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Offline vandeman17

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12 days in backcountry (food)
« on: September 06, 2016, 07:56:55 PM »
If you were spending 12 days in backcountry wall tent and could bring two 50 quart coolers, what would you fill them with?
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Re: 12 days in backcountry (food)
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2016, 08:00:46 PM »
Beer and johnsonville cheddar brats.  :chuckle:
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Re: 12 days in backcountry (food)
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2016, 08:26:39 PM »
Beer and johnsonville cheddar brats.  :chuckle:

And the other cooler filled to the top with tp and baby wipes
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Re: 12 days in backcountry (food)
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2016, 08:30:29 PM »
My buddy introduced me to Mio Energy last month during a bear hunt. Hate to sound like an infomercial, but plain water got really old when we were drinking a gallon plus per day. This stuff was great, I carry some in my vest now for work all the time. Great wake to get an extra jump in your step after a couple days of hard hiking.

http://www.makeitmio.com/en/energy

I always find it at Fred Meyer. Lately the Iced Mocha Java has been hitting the spot for me.

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Re: 12 days in backcountry (food)
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2016, 08:47:26 PM »
I've always pre-made meals like, chili, spaghetti, stroganoff, stew, homemade chicken noodle, etc. I freeze them in gallon zip lock freezer bags. Easy to heat up in a pot of hot water. I also take easy eggs, bacon, sausage, cheese, and tortillas for breakfast burritos. Frozen hamburger patties, and frozen steak for one night.
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Re: 12 days in backcountry (food)
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2016, 09:34:51 PM »
Beer and johnsonville cheddar brats.  :chuckle:
Jalapeño flavor.  :chuckle:

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Re: 12 days in backcountry (food)
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2016, 09:43:57 PM »
I've always pre-made meals like, chili, spaghetti, stroganoff, stew, homemade chicken noodle, etc. I freeze them in gallon zip lock freezer bags.

 :yeah: pre-made stews & soups....along with instant mashed spuds, rice roni, eggs, spam, canNed chicken, canned stew meat.....variety is king

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Re: 12 days in backcountry (food)
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2016, 09:44:38 PM »
For 10 days in similar camp we have nearly every meal precooked and frozen. Drop the bag in hot water til hot enough to eat and slide into disposable plates/bowls. Elk stews, chili, soup, elk burgers, brats, a few steak nights and of course the good stuff for cooking backstrap!
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Re: 12 days in backcountry (food)
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2016, 10:14:43 PM »
Barbecue would be on the list.

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Re: 12 days in backcountry (food)
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2016, 10:25:49 PM »
Even the best cooler won't stay cold for 12 days. Focus on high calorie easy to cook foods.  Maybe pack one cooler with all frozen food for meals for the first 4-5 days. Second cooler pack with dry food, fruits and veggies etc. If it where me I would bring 6 gallons of milk and 10 jars of penaut butter.. :chuckle:

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Re: 12 days in backcountry (food)
« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2016, 10:33:44 PM »
First cooler full of coors light and ice.  Second cooler eggs, bacon, burger, mesquite chicken, provolone, coffee creamer, steaks, eggs, saugage, chicken breasts, salad mix, dressing, dijonaise,

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Re: 12 days in backcountry (food)
« Reply #11 on: September 06, 2016, 10:46:24 PM »
How do you fit a cooler in your pack?

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Re: 12 days in backcountry (food)
« Reply #12 on: September 06, 2016, 10:49:00 PM »
How do you fit a cooler in your pack?
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Re: 12 days in backcountry (food)
« Reply #13 on: September 07, 2016, 06:41:35 AM »
How do you fit a cooler in your pack?

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Re: 12 days in backcountry (food)
« Reply #14 on: September 07, 2016, 07:16:48 AM »
Even the best cooler won't stay cold for 12 days. Focus on high calorie easy to cook foods.  Maybe pack one cooler with all frozen food for meals for the first 4-5 days. Second cooler pack with dry food, fruits and veggies etc. If it where me I would bring 6 gallons of milk and 10 jars of penaut butter.. :chuckle:

I kept 15 frozen water bottles frozen solid with no sign of thawing in a cheap cooler inside my car last week when it was 93 degrees for 2 of those days. Had to be 120 degrees inside the car. Dry ice does amazing things.  A high end cooler full of ice in a relatively cool environment will stay frozen for a long time, especially if there's some dry ice involved.
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Re: 12 days in backcountry (food)
« Reply #15 on: September 07, 2016, 07:34:18 AM »
Cooler in one pannier, apple box filled with dry goods in the other. Bed roll, duffle bag, camp chair, tent (back packer style), and thick foam pad, all mante upped and top packed. One guy with a pack mule can live comfortably for several days loading a mule like that. If you have animals your camping near water, if that water is a creek, put the cooler in it and it should last for several days. I'll be taking stuff for spaghetti, biscuits and gravy, eggs, bacon, pancake mix, syrup, lunch meat, maybe some steaks, brauts, bread, buns, cup'o noodles, summer sausage, and some cheese. I don't pack a bunch of beer, it's just weight that isn't all that useful to me in the back country. My rule for eats in the back country is, never get more complicated than what it takes a pot and pan to make.

 


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