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Backpacking breakfasts are usually quick to cook, because a long breakfast means you’ll be hiking in the hottest part of the afternoon. However, be careful of the temptation to make breakfasts nothing but granola bars — they’re handy when you need to get moving in a hurry, but they’ll get old fast. Once useful trickContinue reading “Breakfast Backpacking Meal Ideas”

Lunch on the trail should be fast and require little or no cooking. This will help you make lunch stops quick and painless. Think about trail breads, summer sausage, peanut butter, fruit preserves, and cheeses that keep well without refrigeration. Pita bread, sausage, and cheese This is a classic trail lunch — it’s fast, tasty,Continue reading “Lunch Backpacking Meal Ideas”

Angel-hair pasta in dried tomato sauce Even using expensive dried tomatoes, this costs less than half as much as freeze-dried spaghetti, and give you many more options for adjusting the flavor to your liking. Ingredients 1 lb angel hair pasta, broken into 2” pieces. 1.5 quarts water 0.5 cups Parmesan cheese (in a plastic bag)Continue reading “Dinner Backpacking Meal Ideas”

Backpacking breakfasts are usually quick to cook, because a long breakfast means you’ll be hiking in the hottest part of the afternoon. However, be careful of the temptation to make breakfasts nothing but granola bars — they’re handy when you need to get moving in a hurry, but they’ll get old fast. Once useful trickContinue reading “Breakfast Backpacking Meal Ideas”

When you’re planning a major trip or a backcountry adventure — a long distance cycling trip, a backpacking trek, or a wilderness canoe trip — you’ll need more of a menu plan than “let’s have hot dogs.” These guidelines will help you plan menus that account for calories, nutrition, rough handling, and taste. Calorie RequirementsContinue reading “Menu Planning Fundamentals”

Before starting with any of these recipes, you should read Menu Planning Fundamentals, which discusses how to count calories and plan an appropriate menu for your trip. Recipes on this Site Breakfast Lunch Dinner General Tips Utensils The more dishes you carry, the more weight you carry, and the slower you’ll hike. Plan for one-pot mealsContinue reading “Backpacking Recipes”

This calorie planning chart lets you estimate the calorie needs for a group of Scouts on a wilderness trek, with adjustments for season and weather.