levels. The assorted trail mix of dried fruit, nuts, sweets and some jerky are great for variety or boredom killers.You might try the Hammer Perpetuem and Recoverite products. Also give water flavor enhancers like Mio or whatever a try. The more you like the taste, the more water you are going to drink.
Quote from: Bushcraft on July 05, 2016, 06:03:21 PMThe answer somewhat depends on what you are going to expect of your body, and what your body is used to digesting. Aside from poor fitness levels, I suspect that the primary reasons people bonk in the backcountry are dehydration and lack of the right kind of caloric intake.When you are on the go and hammering it hard, you need calories that will sustain you and keep you from bonking...and that means carbs, fluids and electrolyte replacement. You can eat all the meat and fat you want, but they aren't really going to help you all that much when you are on the trail and are better saved for major meals.I've chewed through most of the trail snack ideas out there over the years and come back to Nature Valley Oats & Honey oatmeal bars as my go-to fuel source. Costco sells them in giant boxes for next to nothing. They are relatively small volume, easily clear the 100 calories per ounce hurdle, are loaded with a good matrix of useful trail calories from simple-to-complex carbs and fat, satisfyingly crunchy, and the empty packaging takes up almost no volume. I figure one package per three to five miles depending on output levels. The assorted trail mix of dried fruit, nuts, sweets and some jerky are great for variety or boredom killers.You might try the Hammer Perpetuem and Recoverite products. Also give water flavor enhancers like Mio or whatever a try. The more you like the taste, the more water you are going to drink.Respectfully disagree on not doing Cheese etc... Everyones body is different, and when I eat too many carbs without enough protein ( oats and honey bars ) I get blood sugar issues and got totally knackered. I run best on plenty of fats and protein mixed in with my carbs. I always put plenty of coconut oil in my homemade granola bars too. Different strokes for different folks.
