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hillbilly

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Trekking food
« on: July 14, 2015 »
I'd like advice on low weight low bulk high energy food for 2 or 3 day hike in the mournes. I believe pot noodles are light and dried but not sure about energy or plastic carton bulk, waste etc. Any ideas and tips welcome. I have a meths powered trangia and vango  tempest 200.
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Re: Trekking food
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2015 »
I would avoid pot noodles unless you can source the water for them on your travels as carrying extra water adds to the bulk and weight. I use a Swedish mess kit with a trangia while camping and at the minute and go for the Uncle Ben's pre cooked rice (theres loads of flavours) I fry up some spam/sausage/bacon 1st then throw the rice in and its tasty! They're £1 in most places right now
I look forward to others suggestions

Rice:
http://m.tesco.com/h5/groceries/browse?search=uncle+ben

Meatballs:
http://m.tesco.com/h5/groceries/r/www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=272385398

Meatballs used on YouTube, skip to 13mins 50sec
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GWaeiuZNBOc

(Hope the links work)
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Rich.H

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Re: Trekking food
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2015 »
This is a tricky one as your wanting both low weight and size. I agree to avoid stuff like pot noodles etc but for a different reason. My problem with them is they are crap and do not qualify as food. If you are out working hard for a couple of days and fill yourself with them your body will not thank you nor repay you with performance. I tend to accept that weight is something you have to put up with for food and make my own boil in the bag meals, but they are heavy. There is a cheap diy way I can think of which involves making up your own trail bars with stuff like oats, seeds, nuts etc and combining it with home made energy gels. This will get you through but you will find it somewhat hard on the gut and really isn't a good idea if you are just out hiking for pleasure for a few days. Otherwise the only thing I can think of is to dig into deep pockets and get something like the wayfarer dried meals. You can happily carry plenty of full meals and you just need hot water.
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hillbilly

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Re: Trekking food
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2015 »
Folks pardon the pun but it is literally food for thought. I appreciate you taking the time to reply to my query. Calories versus weight. An age old conundrum. I'll take less clothes and carry more food. Thankyou.
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Re: Trekking food
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2015 »
It depends on water really. Whether there will be water available on your route and whether you would be happy enough with it's quality to use it for cooking. (And if in summer the water source will be plentiful enough, I've trekked to a stream before to find it gone).

Pasta is always good for taste and energy but boiling it is wasteful of water. Dried pouch meals are as efficient as it comes but they can be expensive and a bit tasteless. MRE type army rations can be good because they can be eaten cold in an emergency and you can heat the pouches and then use the boiled water for a drink. Personally I like a mix of everything or else things can get seriously samey after a few days :)

You can also dry your own food but that's out of my wheelhouse!
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Re: Trekking food
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2015 »
Cous-cous and hot dogs, pour your boiling water into the cous-cous packet, add in your hot dogs, roll the top of the packet to make a seal and leave for a few minutes. Eat right out of the packet. No dirty dishes to clean up after.
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hillbilly

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Re: Trekking food
« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2015 »
I like the no dishes no fuss idea. I'll give the cous-cous and the uncle bens a go. Thanks.
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Re: Trekking food
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2015 »


Used this on a hike  goes from this to this....



Total cost just under £7.00
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Heggs

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Re: Trekking food
« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2015 »
Looking good, where did you get the silver pouches?
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Windy

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Re: Trekking food
« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2015 »
Heggs ebay  called Mylar pouches .get the ones with the flat bottoms so they can stand in your pot .
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/jamosolutions/ is where I got mine .
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Windy

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Re: Trekking food
« Reply #10 on: July 16, 2015 »
Heggs forgot to say to seal just use an iron along the top
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Heggs

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Re: Trekking food
« Reply #11 on: July 16, 2015 »
Sweet, thanks for that!
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Re: Trekking food
« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2015 »
Do you boil in the bag or empty contents into pot? What size bag for a tin of beans? We hike with our 4 kids so dried meals at 5 quid a bag x 6 is way too dear!
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Re: Trekking food
« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2015 »
Noble 98 16cm x 10cm will hold enough beans for two . I normally use cocktail sausages .cook in oven prior to trip .put in with beans and Heat( bit of bacon too). You can boil in bag or use a pot whatever you like . with a family pot would be quicker. You can make up any pre meals , spag bol chilii con carne ,stew etc . seal in bag .Just remember not to keep them for too long without eating . normal food rules should apply . Make up night before and put in fridge and they should be good for two days.
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Re: Trekking food
« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2015 »
So to be clear, you just make whatever mean as normal, leave it to cool, bung it in the pouch, iron shut and Bob's yer Aunt's husband?


Quote from: Windy on July 20, 2015
Noble 98 16cm x 10cm will hold enough beans for two . I normally use cocktail sausages .cook in oven prior to trip .put in with beans and Heat( bit of bacon too). You can boil in bag or use a pot whatever you like . with a family pot would be quicker. You can make up any pre meals , spag bol chilii con carne ,stew etc . seal in bag .Just remember not to keep them for too long without eating . normal food rules should apply . Make up night before and put in fridge and they should be good for two days.
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