pack in trip food

[theleo]

How many guys? Cooler = 1 pannier? 2 coolers + 1 box for dry goods? How many pack animals and how much extra crap? I need more details.

2 guys and we get two mules each but doubt we will need that many. Plan is 2 cooler and our gear which will be camp clothes, hunting clothes, boots, bows, the normal stuff.

2 pack mules a piece will make for pretty easy living. Something I always take is biscuits that I've baked at home then the making for gravy in camp. Pork chops, steak, some potatoes, onions, lunch meat, condiments. My approach is just figuring out meals that I can make with a pot and a pan in camp. I'm don't know if you've done this sort of thing before but what I've found to be the easiest thing to do is grab a snack or something really lite first thing in the morning before heading out and then have my real meals when I come back mid day to check on/water the stock. If you guys pack remotely like I do you've maybe got 2 mules worth of camp/hunting stuff between you including the food (3 mules if you're not comfortable with top packs). That'd leave 2 mules to pack cubes on if you're not planning on having the animals graze for a while during the day. 

[TommyH]

Tagging to improve my backcountry breakfast.... 

[vandeman17]

How many guys? Cooler = 1 pannier? 2 coolers + 1 box for dry goods? How many pack animals and how much extra crap? I need more details.

2 guys and we get two mules each but doubt we will need that many. Plan is 2 cooler and our gear which will be camp clothes, hunting clothes, boots, bows, the normal stuff.

2 pack mules a piece will make for pretty easy living. Something I always take is biscuits that I've baked at home then the making for gravy in camp. Pork chops, steak, some potatoes, onions, lunch meat, condiments. My approach is just figuring out meals that I can make with a pot and a pan in camp. I'm don't know if you've done this sort of thing before but what I've found to be the easiest thing to do is grab a snack or something really lite first thing in the morning before heading out and then have my real meals when I come back mid day to check on/water the stock. If you guys pack remotely like I do you've maybe got 2 mules worth of camp/hunting stuff between you including the food (3 mules if you're not comfortable with top packs). That'd leave 2 mules to pack cubes on if you're not planning on having the animals graze for a while during the day.

We have done this before so my main goals are foods that will keep for the duration of the trip, be higher in calories and also trying to keep prep and clean up down. We are the type that is gone well before daylight and back after dark so that means for some long days and short nights. Having to cook too much, clean up etc gets rough after a few days of only a couple hours sleep each night

[Tjv28]

PB&J, biscuits and gravy, summer sausage, cheese

[huntnfmly]

Peanut butter and bacon wrapped in tortilla. High in calories and delicious

[xX Let ER Rip Xx]

I second the tortillas with peanut butter and bacon...... I add granola and honey to mine!!! Makes for some delicious stuff out on the mountain. I eat two a day for lunch and mountain house stuff for dinner......

[OutHouse]

Peanut butter and bacon wrapped in tortilla. High in calories and delicious

Ha! Glad to see this on here. A New Zealander I hunted with a few times swore by these and I really enjoyed them. He is a beast of a hiker and needs the calories. I suggest the peanut butter and bacon with a bagel for bread. I would keep it in my coat to warm up just a bit before eating.

[vandeman17]

Peanut butter and bacon wrapped in tortilla. High in calories and delicious

Ha! Glad to see this on here. A New Zealander I hunted with a few times swore by these and I really enjoyed them. He is a beast of a hiker and needs the calories. I suggest the peanut butter and bacon with a bagel for bread. I would keep it in my coat to warm up just a bit before eating.

I usually make pbj on the little sandwich thins so maybe I will add bacon

[Jpmiller]

Peanut butter and bacon wrapped in tortilla. High in calories and delicious

Ha! Glad to see this on here. A New Zealander I hunted with a few times swore by these and I really enjoyed them. He is a beast of a hiker and needs the calories. I suggest the peanut butter and bacon with a bagel for bread. I would keep it in my coat to warm up just a bit before eating.

No honey? I used to do alot of peanut butter bacon and honey sandwiches. Need to peanut butter both bread pieces and I liked to leave the bacon a little greasy. Really good.

[Lady Grouse hunter]

M.R.E.'S!!!

[jeffro]

The frozen food cooler is a must, a block of dry ice plus one regular will do the job nicely, duct tape the seams if it’s not a Yeti etc. Plan your meals so that the meals are in order top to bottom. Meals that can be boiled in bag are best for cleanup purposes.
Depends on how much water is available? Campfire only or will you have a stove also?
You didn’t mention cooking methods. A couple cat iron pans is a must either way.
Always nice to have a couple nice meals as celebratory rewards after a kill. And back straps with sautéed mushrooms, onions and bacon just seem easier on a stove.
Pre-made wraps are definitely the way to go for breakfast and lunch. Put half in the freezer box. Scrabbled eggs w/bacon sausage ham or chorizo + cheese perfect.
Lunch wraps? Think of your favorite sandwich’s and roll them in a tortilla.
Roll tightly in plastic wrap then tin foil. They will take a beating in your pack and still be perfect whenever you eat them.
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