Basic Food for Bushwalking / Hiking
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- Ever wondered how to get started with food for the great outdoors? Here's some tips and tricks to help you kick off and enjoy food in the wilderness. lotsafreshair.com
UPDATE: We've all come a long way as a planet since this video was made and we're now much more conscious of single use plastics. Please check out my article on how I reduced the amount of ziploc bags and plastic when hiking here: lotsafreshair....
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what a smart and practical gal! I agree with ramen noodles.. strain and boil water... cook then pour the excess water off... mix with seasoning... you can even crinch the noodles up to compact them. Yes, some dehydrated chicken or beef or turkey would be a plus
Practical... and smart too! Why thanks James ;-)
You just opened up a whole new window for me while planning our food for our trip. Since we are doing longterm and want to be somewhat healthy, the dehydrated veggies idea is amazing! Again, thank you!
So glad you are finding it helpful.
Great. Never hiked and camped before but changing careers to ecology so will be spending quite a lot of time in the bush and looking forward to getting started. You made everything look so easy! My concerns about food prep while camping have been assuaged. Thank you.
Yay! That's all part of my cunning plan +Matthew A
Why haven't I found your channel before, loving it.. I'm normally a 4wdriver but love walking but always carry too much.. I'm learning heaps.. Thank you so much. :)
That's the best thing I've heard all day +Khaki Captures!
Thanks for the tips! Just starting out hiking out the ripe age of 49 and going for my first day hike this week-end, Binna Burra in Lamington National Park (behind the Gold Coast) and gotta say I'm quite excited about it. Thanks for all the vids you've put up, it's certainly help sort me out. Cheers!
So glad you found it helpful Barticus. Lamington NP is beautiful indeed. Enjoy!
Eating breakfast straight out of the bag, great tip.
You showed some useful tips in your vid! I pre mix fine porridge, dried milk and dry fruit too and just put in cup and pour over hot water no sticking problems, which works well for me. Colour coordinated bags a good idea and the premix pasta I will def have a go at. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
What a fantastic video! Awesome ideas, I am very dumbstruck when it comes to food and always end up bringing the same garbage that usually doesnt require cooking (cook for weight but a warm meal is craved very often!!) Ill be using some of these ideas, thank you!
Very watchable videos. Learnt a lot thank you. Meals prepared before hand can be vacuum sealed, if you have the kit, then frozen. You can get up to several days storage in not too hot weather out of this method
Yes, indeed! I love my food saver!. Even better if you dehydrate stuff first.
Excellent video some great tips! Subscribed. I’m heading out this afternoon on a rather long treck so I’m off to rethink some load balancing.
Many thanks,
Mike
this is really helpful for my school hiking and camping thing coming up, thank you so much for the video I wish can be just like you hiking and camping a lot, ( I guess you are ) and your other videos are really helpful too and just right for the Aussie condition, even though I'm in VIC, : )thank you!
+Grace Z Awww, thanks Grace! Hope the school trip goes well!
Everything taste good in the bush" my new favorite line
Great vid Caro! As an outdoor educator for 22+ years I can certainly recommend your tips and tricks for anyone venturing into the bush, and especially the thousands of school students I introduce to the great outdoors!! How about a vid showing tips for making nut-free scroggin/trail mix (as now-a-days most school programs don't allow nuts to be brought on camp)? Keep up the fantastic work.
Thanks Matt... you just made my day. I'm about to share an amazing outdoor cookbook eBook, which includes some stuff for dietaries.
Fantastic! Look forward to it.
"Itty, bitty cheeses..." Great video, I'm always on the look out for ideas for new grub in the back-county. Adding spices to packaged dinners is a genius idea.
A few years ago I was in the back-country with my younger son and my older son and his wife. My youngest was basically trying out some of the things that fly when boys go backpacking (on-going commentary on private bodily functions, rude noises, you get the picture). My older son and I made him cook for her. We had to impress upon him what a privilege it is to have women with you in the back-country.
For me, your new perspective is greatly appreciated. Thanks for posting.
Thank you so much for taking the time to give us these wonderful ideas! We know how much work it must be, and really do enjoy seeing how other people pack! I know I am more of a traditional back packer, but love watching how these modern packs work for other hikers! I might have to break down, and get one some day! Cheers n' beers from Canada! :)
+Chippy Tucker Awww, thanks for stopping by... and definitely cheers n' beers back to you!
Found some great cheap "Pasta & Sauce" packs at Aldi for 99c each. Carbonara, Sour Cream and Chives, Alfredo. Camped in the tent in the backyard with my son and cooked some up over the gas stove, fantastic meal for 2 and very easy! I also make jerky from beef and kangaroo in the food dryer, marinated in stir fry sauces from the supermarket. They are lean and come out great, and will last for quite a while (if you can resist eating them too quickly!) Great video, thanks for the tips! Have found a similar sized billy in Aussie Disposals for under $10 if that helps....
Thanks for the comments and the share, David!
Gr=eat job kiddo....now that our kids are grown up..The wife and I are getting back into camping....lovin these tips...well done...
Kiddo? I'm 45 yrs old! Bwahahaha.
Great Information, especially for Van camping.
Oh glad you found it helpful.
Lovely video thank you.
Love the cuts to flowers in between, but not sure of the dissolves, maybe just make them cuts might feels better.
Great ideas, learnt so much.
Ummm... not really looking for editing advice. :-D
Thanks Mke, glad you like the channel! Don't forget to check out the Lotsafreshair blog also! Hope you have a great trip with that balanced pack.
I really like your dried berries idea with the breakfast!
thanks for the tips.
Great video. I'll be thru-hiking the AT next year and have been dehydrating proteins for meals. The last hike my wife came along and to make her happy I carried in a Platy of red wine. :)
Just for your wife? ;-)
+Lotsafreshair Of course. No respectable outdoorsman would be caught drinking red wine ;)
Great video. Don’t want to rain on your parade just be sure that if cooking ing bag to use freezer Zip Lock bags. Look forward to more videos.
Not quite sure what you mean, as there's a few diff types of bags that work well.
Lotsafreshair just saying that there are some bags that are to thin to add hot water in as they sort of melt. Thanks.
If no one's mentioned it, smoked chicken and other smoked meats from the supermarket is fine for the first 1-2 maybe 3 days in your pack
Yum!
Digging this from the past but eh. I'm a French traveler coming for the 3rd time to NZ. Came across this and thanks a lot. One thing most people don't talk about are asian stores for backcountry food.
Love your accent. 😍
Toitu te whenua :D
Glad you enjoyed it!
great job telling it with a smile getting out in the woods pretty place where u are at thanks GODBLESS
Great series of videos! I understand there are no bears where you camp - leaving food out overnight would be ill advised in Oregon, USA.
Unless you count the dreaded Drop Bears! Thanks for stopping by Michael and I'm glad you like them.
@lefthook southpaw Oh, I understand. The bears around here aren't dangerous killers like in the movies - but if you leave food out they will eat it all and trash all your gear. And scare the crap out of you in the process.
Not sure if we have squeezy cheese in tubes, but we do have Mini-Belle or Baby-Belle cheeses in the red wax covering. I'm a recent convert to them and rate them! Enjoy pom-land!
Great great Vid. feeding 25 Kids this weekend and they need to bring there own meals. Just shared your link. fantastic. will let you know how it goes.
That's great news. I look forward to hearing how it went. Did you also go and visit the blog? I put a recent post up there about Easy Hiking Food in your Supermarket. Check out "Outdoor Food" tab on lotsafreshair.com.
Lotsafreshair Ended up a great weekend, Meals were porridge, tuna, salami, crackers, buns and luncheon. noodles and tuna. Biggest hit was the kaweka meals, Butter chicken thai chicken all with rice these were boil in the bag then either add to bag or put in a mess tin. Soaking the porridge with dried apricots over night and warming thru was my fav. and they managed the odd choc biscuit.
used your video and website as a reference. www.kawekafoods.co.nz/our-meals
AWESOME! That's great news. So glad everyone had a great weekend. Thanks for the tip about Kaweka, I'll check them out.
I just had a look at Kaweka and it definitely looks tasty and fine for one or two nights out in the wild. Any more than that and the weight of the packets might get too heavy, hence the suggestions I make are generally pretty lightweight.
I'm not sure if they sell them in Australia, but have you seen the ready made tubs of porridge? They come as a powder in a plastic pot, then all you need to do is add boiling water and they're ready. You can get them in different flavours as well such as banana, chocolate or berries :)
+Verona Strauss Yep, we've got those here and they're great and lightweight. Only thing is that they can be bulkier (take up more space) than just sachets. Super handy though! Oh and I love the berry ones.
Yep ***** I just buy porridge in sachets and put the water straight into those... or buy in bulk and make up into ziploc bags at home.. all good... all tasty, eh?!
Hi Matt, I usually mix it up, but have been enjoying "Fruit For Life" products recently. You can get them from Woolworths in Australia.
Love the tips and tricks and a very good video. Many thanks
Nice video. Not sure I'd want to carry your pack with all that stuff though :) Another option for light weight protein is South African "Biltong" (dried beef) available from many places online. Not so much a food item, but I find for long hikes it helps to take a small container of "pre workout" powder available at gym shops. Gets the body pumping...
Very good ideas. Thank you very much
Happy to help, thanks!
Please do videos on tent camping. So glad I found your channel!!
Thanks loads for your back country videos.. I'm subscribed. Thanks for including the floral vignettes. Nice touch.... Wheatabix is available in E. Canada. Great idea. and for the non-heat-treated salami tip. Didn't know that one!
I loved that bit about the 'baby cheeses'! Lol. (Your name's not Mary, by any chance? Lol!!).
Thank you dear to inform us 🥰🙏🤗🙏
I've seen quite a few vids on the same subject but yours has covered the not so obvious ideas, which makes a change for me. If you ever had the time...... it would be really beneficial if you could review and post some of your best recipes -that would be fab! The options in the UK are limited, so no fancy pants! :) Huw.
Heh, heh... no fancy pants, eh? I've got a few good recipes and will add it to my to do list! Thanks so much for your comments, glad you liked the video.
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Great presentation. Just what I needed.
Great!
Love the idea of the fish in packets (not tins) but I was unable to buy them in New Zealand, so if you are travelling from Australia you need to take them with you. They are okay through customs.
+Tracey Coleman Good tip thanks Tracey!
+Lotsafreshair Another item I like to add is powdered milk.For breakfast I add it to the oatmeal (along with the dried berries). It adds some creaminess to the meal and ups the protein count. You can also add to hot coacoa of coffee.For dinners, adding jerkey (beef or turkey) to a cup of noodles is another great meal add. Jerkey is a must have for us US hikers already. I break it into bite sized pieces and add it to the dried cup of noodles before I add the water. Just like the dried berries, the jerkey re-hydrates and softens. It also adds seasoning to the noodles and again, ups the protein and eating pleasure with the chewy meat pieces.
Thanks for sharing GG!
Drop bears shouldn't threaten your food supplies, but beware the dreaded Possum Mafia. They just sit there waiting for you to nod off and, don't forget, many off them can quitely undo screw top jars! Great video.
Ah GoldenScales, You've made my day! I've been waiting for 9 months for someone to pick up on that classic Kath n' Kim comment. Nice work. Cheers Mary
Purchase an insulates bag and put frozen jellies. Great refreshing snack!
Frozen jellies... do you mean jelly lollies/candy or something else?
Can you get squeezy cheese in tubes over there, or mini Gouda or Edam sealed with a wax covering? These dont split so easy as foil triangles! Best way to stop porage sticking is fill the "empty" pan with cold water, rather than allow hot porage remnants in it to air-cool and set hard. Cold water turns the warm residue into a kind of thick jelly - not pleasant to get out, but easier than scraping off porage lumps set like epoxy. Eating from a bag is probably easier still! Cheers from Pom-land
thought i was the only person who puts wine into drink bottles :-) makes me feel a whole lot better, thought for ages i was just an old wino :-) i like your style, have you ever been camping up here in brisbane ???
honestly my favorite trail food is probably lentils and rice. you toss it in a pot on a burner or beside the fire and forget about it for half an hour. delicious!
Loving your ideas, very enjoyable videos!
Thanks!
Ta! Love WhBx. I am going to take a stab at a 3-4 dayer on the Long Trail in Vermont (US) this week. Hope to do an end-to-ender completed this summer.
Great video very informative thanks
Appreciate it!
I am so glad I subscribed to your channel ,you are a positive mine of great information ,love it thanks . Tom Adair.
Great ideas thanks for making a very informative enjoyable video
im going on a 3 day hike (rather high), I'm wondering how to cook any of these dry meals. (obviously the billy to cook in) but where am i getting hot water from, do i bring a lighter and just heat up the pot with some water in it, or is there a little stove thing that people buy ? can anyone advise me on what I should be doing. thanks.
The best way to eat those porridge sachets are to just pour the warm water into the sachet! Just eat it from that :)
jess k Great idea Jess... But how gooey does the porridge get? Does it have a chance to break down, or is it still chewy?
This is a really informative and well put together video. Really gave me some good ideas for hiking food options. May I ask where you got that billy from and how much it cost?
Good tips- thanks! :)
No problem! Glad you found it helpful.
Great video, thank you very much. Good tips and very helpful :)
Thanks Prosutur!
Spice jars? No. Use thin-nosed pliers to squeeze a plastic drinking straw about 5mm from the end (large-bore straws are best). Melt the 5mm section with a flame to seal one end of the straw. Snip off 20-40mm of the straw from the sealed end (depends on bore-size, but you'll work it out for your own needs). Fill the small tube with a spice or salt or - a SMALL funnel aids filling the tube. Grip the spice-filled straw section with pliers and seal the open end same way as before. Result is a compact, lightweight, waterproof, robust, single-meal size spice "sachet". Use different colours for different spices, or mark with permanent pen. Cut off top and pour contents into food during cooking... Nom-nom-nom.
Richard Barrett Yep - great tip Richard. It's a popular way of doing the spicy/herby thing. If anyone is confused, you can check out a video on it here: th-cam.com/video/ZcSj05nkVdk/w-d-xo.html This guy even manages to put a fishing line/kit into one... go figure!
Love your site very informative and in parts entertaining.
I hope you make more of these outdoor meal video tips...very helpful. Cheers ;-))
Hmm, I'd never heard of the Pemmican as we don't use that term in Australia. From what I can gather after a bit of a Wiki search, it's kind of like jerky (which I do eat and make my own), but also includes rendered animal fat... Tallow... yech. Sorry, but the thought of that fat just doesn't do it for me ;-) But like I always say, each to their own! Thanks for stopping by.
Great vid. Thank you for sharing.
Couple of good ideas there, also make your own bread/bannock in your billy or wrapped around a stick, you only need to make a small batch for dinner, and save some for breakfast.
G'Day.... Loved the vid, got some great ideas for my next hike from this.
Great! Thanks for stopping by and sharing the clip.
Hey JBCProject. That billy looks like the smallest size aluminium billy. They are a little hard to get, but I got one from Paddy Pallin in Adelaide in October for about $6.95...
love the videos. im getting back into weekend hikes. I have to ask who is doing the music?
The music is from all different production music libraries +Gregory Eason.
It’s pre-packaged foods or nothing at all for me LOL. Thanks for the video.
Lol ahaha your . comedian
They certainly make life easy.
Thanks for that :-) some of that I knew and some of that you just expanded on for me, you have some good ideas.
My question is: how do you clean your billy afterwards? Do you use fresh water or just rinse it in the stream and boil water in it to clean it? Thanks for the awesome video!
To clean my billy…
1) I try to eat everything out of it!
2) Then I put in about a cup of drinking water and boil it over the stove or fire.
3) Add in a few wattle leaves if nearby whilst boiling.
4) If not, just use some eucalyptus leaves as a scrubbing brush and give it a good clean with the hot water and leaves. Using sand is also a good abrasive for cleaning pots.
5) I NEVER rinse out or clean my billy in streams, creeks or rivers. This pollutes the water source.
6) The dirty water I will usually dig a small hole and pour it into it. (As with toiletting, I try to wash my billy more than 50m from water.
7) Then repeat with another cup of water to the boil over fire/stove for a good final rinse.
Great video! The Weetbix sounds good, but I don't think I can get it in the States...can I?
At first I read 'Lots a fresh hair' and didnt understand what it had to do with nature, lol! :P Interresting video though. Gave me some good ideas to work with. Thanx for sharing. Oh and I subbed. :)
+Shane Smith Ha Thanks Shane... you're not the only who who's made that comment... :-)
Consider vacuum sealers to prepare food before leaving at home.
Yeah, they're certainly handy. I'm trying to reduce my single use plastic though, so I'm torn... lotsafreshair.com/2019/05/21/7-ways-to-reduce-single-use-plastic-hiking/
Messy billy with oats? Snap lock bags work just as well for oats as they do for weetbix. Jut add hot water and set aside for a couple of minutes. Even better place the snap lock bag in a pot cosy to retain more warmth.
That was a fantastic video.
What a dream!
Great videos
Appreciate it. Thanks.
I love the packet pasta idea for dinner but what do you about the milk & butter that’s usually required?
They're not essential, I just use water... or if you want to, you can use powdered milk and just leave out the butter. It works fine without it.
Ah ok sounds good. Cheers!
I love cuppa soup mixed in with my two min noodles.
Billie is my fav word now’
Gotta love a Billy!
A trick I have is differant coloured Stuff bags inside a 40 l Bag
Spooky! I do that too!
Thanks I enjoyed this great vid
Appreciate you stopping by and commenting, thanks.
I like couscous packets from the supermarket. Also to store things like salt, herbs and spices I buy plastic science vials from ebay. Dirt cheap, water tight and vary in size. I wouldn't bring the glass shakers you get from Australian supermarkets too much extra weight.
Also you should not need to boil porridge on the heat. Use your canteen cup, space saver cup ect. Boil the water in your bill and pour it in the cup with the porridge. If it's quick oats like most sachets it will be perfect after 3-4 mins with no burnt stuck porridge in your billy.
Agreed. I never take glass into the bush - too heavy and no need. Another alternative to the science vials is drinking straws crimped at each end with a heat source.
Lotsafreshair Yeah I have heard about that, they are one use though and I am not a fan of melting plastic near food.
Hi, first: love your vids! Second: how much milk powder do you put in your müsli bags? I'm going hiking soon, and your home made müsli looks really good.
Thanks +Kasino80 For each of the bags (1 for each breakfast) I put a heaped tablespoon of milk powder. Enjoy your hike.
Thanks! Can't wait to try it.
Lotsafreshair so I tried it last summer. It worked great! It so easy to make, although the taste was a bit...different. But it's super easy.
didn't known what a billy was for awhile but i think i figured it out.
Hi Jesse, Here in Australia a "billy" is the name for the cooking pot you use over an open fire. Thanks for stopping by.
Hi JBC, the billy is probably about 10 years old and bought from a shop in Sydney that doesn't exist anymore. Sorry!
Nothing proper, just some pootling around Lamingtons here and there. One of these days I'd like to check out the Stinson Crash site, ever since I read Bernard O'Reilly's great book Green Mountains, I was inspired.
love the idea of letting the oatmeal sit overnight.
Adam Fleck Glad you liked it Adam. Certainly better than cleaning a burnt or stodgey porridge billy.
Lotsafreshair indeed. keep up the good work.
Adam Fleck unless you are in bear country
Joseph ONeil Here in north Idaho you are always in Bear country. With that in mind there are many ways to do this while keeping in mind you are in BEAR country. In fact most of your serious trails require food storage for that reason. Soak the oats and put in the container or even soak them in a tub-aware container that you have pulled up in a tree. I however never store my food next to my camp. Is the beauty of the alpine lakes worth the risk of running into wild life? Id say yes. that is why we go. I always am aware and respect wildlife. : )
Joseph ONeil I still agree and like your comment
love those transitions :D
Trying the Wheatabix thing for first time. How much powdered milk do you add for your 2 blocks of WhBx?
I don't see too many female hikers and I would like to ask you a personal question. I am transgendered and I'm on hormones. my breast are growing right now and I was wondering what do you wear for support while hiking. would you recommend a sports bra or a regular bra? also I understand that swear soaks up in bras and I was wondering if you bring extras or do you try to wash them out in a river lake or stream? any advice helps thank you.
"Billie lifters" real name is "Spondonicles." just thought I'd share because it's such a weird name.
Yep, I've always loved that name too. Not sure if that is an international name though... anyone else care to comment?
Oh true, maybe it's just Australian slang.
Edgar, I don't think you can, but there's a close relative of Aussie Weetbix that's made in the UK, but is imported into the US. Try weetabixusa(dot)com
What video editing software you use dear ? lots of love from india
Hi love the content, im a bit of a noob and i had a question or two how much water do you carry and if ur hiking close to a stream do you just use that water do you boil the water from the stream before you add it to ur food and how do you know if the water is actually safe
No worries... check out my video on drinking water here: th-cam.com/video/fvn9-jcHcvQ/w-d-xo.html and it might help answer your questions. Thanks for stopping by and all the best.
oh thanks, the video answered all my questions cheers for the reply
Yay!
why does heat treated salami have to be refrigerated?
I always bring powdered water which for me saves a lot of weight.
There's a joker in every bunch.
Lotsafreshair The hard part is to know what to add.....
Hey where do you get your berry mix?
Is all of that food for 1 person and also how long would that all last you?
Yes, that's food for me. But best to write down a plan working out your breakfast, lunch and dinners (and snacks) for all the time that you'll be away.
Thanks for the great vid. I'm thinking your husband is a lucky man!t
Who cares or says this woman is married? This vid is about her, not some bloke.