Food in the field

[DD8]

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!

[JimmyHoffa]

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.

[Instinct]

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.

[Hurricane]

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.

[Maligator]

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.

Join the Army...you"ll get the chance to eat LOTS of them 

[Wild Bill]

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.

Join the Army...you"ll get the chance to eat LOTS of them 

[mebco09]

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!

[Instinct]

If ya cant find a surplus around go to cheaperthandirt.com

[Skyvalhunter]

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.

[ICEMAN]

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...

[ICEMAN]

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.

[coyote_out]

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. 

[carpsniperg2]

Mountain house meals are pretty good. I am a pop tart fan as well Powdered gatoraid is a great idea to! Mix it a little strong and you will get a good kick from it.

[BLUEBULLS]

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

oh yeah, and some jerky.

[DD8]

Thanks for the input guys!