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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: celticknot on November 02, 2008, 12:42:00 PM
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Ive got 2 weeks off to hunt and i was wondering what yall take camping with you food wise i really would like to not have anyhting that will spoil. I have all the appropriate camp cookwear. Im just not sure what to by to eat. Please keep in mind i may have to pack some of this in. Thank you for your time and thoughts.
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Cheese.
I have a friend that backpacks a lot and he told me once that he pretty much survives off of bread and cheese when he's out. I think he's crazy, but nonetheless a good semi-firm cheese is an awesome thing to have on the trail.
Also if it were me I'd pack some dried rice and beans. If you have a little pressure cooker they cook in no time and can be made extra-tasty with spices like cumin!
Coffee is a must. I've also enjoyed pasta and oatmeal while camping.
Have fun!
:)
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I use to backpack hunt alot when I was stationed in Alaska. One of my staples was Minute rice and beef bullion to add flavor. I admit eating this for a week gets old but it was very light on the pack in. Other options are mac and cheese, oatmeal, ramen noodles.
Also if you repack some things you will save room. For example take mac and cheese out of the box and put it in a ziplock to reduce size and ease in fitting in a backpack.
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http://www7.mailordercentral.com/longlifefood/products.asp?dept=1025
http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/postlist/Board/25/page/3
Here's a coupla places to find info on Bpacking grub.
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Oriental noodles are small and light,easy to pack and makes a quick easy meal
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Ramen noodles, oatmeal,grits single packages only, coffee, splenda packets, block of cheese, tortias instead of bread, and hotdogs
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Packing in or car camping?
Killdeer
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uh oh, this is one of my flaws when it comes to hunting. i just absolutly need my munchies. for day hunts you can bet ive got one hell of a sandwhich or sub hiding somewhere in my pack along with cheese crackers, some tea, a nice big water bottle and probably a few chips.
however when it comes to extended pack-in hunts. i like to carry a few seasonings, some tea, saltines, a little flour (or ill crush up the crackers in a pinch) with some oil (olive or cananola for frying) and some sugar is in there too cuz i like me tea sweet. all this can fit into a small coffee can and is what i go to when i can manage to catch some trout or arrow a grouse/ rabbit for dinner. which depending on where abouts im hunting usually isnt all that out of the ordinery for the trout.
however relying on my own skills as a fisherman alone would leave me hungry. so i also pack a goodly amount of ramen noodle and maybe 2 or 3 of the fifteen ounce cans of dinty moore beef stew( carefull though they can get heavey quick). dinty and ramen is dinner food for breakfast, i usually bring big tortilla's and make a breakfast wrap to bring with me on the way to the stand site, blind, or wherever because theyre nice n portable. throw some in some eggs, then use that cheese and seasoning with a little canned ham and you got yourself breakfast. and dont forget your tea in the mourning, bad things happen when a hunter doesnt get a nice hot beverage in the mourning cold lol!
lunch is usually a combination of what ever i got kickn around from dinner or break fast, but i usually just cheese and cracker it for the lunch on stand stand.
most importantly, dont forget a nice big bottle of franks red hot or tabasco sauce. becuase whatever you cook, no matter how god awful it turns out, you can usually burn the bad taste out with enough hot suace. my old man says thats why they put a bottle of tabasco in MRE's lol.
good luck and have fun hope this helped.
-cory
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These are the things on my list for a pack in. Ramen,oatmeal,granola/cereal bars,hot cocoa/coffee,dried fruit,jerky...
IF, you have a vacuum sealer you can do -carrot/celery sticks,apple slices,potato slices,onions sliced/diced...
I talked to a guy who puts onions,potatoes and seasoning in a vacuum sealed bag for boiling or frying 'out there'. He precooks and seals meat, as well. The theory being, warming a meal is easier than cooking from scratch in the woods.
The one thing that worries me most (about not having it) WATER! It is the most important thing.
I have a pack with a bladder and am looking for filtering methods.
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I live off Lipton Rice/Pasta meals, tuna, GORP, oatmeal and peanut butter when I backpack hunt. If I am car camping, the weather will determine what I take. If it's warm, I take a couple meals that need to be kept cold on ice and then eat out of cans the rest of the time. If it's cold, I just bring whatever I want. Heavy on the meat :)
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Oatmeal,peanut butter,dried and canned soups,rasins,some type of carbs like tortillas, coffee or hot chocolate,instant tea,sugar,salt and pepper and don't forget lots of toilet paper.
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In my limited backpacking trips/hunts I use an Esbit stove, a 16oz stainless cup and rehydrate Ramen noodles, dried soups, instant oatmeal, etc. Different flavored teas and instant coffee provide a little more taste variety and keep things compact and lightweight. Tuna packets and homemade jerky provide the protein. A couple energy bars per day are used for snacks in between meals.
When car camping I usually mooch off of Scifres. Last weekend I did cook 1 meal while hunting & car camping. I took a cooler of food and drinks and fixed a skillet of fried taters & onions to go along with some venison steak. Its definitely worth the extra effort to cook a nice meal or two when I have the space to do so.
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KILLDEAR" i will be doing a little of both
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completly forgot to mention that i carry a bladder filled with some quality H20 and water purification tablets in a nalgene bottle. leaves the water a little chemical tasting but its fine.
how long you planning on staying out? the whole 2 weeks?
-cory
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My son and I have been having kingly trail lunches. You need...
* 1 bowl that with a sealable top and a plastic spoon
* a fair pile of minute rice
* a couple good handfulls of peanuts
* a liberal dose of Parmesan cheese
* two crushed bullion cubes (flavor is your buddy)
* enough boiling water to cover all of that for 5 min or so.
* some Tobasco sauce - just because.
viola! - rib sticking goodness.
oh and to clean up - a tiny squirt of liquid soap and a bit more hot water - spoon in / lid on / shake like a maniac for a bit. Good to go.
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JIMBEAM:) :bigsmyl:
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a staple iv come to use when i go camping is Cous cous i take a Nalgene bottle and fill it with cous cous and a few chicken or beef stock cubes.
then all you need is boiling water and its done in minuets its the easiest quickest base food to cook that i have found.
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rice lots of rice and noodles and beef stock cubes and chicken ones as well. :campfire:
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Mr. celticknot,
We eat a lot of Mountain House.
Lite weight and all you need is boiling water.
Best Wishes
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Yes, can't forget the mountain house freeze dried meals. They can be a bit expensive, but you can have a full meal from them by just adding boiling water. This really pays off when backpack hunting/camping. The rice/pasta meals as John Scifres mentioned also sound like a good idea as are the boullion cubes. Much of the decisions regarding food revolve around whether you will have it strapped to your back(as light as possible) or left in camp the whole time(weight not as much of a concern). MAKE SURE YOU GET ENOUGH CALORIES! Try to get about 100 calories from every ounce of weight for backpack hunting. Oh, and don't forget to have a protein source for extended trips. Many load up on carbs(cheap and light), but neglect meats, nuts, etc. You need protein and fats!!
One staple for me for the first few days in the mountains is peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. They are around 1000 calories for each sandwich and taste pretty darn good.
Happy hunting, Matt
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I guess I am a high tech backpacker. I carry freeze dried meals mainly Mountian house Packpack beef Stroganoff and Beef stew plus freeze dried corn. I like boths of these MH meals they taste good and they pack light/small plus offer a full meal. I boil water for these meals with the MSR Reactor Stove System and one 8oz fuel bottle normally last more than a week for two guys. I also like instant oatmeal, 1oz peanut butter packs, crackers, foil sealed tuna(not cans) nut mixes. I normally eat good the whole trip it's nice to have a real meal bout 3 days into the trip which is why I like the mountian house propacks. The normall MT food packs are bulky so stick with the propack style food if you go that route. I use coffe filters to strain water and then a SteriPEN Water Purifier to treat water. I have a good filter and will never use it again after going to the SteriPen system. I have pretty much tuned all my camping gear to a ultra light weight carry backpack system.
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Ramen Noodles? Are you kidding me.....life is too short to eat crummy food.
Search out this one:
Hungry Hiker's Book of Good Cooking (Paperback)
by Gretchen Mchugh (Author)
4 of us spent a week in the Boundary Waters with a 15# pack of food. Came back with half of it left, and ate like kings for 3 meals a day.
Between this and an Outback Oven added to your equipment, life is better than good, its TASTY!
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I gotta agree with Bob. I ate Ramin noodles until i hated the word when I was young white trash.
I'm a big fan of potted meat and crackers. I seem to be the only person who likes potted meat and MRE's.
I may have to try Mmgrode's peanut butter and bacon sammiches! Sounds like something I'd eat after a hard night of drinking.
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venison jerky! you can eat it alone or make a jerky stew with it. its light and tastes great!
-cory
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Originally posted by tradtusker:
a staple iv come to use when i go camping is Cous cous i take a Nalgene bottle and fill it with cous cous and a few chicken or beef stock cubes.
then all you need is boiling water and its done in minuets its the easiest quickest base food to cook that i have found.
Watch adding boiling water to Nalgene bottles. BPE leaching (and its tie to cncer) has resulted in these bottles being pulled from the market in the US and Canada. Storage or cold use might be good, but not hot.
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Originally posted by mmgrode:
One staple for me for the first few days in the mountains is peanut butter and bacon sandwiches.
Duuuuuuuude!
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Hard boiled eggs. They last for weeks in a pack, are quick and nothing but protein.
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A word about Ramen noodles.. They are a great source of carbs.. I used to carry em all over the mtns and eat em dry.. They are light weight and handy.. In lieu of bread I would carry tortillas.. During the day on extended trips I would carry and eat, cheese and pepperoni sticks. English muffins last as well. For a few years I was carrying poppin fresh muffin dough in a canister, until at altitude a tube exploded in my pack.. For breakfast I like instant oatmeal and breakfast bars..
If camping where I stop my truck I pack my food differently as weight is not an issue..I have couple of cases of MRE's and really like the no mess factor.
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thank you guys if you have more id love hear em
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MRE's military designed these to have the right amount of calories,carbs etc.. and some are actually really good, we always carried these when we camped! they last for ever,they dont cost much and they dont take up much room in your pack! just my 2 cents,Jason
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MRE = Meals refused by everyone.
Just kidding. I've eaten quite a few during my 20 years on active duty. Some are good and some are not so good. I can't stand the tuna one or the omlet one.
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Well if you learn how to work a dutch oven you can eat what ever you want.
Rice and beans.
1 cup rice 2 cups h2o
Bring h2o to boil and dump in rice.
Boil until you have holes in the rice.
Dump in 2 cans red beans and two tsp Tony Chachere's Creol Seasoning.
Take off heat and slap on the lid. Wait 15 to 20 min and then eat.
Variations to this is add rabbits, grouse, squirrels, backstraps, fish, etc.
dump cake:
One box yellow cake mix
one can pineapple chunks
one can cherrie pie filling
pecans
dump it all in the dutchy put it in the fire and put some coals on top. 35 min later open it up and eat it.
Pancakes:
One thing of fast shake pancake mix follow directions.
Put dutchy lid upside down in coals spray with cooking spray and cook them up.
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my favorite..ramen noodles and beef jerkey!! spicy jerky that is
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Canned foods like soups and Spam. Or try instant Cup of Soup. Make some pasta sauce and freeze before the trip thaw it in a sauce pan over the camp stove. You can also do this with venison stew or almost anything.
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Steaks, smoked ribs, pulled pork, spaghetti. We eat swell at deer camp.
Oh, sorry, you meant in the woods. Cheese and pepperoni is all I take. Hate to spoil my good dinner. :bigsmyl: