Elk food day!

[Rob W.]

I have a couple things I forgot but it's time to get everything together. It's going to be a long week!

 

[Lady Frost]

[knobby]

Took care of some of that stuff today, myself. Leaving this Friday. Good luck on your hunt!

[Paul Cousineau]

Looks…umm…yummy. Haha. Have fun on the hunt, god speed!

[monterey]

Good luck getting an elk to eat That   :eek:  

I think the bears might like it!  

[Rob W.]

And all that becomes this....

 

[monterey]

You are a master of preparation.

[Rob W.]

I ended up around 2500-2800 calories on avg. Per day. A lot of guys go higher than that but I didn't have any problems last year with that intake for 9 days. This year I have packed for 12 days with a trip back to the truck in between.

[old_goat2]

Yeah, right now it looks like my backpack blew up on the basement floor, have food bought too.

[CoachBGriff]

I'm jealous!  

I love preparing for a good backpack trip.  I missed my annual trip this spring, so now I really have the itch!

Good luck this year!  I hope to see another post from you soon Rob with bags full of meat being packed!

[Pine]

What !
No peanutbutter and jelly !?
Good luck and we will be waiting for pictures .

[Rob W.]

Graps, there are peanut butter and honey tortillas in there. I'm hoping for some backstraps over the fire to take the place of some of this food.    

[Matty]

Good luck! It's amazing how much of your pack becomes just food. Then you gotta make room for all the other stuff! Have fun and be safe!

[swampdrummer]

Any idea what the total weight is going to look like? I've got a 10 day canoe trip in northern Ontario planned for next summer with two people and I'm trying to get a handle on the weights. Float plane trip is limiting weight for the long flight.

[Rob W.]

I'm averaging about 1.5 lb a day. A typical day is oats with powdered whole milk and chia seeds, cocoa  with powdered milk, kind bar, emergenC, peanut butter tortilla(sometimes nuttella), hard cheese, hard salami/jerky, instant pudding, nut and reeses trail mix, and half a 2.5 serving MH or a noodle dish. A few mornings I have MH breakfast skillet and tortillas with hot sauce. Olive oil added to a few things and some candy bars.

[3R Shooter]

Do you have a list posted anywhere of what you pack in for gear and food?

[Rob W.]

I don't have any lists posted. I really don't worry about going too light. I like to be comfortable. I use a Golite sl5 for shelter. I also carry an ultralight hammock for lounging during the day and cooling meat in pinch. My pack usually tops out around 55# on the pack in with food and water.