Thru-Hiker's 5 Day Stoveless Backpacking Resupply(AT, PCT, CDT)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video I'll be talking all about stoveless or no cook backpacking meals.
I recorded this on a cell phone so I would recommend turning on Closed Captions if you can't hear what I'm saying.
Also, full disclosure: My wife and I ended up picking up a stove fairly early into the PCT hike and I really enjoy cooked dinners. Conversely, on the Appalachian Trail Thru-hike in 2018 I ditched my stove very early on.
So your preferences and taste buds will change over time. Backpacking is so much more about finding a personalized experience that you enjoy more than what I or anyone else on Social Media tell you about the way we do things.
Thanks!
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Talking calories per ounce, consider pecans, at 200 calories per ounce, which are mostly protein, fat, and low carb (but high fiber). I bring a 1 pound bag of pecan halves (3200 calories) which gives me 600+ of my daily calories for 5 days. Walnuts are close at 3000 calories a pound. Most trail foods are carb based like rice, pasta, oats, potatoes. I have to get away from carbs due to getting diabetes, so meats & cheese & nuts are my main meals. 7oz of Salami are 630 calories and I have Salami & Cheese every day. I found a shelf stable cheese at a local store, but I have kept regular cheddar in my pack for a week and it was still good (a little oily). I like to bring a steak or sausage for 1st night out of town and cook on a fire. Most sausage is precooked and keeps for a day, and if you cook leftover well done, it will keep another day. Precooked bacon from grocery stores are shelf stable and makes a good breakfast. SPAM (Squirrels, Possum, And Mice) and Tuna packs are goto's as well. Learned to cook bacon in a camp cup. The secret is to put water about 1/8 inch in the cup along with the bacon. The water boils and renders fat from the bacon. When the water evaporates, the rendered fat cooks up the bacon.
Once of the best on this subject on TH-cam.
I like to combine three different methods.
I use the Freezer bag method in camp it's hot water in the bag , stir and let it sit for a few minutes. Then eat & clean up is licking the spoon. The 1st emptied zip lock becomes the trash bag. As far as cooking , I use a small titanium wood burning stove ( firebox Gen 2 Nano , 4 oz ) ( Toaks 750mm pot , 3.3 oz ) and fuel is always around since I hammock camp. I don't mind the extra time for cooking since I go out there to relax and enjoy being there.. Usually I have all of it to myself , it's a rear occasion if you manage to see another person on the Florida Trail.
I like to cold soak my breakfast overnight with hot coffee in the morning. A typical lunch is normally a Tortilla with Peanut Butter and chopped Spanish Olives. Menu does vary.
Been cold soaking myself for quite some time now won’t go back to cooking. Great video if you do another one you should mention on the couscous to definitely buy the five minute couscous not the 20 minute LOL.
What couscous would you recommend? I buy the Near East brand.
Wow that would simplify things not having to cook... a little too hardcore for me but good for you man. Thanks for the video!
Very Informative - Good system - well thought-out - the best we've seen on stoveless kitchen - THANKS
So helpful! I am probably going stove less. Your video helped so much!
Glad it was useful!
I did no cook the whole way, it was so much easier than lugging around a stove etc.
Well done. This is exactly the information I was looking for. Thanks!!
Thanks for adding the total weight. Last Summer I relied on Costco nuts which were around 200 cal/oz. but walnuts were a huge fail. The Heart Healthy bag is a win. I did cold soak dehydrated vegetables (no TSP!) for variety. Trader Joe’s has dehydrated fruit for accent or treats. This year I am planning to do 1000 calorie bags, dry. Hope to see you out there.
Chuck, thanks for the feedback I'm glad it was helpful to you.
Dude, you hooked me! Great presentation. I’m doing a couple of multi-day overnight trips before I set out for the PCT this May. I’m going to dedicate one of those trips to no-cooking and see if it’s for me. Not carrying a stove, fuel, pot can be very nice. Thanks for the different food items. An YES, cold coffee isn’t that bad !!!
Thank you for watching and I'm glad it was helpful. Good luck on the PCT this year, it's going to be a great experience!
The pct is hot af in may
“Tasted like eating snot” 😂😂
Very informative video, thank you!
Great video. I will use some of these ideas. Great channel. New follower. Crow✌️
Nice vid! My favorite No-cook backpacking food is salami and sandwich thins. I buy a half pound of salami and split it between 2-3 sandwiches, and usually eat each with some kind of chips or cheese-its. Yum.
Great stuff, thanks.
Great info - thanks for sharing this. I'm new to backpacking- I've seen a few other cold soak videos this was the best! How long do you soak your breakfast for ? Dinner? Other videos talked about soaking dinner food early in the afternoon...your thoughts? How do you clean up and how far away from camp/ water do you dump the junk out? Thanks
For breakfast it would just depend, sometimes I did it overnight, sometimes I would start the soak when I woke up and eat it a little further down the trail. For dinner it's really going to depend on what it is you're eating as some things take more time than others but I'd say about 2 miles out from camp is a good rule of thumb if you want it ready to go when you get in. I didn't really clean mine too much aside from in town, and you just pour in more water and drink the junk lol.
Freeze-dried cheese can be shipped. Tastes great too. What about nuts? Corn chips?
What size LiteSmith jar are you using? 16 or 20oz? Thank you for the video- your presentation is easy to digest and follow!
Each to their own, but I don't think carrying a little meths stove with cross bars to warm up some water for a coffee or tea is too much of a hassle, morale is just as important as calories at times, but then again I'm in the UK where the cold and wet make this almost compulsory, all the best.
Still carrying a container, still using water, still waiting on it to “cook”, and still having to clean container. Seems about the same to me, good video though thanks for the info.
There's nothing like a cold crappy meal after a day of hiking...
That is really interesting. I love that.
But I have a question for you. About the wayer.
During your trail, are you using hot water or cold water to cook your food inside the jar?
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Barth
Wendy's hot chili seasoning packets!
I have to have hot coffee
I disagree about the beans . Beans can be eaten cold and last a few days un- refrigerated. The trick is to lose the can weight. Use a zip lock baggie . Eat your beans , roll the baggie up and stick it in another collecting a few to reuse by washing then out. Saves money and nutritional value.
what kind of jar do you use for cold soaking?
I got it from litesmith.com www.litesmith.com/cold-soaking-jars/ I would recommend the 16 - 20oz
That bamboo spork looks great. Where did you get it?
I think I just got it at REI. I don't know that I'd recommend it for a thru-hike as it got really gross and had to be replaced.
@@SomeDudeWalking Thanks! And hmm yeah, still debating plastic vs. bamboo.
@@raikoshumi I'd personally go plastic. I lost so many spoons on this trip somehow and would just grab a standard plastic diner set from restaurants when we went into town.
Sea to Summit titanium sporks are great and can have many different uses
Having to deal with cold and or wet hiking can be bad enough, having to eat cold mush is an extra kick in the nuts. When you are cold you need hot food otherwise you are sucking energy from your body to bring cold food to body temperature. You wouldn't eat this stuff at home would you? Bon appetit.
Cooking and cleaning up at the end of a long day sucks aswell
Come to Brazil
🥑 Avocados or are they too much to carry?
We usually packed Avocados when coming out of town! They're heavy but not too bad for a day or two after a resupply. Ultimately I think prioritizing your nutrition and whole foods as much has you can when you can is more beneficial in the long run than being concerned with the weight of every single item.
What kind of oats are you using?
Ramen and canned chilli. Just try it. It comes out to more than 700 calories for a meal.
Canned beef stew can be 600 calories from one can.
Also p38 and p51 (military can openers)
You could add dehydrated veggies, mushrooms, brown gravy powder, and a little ghee to your mashed potatoes.
Hey Jessica, thank you for your comment. Canned foods are a bit heavy for thru-hiking but next time I'm out car camping I will give it a shot!
@@garrettmartin2130 , I was referring to those two for either trying at home during emergencies or while car camping. The last one is what I was referring to for through hiking.
I have 3 each of the p38 and p51 openers and love stumping younger people with what they are ! also from a product design outlook they are near perfect
So much plastic packaging 😢
What would you say is a good alternative? Genuinely looking for a better way.
@@architennis5 days worth of steaks rolled in butter wrapped in paper
Is this possible without all the sugar? Or would that defeat the cal/ounce intention?
Definitely possible without all the sugar. There are plenty of other healthier options. This is just easy to grab and go. Thanks for watching!