How to Make A Backpacking Food Cozy
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- How to Make A Backpacking Food Cozy // If you’ve watched any of my backpacking food, backpacking food recipes, or backpacking gear videos, you’ve probably seen my silver backpacking food cozy that I use to rehydrate my dehydrated backpacking food meals when out on trail.
A DIY Backpacking Food Cozy just might be one of the cheapest (and most used) pieces of backpacking gear you’ll have in your hiking and backpacking setup, especially if you do Ziplock Freezer Bag Cooking out on trail.
You guys have been asking me for the last couple of years where you can buy one of these or how you can make a backpacking food cozy of your own and so FINALLY I decided to make this video showing you how to make your own DIY Backpacking Food Cozy.
Using a Backpacking Food Cozy means you’re likely to use less fuel when cooking your backpacking meals AND will help your backpacking meals rehydrate faster and stay warmer when out on trail. This is a super easy and cheap backpacking DIY project you can do at home to help you prepare for your next car camping or backpacking adventure.
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Also: you can get huge amounts of the reflective insulation material for free in the dumpsters behind Edible Arrangements shops. They throw out reams of the stuff constantly.
Great suggestion!
Awesome! Now I won’t dumpster dive for only old chocolate and over-ripened fruit.
Blue Apron ships their meal kits with reflective insulation pouches lining the box. I saved a few from when we tried them. They also have some good recipes. ;-)
@@wesleykremer3916 🤣💀
Amazon often ships in reflective bags, too. I always keep those.
I use mine for my cellphone to! It gets cold and I loose battery so the cozy helps save my battery!! ❤
Great idea!
Thanks for the very detailed video!
For the numbers people out there, the cozy measurements are:
1. the width of your favorite package + 1"
2. the length of the package x 2 PLUS 2" extra for the flap and 3" extra for the bottom (that is, your package length x 2 + 5")
Pretty much sums it up 😂
This is a great tutorial. Some vendors on Etsy are selling products that are not this good. Thank you!
Thank you! Glad you found this one helpful.
I love that little pouch! I always use a beanie or my sleeping bag to keep my rehydrating meals warm, plus I get bonus warmth when I put the beanie back on 😊
True, but then you risk smelling like food, which could be a problem if you're sleeping in an area where there are a lot of active bears around. A Backpacking Food Cozy is a safe and cheap alternative.
To each their own! I’d expect bears to be attracted to my canister full of food and stinkables, not my clean beanie, but I’m not afraid of bears either. Cheers and happy hiking!
Just used your instructions to make one of these for my freezer bag sized meals. I used a steering wheel cover and it worked perfectly! Thank you for the video.
Awesome!!
Thanks, I hadn’t thought of using reflextics to do thermal cooking in before. I’m a car camper who gets an endless supply of those silver bubble wrap bags from a friend that gets precooked meals delivered for a sick relative. They are big, and actually fit into a 25qt ice cooler. I turn one inside out so the silver is on the inside, and put that inside another bag which makes it double insulated. Then put food inside the bag with frozen water bottles. Put now full bag inside the cooler. Put a piece of another bubble wrapped cut to fit being tucked in silverside down to keep cold in. It really helps the water bottles stay frozen for days longer. But now I’m thinking about how to do a rehydration & cooking with a set.
Happy to help give you new ideas to try!! Glad you found this video helpful.
Great idea! Funny enough I recently bought some frozen spring roll wrappers online and they came delivered in a bag just like the material you used here. They also had frozen packets of gel inside and I immediately thought this is going to be useful for backpacking as it weighs next to nothing and so I kept the packaging, I like to repurpose if I can. My plan is to freeze some steak and put it in the reflective bag with the re- frozen packets so that I can have a really nice first night meal (some instant mash potato to go along with it). Same idea as you but keeping cold instead of hot.
Sounds like a great idea!
I made one without the dealie at the bottom. thought It'd be ok. Funny how it falls over SO easy. Ha. ha! On my way to make one of these. Be using it this year(2023) on CDT. Thanks again.
Awesome!
Love mine. Especially if you use freezer bags to cook. Keeps the "boiling" going longer. So make food and stick in bag hen set up camp. Then dinner and its hot and ready.
That's exactly what I do and why I love my Backpacking Food Cozy!
I thought you already had a video describing this so here I came to search and viola!!! I have learned so much from your videos...but even moreso...you have given me the courage to take the first step on the trail! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Awesome!! Thanks for watching. Glad you find my videos helpful!
I actually use a tatonka food bowl as my pan and then just slap the lid back on and stuff it in my backpack.
I don't have to wait untill it cools down to eat and instead give it some more time to rehydrate. Also i dont have to eat the whole thing at once.
It also works great for transporting even some fresh vegetables to later fry up for your meal.
Great idea!
I finally made a cozy following your video. THANK YOU! I can’t wait to test it on trail!
Awesome! I love this. Enjoy your new DIY Backpacking Food Cozy!
Gear that allows multiple uses like this DYI food cozy is a place for overnight electronics and battery storage.
Yes!!! Great idea!!
Thai was so awesome that I felt pride of your efforts. Good job. If I was your mom I will be proud
Thank you! 😃
this is awesome. just made one for an upcoming trip into the cascades.
Glad this was helpful!
Definitely going to be doing one of these! When I went on my trip last fall, it was too cold for my food to stay warm long/rehydrate very well. This will help a lot!
Yay! Glad you found this one helpful!
Great video, I am going to make one of these for myself and for my hiking buddies. Thank you.
Awesome!
I was actually just watching one of your backpacking food videos when I saw this one pop up as new 😂❤️
This is amazing! Thanks for watching my videos! :)
I personally use these (because of this video) and find them quite handy!
So awesome. Glad you found this video helpful and that you're enjoying your backpacking food cozy out there!
Aw girl! This is excellent! I've got so many fantastic tips and trick from you channel for my upcoming Cape Wrath Trail adventure Thank you so,so much. Now I'm of to make myself a cosy 😂❤ much love from Scotland 🏴❤
Awesome! Thank you!
Can't wait to make a cozy for our upcoming hiking/camping season !!
Thanks much 🌲☀️🌲
Awesome!!
This is quite helpful. Thanks, Kathleen!
Glad it was helpful!
this is great. thanks for sharing :D
Glad this was helpful.
Thankyou thankyou thankyou!!!
-- from a brand new novice backpacker wannabe.
Awesome! Glad you found this one helpful!
Such a great idea, and so easy.
Glad you liked this one!
GREAT INFO GIRL! Thank you!
Awesome! Glad you found this helpful! 😀
Thanks for sharing, you did a great job explaining, very detailed 😁
Glad it was helpful!
Many thanks!
You're welcome!
I’m really enjoying your channel - thank you! What are your thoughts on stasher bags instead of ziploc freezer bags for cooking (with or without these cozies)? Would love to know all the pros and cons. TIA!
I love using Stasher bags both at home, on car camping trips, on day hikes and short backpacking trips. I typically don't use them for my longer, multi-night overnight backpacking trips because they're considerably heavier than Ziplock Freezer Bags and they're harder to clean out on trail. If it's just a one night trip where I'm not carrying a whole lot of food, then I'm more likely to use a Stasher bag or two out on trail. Hope that helps!
It also doubles a a sit pad on cold ground.
Absolutely!!! I love gear that has multi-uses!
It’s the perfect place to put a Hungry Hiker sticker 😆
Awe!!!
What’s the benefit vs just using a metallic bubble envelope used for shipping? I was going to use one until I came across this and realized it was something different.
Surprised you didn’t use Purple Duct Tape!!!
I had purple duct tape on my trekking poles. :)
Hi there. Thanks for the informative video. One question: Is the zip lock bag resistant enough to handle boiling water?? I have yet to find a zip lock bag manufacturer that says they are resistant to such high termperatures, most say around 50 celsius (122 f). Thanks
In my experience, yes. The Ziploc Freezer Bags (must be the freezer bag variety) can withstand boiling water. I tend to just let my water start to boil when cooking out on trail so the water isn’t crazy piping hot and it has always worked out fine for me. Here's a great to check out for more info on Ziploc Freezer Bag cooking: thetrek.co/is-freezer-bag-cooking-really-safe/
Really it comes down to moderation and what you feel comfortable with.
@@TheHungryHiker I agree. It doesn’t need to be boiling hot to rehydrate, I think it’s time that is needed more than anything, and hot water obviously speeds up the rehydration. As long as the cosy keeps it warm long enough to hydrate meal and food still stay warm. Thanks for your feedback!
I’d first look for the biggest food bag you could find, then add about 2 inches to every measurement just to be sure there’s plenty of room.
Great suggestion! Food bags can vary in size across the different brands.
Hello Kathleen, Thank you for another informative video!
I have a question about the ziplock freezer bags: can they handle boiling water and touching hot metal surfaces like the edge of a pot?
Good question! As long as you use the Ziplock Freezer Bags, they can withstand the heat from boiling water. The Ziplock sandwich bags can't so don't use those for your backpacking meals. I don't think any plastic surface is durable enough to handle directly touching a hot metal surface so I wouldn't recommend that.
I wouldn’t heat food in plastic as it can migrate - micro plastics in our bodies are on the rise!
Thank you for sharing! Just wondering if it is safe to pour boiling water into the Ziplock freezer bags? Will the bags release harmful chemicals at high temperature?
Here's a great article for you to check out that might help answer your questions: thetrek.co/is-freezer-bag-cooking-really-safe/
Really it comes down to moderation and what you feel comfortable with.
I have some insulation that's just silver on one side, would that work?
Not sure. You'd have to test it out to see if the material will work for you.
Hi do you have a tutorial how to make you'r cozy pot?
I don't because I've been using a new stove and only use it to boil water in so I don't have a use for a cozy for my new stove.
Have you ever hiked Lake Angeles ?
Lake Angeles in Port Angeles Washington? No, I haven't...not yet anyways!
@@TheHungryHiker ok, it's a good one, and in another month, the heather park / lake angeles loop will be possible
How about a pot cozy?
You could do something similar for a pot, absolutely!
I make videos here on my TH-cam Channel showing how I do things out on trail, which is why I didn't show how to make a pot cozy. I wouldn't use one. I only boil water in my pot and cook my food in a Ziplock Freezer Bag, so I don't need to keep my stove pot with a cozy. I just need to keep my food warm in the bag as it rehydrates. Plus, cooking in a pot means you have to clean it and who wants to deal with that out on trail? I know I don't. Backpacking Food Cozy for the win!
I line my pot cozy with aluminum tape.the pot can immediately go into the cozy from the fire. ✌️
New here, make n one
Have fun!
can u do pot cozy?
Sure! You could make a pot cozy as well. I didn’t make a video about it because I only use my stove to boil water in and then rehydrate my food in the backpacking food cozy. The videos I make represent tried and try things I do and use when out on trail.
I have always just used my extra shirt or head cover.
That's one way of doing it, but if you're camping in an area where there's active bears, you risk smelling like food, which isn't a great idea when you're sleeping inside your tent. Using a Backpacking Food Cozy is a cheap and safe alternate.
How much food weight were you doing per day?
Typically backpackers will carry about 2 lbs of food per day, but this depends on what type of food a backpacker is bringing. Everyone is a little different.
@@TheHungryHiker , I was referring to your average specifically on that particular hike.
@@jessicathompson236 Usually about 2lbs per day