[solohiker]

[schrader23]

Red Vines Carrot Cake Clif Bar

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[sarbar]

Hot days I prefer simple as can be - a bag of kettle potato chips and lots of liquids, I carry fruit on some trips - I pack it carefully though in my gear. Or I carry freeze-dried fruit. In all honesty I have found ways to take pretty much anything I crave!

[tmatlack]

Comrades, A friend of mine got so fed up with packing lunches he rebelled and now hikes with these huge tupperwares of stirfry, pasta w/marinara, and assorted brown/wild rice casseroles. Whatever is the fridge becomes trailfood. Sorta strange to be sitting next to him on a log with your little powerbar and dried apricots and he has this toilet bowl of stirfry with a metal fork and a shaker full of soy sauce. Tom

[sarbar]

[jenjen]

I do that as well. It's especially cool when snowshoeing to pull out the stove and heat up some left over spaghetti for lunch. I've also been known to take along a big green salad or a big scoop of potato salad. It all works.

[HitTheTrail]

If I am doing a one-nighter (which I do mostly) I just eat a huge breakfast and take two sandwiches in my pack. One for lunch and one for dinner. That way you don't really need to cook at all. I do usually take a half oz beer can alky stove and have a cup of coffee in the morning and maybe a cup of oatmeal along with some dried fruit. Also, I usually always loose at least a pound or so after each hike.

[Land Cruiser]

one of my favorites is oranges, I toss them in the freezer for a few hours before I leave the house. Nothing tastes better than a nice cold orange on a hot summer day! I went up with a a few buddys a couple weeks ago for a day hike..we froze some steak kabobs the night before, wrapped them in foil, and kept them in ice on the drive to the trailhead. Once we reached our destination, we took our three beers, and put them in the river, found an established fire spot, and gathered some light timber to start a small fire, about 30 minutes later the bob's are done, the beers are cold!

[The Angry Hiker]

What I take on a hike: Bagel with pastrami, pepper jack cheese and lettuce 2 -3 energy bars or goop packets A Monster Energy Drink (usually saved for the drive home) What I would never take on a hike: Indian food I had Indian food for the first time today, and it feels like the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh is dancing the Charleston in my colon.

[sarbar]

[Michael Lewis]

[mossy mom]

I'm a stovie so I like to cook something on all my hikes. It gives me a chance to test out my latest alcohol stove. I always have a hot cup of tea at my turn around point on a day hike. I make most of my backpacking meals at home. Dehydrated leftovers can be really yummy out in the trail. I make a lot of fruit leather with what ever is free and in season. Right now I am making fruit leather from tart cherries from my neighbor’s tree. I make a lot of black berry leather, sometimes I mix plain yogurt into my fruit leathers to make them smoother and to give me some calcium. Last year Green Bean threads (from Asian supermarkets) were a real hit with my family. They are very high in calories and cook very fast. I used them in the place of spaghetti noodles. I fry hamburger with seasonings and then dehydrate it and store it in the freezer until I am ready to take it backpacking. I drop the hamburger pieces into mashed potatoes, or noodles with tomato sauce or rice with hummus. I make my own hummus and then dehydrate and power it. I'm going to make a big batch of beef and macaroni today and I plan on dehydrating at least half of it. We eat better when we are hiking then we eat when we are at home.

[mossy mom]

[lankymo]

I love fruit cups, ill bring a whole packet of them. They are so refreshing! Also soup for the long hikes in the cold. ill just buy a few asian noodle soup mixes, they are nice and spicey. I can always add to the soup mixes. At first i wasnt a fan of dried bread on trips. I wanted to be refreshed but i have since had a change of heart and love good bread up in the olympics. ill take the extra weight for bread=)