Camping food

[Steel]

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.

[BobW]

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!

[The Vanilla Gorilla]

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.

[the not so straight arrow]

venison jerky! you can eat it alone or make a jerky stew with it. its light and tastes great!
-cory

[BobW]

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.

[GingivitisKahn]

Originally posted by mmgrode:
One staple for me for the first few days in the mountains is peanut butter and bacon sandwiches.  

Duuuuuuuude!

[killinstuff]

Hard boiled eggs. They last for weeks in a pack, are quick and nothing but protein.

[zilla]

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.

[celticknot]

thank you guys if you have more id love hear em

[Covey]

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

[Friends call me Pac]

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.

[Bill Tell]

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.

[deadpool]

my favorite..ramen noodles and beef jerkey!! spicy jerky that is

[Recurve50 LBS]

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.

[leatherneck]

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.