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First off pack up everything you need then cut it in half. The individuals who have chimed in and stated they don't bring a stove and eat only " peanutbutter crackers/snickers marathon bars/pop-tarts/dried fruit/beef jerky/propel fitness water and other no-cook foods", this is foolish to say the least. Nothing that's listed is in the slightest healthy and body nourishing. High complex carbohydrate foods such as rice, mountain house etc will fuel your body ten times more than essentially processed corn syrup crap. Personally I'll pack the extra 2 pounds (titanium everything, msr pocket rocket, and fuel) to be able to eat a hot meal, drink a hot cup of coffee, and meet the added nutrition requirements the back country demands, plus a hot Mountain Mocha ( hot chocolate and instant coffee) first thing in the am is a must. Ill train for an extra half mile to make up for the weight and wake up an extra half hour early to see that I have a hot meal before the day begins. I'm still trimming weight off my setup but this is bare bones what I bring if going out for an overnight or longer. Adjust food and add an MSR Hubba Hubba if the weather might turn.The stove is a must, when you consider either the jetboil with one can of fuel because that's all you'll need or a MSR pocket rocket weighing in at 5 ounces and to
CE kind of jogged my memory on another item...maybe others have a different method.I wear leather boots, and when up in the high country during the regular deer season it can get cold enough to freeze the boots. I just use one of the black plastic trash bags and put the boots in that and then put in the sleeping bag. Then in the morning, they are plenty supple and ready to go right away. I made the mistake once that got them frozen....it took a LONG time before they could be put on. Also keep a bottle of water in the sleeping bag so it doesn't freeze solid. For new water, if it hasn't snowed yet...I have a small filter on the end of my water filter (katadyn-vario) and just break through the ice that forms over the top of the stream and get the water from as low as possible. And to keep condensation at a min in the bivy/tent I use flex hose (3 ft). I run it into the inside of the sleeping bag (mummy bag) and then run the other end outside the bivy/tent. Cinch up the sleeping bag so all the air goes in and out of the tube. It sucks when you try to get out of the bivy/tent but have a layer of ice inside.
Quote from: arguhl on May 19, 2012, 11:14:26 PMFirst off pack up everything you need then cut it in half. The individuals who have chimed in and stated they don't bring a stove and eat only " peanutbutter crackers/snickers marathon bars/pop-tarts/dried fruit/beef jerky/propel fitness water and other no-cook foods", this is foolish to say the least. Nothing that's listed is in the slightest healthy and body nourishing. High complex carbohydrate foods such as rice, mountain house etc will fuel your body ten times more than essentially processed corn syrup crap. Personally I'll pack the extra 2 pounds (titanium everything, msr pocket rocket, and fuel) to be able to eat a hot meal, drink a hot cup of coffee, and meet the added nutrition requirements the back country demands, plus a hot Mountain Mocha ( hot chocolate and instant coffee) first thing in the am is a must. Ill train for an extra half mile to make up for the weight and wake up an extra half hour early to see that I have a hot meal before the day begins. I'm still trimming weight off my setup but this is bare bones what I bring if going out for an overnight or longer. Adjust food and add an MSR Hubba Hubba if the weather might turn.The stove is a must, when you consider either the jetboil with one can of fuel because that's all you'll need or a MSR pocket rocket weighing in at 5 ounces and toYou can get all the nutrients you want from your mountain house, and you still couldn't keep up. Stoves are not a must. Maybe for guys that think they need them. Just because its necessary for you, doesn't mean it is for other people
I dont bring my stove too much anymore, mainly because i feel like its a hassle. Here is a list of what i normally pack for food. Breakfast- poptarts, muffins, granola bars, bagel with cream cheese,Lunch and dinners- i usually slice up a lb or so of summer sausage and cheese that i eat with crackers, sometimes i carry some mc ds cheese burgers(they go pretty fast),pb and j snacks- chips ahoy cookies, pringles, peanut m n ms, peanuts, fruit snacks, starburst, snickers, wheat thins, granola bars, tang, instant pudding is good up in the mountains!, I really dont pay much attention to calories/oz because i care about pack weight more when im hiking out with an animal. Most of the time on the way back to the truck im going to be mostly out of food.U guys have any good ideas as far cold food?
