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Food, Hydration, and Nutrition

Home › Forums › General Forums › Food, Hydration, and Nutrition

All is well if you have an eight pound base (dry) pack weight, but you have to add food and water sooner or later. Use this forum to discuss the acquisition, packaging, and preparation of backcountry ingestibles. Post your favorite trail recipes too.
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