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Food in the field
« on: March 09, 2011, 05:46:19 PM »
Headin to Idaho next year.  Gonna backpack for 3 or 4 days and i thought I'd ask you guys what sort of food you like to pack in for meals and drinks.

Wish I could fastforward about 6 months. Huntin season is too far off!

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Re: Food in the field
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2011, 06:06:48 PM »
Gatorade makes some packets that are premeasured for 32 oz containers.  You can drink water out of the bottle throughout the day and they when you feel like 'Ade', just dump in a packet and shake.  Crystal lite also makes drink packets (as does Kool Aid).  I find the Gatorade packs hold up a little better in the pack.  They can be packed all over in your pack too.

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Re: Food in the field
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2011, 07:24:40 PM »
Agree wth sundance. But instead of throwing a whole mre in there. Open the contense then put ur meals in that way u dont have a lot of dead space of air. But ide also go wth some backpackers pantry that dehdrated add hot water. That too me sometimes depending on the meal can fill me up when im doing my backpack hikes.

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Re: Food in the field
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2011, 08:23:34 AM »
Where is a good place to get the mre's. I have never tried them before and would like to get some for this year.
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Re: Food in the field
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2011, 02:31:39 PM »
Where is a good place to get the mre's. I have never tried them before and would like to get some for this year.

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Re: Food in the field
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2011, 04:24:39 PM »
Where is a good place to get the mre's. I have never tried them before and would like to get some for this year.

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Re: Food in the field
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2011, 05:45:34 PM »
Where is a good place to get the mre's. I have never tried them before and would like to get some for this year.

Try the Epicenter in Eugene OR.  They have tons of camping type food.  Shipping is pretty cheap too.  Don't expect to eat MREs on a long backpack trip though.  Too heavy.  And, you wont take a dump for a week!

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Re: Food in the field
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2011, 05:33:47 AM »
If ya cant find a surplus around go to cheaperthandirt.com

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Re: Food in the field
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2011, 06:02:33 AM »
You can't go wrong with Mountain house. MRE's are bulkier and even after eating the entire contents you are still not satisfied especially when you burn alot more calories hiking around all day.
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Re: Food in the field
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2011, 06:09:07 AM »
Where is a good place to get the mre's. I have never tried them before and would like to get some for this year.

Try the Epicenter in Eugene OR.  They have tons of camping type food.  Shipping is pretty cheap too.  Don't expect to eat MREs on a long backpack trip though.  Too heavy.  And, you wont take a dump for a week!


Your experience may vary.  Mine is to keep alot of TP on hand when eating MRE's....Keep the belt loose, the pack ready to ditch, and the trousers ready to drop cause bad things are about to happen...
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Re: Food in the field
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2011, 06:12:30 AM »
When doing the back country thing, we have always tossed in alot of snack type stuff too like; Gorp mix, Snicker bars, cheese sticks, nuts, hershey bars.... Anything high calorie and dense.
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Re: Food in the field
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2011, 11:52:18 PM »
i have only been doing the backpack/backcountry thing for going on 3 yrs now, so my advice comes with short exp.  i think how much u should plan on eating will depend on your size.  Im 5'10 175, and this is what i take in my pack per day/night.  1 poptarts, 2 clif bars, 2 nature valley bars, top ramen (i just put 1/2 flavor packet in, crunch up and eat dry, its a good snack), maybe 1 candy bar, and a 2 serving mountain house.  If you are worried about space, they make mountain house pro packs which are 1.5 servings and vaccum sealed.  I also throw in a baggy of trail mix, and a couple extra clif bars/ nature valley depending on the length of my trip. 

My longest trip is 4 day and 3 night, so nothing too spectacular.  I just use iodine tablets and drink water. 
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Re: Food in the field
« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2011, 12:02:13 AM »
Mountain house meals are pretty good. I am a pop tart fan as well :IBCOOL: Powdered gatoraid is a great idea to! Mix it a little strong and you will get a good kick from it.
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Re: Food in the field
« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2011, 06:43:20 AM »
i have only been doing the backpack/backcountry thing for going on 3 yrs now, so my advice comes with short exp.  i think how much u should plan on eating will depend on your size.  Im 5'10 175, and this is what i take in my pack per day/night.  1 poptarts, 2 clif bars, 2 nature valley bars, top ramen (i just put 1/2 flavor packet in, crunch up and eat dry, its a good snack), maybe 1 candy bar, and a 2 serving mountain house.  If you are worried about space, they make mountain house pro packs which are 1.5 servings and vaccum sealed.  I also throw in a baggy of trail mix, and a couple extra clif bars/ nature valley depending on the length of my trip. 

My longest trip is 4 day and 3 night, so nothing too spectacular.  I just use iodine tablets and drink water. 


pretty much exactly the same here. in addition to the above, some idahoan taters , non-refrigerated bacon and cheese makes a good dinner.

I have taste buds, I can't eat MRE's for a week :chuckle:

oh yeah, and some jerky.

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Re: Food in the field
« Reply #14 on: March 15, 2011, 07:17:14 AM »
Thanks for the input guys!

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Re: Food in the field
« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2011, 08:31:21 AM »
Cup O Noodles has more salt than Top Ramen w/seasoning packet. Repackage/vacume seal them though. Sunbelt chocolate covered granola bars are 130 calories each with less sugar than a Snickers bar. Trail mix of your liking. Nuts are great sources of protien. Cashews have no cholesterol. Dried Mango slices, Apple wedges and Banana chips are great. Rice with pre-measured gravy mix. Oatmeal. Jerky. Smoked Salmon. Peanut butter. Vaccume sealed English muffins keep for a few days. Dried peas/corn/beets. String cheese. Mountain house meal every other dinner. I prefer a water filter over tablets. Steri pen would be nice too. Gatorade packets. Tea or Coffee.   I'm never looking for a four course meal for dinner. I'll eat oatmeal for breakfast and/or dinner.

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« Reply #16 on: March 17, 2011, 08:42:23 PM »
Great information guys! Not my post but it would be cool to see someone break down a 5 day back country hunt what they would do for each part of each day. Weights/quantity. Pretty large task but I know it would help me out. Put what size a person you are also so I can figure my 6'1, 230 frame into that  :chuckle:
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Re: Food in the field
« Reply #17 on: March 17, 2011, 08:48:10 PM »
These are difficult to find in the civilian world, but not impossible, try to find Arctic MRE's, in White plastic bag, they contain 3 times the calories than standard MRE's and they taste a helluva lot better. The majority of the Meals are dehydrated so they are lighter too.
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Re: Food in the field
« Reply #18 on: March 17, 2011, 09:23:03 PM »
Arctic MREs are great and hard to find, they have 5,000 calories each. while stationed in Alaska I ate 3 in one day. It was -80 outside and my squad was stuck in our 10 man tent. Paid the price the next day there's nothing like a class one download in that kind of cold weather.
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Re: Food in the field
« Reply #19 on: March 17, 2011, 09:26:39 PM »
Arctic MREs are great and hard to find, they have 5,000 calories each. while stationed in Alaska I ate 3 in one day. It was -80 outside and my squad was stuck in our 10 man tent. Paid the price the next day there's nothing like a class one download in that kind of cold weather.

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