New Backpacking Gadgets | Ultralight Cooking
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- Опубликовано: 16 апр 2024
- Ultralight diehards don't be tricked into buying overpriced dehydrated backpacking meals when you can prepare them for a fraction of the cost.
Ultralight Backpacking is known for sacrificing comfort for grams but that doesn't have to include sacrificing on your food when you’re in the backcountry.
In this addition of Trail Meals we will compare the popular brand of dehydrated backpacking meals with a homemade recipe that's 1/10th the price but 10 times the flavor!
We will also tryout a new Ultralight gear gadget that doubles as a bowl and a cutting board. Fozzils brand Snap Fold Bowl. for $5.00 you can have a great addition to your Ultralight cooking arsenal.
Recipe: Cajun Beef Tuna Pasta
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
dry pasta shells: 1/2 cup
Beef Sticks: 2-3 ounces
Bell Peppers: 1/2 cup (2-3 baby bell peppers)
Bacon Ranch Tuna: 1 packet (2 ounces)
Cajun Seasoning: season to taste (1-2 teaspoons)
Smoked Paprika, Garlic Powder, Black Pepper, White Pepper, Oregano, Cayenne, Thyme, Salt
For the Gear Enthusiasts here’s the Cook Set breakdown:
Cook Pot:
Lixada, Titanium Pot
Capacity 650 ML
weight 116 grams
Stove:
Lixida Folding Stove
Aluminum
Dimensions: 7.5cm x 9.7cm x 5.5cm
Weight: 30 grams
Fuel:
Godora Solid Fuel Tablets
Weight:10 grams
approx burn time 12 minutes
Bowl / Cutting Board:
Fozzils Brand Snap Fold Bowl
capacity: 650ml
weight: 40 grams
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It’s a great product. Had the set for years now.
I found yet another use for it on yesterdays outing when I needed to sit on a wet moss covered log 😉
That little folding bowl looks pretty neat. I like that it can pull double duty as a cutting board and stove stand. Also thanks for listing all of the gear in the description. I had questions about whether that was an esbit style stove or a BCB Fire Dragon style because I couldn't get a side view of the fuel when you lit it, lol. I'm a bit of a stove nerd. lol. Glad to see people out there are still using the tried and true simple solid fuel. I might have to pick up a pack of those Godora fuel tabs and see how they compare against the Esbit brand. I'm guessing you've probably used both at some point?
Truth be told, I’m very new to solid fuel. I transitioned from traditional fires to the modern canister fuel. Getting back into backpacking this last year I’ve really struggled with the waste associated with canister stoves. There’s certainly a time and place for them but I prefer a more sustainable or less wasteful method. Not to mention, what kid doesn’t like to make a campfire when playing in the woods. 😉
You can also do that slicing and dicing prep at home and not have to do it in the field
You are spot on! Pre slicing and prepping is a great way to not only cut weight but to reduce the need for onsite prep. If you’re out for an extended trip or it’s really hot, whole vegetables will last substantially longer.
Thanks for the comment!
Super cool looking bowl... And some mighty tasty looking food... I couldn't agree more, so much better than dehydrated meals... Funny ending as well... Great Work...Thanks 👍👍✌️
Thank you sir! I need to learn to cut my portions back a little. It may help reduce the trailside afternoon naps..
Lines on the bowl look like isohypses on a map.
Great observation! One of the bowls in the set looks to have Mt Rainier national forests map. I haven’t looked closely at the other yet. 😀
How much did your ingredients weigh?
LOL
Ok so this was a great exercise for me. I hadn’t previously documented the weight. I was more focused on the packability and quality of the meal.
You’ve given me a great excuse to pull out the scale. So here’s the breakdown for all ingredients prior to cooking:
1/2 cup dry noodles: 70 grams
4 beef sticks: 50 grams
3 baby bell peppers: 60 grams
4 snap peas: 8 grams
1 packet Tuna: 74 grams + 8 grams packaging
1 tablespoon seasoning: 7grams
1 quart ziplock bag: 6 grams
Total dry weight inclusive of packaging: 283 grams or 9.9 ounces.
Certainly more weight than a dehydrated meal. To shave a few grams you could chop the veggies and beef sticks ahead of time and use a smaller ziplock. The draw back is that chopped veggies don’t keep very long integrated, while whole veggies can last several days without refrigeration.
This was a fun experiment. Thanks for helping me drill into the details!
What cook pot are you using? I know you probably mentioned it.
Lately I’ve been enjoying the Lixada brand cook pot. It’s a 650ml and weighs 116 grams. It’s been my go to pot when I don’t have room for my JetBoil or I’m cooking with something other than butane fuel.
I’m thinking about moving to a 750ml pot so that I’ve got a little extra room for stews but haven’t pulled the trigger yet.
It's a low moisture food. If you look up food safety standards beyond the expiration date, guides for humanitarian food pantries as well as personal food storage, the food scientists seem to be in agreement that low moisture foods like that can go 10-20 years past the expiration when stored properly. That only 6 years past. I'd not only eat it myself but as long as it smelled and looked ok I'd feed it to my husband, kids, and pets.
Great information! I’m not a proponent of waste. Even being expired I plan to keep it in my emergency bag. Being lightweight and very packable, dehydrated meals are a great way to ensure you’ve got that extra food for the unplanned emergencies
@@northwestwalking I've honestly never bought any of those camping meals, but my parents live across town and own a freeze dryer and I've utilized that a few times