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Title: What do you eat... MRE's, dry food, canned???
Post by: blackhorn on July 29, 2009, 02:26:04 PM: What are some of the better pack foods? I myself carry a couple cans of tuna and jerky maybe some power bars and such. Anybody, have there favorites?
Title: Re: What do you eat... MRE's, dry food, canned???
Post by: tonymoe on July 29, 2009, 02:36:21 PM: Mountain house for me, they are light and yummy. If I am going where it might be dry and don't have water, I will take MRE'S. I hike in a ways to spike camp, so I need light, and I usually don't have a problem finding water.
also, use instant potatoes, top ramen and lipton instant rice
Title: Re: What do you eat... MRE's, dry food, canned???
Post by: Bofire on July 31, 2009, 11:25:00 AM: :)Unless I am going a long way in, more than 5 miles, I'd rather make two trips and eat real food. Once I made three trips, the last one for a case of beer. :chuckle:
Carl
Title: Re: What do you eat... MRE's, dry food, canned???
Post by: Pathfinder101 on August 02, 2009, 09:36:39 PM: Ok, check this out. This may be the best backpacking meal ever made (I have posted this recipe before):

1 MRE Main Meal with chicken in it
1 package of Ramen
1 Package of MRE cheese
1 package of MRE Crackers or Wheat Snack Bread

Boil water over backpack stove in a canteen cup
Add Ramen noodles and flavor packet
Add MRE Main Meal, stir until heated
Add MRE Cheese, stir until creamy
Remove from heat and eat with crackers or bread

I have never made this for anyone that didn't love it (especially after a long day of backpacking/hunting/roadmarching etc...).
My 10 year old is my latest convert, we made it twice while backpacking in MT last month.
Title: Re: What do you eat... MRE's, dry food, canned???
Post by: Tony 270WSM on August 02, 2009, 09:38:17 PM: I like to bring jerky, some trail mix stuff or a couple Snickers bars.
Title: Re: What do you eat... MRE's, dry food, canned???
Post by: PacificNWhunter on August 02, 2009, 09:39:16 PM: Mountain House, snacks (jerky, trailmix) and that's about it.
Title: Re: What do you eat... MRE's, dry food, canned???
Post by: GoPlayOutside on August 02, 2009, 09:44:31 PM: The Jet Boil system is the best packing system I've ever used. Just boil water and pour into the Mountain House dried food pouches. Light weight, no mess, no cleaning. It's perfect for hot cocoa when I'm sitting in the snow for hours waiting for elk.
I'm a hunter and mountain climber....and I swear by it.
Title: Re: What do you eat... MRE's, dry food, canned???
Post by: Pathfinder101 on August 02, 2009, 09:53:57 PM: I just got the Brunton backpack stove system, and I use it with my good old fashioned Army canteen cup. I was very impressed with it.
Title: Re: What do you eat... MRE's, dry food, canned???
Post by: swanny on August 03, 2009, 03:50:28 PM: Lipton's mexican rice with some canned/packaged chicken. Take some cheese to melt in it, and stop at Taco Bell for hot sauce packets. Cook it all up and throw it on a tortilla.

Mac and cheese with tuna is quick, easy, and fairly light as well.

Spaghetti is easy if you have two stoves.
Title: Re: What do you eat... MRE's, dry food, canned???
Post by: flashover52 on August 03, 2009, 05:06:27 PM: I'll eat Mountain House Meals mainly. If you're bringing tuna, you might consider the small bags instead of a can. It packs easier (both in and out).

Otherwise, it's Idahoan instant potatoes in a bag, dried fruit (pineapples, cran-raisins), peanuts, jerky, bagels, Lipton noodles, powdered milk with shredded (usually crushed) mini wheats and maybe strawberry frosted pop-tarts.