Excellent QUESTION. Detailed & informative answer. Peak Refuel Freeze Dried meals contain way more calories & grams of protein & requires much less water than Mountain House Products. Peak Refuel Biscuits & Gravy need to have the biscuits quartered B4 adding water, otherwise they'll be partially soggy/crusty. I like to add chunks of pre-cooked bacon to most any Freeze Dried meal, in fact, I carry pre-cooked slices of bacon in a ziplok baggie in a pouch in the waist belt of my backpack for readily accessible snacks. Bacon, Bacon, anytime, anywhere, with or without food. Thanks for including the all important ELECTROLYTE info to add to water Warm Regards from Reno, Nevada.
There's a lot of things you can eat. If you want something that tastes good dehydrated meals usually pack the highest density per gram. I repackaged them in freezer bags to save considerable space and a little weight. Quart size bags fit perfectly into a 750 titanium pot for easy eating. Pro tip- get a small cooler bag like a Hyperlite repack. I have the Big sky international with a cheap, $3.00 cooler bag as a liner. My food is hot and perfectly rehydrated 20 minutes later. I also use the bag to keep my electronics from freezing overnight.
I just bring the leftover giant Costco bags of candy for the trick or treaters, counted how many calories was in 1 bag and it was 13k! Plenty enough for a few days of backpacking! Just kiddin Great video as always
I attended a slide show by a woman who hiked the entire PCT solo without a stove, and she did no cooking at all over the entire trip. I asked her after the talk what she ate during her trip. She said that she ate in restaurants when the trail passed through a town, but when she was out on the trail, she subsisted mostly on candy and cookies!! I was quite shocked to hear this, but she completed the entire trail, so I guess that it can be done!
Hi Aaron, I am really enjoying your videos. I am signed up for the Arrowhead 135 ultramarathon In Minnesota. Part of the required kit is to have 3000 calories. If you were to run this, with weight and easy consumption on the go being at a premium, what would you bring? Also, in your book Antarctic Tears you talk about bolting skis to your sled during your early Yellowstone crossings. Do you still do this and would you recommend it? Perhaps I havent gone far enough into your book, but I have wondered this before and why people dont use Smitty Sleds for things like Arrowhead.
I eat instant baby porridge with coconut milk powder and vegetable oil for breakfast. around 450-500 calories per 100 grams. Can be had both hot and cold. Never tried it cold... I'm lactose intolerant and can't use powdered milk. Coconut milk powder works great in porride/oatmeal. I find the freeze dried meals to be too small so I add some instant rice and vegetable oil to them to boost the calories. This winter I'm planning on making these flapjacks ruclips.net/video/MPJ6zBoNmLg/видео.html I always enjoy your videos Aaron. Great to get tips from someone who actually has left their back yard.
Excellent QUESTION.
Detailed & informative answer.
Peak Refuel Freeze Dried meals contain way more calories & grams of protein & requires much less water than Mountain House Products. Peak Refuel Biscuits & Gravy need to have the biscuits quartered B4 adding water, otherwise they'll be partially soggy/crusty. I like to add chunks of pre-cooked bacon to most any Freeze Dried meal, in fact, I carry pre-cooked slices of bacon in a ziplok baggie in a pouch in the waist belt of my backpack for readily accessible snacks. Bacon, Bacon, anytime, anywhere, with or without food.
Thanks for including the all important ELECTROLYTE info to add to water
Warm Regards from Reno, Nevada.
There's a lot of things you can eat. If you want something that tastes good dehydrated meals usually pack the highest density per gram. I repackaged them in freezer bags to save considerable space and a little weight. Quart size bags fit perfectly into a 750 titanium pot for easy eating. Pro tip- get a small cooler bag like a Hyperlite repack. I have the Big sky international with a cheap, $3.00 cooler bag as a liner. My food is hot and perfectly rehydrated 20 minutes later. I also use the bag to keep my electronics from freezing overnight.
I just bring the leftover giant Costco bags of candy for the trick or treaters, counted how many calories was in 1 bag and it was 13k! Plenty enough for a few days of backpacking! Just kiddin
Great video as always
I attended a slide show by a woman who hiked the entire PCT solo without a stove, and she did no cooking at all over the entire trip. I asked her after the talk what she ate during her trip. She said that she ate in restaurants when the trail passed through a town, but when she was out on the trail, she subsisted mostly on candy and cookies!!
I was quite shocked to hear this, but she completed the entire trail, so I guess that it can be done!
What food would you recommend for a one night or a two night winter backpacking trip in upstate NY?
Hi Aaron, I am really enjoying your videos. I am signed up for the Arrowhead 135 ultramarathon In Minnesota. Part of the required kit is to have 3000 calories. If you were to run this, with weight and easy consumption on the go being at a premium, what would you bring? Also, in your book Antarctic Tears you talk about bolting skis to your sled during your early Yellowstone crossings. Do you still do this and would you recommend it? Perhaps I havent gone far enough into your book, but I have wondered this before and why people dont use Smitty Sleds for things like Arrowhead.
Excellent question. I'll be interested in Aaron's reply.
I eat instant baby porridge with coconut milk powder and vegetable oil for breakfast. around 450-500 calories per 100 grams. Can be had both hot and cold. Never tried it cold... I'm lactose intolerant and can't use powdered milk. Coconut milk powder works great in porride/oatmeal.
I find the freeze dried meals to be too small so I add some instant rice and vegetable oil to them to boost the calories.
This winter I'm planning on making these flapjacks ruclips.net/video/MPJ6zBoNmLg/видео.html
I always enjoy your videos Aaron. Great to get tips from someone who actually has left their back yard.
You tried peak refuel? Most Peak meals should have more protein and require less water than mountain house.
My very thoughts.
I don't care how active you are 3000 calories per day is too much. Seeing how it takes me about 2 hours running on a treadmill just to burn 1000.
pulling a sled, cold environment, 15 miles a day = minimum caloric burn of 5600kcal
expedition travel is much different than a treadmill in the gym.
I'm the one that gave you a "thumbs down"