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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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       Diane “Piper” Soini

    • Pocket Soup

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       Sarah Kirkconnell

    • An Update on TrailCooking

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       Jack R. Abbit

    • Steve's Famous Loaded Taco Guts Recipe

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    • 7 months, 4 weeks ago

       Joe G

    • A New Use For Fruit Cake

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    • 8 months ago

       dirtbag

    • Pasta Puttaesca (dehydrated)

      Started by:  Dalton Cooper

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    • 8 months, 2 weeks ago

       Dalton Cooper

    • Rei recipes

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       Karen

    • Paleo Grain Free Bars for Backpacking

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       Stephen C

    • Hamburger Trick

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       Steve Collins

    • The Shaky Science of Recovery 1 2

      Started by:  Roger Caffin

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    • 8 months, 2 weeks ago

       Tom K

    • Package a bunch of meals at once?

      Started by:  Rex Sanders

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    • 8 months, 4 weeks ago

       Cameron M

    • last minute help!

      Started by:  Shaun W

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    • 9 months, 1 week ago

       Eric Blumensaadt

    • Age Old Question: Best Cup of Coffee on the Trail? 1 2

      Started by:  Dalton Cooper

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    • 9 months, 1 week ago

       Eric Blumensaadt

    • Pasta con Salsa Caruso

      Started by:  Five Star

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    • 9 months, 1 week ago

       Five Star

    • Expedition food 1 2

      Started by:  James S

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    • 9 months, 2 weeks ago

       Roger Caffin

    • Red Lentil Vadouvan Curry Stew (for Duane…and others)

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    • 9 months, 3 weeks ago

       Tom K

    • Uruguayan Lentil Stew

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    • 9 months, 3 weeks ago

       Bradley B

    • Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta

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    • 10 months ago

       Aaron

    • Recipe: Shrimp Kao Soi

      Started by:  Ben H.

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    • 10 months, 1 week ago

       Ben H.

    • Aluminum pop-rivets for detachable pot bail?

      Started by:  Eric Blumensaadt

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    • 10 months, 1 week ago

       Dan Y

    • Packet of ghee, 130 calories

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    • 10 months, 2 weeks ago

       Ben H.

    • Another instant gourmet coffee

      Started by:  Alexander S

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       Ken Thompson

    • Meal Challenge

      Started by:  David Noll

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       James Marco

    • Cold Soaking food help/suggestions

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       Diane “Piper” Soini

    • Thanksgiving Sodium Overload!

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