Post by: mcrawfordaf on October 13, 2022, 01:38:55 PM
-oats, dried apples, protein powder
-brcc coffee bags
-Aussie bites and RX bars
-instant potatoes with hidden valley ranch mix and dehydrated smoked pork butt and mixed veggies to add to the mash
Post by: Stein on October 13, 2022, 01:57:46 PM
Bars, nuts, meat, cheese
Freeze dried meal
Easy.
Post by: Sundance on October 13, 2022, 04:55:09 PM
Lunch- 2 mini landjager sticks, 2 Beechers flagship cheese sticks, small handful marcona almonds, 4 TJ’s dark chocolate peanut butter cups. 800 calories no water needed
Dinner- peak refuel meal, I try to stay with the 800-1000 calorie options, amount of water varies. 1 packer miso soup with 10oz hot water (sodium boost, good flavor, no caffeine)
Daily food weighs roughly 1.3-1.5 pounds depending how heavy I pack the breakfast and lunch bags. When I fill my Nalgene bottle at night I can almost squeeze my dinner and breakfast prep out of that liter.
Post by: highcountry_hunter on October 13, 2022, 06:18:44 PM
Mid morning breakfast of either oatmeal or a peak refuel breakfast, I pack the same amount of each.
Lunch of flavored tuna packet with a packet of mayonnaise added, honey stinger waffle with Justin’s almond butter
Dinner of peak refuel, a few mini bite size mini candy bars after supper.
Try to suck down 1 serving of Liquid IV per day.
Post by: mcrawfordaf on October 14, 2022, 08:07:34 AM
Post by: Sundance on October 22, 2022, 08:22:42 PM
Man I love those Peak Refuel meals - easily the tastiest most satisfying freeze dried meal I've had but at $14/pack it just isn't conducive to my budget. I opted to use the dehydrator and everything on hand. The only things specifically bought for the trip was the instant mashed potatoes (I never eat these at home - real potatoes > instant) and the BRCC coffee bags. Everything else was found in the pantry. I smoked the pork butt last weekend and worked all week dehydrating the apples, veg and meats. My wife also made some fruit leathers from frozen berries we needed to use, so I'll be taking those up as well.
Sierra trading post sells the peak meals for 9.99, not huge but it all adds up. I looked at buying a freeze dryer like Harvest Right and doing them myself, but it just doesn’t pencil out.
Post by: highcountry_hunter on October 23, 2022, 11:02:33 AM
Post by: CP on October 23, 2022, 11:20:24 AM
Post by: highcountry_hunter on October 23, 2022, 12:53:02 PM
For those of you that pack in dehydrated foods like this, where do you get the water to rehydrate the food? Find it locally and boil, filter or chemically treat it?
I pull it out of a stream or creek then use a Steripen to sterilize it.
Post by: boneaddict on October 23, 2022, 12:56:12 PM
Post by: mcrawfordaf on October 23, 2022, 01:00:15 PM
My buddy found these deals called Frooze Balls, they’re a date covered in chocolate or peanut butter. Like 300 calories each little ball and delicious. They’ll be in my pack next year.
Looks like they a wide variety of flavors too. I might have to try some of these. Paired up with the Aussie bites that’s 400+ calories in two tiny portions. :tup:
Post by: huntnnw on October 23, 2022, 01:06:36 PM
Post by: mcrawfordaf on October 23, 2022, 02:11:15 PM
Does the dehydrated pork rehydrate? I tried doing chicken in tiny pieces and it wasn’t edible
It rehydrated pretty well actually. Still some chew to it but was satiating after all day tromping up and down drainages. I probably could’ve let it sit in the water sealed up a little longer before adding to the potatoes.
Post by: Sundance on October 23, 2022, 02:16:48 PM
For those of you that pack in dehydrated foods like this, where do you get the water to rehydrate the food? Find it locally and boil, filter or chemically treat it?
Depends on the area, ideally I only carry 1-2 liters at any given time. I scout for water, some areas it’s everywhere, others not so much. I use a sawyer squeeze bag, not the easiest but light weight and works fine (drinking water). I usually grab a couple dirty bags of water before dark, one I just boil for meals and hot drinks, the other I filter for drinking water. I only filter water then boil if it’s really dirty from a shallow pond.
Post by: huntnnw on October 23, 2022, 03:04:36 PM
For those of you that pack in dehydrated foods like this, where do you get the water to rehydrate the food? Find it locally and boil, filter or chemically treat it?
Almost everywhere I hunt I am filtering water. Very few places I pack in water cause it’s to far to get it
Post by: Magnum_Willys on October 23, 2022, 04:46:06 PM
Which Peak Meals are you liking best???
Post by: KFhunter on October 23, 2022, 11:08:55 PM
Like to toss appropriate packets in with the days meal preps, biscuits and gravy will get 2 franks red hot packets etc
Post by: Sundance on October 24, 2022, 07:35:16 AM
I ditched the steripen because it requires batteries and doesn’t filter the water, only sterilizes it. Sometimes the water I grab is murky, discolored, or gritty. The filter bags clears all that crap out.
https://www.sawyer.com/products/squeeze-water-filtration-system
This one is a favorite of thru hikers on the PCT, working fine and is weight conscious. A couple of my friends use platypus gravity bags, much easier to use and larger volume, just a weight penalty. I’ve looked at the Grayl system, but haven’t tried it yet.
Post by: mcrawfordaf on October 24, 2022, 07:43:18 AM
As for Peak flavors - I'm with Sundance on the Chicken Alfredo and Chicken Pesto Pasta. They're better than some restaurant pastas I've had :chuckle:
On this particular trip I biked in which afforded me the ability to bring all the water I needed with - but I do have a Lifestraw bag filter in case.
Post by: KFhunter on October 24, 2022, 08:11:50 AM
Don't have to dig the bladder out of the pack to fill it, not even to open the lid.
I use the military camelback 3L and really like it.
Post by: highcountry_hunter on October 24, 2022, 10:19:23 AM
I have discovered veriety salsa packets off amazon
Like to toss appropriate packets in with the days meal preps, biscuits and gravy will get 2 franks red hot packets etc
Tribal trails has that little island of condiments by the deli. Last Friday I was in there and asked what the limit is on hot sauce packets, they told me to take as many as I wanted so I loaded up.
Post by: KFhunter on October 24, 2022, 10:27:16 AM
I have discovered veriety salsa packets off amazon
Like to toss appropriate packets in with the days meal preps, biscuits and gravy will get 2 franks red hot packets etc
Tribal trails has that little island of condiments by the deli. Last Friday I was in there and asked what the limit is on hot sauce packets, they told me to take as many as I wanted so I loaded up.
:chuckle: brilliant!
Post by: snake on November 13, 2022, 05:52:02 PM
I haven't found a reason to not pack my katadyn pump, I've got it setup so all I have to do is pop off the end of my bladder that goes in your mouth, and attach the pump there
Don't have to dig the bladder out of the pack to fill it, not even to open the lid.
I use the military camelback 3L and really like it.
Ive tried a variety of filters and I like the Katadyn pump the best. Its the best overall for volume of water and light weight in my opinion.
The Platypus gravity bag is great if you are camping very close to a water source and dont plan on moving much. IMO.