It's always so fascinating seeing what others eat on the trail! (: If you're not planning on it already, can you do a video on how you started/prepared/worked up the courage to go on all these remote, long-distance trails solo?
Start smaller. See if there are national parks in your area, or just marked, easy trails that you can hike over one or two days and spend a night sleeping outside. That way you can test your gear, and get a feel for what you are missing.
Just finished my first backpacking trip, about 40 miles, up a mountain pass and then back down over 4 days. Went with more experienced friends. We had trail mix, which I largely neglected. I think I would eat a more savory/spicy trail mix. One of my friends packed me unsalted nuts for trail mix which was personally difficult for me to consume frequently. Ate a cliff bar every day, which was good for energy but doesn’t really satiate hunger completely. Also had these chocolate/nut bars, also low sodium. I ended up getting quite sick the first two nights, I think in large part because I didn’t consume enough sodium and calories. We had slim Jim’s of a different brand. Beef jerky would also have been great, although it’s pricier. My other friend brought me flavored tuna and chicken salad in these little sealed pouches that we squeezed onto these large crackers to eat like a sandwich. I loved eating these. It’s important to eat enough calories, and though he says anything will taste good when you’re hungry and tired enough, your body can get depleted before you get to that stage. So for me, I found food that’s salty, satiating, satisfying, taste good etc. is very important. I only packed 3 tuna pouches, so one day I had to go without it, and I definitely missed it. Same friend brought salami, cheese, and triscuits, which was great. We also had cheez-its which were great. For dinner: First night was Ramen. It certainly taste good at the end of the day, but be sure you’re getting enough calories. The first night, I was very sick and it wasn’t going down easy. I think it took me like 3 hours to eat-not exaggerating. I would have just gone to sleep, but my friends had me sit and finish it along with a powdered Gatorade drink. Second night was mac’n’cheese. Again, this would have tasted great at the end of the night, but I was sick again. Plus, one of my friends poured some salmon from a sealed pouch into my mac’n’cheese which made it even harder to consume. I ate less than half of what they gave me before I refused to eat more and went to bed. Third and final night I actually felt good. We had Ramen again, but added dehydrated potatoes, peanut butter, and siratcha. It looked kinda gross, but it tasted great and felt good and filling. Things I would do next time: -hot breakfast like oats -i think more peanut butter would be good. Peanut butter crackers, those peanut butter pretzel bites, something like that. I think adding pb to many things can make it more calorie dense-certainly worked well with the siratcha to make the ramen great and calorie dense. -savory/spicy/salty trail mix -maybe beef jerky and dried mango if I feel like spending -cheese, salami, crackers (bring my own) -pack bigger lunches: i would have done two of the tuna pouches/day for me. I was always hungry after one and depleted by the end of the day. Everyone is different. Not everyone cares about taste as much as I do. One of my friends was fairly content to eat trail mix for lunch. But for my next trip, I want all my food to have flavor. I want to be excited about eating.
I really appreciate this video. So many of the hiking channels that I watch seem to ignore food, making it seem like all you can eat on a trail is oatmeal, instant meals, and junk. As simple and strange as it is - seeing fruit, sausage, and cheese is refreshing.
That is because if you are walking for more than a few days most food will spoil or is too bulky, heavy or inefficient in terms of energy. Dehydrated food and nuts, rice, oats, pasta, dried fruit, chocolate, tuna/salmon in pouches will last and provides the energy you need. I use chili sauce, dried parmesan to pep things up.
person X Yeah, I don’t think conforming is to some standard of health or “good food” is so important when you’re hiking everyday. Your food is going to have to deviate some from what you normally eat. Apples, for example, aren’t particularly dense in calories or nutrition, and they are fairly heavy and spacious. We put our food in bear canisters (California) over night do you have to be weary of space. But an apple on day one would be great.
@@seanmatthewking I have always wondered about having to use a bear canister and how much space that gives you. Seems limiting if necessary. I haven't hiked in bear country yet (except Smoky Mountains where I got 100 ft down the track before a sow and two cubs rocked up onto the track - hike over!)
Hey Kraig, first off love your videos! Secondly, based on what I've learned from a recent class on Exercise Science, the two main sources of fuel to the muscles during exercise are carbohydrates and fats. In particular, during steady state lower intensity exercise (i.e. hiking), your main source of fuel is fat, whereas higher intensity exercise uses carbohydrates more. So it's great to see you pack a lot of higher fat foods in there (i.e. nuts) and a great breakfast for you would be oats, fruit, and nuts/peanutbutter so you've got a good amount of both sources. And of course, protein, in particular at the end of the day, is important in recovery.
Hey Kraig, I was watching your videos and thought of an interesting suggestion. If you included a little text on the corner of the video whenever a new day started or reached a certain milestone in that journey, that might be pretty cool to help people have a rough timeline of your journeys. Understandably you want to keep your videos as unobtrusive or interruption free, this might be an interesting idea to toy with.
For some reason watching this gives me chills - may be it's a combination of food being cooked/ consumed in beautiful nature and narrated with your voice or the fact that you have hiked to so many amazing places and now shearing it with us! I had to stop at the beginning of this video, pour myself a cuppa and wrap up in a blanket to continue watching! Thank you!
Dhal bat power 24 hour. Love how you worked that into the song. Brought back memories of my time in Nepal last year! Keep up the good work! love your channel and looking forward to more content of grand vistas and dogs.
I’d be interested to hear you talk about how you got into doing all this “minimalist” way of life and just traveling everywhere. Thanks, love your channel
That song is just gold 💛 My favorite food for hikes is couscous (cold or hot soaked) with chopped cherry tomatoes, cucumber, (spring) onions, dried dill or mint, salt, pepper, lemon juice, olive oil, chili flakes and feta cheese (or vegan feta, whatever I get my hands on). It's possible to do a lot of variations of this dish, so it's never boring. I need the freshness, it gives me an energy boost.
Kraig I really think you should sing more often. It really filled my heart to hear your melodious tenor performance. And yes I'm finally thrilled to see you realized that Epic Bars really are in fact trash. I bought about a dozen to take on a trip to Nigeria. That first night I realized the poor choice I made.
Thank you so much for making these videos. I live in Arizona and I'm taking steps to get out for my first overnight backpacking trip in September 2020, I've watched a lot of your videos and I've learned so much. Thank you for making my first experience a little more comfortable and prepped!
Terrific hiking vibes and inspiration here! It’s great to learn more about your hiking experiences in this video. Looking forward to more fresh content in the months ahead 🙌💯⛰🌿
You're my inspiration when it comes to hiking! I've uploaded a hiking video inspired by you. I've never really done it more than a day. Now it feels so much easier to do it. Food is definitely something one has to prepare for.
Cheese, crisp bread , mixed nuts, raw oats, coconut flakes, dried fruit. Packs of Ramen. A MSR salt and pepper capsule with mixed herbs and chilli for flavour . These are my go to’s . Get fresh veg and fruit on the day where possible for the next 24 hours. Tortillas for wraps keep well . Agree with kraig it’s good to mix up between backpack food with cafes etc where possible . If it’s cold regular hot drinks and a raw / protein bar between meals . Cous cous (bulgar wheat ) easy to prepare or cold soak . Goes with everything . Learn from other hikers , comb the health food shops and discount shops for dried packet food alternatives to the expensive hiker meals but watch out for those bad ingredients. Eat local . What’s good around you. I have always felt that eating and drinking is a huge part of tent life and hiking . It’s the time to be slow , plan and contemplate and reflect on the whole experience . Kraigs right about anything’s good when your tired and hungry !
Great video! A lot of good info ! I was telling a deep story on the video clip at 8:42 and seeing it brought back a bunch of memories. I really enjoyed meeting you and love watching your videos! Keep up the good work my brother!
I would hit the bakery first thing in the morning daily and any pop up stand that I saw for dried salami, I also carried Brasserie Du Mont Blanc beer that had the resealable flip top caps in my pack. The huts are expensive for food and drink, but it is still awesome that you can be out in the middle of nowhere and at altitude, then having the ability to get what you need.
My favorite hiking or canoeing food is basically everything you mentioned plus fresh fish when canoeing. Except for the Meals to go , never had them since I like to make my own Meals. For breaks ( Especially in the summer ) I like a Tortilla with Peanut butter and some Green Spanish olives all rolled up. Grain , protein and salt from the olives. Any time I can get a good fresh salad ( Salad bars are great ) it's at the top of my list. 1st night out ( when possible ) is always a Steak and a adult beverage.
you jumped straight into the discussion with this video. there was no stupid introduction that could have been done away with. the title of the video explains it all. two thumbs up.
Man, your videos are so motivational for me. Something I want to do in life is just try food from places around the world, and there was something so peaceful about this video. These videos seriously motivate me to do better so I can hopefully do what you are doing.
Eating and food is my FVORITE part about hiking. There's a reason why they call me "The Hungry Hiker." Fancy cheese, crackers and salami is one of my all-time favorite meals on trail and requires zero cooking. I got super hungry watching your video. Hahaha!!
My trail breakfast: I prepare a bag of oatmeal at home, at some seeds in there (sunflower, flax etc.), Some dried fruits in the bag and some artificially flavoured protein powder. Gives your oatmeal the milkyness without using milk and is a fantastic calorie bomb in the morning!
@@Dankyjrthethird Would work quite well. Yet the advantage of the protein powder is the sweeteners, you could also buy some stevia or something similar and add it to the mix.
Mountain House freeze dried beef stroganoff is so damn good. I was tired of the other freeze dried options so I finally gave it a shot one day. Sometimes I eat it just at home in my kitchen
my fav backpacking diner : put some basmati rice, dried chives (you can buy those in bulk stores), dried mushrooms, some salt and pepper all in a ziploc. On the trail add recommended water for the rice cook it, then add couple of spoons of powdered milk once its cooked through. its my backpacking risotto, super cheap and tastes absolutely heavenly with the creaminess and mushroom taste :)
Great video! Living on the other side of the planet I cary different things. One thing that is great when feeling low are dates. You should try it. Three dates lift you up in minutes.
I usually dry meat like grounded beef to my hikes and then prepare a small spice pack at home to go with it. Just slam it all into some water and warm it up after the meat has moistened and swollen again and combine it with pasta etc. Tastes SO good in the wild and has some good protein. You can also just throw the meat into almost anything when dehydrated, it doesn't taste like much by itself so ramen or even porridge are viable options. And you can dehydrate/dry the meat in regular electric oven pretty easily, of course if you have a dehydrator all the better.
Awesome video dude. I’ve done 7 days without a resupply and carry way more water than you do, I need much more water than most people I drink 3+ liters a day even when not hiking so about a gallon when I am. My pack weighed close to 50 lbs. when I started. Probably could have gotten rid of some stuff but I like to be over prepared even if it means a few extra pounds than trying to worry about trimming a little weight.
This is awesome!! My favorite ist still "I'm stuck at home and I can't hike.." You under the house plant gets me every time!! You are so talented. Thanks for the infotainment!
"You don't little mouse... mice........ mouses..." 😂 best example of the human CPU throttling after a hard day. Great content, Kraig, I subscribed just last year and have never missed a video. Love the aesthetic cinematography and man, I love the method in which you promote backpacking/hiking. It's like, five birds with one stone. 1. You get to be in the most beautiful nature. 2. You get to meet all kinds of people. 3. You're forced to adapt to specific situations. 4. You can travel the world fairly inexpensively. 5. Most importantly, EVERYDAY IS LEG DAY (oh and cardio).
i really recommend premixing milk powder with your favorite cereal. you only have to add a bit boiling water to get a super high caloric tasty breakfast. You need to find good milk powder though, the stuff the hiking companies sell is usually expensive and doesn't taste good. in Germany where i live i always order from backstars.
I did 6 weeks on the Pyrenees a few years back and didn't take a stove. Just ate raw food and really pigged out when I passed through a town. Lower pack weight made the trip much less effort.
Love watching your videos! My wife and I are just getting into backpacking. Still investigating what foods are the best. We have tried mountain house meals but I find them to bee too salty and/or over seasoned. I think the rice, noodles, and crackers are great ideas. We also like to carry dried meat and nuts. You might like Dukes smoked shorty sausage because you can quickly snag one from the bag with out having to cut into a big summer sausage. I also like Tuna packets and they do not require refrigeration. We are still exploring our food options but I can't believe I forgot top Roman.... seems like a no brainer! Thanks for your videos, I've been watching you since your wedding video days, seems so long ago! Glad you're doing something you love, I looking to exit the wedding/real estate video arena, I started my youtube channel but not sure If want to be a drone/camera review guy, Ideally I just wanna make beautiful videos and hike and see the world. I guess its no wonder why I love watching your channel before bed - soothing, relaxing, and helps me dream of better times. Thanks Kraig! Stay safe, maybe i'll catch you on the trail some day, From Colorado - Sean
My sister introduced me to the fruit and veggie pouches that babies and little kids eat. Lots of nutrition, about 70 calories were packet. Also, the tuna packets are really handy.
In the south of Chile every food is massive, and I'm so proud of this because you never have the 'hungry' sensation :P, like as we say here: "Guatita llena, corazón contento! :) (stomach happy, happy hearth!). Regards from Chile Kraig!
hey, great content keep it up. more ideas for hiking food- milk powder for coffee and morning oats. you can crush the ramen pack while closed, open the bag, season with the packet that comes with it and eat it dry like chips. also about ramen-tuna: try it dry, same way with crushing it first than adding the tuna, i found it to be delicious. raw garlic is great for high altitudes. some veg and fruit last longer than others like carrots so i'd add those to my meal of ramen, tuna or crackers with cheese/ sausage to have at least some sort of veg.
I really don't work up much of an appetite when hiking/backpacking. I'm looking into stove less cooking as well, but I'll still use a stove for boiling water for morning coffee. Nothing like 2 packets of instant coffee, sugar and creamer to start the day.
I've always heard that snickers are the ultimate hiking food. Twix aren't that far off. Lots of perks; calorie dense, quick sugars, fats, and a morale boost as you said.
I'm fascinated by surplus military rations and try to get my hands on them every now and then. If you pick the right menus (one of my personal favorites is the chili mac) they can be really nice to eat, especially since they are designed to be consumed out in the field. I have a pepperoni pizza one that might intrigue you.
I usually just go with oats plus proteinpowder in the morning, Nuts or Trail Mix throughout the day, dried Salamis and relatively dry protein bread with humus for dinner. Also nice is vegetable soup in litte cubes to cook with water for elektrolyts.
Hello Kraig, I've been watching lots of your videos, but I haven't found a hike that i can go by myself haha. Can I reccommend you something to eat with just water(not hot water). It is called instant hot pot, and it is self heating with veggies!!
I hiked the west coast trail (British Columbia)in the early 90's. We packed heavy I was carrying 90 pounds and there were 10 of us to share various bits of equipment. We were envied on the trail for our fresh rations etc But I admit breaking out canned peaches even had the vegans drooling. One German tourist jumped on the trail with a bag of apples and a Gallon jug of milk. He begged me to pump him some clean water which I gladly did. A very interesting hike but probably crowded now like many places... I was amazed at that time how light some people packed. Live and learn My sister in law makes her own granola etc and is a very experienced hiker with Crohns inspirational to see people doing things in spite of difficulties and those with no issues do what?
Here in Czech Repubic there's something called Tatranky. It's just a chocolate hazelnut wafer cookie, but it's like the national hiking food, there's always a picture of mountains or hikers on the packaging. It made me think of it when you were talking about packing Twix bars, it doesn't matter how nutritionally dense it is sometimes you just need something sweet and nice!
Re: stoves: Have you tried the alcohol stove set ups? The fancy feast variants? I like my tomcat a lot. It’s safe and miserly on fuel with the felt liner compared with straight up pour in styles, but I’m still searching for the right fuel container and amount of alcohol fuel to bring on trips. I like the light compact cook set, and the quiet burns.
Besides most of the stuff you have mentioned, I have eaten plenty of cous cous when I caRried my Trangia or gas stove. I prepare each meal on aziplog bag: 1 cup cous cous, pinch of salt, half cube of vegetable o chicken stock, a handful raisins and almods or peanuts. You can add Ras la Hanou or curry, or papricka.... pour a cup of boiling water, stir and allow to sit for five minutes. Ideally, you should add a tablespoon ob butter or olive oil. Stir again lo loosen the grain. Can add a tuna can too! :D Granted to get you friends, specially good for suppers with some cup or tea. Have atry and tell me!
I went out for a week once with a few sleeves of fig newtons and small boxes of those orange vending machine peanut butter crackers. Felt great, and got better nutrition when I got home. As long as you have water you'll be fine with this, but YMMV.
I do a lot of homemade beef jerky. (Almost) all I need. I also dry some fruits, apples, pears and banana slices. I use a UV light water purifier, that even kills viruses, and you can almost use any water from any source.
Jerky is very good for hiking. It's dry, full of protein and very tasty if you choose a flavour that appeals to you. Can be pretty expensive, but worth it.
Hey Kraig, Paul Kim here (from Corea living in northern Italy) and nice to meet you. Enjoy watching your videos especially Pico's de Europa and I plan cycle there and hike for 9-10 days slowly. Thx for the inspiration and you're always welcome to stay in our 🏠 if you're planning a visit to hike the dolomiti someday. I'm in Warmshowers & couch surfing in Budoia, Italy. Cheers and happy trails! pk PS: we have couple of micro breweries here and let's have couple together and it's on me.
I love celery when hiking- it's more hardy than other fresh greens. Still only lasts a couple of days, though. The crunch and green taste is a nice contrast to my other trail food.
I'm really enjoying your channel, from the quality of your video, to the adventures that you go on, this is great stuff. This video did raise a question in my mind that I don't think I've seen yet. When hiking and especially doing ultralight, how do you clean the dishes? All those cups of Ramen on the Jet. I would love to see that. I know it's not as sexy as the rest of your stuff, but at the same time, maybe that's what some of us need to see. (I have a video about portable toilets that is doing surprisingly well. I didn't want to make it, but I felt like it needed to be made, LOL)
Cold soaking is great! You can definitely pack in enough calories with beans, couscous, quinoa, beans, dehydrated anything really. Put water+beans or whatever in a peanut butter jar, put it in your pack for an hour while you hike, take it out and dump a seasoning packet in(taco, cajun, whatever you find at the stores) and nom it up. If you can go without hot coffee, no need to boil anything.
Salami, cheese, and cracker combo is king. That song though. 😂
@devontodetroit That's the most retarded comment I've seen in weeks. Well done.
@devontodetroit No need. You do it naturally already.
@@RenegadeShepTheSpacer what did he say
For me its Salami, Cheese and wraps. It has been my on trail lunch for years now and it always just tastes sooo fucking good.
The song caught me by surprise. That was spectacular. Somebody get this man some sponsors.
It's always so fascinating seeing what others eat on the trail! (: If you're not planning on it already, can you do a video on how you started/prepared/worked up the courage to go on all these remote, long-distance trails solo?
Yes! Navigation, safety, etc
@@slvcons7745 why?
Start smaller. See if there are national parks in your area, or just marked, easy trails that you can hike over one or two days and spend a night sleeping outside. That way you can test your gear, and get a feel for what you are missing.
Yesss!!
Just finished my first backpacking trip, about 40 miles, up a mountain pass and then back down over 4 days. Went with more experienced friends.
We had trail mix, which I largely neglected. I think I would eat a more savory/spicy trail mix. One of my friends packed me unsalted nuts for trail mix which was personally difficult for me to consume frequently.
Ate a cliff bar every day, which was good for energy but doesn’t really satiate hunger completely. Also had these chocolate/nut bars, also low sodium. I ended up getting quite sick the first two nights, I think in large part because I didn’t consume enough sodium and calories.
We had slim Jim’s of a different brand. Beef jerky would also have been great, although it’s pricier.
My other friend brought me flavored tuna and chicken salad in these little sealed pouches that we squeezed onto these large crackers to eat like a sandwich. I loved eating these. It’s important to eat enough calories, and though he says anything will taste good when you’re hungry and tired enough, your body can get depleted before you get to that stage. So for me, I found food that’s salty, satiating, satisfying, taste good etc. is very important. I only packed 3 tuna pouches, so one day I had to go without it, and I definitely missed it.
Same friend brought salami, cheese, and triscuits, which was great. We also had cheez-its which were great.
For dinner:
First night was Ramen. It certainly taste good at the end of the day, but be sure you’re getting enough calories. The first night, I was very sick and it wasn’t going down easy. I think it took me like 3 hours to eat-not exaggerating. I would have just gone to sleep, but my friends had me sit and finish it along with a powdered Gatorade drink.
Second night was mac’n’cheese. Again, this would have tasted great at the end of the night, but I was sick again. Plus, one of my friends poured some salmon from a sealed pouch into my mac’n’cheese which made it even harder to consume. I ate less than half of what they gave me before I refused to eat more and went to bed.
Third and final night I actually felt good. We had Ramen again, but added dehydrated potatoes, peanut butter, and siratcha. It looked kinda gross, but it tasted great and felt good and filling.
Things I would do next time:
-hot breakfast like oats
-i think more peanut butter would be good. Peanut butter crackers, those peanut butter pretzel bites, something like that. I think adding pb to many things can make it more calorie dense-certainly worked well with the siratcha to make the ramen great and calorie dense.
-savory/spicy/salty trail mix
-maybe beef jerky and dried mango if I feel like spending
-cheese, salami, crackers (bring my own)
-pack bigger lunches: i would have done two of the tuna pouches/day for me. I was always hungry after one and depleted by the end of the day.
Everyone is different. Not everyone cares about taste as much as I do. One of my friends was fairly content to eat trail mix for lunch. But for my next trip, I want all my food to have flavor. I want to be excited about eating.
I really appreciate this video. So many of the hiking channels that I watch seem to ignore food, making it seem like all you can eat on a trail is oatmeal, instant meals, and junk. As simple and strange as it is - seeing fruit, sausage, and cheese is refreshing.
That is because if you are walking for more than a few days most food will spoil or is too bulky, heavy or inefficient in terms of energy. Dehydrated food and nuts, rice, oats, pasta, dried fruit, chocolate, tuna/salmon in pouches will last and provides the energy you need. I use chili sauce, dried parmesan to pep things up.
person X Yeah, I don’t think conforming is to some standard of health or “good food” is so important when you’re hiking everyday. Your food is going to have to deviate some from what you normally eat. Apples, for example, aren’t particularly dense in calories or nutrition, and they are fairly heavy and spacious. We put our food in bear canisters (California) over night do you have to be weary of space. But an apple on day one would be great.
@@seanmatthewking I have always wondered about having to use a bear canister and how much space that gives you. Seems limiting if necessary. I haven't hiked in bear country yet (except Smoky Mountains where I got 100 ft down the track before a sow and two cubs rocked up onto the track - hike over!)
I eat dates on swine hikes but yesterday I tried pitted prunes and they were so tasty 😋
So true guys
Main reason i'm looking forward to the end of lockdown is so you can go on more hikes
And hopefully we all as well will go on some hikes.
fully agree :). can't wait to see the next video by Kraig
Just go lol, it's not a public place
YASSSS
I mean does lockdown extend to nature in some countries?!
love the ending song, made me laugh!
Same!
Lol!
Hey Kraig, first off love your videos!
Secondly, based on what I've learned from a recent class on Exercise Science, the two main sources of fuel to the muscles during exercise are carbohydrates and fats.
In particular, during steady state lower intensity exercise (i.e. hiking), your main source of fuel is fat, whereas higher intensity exercise uses carbohydrates more.
So it's great to see you pack a lot of higher fat foods in there (i.e. nuts) and a great breakfast for you would be oats, fruit, and nuts/peanutbutter so you've got a good amount of both sources. And of course, protein, in particular at the end of the day, is important in recovery.
Hey Kraig, I was watching your videos and thought of an interesting suggestion. If you included a little text on the corner of the video whenever a new day started or reached a certain milestone in that journey, that might be pretty cool to help people have a rough timeline of your journeys. Understandably you want to keep your videos as unobtrusive or interruption free, this might be an interesting idea to toy with.
Great feedback. We would love for you to watch some of our videos and share some feedback if you can :)
Did the song get copyright flagged because of the tune? It's just silent now haha
Yeah mine is too. Guess it did...
I feel like I would eat all my food by halfway through the hike and be screwed
Lol
just take infinite supplies with ya
p3t3r I actually don’t hike at all; been following Kraig since his wedding film days but maybe I’ll try a hike who knows
@@WillStinton give it a try its pretty sick. you dont need to go that far to have fun!
p3t3r you’re right, I just gotta suck it up and get out there
For some reason watching this gives me chills - may be it's a combination of food being cooked/ consumed in beautiful nature and narrated with your voice or the fact that you have hiked to so many amazing places and now shearing it with us! I had to stop at the beginning of this video, pour myself a cuppa and wrap up in a blanket to continue watching! Thank you!
“Dal bhat power, 24 hour” my man haha
i guess that happened in Nepal
Hahaha, I really like Your Favorite Things song. It made my day. I look forward to seeing your next video. Stay safe, enjoy the hike. Cheer from NYC.
Dhal bat power 24 hour. Love how you worked that into the song. Brought back memories of my time in Nepal last year! Keep up the good work! love your channel and looking forward to more content of grand vistas and dogs.
I’d be interested to hear you talk about how you got into doing all this “minimalist” way of life and just traveling everywhere. Thanks, love your channel
ayeee!! “dal bhat power, 24 hour is so true!!” nepali food is just crazy gooooood 🥰😍
Daal baat 😂😂
Hahaha
Loved all your Hikes especially Nepal and seeing your dog friend ghost🤗 thanks for sharing your amazing adventures! You inspire me!
That song is just gold 💛
My favorite food for hikes is couscous (cold or hot soaked) with chopped cherry tomatoes, cucumber, (spring) onions, dried dill or mint, salt, pepper, lemon juice, olive oil, chili flakes and feta cheese (or vegan feta, whatever I get my hands on). It's possible to do a lot of variations of this dish, so it's never boring. I need the freshness, it gives me an energy boost.
Kraig I really think you should sing more often. It really filled my heart to hear your melodious tenor performance. And yes I'm finally thrilled to see you realized that Epic Bars really are in fact trash. I bought about a dozen to take on a trip to Nigeria. That first night I realized the poor choice I made.
Can you please elaborate ?
Hi! I discover you channel yesterday, and can’t stop watching your videos! Very well made! Next week I definitely go hiking.
Thank you so much for making these videos. I live in Arizona and I'm taking steps to get out for my first overnight backpacking trip in September 2020, I've watched a lot of your videos and I've learned so much. Thank you for making my first experience a little more comfortable and prepped!
Terrific hiking vibes and inspiration here! It’s great to learn more about your hiking experiences in this video. Looking forward to more fresh content in the months ahead 🙌💯⛰🌿
Absolutely agree on the Twix message Kraig. Food of the hiking gods! Excellent informative video yet again. Many thanks and atb. Mark from the UK
Thank you for sharing your experience and advice!!!
You're my inspiration when it comes to hiking! I've uploaded a hiking video inspired by you. I've never really done it more than a day. Now it feels so much easier to do it. Food is definitely something one has to prepare for.
Cheese, crisp bread , mixed nuts, raw oats, coconut flakes, dried fruit. Packs of Ramen. A MSR salt and pepper capsule with mixed herbs and chilli for flavour . These are my go to’s . Get fresh veg and fruit on the day where possible for the next 24 hours. Tortillas for wraps keep well . Agree with kraig it’s good to mix up between backpack food with cafes etc where possible . If it’s cold regular hot drinks and a raw / protein bar between meals . Cous cous (bulgar wheat ) easy to prepare or cold soak . Goes with everything . Learn from other hikers , comb the health food shops and discount shops for dried packet food alternatives to the expensive hiker meals but watch out for those bad ingredients. Eat local . What’s good around you. I have always felt that eating and drinking is a huge part of tent life and hiking . It’s the time to be slow , plan and contemplate and reflect on the whole experience . Kraigs right about anything’s good when your tired and hungry !
Great video! A lot of good info ! I was telling a deep story on the video clip at 8:42 and seeing it brought back a bunch of memories. I really enjoyed meeting you and love watching your videos! Keep up the good work my brother!
That was a truly epic musical sequence. You a legend, Kraig!
I would hit the bakery first thing in the morning daily and any pop up stand that I saw for dried salami, I also carried Brasserie Du Mont Blanc beer that had the resealable flip top caps in my pack. The huts are expensive for food and drink, but it is still awesome that you can be out in the middle of nowhere and at altitude, then having the ability to get what you need.
My favorite hiking or canoeing food is basically everything you mentioned plus fresh fish when canoeing. Except for the Meals to go , never had them since I like to make my own Meals. For breaks ( Especially in the summer ) I like a Tortilla with Peanut butter and some Green Spanish olives all rolled up. Grain , protein and salt from the olives. Any time I can get a good fresh salad ( Salad bars are great ) it's at the top of my list. 1st night out ( when possible ) is always a Steak and a adult beverage.
you jumped straight into the discussion with this video. there was no stupid introduction that could have been done away with. the title of the video explains it all. two thumbs up.
'Daal bhaat power 24 hour" i felt that ❤️ Love from nepal :)
bhaat khara hidnai garoh haha
Daal bhaat is really good, I like the whole concept of it. And the views hiking from Jomsom was spectacular.
Man, your videos are so motivational for me. Something I want to do in life is just try food from places around the world, and there was something so peaceful about this video. These videos seriously motivate me to do better so I can hopefully do what you are doing.
Eating and food is my FVORITE part about hiking. There's a reason why they call me "The Hungry Hiker." Fancy cheese, crackers and salami is one of my all-time favorite meals on trail and requires zero cooking. I got super hungry watching your video. Hahaha!!
My trail breakfast: I prepare a bag of oatmeal at home, at some seeds in there (sunflower, flax etc.), Some dried fruits in the bag and some artificially flavoured protein powder. Gives your oatmeal the milkyness without using milk and is a fantastic calorie bomb in the morning!
This sounds so good
I wanna experiment with powdered milk or powdered coffee creamer in oatmeal
@@Dankyjrthethird Would work quite well. Yet the advantage of the protein powder is the sweeteners, you could also buy some stevia or something similar and add it to the mix.
Mountain House freeze dried beef stroganoff is so damn good. I was tired of the other freeze dried options so I finally gave it a shot one day. Sometimes I eat it just at home in my kitchen
Yeah but... that shit'll kill ya
Tickle Fritz stroganoff sharts
Dude, your perspective and outlook on travel is so ridiculously beyond your years.
Can we just take a moment and appreciate the amount of beautiful compositions in Kraig`s videos. So magnificient! Thanks for quality content!
my fav backpacking diner : put some basmati rice, dried chives (you can buy those in bulk stores), dried mushrooms, some salt and pepper all in a ziploc. On the trail add recommended water for the rice cook it, then add couple of spoons of powdered milk once its cooked through. its my backpacking risotto, super cheap and tastes absolutely heavenly with the creaminess and mushroom taste :)
Great video! Living on the other side of the planet I cary different things. One thing that is great when feeling low are dates. You should try it. Three dates lift you up in minutes.
I love taking dates on hiking trails too. I also started taking pitted half dry prunes and they are delicious 😋
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@@TrekkingPals Yes dry fruit and nuts go a long way.
I'm going backing this coming week in Sequoia National Park area. Really excited to get back out there
love these series. that song was awesome.
I usually dry meat like grounded beef to my hikes and then prepare a small spice pack at home to go with it. Just slam it all into some water and warm it up after the meat has moistened and swollen again and combine it with pasta etc. Tastes SO good in the wild and has some good protein. You can also just throw the meat into almost anything when dehydrated, it doesn't taste like much by itself so ramen or even porridge are viable options. And you can dehydrate/dry the meat in regular electric oven pretty easily, of course if you have a dehydrator all the better.
Yess the Twix 🙋♂️ Came across your video and I LOVE them! Such good content!
Awesome video dude. I’ve done 7 days without a resupply and carry way more water than you do, I need much more water than most people I drink 3+ liters a day even when not hiking so about a gallon when I am. My pack weighed close to 50 lbs. when I started. Probably could have gotten rid of some stuff but I like to be over prepared even if it means a few extra pounds than trying to worry about trimming a little weight.
Defenitly down with trying a burger in every town I go hiking/backpacking in!
Did you ever talk about how you take dumps during the trip after eating so much?
I'm pretty sure there's only one way
@@xx-ug9hn trust me....there isn't. We hikers can be sooooo creative 😁
Bring a trowel to dig a cathole or sit over a log. In some places (like the desert) you even get to "pack it out". Not as bad as it sounds.
Lmao!
Chairman of the Board don’t forget to cover up.
This is awesome!! My favorite ist still "I'm stuck at home and I can't hike.." You under the house plant gets me every time!! You are so talented. Thanks for the infotainment!
Kraig, the song at the end is amazing! I laughed so hard when you sang about the tuna ramen
Super informative video Kraig! Good tip budgeting extra money to eat more local food on hikes. That's always going to be money well spent!
Fritos brand chips are a surprisingly light, & calorie-dense snack to carry! :)
Beautiful video! I love how you "show" the story instead of just talking about it :D
"You don't little mouse... mice........ mouses..." 😂 best example of the human CPU throttling after a hard day. Great content, Kraig, I subscribed just last year and have never missed a video. Love the aesthetic cinematography and man, I love the method in which you promote backpacking/hiking. It's like, five birds with one stone.
1. You get to be in the most beautiful nature.
2. You get to meet all kinds of people.
3. You're forced to adapt to specific situations.
4. You can travel the world fairly inexpensively.
5. Most importantly, EVERYDAY IS LEG DAY (oh and cardio).
This was super helpful for a newbie hiker like myself! Thanks Kraig
haha - "Epic Bars are trash". I have a package in my closet because of you!!
I tried the siracha one because he sponsored it. I didn't think it was bad
Hi, you've made hiking so much fun with your food choices...❤👍
I always like to have coffee on top of a mountain or having a local coffee or try to eat local foods in a certain country! :) nice one Kraig!
Great guide. Thanks
i really recommend premixing milk powder with your favorite cereal. you only have to add a bit boiling water to get a super high caloric tasty breakfast. You need to find good milk powder though, the stuff the hiking companies sell is usually expensive and doesn't taste good. in Germany where i live i always order from backstars.
I did 6 weeks on the Pyrenees a few years back and didn't take a stove. Just ate raw food and really pigged out when I passed through a town. Lower pack weight made the trip much less effort.
My fav treat on the trail is bringing a pack of wraps with some pb and Nutella in a ziplock baggie and indulging in the end of a long day 😅
I like prepping my dried food meals. They're custom and so good!
Very informative video, will definitely have it in mind next time I go on a trail walk. Great job on the footage.
Love watching your videos! My wife and I are just getting into backpacking. Still investigating what foods are the best. We have tried mountain house meals but I find them to bee too salty and/or over seasoned. I think the rice, noodles, and crackers are great ideas. We also like to carry dried meat and nuts. You might like Dukes smoked shorty sausage because you can quickly snag one from the bag with out having to cut into a big summer sausage. I also like Tuna packets and they do not require refrigeration. We are still exploring our food options but I can't believe I forgot top Roman.... seems like a no brainer! Thanks for your videos, I've been watching you since your wedding video days, seems so long ago! Glad you're doing something you love, I looking to exit the wedding/real estate video arena, I started my youtube channel but not sure If want to be a drone/camera review guy, Ideally I just wanna make beautiful videos and hike and see the world. I guess its no wonder why I love watching your channel before bed - soothing, relaxing, and helps me dream of better times. Thanks Kraig! Stay safe, maybe i'll catch you on the trail some day, From Colorado - Sean
My sister introduced me to the fruit and veggie pouches that babies and little kids eat. Lots of nutrition, about 70 calories were packet. Also, the tuna packets are really handy.
In the south of Chile every food is massive, and I'm so proud of this because you never have the 'hungry' sensation :P, like as we say here: "Guatita llena, corazón contento! :) (stomach happy, happy hearth!). Regards from Chile Kraig!
hey, great content keep it up.
more ideas for hiking food- milk powder for coffee and morning oats. you can crush the ramen pack while closed, open the bag, season with the packet that comes with it and eat it dry like chips. also about ramen-tuna: try it dry, same way with crushing it first than adding the tuna, i found it to be delicious. raw garlic is great for high altitudes. some veg and fruit last longer than others like carrots so i'd add those to my meal of ramen, tuna or crackers with cheese/ sausage to have at least some sort of veg.
I really don't work up much of an appetite when hiking/backpacking. I'm looking into stove less cooking as well, but I'll still use a stove for boiling water for morning coffee. Nothing like 2 packets of instant coffee, sugar and creamer to start the day.
I've always heard that snickers are the ultimate hiking food. Twix aren't that far off. Lots of perks; calorie dense, quick sugars, fats, and a morale boost as you said.
Thank you for the content and inspiring me to hike during these weird times.
I'm fascinated by surplus military rations and try to get my hands on them every now and then. If you pick the right menus (one of my personal favorites is the chili mac) they can be really nice to eat, especially since they are designed to be consumed out in the field. I have a pepperoni pizza one that might intrigue you.
Really good advice. Salt is really important too. Unfortunately I am allergic to celery, which means I can't eat most of the ready to go meals...
I usually just go with oats plus proteinpowder in the morning, Nuts or Trail Mix throughout the day, dried Salamis and relatively dry protein bread with humus for dinner. Also nice is vegetable soup in litte cubes to cook with water for elektrolyts.
Can't believe they dmca'd you for that song at the end, that was gold 😂
Hello Kraig, I've been watching lots of your videos, but I haven't found a hike that i can go by myself haha. Can I reccommend you something to eat with just water(not hot water). It is called instant hot pot, and it is self heating with veggies!!
Love your videos. Just subscribed. Funny and informative. 🙌🏼
I hiked the west coast trail (British Columbia)in the early 90's. We packed heavy I was carrying 90 pounds and there were 10 of us to share various bits of equipment. We were envied on the trail for our fresh rations etc But I admit breaking out canned peaches even had the vegans drooling. One German tourist jumped on the trail with a bag of apples and a Gallon jug of milk. He begged me to pump him some clean water which I gladly did. A very interesting hike but probably crowded now like many places... I was amazed at that time how light some people packed. Live and learn My sister in law makes her own granola etc and is a very experienced hiker with Crohns inspirational to see people doing things in spite of difficulties and those with no issues do what?
Here in Czech Repubic there's something called Tatranky. It's just a chocolate hazelnut wafer cookie, but it's like the national hiking food, there's always a picture of mountains or hikers on the packaging. It made me think of it when you were talking about packing Twix bars, it doesn't matter how nutritionally dense it is sometimes you just need something sweet and nice!
Re: stoves: Have you tried the alcohol stove set ups? The fancy feast variants? I like my tomcat a lot. It’s safe and miserly on fuel with the felt liner compared with straight up pour in styles, but I’m still searching for the right fuel container and amount of alcohol fuel to bring on trips. I like the light compact cook set, and the quiet burns.
Really appreciated to show all of fantastic view while hiking. I seems to be with you
Besides most of the stuff you have mentioned, I have eaten plenty of cous cous when I caRried my Trangia or gas stove. I prepare each meal on aziplog bag: 1 cup cous cous, pinch of salt, half cube of vegetable o chicken stock, a handful raisins and almods or peanuts. You can add Ras la Hanou or curry, or papricka.... pour a cup of boiling water, stir and allow to sit for five minutes. Ideally, you should add a tablespoon ob butter or olive oil. Stir again lo loosen the grain. Can add a tuna can too! :D Granted to get you friends, specially good for suppers with some cup or tea. Have atry and tell me!
I went out for a week once with a few sleeves of fig newtons and small boxes of those orange vending machine peanut butter crackers. Felt great, and got better nutrition when I got home. As long as you have water you'll be fine with this, but YMMV.
I do a lot of homemade beef jerky. (Almost) all I need. I also dry some fruits, apples, pears and banana slices. I use a UV light water purifier, that even kills viruses, and you can almost use any water from any source.
Daal bhaat power 24 hr ! 💪🇳🇵
Jerky is very good for hiking. It's dry, full of protein and very tasty if you choose a flavour that appeals to you. Can be pretty expensive, but worth it.
You can't deny that you loved that massive burger, Greetings from Chile! love your videos, keep it up.
Totally agree about the morale boost with twix, always bring snacks on hikes.
Pro bar is something I used a lot, went to philmont scout ranch last year and saw those everywhere
Omg I was just watching all your videos lol what a coincidence😁
I’m a big fan of Packit Gourmet. Great variety of food and the best flavor I’ve found.
Hey Kraig,
Paul Kim here (from Corea living in northern Italy) and nice to meet you.
Enjoy watching your videos especially Pico's de Europa and I plan cycle there and hike for 9-10 days slowly. Thx for the inspiration and you're always welcome to stay in our 🏠 if you're planning a visit to hike the dolomiti someday.
I'm in Warmshowers & couch surfing in Budoia, Italy.
Cheers and happy trails!
pk
PS: we have couple of micro breweries here and let's have couple together and it's on me.
Man, you took me back to those days when I used to hike in Nepal, looks like you are full-on into hiking
I love celery when hiking- it's more hardy than other fresh greens. Still only lasts a couple of days, though. The crunch and green taste is a nice contrast to my other trail food.
Have you ever tried Patagonia Provisions? There's a lot of great food.
Good for the environment too. Of course that means they're also pretty expensive.
@@ashastra123 Some things are a little more expensive, but it's pretty good for other things, like the chili and breakfast grains.
Cheers for the recommendation. Gonna take a look at that myself.
Darwin on the trail - has some good tips about stoveless cooking. He did the CDT (whole? Part of? ) stoveless.
I'm really enjoying your channel, from the quality of your video, to the adventures that you go on, this is great stuff. This video did raise a question in my mind that I don't think I've seen yet. When hiking and especially doing ultralight, how do you clean the dishes? All those cups of Ramen on the Jet. I would love to see that. I know it's not as sexy as the rest of your stuff, but at the same time, maybe that's what some of us need to see. (I have a video about portable toilets that is doing surprisingly well. I didn't want to make it, but I felt like it needed to be made, LOL)
Cold soaking is great! You can definitely pack in enough calories with beans, couscous, quinoa, beans, dehydrated anything really. Put water+beans or whatever in a peanut butter jar, put it in your pack for an hour while you hike, take it out and dump a seasoning packet in(taco, cajun, whatever you find at the stores) and nom it up. If you can go without hot coffee, no need to boil anything.
Thanks for another great video!
Was not expecting that musical number at the end. Awesome video.
in Spain we use sometimes fuet to recharge our selves and keep with the hike