10 Easy Backpacking Recipes - thru hiker friendly and cheap!

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  • 10 Backpacking DINNER recipe ideas to use out on the trail - thru hiker friendly! These recipes use simple, inexpensive ingredients found in any local grocery store or Dollar Tree and also condiments that you can pick up for free at any fast food restaurant. Some of these recipes also use ingredients that can be used in resupply boxes and are lightweight to carry in a long distance hike. I've tried all of these recipes and they are delicious! Hope you enjoy!
    Recipes in this video:
    0:00 Intro
    1:05 Thanksgiving on the Trail
    1:50 Pad Thai Delight
    2:43 BBQ Pork Mac & Cheese
    3:22 Bangers & Mash
    4:06 Cheesy Chicken Casserole
    4:51 Meat & Potatoes
    5:53 Chicken Pot Pie
    6:45 Chicken Parmesan
    7:45 Loaded Mashed Potatoes
    8:32 BBQ Grits
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ความคิดเห็น • 114

  • @leedanielson7452
    @leedanielson7452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Gretchen Seriously??? That stuff looked good enough to eat!!!😂 No really I thought every dish looked amazing! Thanks!😊🥰👍

  • @coreybiggs8626
    @coreybiggs8626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    WOW...Forget the trail...I'm trying these at home...

    • @roberttrinies7698
      @roberttrinies7698 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Best to practice at home,if it's edible at home it'll be great on the trail. 👍

  • @jackforman6385
    @jackforman6385 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I finally found you. Wow, for years i have made and dehydrated my backcountry meals, some were good, most were not, then i run across your vlog; simplicity is a beautiful thing. I will be taking many of these along as i set out on the Sheltowee trace this fall all the while dreaming of the AT thru hike. Thank you so very much, this is a game changer.

  • @miken7629
    @miken7629 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Since u like to make meals, try these. Crunch up Ramen into small pieces, + 1/2 packet Pioneer Country Gravy + 1 cup boiling water. Taste like biscuits & gravy. U can add bacon pieces. I save the Ramen seasoning packet (chili flavor) to season a steak I cook over a fire. My favorite meal is 1/2 cup Minute Rice + 1/2 cup Dehydrated Refried Beans + 1/2 TBSP Tomato Bullion + 1/2 TBSP Taco Seasoning + 1 cup boiling water. Then add some Cheese & Fritos. For breakfast, put 1 cup Raisin Bran in a baggie with 1/3 cup NIDO. Add water to cover, shake, and instant milk & cereal. For a dessert treat, put a packet of Jello "No Sugar" pudding mix in a baggie with 1/3 cup NIDO. Add 10oz cold water and stir a couple minutes making sure no lumps. Pudding sets up in 10 minutes. For Fat Bomb, prepare b4 trip, put 1/3 Coconut Oil + 2/3 Peanut Butter in a microwave bowl, heat and mix thoroughly, then pour into jar. Takes a couple hours to set up. Then spoon onto tortillas or eat out of the jar.

  • @danielkutcher5704
    @danielkutcher5704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I should've eaten breakfast before watching this video 😁. Thanks, Gretchen!👍

  • @tristinkirby
    @tristinkirby 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would LOVE to see a whole collection of these recipes from many different people all the exchange of ideas would be great.😍

  • @rungavagairun
    @rungavagairun ปีที่แล้ว

    These are some really great ideas. Thanks for sharing!

  • @getsomeboy321
    @getsomeboy321 ปีที่แล้ว

    So many great ideas. I am excited to try these out!

  • @vibelife5133
    @vibelife5133 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks great!

  • @shirleyg6189
    @shirleyg6189 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing ! Looks delicious. I will be trying some of these!

  • @AllenSchubert
    @AllenSchubert 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I liked this video! Also, I'm glad you showed the condiment packets, too! I guess you had to be alert at every fast food and regular restaurant you visited! I like the ingenuity!

  • @perrymac
    @perrymac 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    these dishes look so good; thanks for posting!

  • @hankyoung.
    @hankyoung. ปีที่แล้ว

    Creative line ups! Def will use some of these. Thanks for sharing:)

  • @robbinwhaley9378
    @robbinwhaley9378 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yum!!! All these recipes look delicious. 😋 Definitely gonna be trying some. Thanks so much for sharing.

  • @patriciapiee12
    @patriciapiee12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this so much! My fiancé and I will have to try these! I love the small packets saved from other places to take along. Genius!! We will have to try some of these recipes next time. Thank you for this!

  • @TheForester71
    @TheForester71 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was such a great video 🙌. So many good ideas. I’m hungry 😮.

  • @paulaalekson4109
    @paulaalekson4109 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    awesomeness! Thanks for this fabulous content!!

  • @davidsawmandave8731
    @davidsawmandave8731 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    HI AGAIN !! I FOLLOWED U ON YOUR AT HIKE
    I have forgotten about u but u popped up in my feed and glad u did , loved loved these videos , can't wait to try

  • @HikingWithWhiskers
    @HikingWithWhiskers 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing Braids!!!🥾🥾⛺️

  • @trinitywood8148
    @trinitywood8148 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for all of these great ideas

  • @obiokiutube39
    @obiokiutube39 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your presentation style. Tons of ideas. Easy to follow. Ty

  • @hikingwithbarb9006
    @hikingwithbarb9006 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing! So many great ideas I wouldn't have thought of. Now to re-watch and make notes and try them out on my next hike.

  • @gamerbro1000
    @gamerbro1000 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    These look amazing

  • @vsrorrer
    @vsrorrer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great ideas…thank you!

  • @nikis222
    @nikis222 ปีที่แล้ว

    These were great ideas. Thank you.

  • @meghoughton562
    @meghoughton562 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are SO creative yet simple (easy) to recreate. Fantastic job! 👋👋👋

  • @BankgeekOutdoors
    @BankgeekOutdoors 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank your for this video. You had some really interesting ideas that had my mouth watering while watching. I will definitely be trying these out. I know the videos take a lot of work, and I am so happy I came across it. Thank you!!

  • @Readymagazine
    @Readymagazine ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting collection of food ideas, thanks for this video. I am going to have to try some of these.

  • @rebeccabeck8875
    @rebeccabeck8875 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I never considered rehydrating the veggie snacks! Great idea! Thanks! 👍

  • @lisalou1263
    @lisalou1263 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks! Great video!

  • @melonydodson8725
    @melonydodson8725 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great ideas here! Can't wait to try some. Fun video...love the graphics! :)

  • @bettyjorodgers8552
    @bettyjorodgers8552 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Coooooool! Thanks

  • @brianclark956
    @brianclark956 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So good! You are so much better than so many other videos

  • @snaphappy42071
    @snaphappy42071 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved the layout of this video! Super cute, with upbeat music.
    All of your recipes looked delish! Gonna try them out forsure! Looking forward to more. Thank you

  • @ShoesOnTheTrail
    @ShoesOnTheTrail 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! Great video idea Nad recipes, Braids! Thank you for sharing! I can totally use these rn :)

    • @HikingwithBraids
      @HikingwithBraids  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome! Hope some of these work out for you!

  • @Junkorgem
    @Junkorgem ปีที่แล้ว

    I like those recipes.

  • @boopernator
    @boopernator ปีที่แล้ว

    I will have to try some of these on my next hike. The Thanksgiving in a Bowl looks delicious.

  • @meatdotpopsikle
    @meatdotpopsikle หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks!

  • @jameskeatts2677
    @jameskeatts2677 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing

  • @lorismith8479
    @lorismith8479 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your recipes…I find it so difficult to figure out what to take…Thank you!!!

  • @1PZfan
    @1PZfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love these. Tired of the same old same old. Also great that many of the recipes use shared ingredients. You're genius! Thanks!!

  • @hoser7706
    @hoser7706 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You had me right up to “ruining” the grits. 🤣🤣🤣. Excellent food ideas and so simple. Thanks!

  • @beckyleheny8636
    @beckyleheny8636 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know how I missed this video!!!! This are awesome! Thanks so Much!!! Any new ones since this video????? Breakfast ideas??

  • @castle228
    @castle228 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Digging the chicken pad thai recipe!

  • @pamelajoy67
    @pamelajoy67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These recipes all sound good and at some point I will actually watch the video to find out how you make them. May I suggest that you talk us through them, when you do recipe videos? I usually have youtube videos on while cooking or doing other things, and I'll glance over now and then, but mostly listen. So I will have to actually watch to "get it". That said, I always enjoy your videos. Keep 'em coming! Thank you!

    • @HikingwithBraids
      @HikingwithBraids  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Definitely something I’ll have to consider! For now, I do have time stamps in the description. :)

  • @ronsowers1763
    @ronsowers1763 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man those look good. I really hope you continue to do more of these \O/

  • @user-wf3uf3vb5d
    @user-wf3uf3vb5d ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is it just me who is considering making this at home lol looks really good

    • @jessicathompson236
      @jessicathompson236 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's great for when the power goes out especially.

  • @williamking2249
    @williamking2249 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video, Thanksgiving is high on my list.🌲👍

  • @sonlucaexplora
    @sonlucaexplora 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great videos!! New sub from UK, look forward to catching a few more!! 👍🏼🛶🔥

  • @joannebelliveau2878
    @joannebelliveau2878 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video

  • @Liberty4Ever
    @Liberty4Ever 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great backpacking recipes. A homemade Reflectix pot cozy would help a lot with adding boiling water to rehydrate pasta or dried au gratin potatoes. It also helps to boil the water in the pot with the ingredients, until all the ingredients and the pot are hot, using the pot cozy to keep it all hot, and eating out of the pot so there is still only one pot to clean.

  • @jamiekalla7784
    @jamiekalla7784 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Whenever I've tried to add boiling water to a pasta and let it soak, it doesn't actually cook. Curious if yours was actually undercooked or do you have some other secret to making this work?

  • @sandrap3047
    @sandrap3047 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yay it’s Braids!

  • @Finest1920
    @Finest1920 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    These all looked good! I totally wished it was this easy to put together comfort vegan backpacking meals with stuff easily found in stores along the trail. Great video graphics too 👍🏾

    • @HikingwithBraids
      @HikingwithBraids  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I noticed vegan options were definitely harder to find out on the trail. ☹️ You would definitely need to plan ahead.

  • @scottm6927
    @scottm6927 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those were some very creative ideas and looked quite tasty and comforting! Glad to have found your channel and I admire your accomplishments, as well as the left arm ink (we need a closer look). Keep up the good work!

  • @roberttrinies7698
    @roberttrinies7698 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like to bring fresh green onions, and some sun dried tomatoes thst i hydrate before cooking. 😋

  • @rockytopwrangler2069
    @rockytopwrangler2069 ปีที่แล้ว

    ..Good looking dishes .... Will have to try at home and pick a couple for outings .... Too many ingredients and time involved for trail food (at least for me),, but all look filling and yummy ....

  • @steadyonthetrail7405
    @steadyonthetrail7405 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing. Helpful and creative. Challenging to grab an ingredients list.

  • @anthonyfoutch3152
    @anthonyfoutch3152 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This guy who was using sled dogs and mushing in Antarctica ate a stick of butter each day to stay warm

  • @deniselumsden6738
    @deniselumsden6738 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Based on the order a lot of those are added, like dried onions and broccoli for example, looks like it would be crunchy and improperly hydrated

    • @HikingwithBraids
      @HikingwithBraids  ปีที่แล้ว

      Nope the broccoli hydrates quickly and the dried onions are meant to be crunchy

  • @Sparky-ov1ot
    @Sparky-ov1ot ปีที่แล้ว

    Really good ideas, unfortunately here in the UK we don't have the variety of dried packet foods you have over there but still some would be possible, thanks.

  • @AdventuresofScoJen
    @AdventuresofScoJen 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice ideas and combinations! Thanks for the tips. I had high hopes of doing the AT with my husband but I am afraid my knee and his back won't make it. It was great watching you (and Jerry) and Wild this past year though. thanks for taking us along through your travels.

    • @HikingwithBraids
      @HikingwithBraids  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh gosh so sorry! I hope watching the thru hike videos helped a little.

  • @whatkjsaw4461
    @whatkjsaw4461 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey you’ve ink done! Is that an AT tat you have now, can you show us your new colours in your next video?
    Your recipes look great, this is a really useful video. Thank you Gretchen 🌈🦄💜

    • @HikingwithBraids
      @HikingwithBraids  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’ll be my next video. 😁✌️

  • @jameskolar9655
    @jameskolar9655 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I like the look of all those meals, if I’m honest. Any adjustments would be subjective. Yellow cheese that Americans eat, just isn’t for me, I can’t do that! Pork too, for some reason is a meat I avoid. What did excite me was the sachets of chicken! They are so versatile, with rice or pasta and flat breads etc. Some good tips in this vid, thank you.

    • @jessicathompson236
      @jessicathompson236 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There are alot of different ones. Salmon, mackerel, imitation crab, tuna, chicken, turkey, beef and pork are just a few of them.

  • @kennethhieke6623
    @kennethhieke6623 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! Thx for the recipes. So well presented (filmed and edited) for your peeps.
    Just a side question... I may have missed something during the pandemic,
    Did you add to your "sleeve".
    Looks like you have some AT specific tatts that you've added your L forearm.
    Will we see a vid w more specifics?

    • @HikingwithBraids
      @HikingwithBraids  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes I did and just put a video out about it 🙂

    • @kennethhieke6623
      @kennethhieke6623 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HikingwithBraids Looking forward to tuning it. Looks like it's live now.... or soon.

  • @DannyKapatrik
    @DannyKapatrik 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! I only wish that it would include the macro-nutrient information to see just how calorie packed these recipes are!

  • @solitudeinthewild82
    @solitudeinthewild82 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a nice video, my friend! Great backpacking equipment review! Enjoyed watching, very useful info. Cheers from Russia, darling, and welcome to my channel about bushcraft tips and hacks! Kind regards, Yuriy!

  • @CGhee135
    @CGhee135 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How does the sour cream and cheese sticks work? Don't they have to be refrigerated?

    • @meghoughton562
      @meghoughton562 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      IKR? You would think so. What I would do is to bring a small cold pouch (such as are used for baby bottles) and a freezer pack or frozen water bottle. It would only stay cold for about a day or so, but you could use those on the first couple days and probably be okay...🤷‍♀️

  • @jakeadkins6109
    @jakeadkins6109 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for all these meal options! Im sure they’re all incredible and i will be trying them out. Weird question but ive got to ask lol I live relatively close to Linville Gorge and love that place. Ive taken my wife there for some day hikes and showed her one of your videos from there. She said she thought she recognized you from coming to Stormcrow comics in high point/ Archdale NC area where she worked before. Could that have been you?

    • @HikingwithBraids
      @HikingwithBraids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha I’ve never been there but I hear I have a twin 😂

    • @jakeadkins6109
      @jakeadkins6109 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂 Had to ask. I appreciate your content! Keep it up!

  • @tarawilliams6041
    @tarawilliams6041 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So do I need 2 pots? One for booking the water and one to mix and eat the food? I’m getting back into backpacking after a 20 year hiatus raising my family. A lot has changed in 20 years

  • @runhellman
    @runhellman 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Could you put all the dry ingredients in a freezer ziplock and add the boiling water to that instead of in your pot?

  • @rangerinthewoods
    @rangerinthewoods 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What happened to the Jerry test?

  • @dzdaydreamer92
    @dzdaydreamer92 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Are you just using normal uncooked pasta or cooked pasta that has been dehydrated?

    • @HikingwithBraids
      @HikingwithBraids  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In this video it’s just uncooked pasta

  • @dustyoldhat
    @dustyoldhat 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    holy cow i just wanna hire you to come backpacking with me so you can make dope ass meals

  • @dustyoldhat
    @dustyoldhat 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i like this format where you just show the meals and ingredients and making them from POV with stock music

  • @leedanielson7452
    @leedanielson7452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Some day I’m going to go backpacking or hiking...And it’s all gonna be your fault!!!😝🏕🐻🦌🗻🐐🐰🐝🦌🦃🦨

  • @dustyoldhat
    @dustyoldhat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i like that naughty little bear

    • @n3wty
      @n3wty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      6 comments? Kinda weird my guy

    • @dustyoldhat
      @dustyoldhat ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@n3wty Tracking my comments is so so much weirder “my guy”
      Jfc you’re a freak

  • @garyantley
    @garyantley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dang it... where is the recipe book? The video is nice but i am old and fat. that means I am slow and when i see the food I get hungry and detracted. You should write these down for the descriptoin......

    • @garyantley
      @garyantley 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The chicken parm looks like a real hit. That is a cheese stick stop at the local Sonic for a few packets of mary-mary sauce....

  • @dustyoldhat
    @dustyoldhat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    damn this girl likes her dried onions

  • @garyyanyan4566
    @garyyanyan4566 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    All that salt you'll pay later trust me i know😢

    • @meghoughton562
      @meghoughton562 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What do you mean?

    • @garyyanyan4566
      @garyyanyan4566 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Talk to a cardiologist

    • @roberttrinies7698
      @roberttrinies7698 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You need more salt while thru hiking.✌️

  • @ronrampfel2197
    @ronrampfel2197 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You need to slow down. Don't have time to read what your using

    • @marshmallowkiller88
      @marshmallowkiller88 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Just pause the video or change the playback speed lmao

  • @dustyoldhat
    @dustyoldhat 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    WHOA WHERE TF did you get that pizza sauce in a packet
    what in the actual F

    • @asht.7640
      @asht.7640 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hijack some from some cheap lunchables 😂

    • @rulabo8834
      @rulabo8834 ปีที่แล้ว

      It literally says Marinara on the label… she’s just calling it pizza sauce. Any fast food place that serves cheese sticks should have them. 😊

  • @mattcrayne8630
    @mattcrayne8630 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    🤢

  • @dustyoldhat
    @dustyoldhat 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    bangers and mash always sounds dirty sex talk to me

  • @mikelopez5865
    @mikelopez5865 ปีที่แล้ว

    I honestly prefer videos with commentary and here’s why
    I love listening to videos like this while I’m driving, at the gym, jacking off etc….