Overnight backcountry meals

[Elk101 Admin]

Looking for additional meals beside Mountain House, Backpacker's Pantry, and Jerky. It does not have to be dry food. I do however love bringing dry salami. Suggestions? 

 

[AWHunt CDAID]

I will bring various kind of dried fruit and of course trail mix, dehydrated pears are outstanding.

 

[Elk101 Admin]

That sounds amazing! This is definitely going on the list.

 

[ILbowhntr]

Single packs of tuna for lunch.

 

[backcountry_hunter]

I did the heathers choice bit last year for the 1st time. After day 4 or so of MTn houses on a 9 day hunt typical dehydrated meals tear up my guts something bad. Between the 10lbs of sodium, artificial dairy, mystery meat, hundreds of phosphates mtn houses flat out are not good for you. Heathers are definitely pricier but felt like I was eating a meal, not just crap in a bag. My energy levels seemed better too but there could be other factors involved there...  not just what I had for supper.

For lunch I'll pack in a package of precooked bacon and make peanut butter, bacon and honey sandwiches on a bagel for a few lunches. Sounds awful... tastes pretty dang good though.

 

[sjl2012]

Oatmeal(add dehydrated fruit), Ramen Noodles(with Jerky), smoked fish, powdered supplements, and Mountain House. I generally stick to the mountain house breakfasts during the middle of the day, it seems to help with the intestinal issues. Drink plenty of water and move after eating. Its extra weight in the pack to carry the jet boil all day but for me eating the heavier meal mid-day and lighter morning/nighttime meals works best on a long backcountry hunt.

 

[AWHunt CDAID]

That sounds amazing! This is definitely going on the list.

What is an address, I will send some of the pears that I have for your pack.

 

[Elk101 Admin]

I actually just picked some up today, ha! Store bought, Nature's Turn Freeze-dried Fruit Crisp. What kind do you use?

 

[macrulz]

Pre-cooked bacon was pretty good last year in AK.  It was a nice change from dehydrated breakfast.  Does go well with the eggs in a bag and tortillas. 

 

[AWHunt CDAID]

I actually just picked some up today, ha! Store bought, Nature's Turn Freeze-dried Fruit Crisp. What kind do you use?

Simple dehydrator just don't dry too much, if done correctly they will be chewy but will release the sugars and turn into a bit of mouthwatering goodness. After they are done seal-a-meal them and they will last a long while, plums are also very good as well.

 

[Elk101 Admin]

Thanks for the tips! Great idea on the seal-a-meal for preserving them as well. I am excited to test these out! 

 

[MT Elk Hunter]

I've heard them called butthole sandwiches:

Toasted wheat bagels + crunch peanut butter + honey + bacon


Toast the bagels first, helps prevent them from getting soggy.
Mix the honey and peanut butter in a bowl, then spread on the bagels (the honey is less messy this way).
Put as much cooked bacon on there as you like.
Wrap in plastic wrap and/or put in zip-locs


May sound weird, but they stay good for 7+ days. Really filling and tasty.

 

[Elk101 Admin]

Yes, I have heard that term used before. I had a late archery deer hunting buddy swear by those a few years back, tried it and he was right. Almost forgot about those, added to the list! 

 

[Backpack Hunter]

Peanut butter bacon tortillas, trail mix, summer sausage and cheese, dried fruit, cliff bars, oatmeal, various cereals with dried fruit, instant potatoes, ramen noodles, pre cooked chicken, tuna, and various packaged flavored noodles available in any grocery store.

Esse quam videri

 

[wl704]

Last year I started playing around with concept of a SE asian curry by doctoring up (good) ramen as the base + dried coconut cream and various dried spices/seasonings (garlic, lime leaf, etc) or additions.

The dried coconut powder also gave me a milk alternative so I took some granola which I only ate one day.

 

[Elk101 Admin]

That is a great idea. I love bringing in noodles but cant do Top Romen due to the lack of healthy ingredients. "Spicing" things up and finding an alternative is a perfect way to get what you need while maintaining a light weight pack. - Love it! 

 

[wl704]

Agreed I'm not a fan of a lot of ramen, but on a cold day firing up a jetboil for some hot soup...I'll make an exception to my own rules.

 

[COLOelkman]

I've heard "Good to Go" is also an alternative to MH meals and is considered better nutritionally.  I think you can get a discount also if you sign up with them.  I've looked into dehydrating meals and plan to try that this year prior to hunting season to see how that works.  Cheaper and better nutrition as well.....just a bit more work but now's the time to start the process! 

 

[Wapiti Warrior]

Take my input with a grain of salt since Im a brand new hunter. I have an awesome chili recipe and was gonna try and dehydrate it for me to have on my hunt. It will be a lot of work upfront to make it and dehydrate it but I think I won't be disappointed on the hill. I also like to make quick and easy energy nuggets. Protein, fats, and calories.

 

[wyo_atl]

Whenever I see almond butter single packs on sale, I load up on them. They're great to just throw in the pack and take up hardly any room. Most have right around 180 calories. I can't eat them while hiking though or else I get dry mouth real bad.


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