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    Doug Coe
    BPL Member

    @sierradoug

    Locale: Bay Area, CA, USA

    I like how whole wheat tortillas fit in my bear can. But they’re heavier per calorie than Triscuits.

    So, I’m thinking maybe if I dried them a bit they’d be lighter. But how to do that and have them still pack tightly in a stack? And how horrible would they be to eat?

    Anyone have experience drying tortillas, either on purpose or accidentally, and how were they to pack and eat?

    #3547426
    Rob
    BPL Member

    @grubbster

    Dried tortillas are called tortillia chips!  My favorite is Santitas although they aren’t whole wheat.

    #3547432
    MJ H
    BPL Member

    @mjh

    Dried tortillas are called tortillia chips!

    Remind me not to eat in any Mexican restaurant you run.

    I suspect that dried tortillas would be close to inedible for everybody except the ravenously hungry. So, maybe for backpacking.

    #3547433
    Matthew / BPL
    Moderator

    @matthewkphx

    Not the same thing but John Ladd or someone else on the JMT Yahoo group likes buying blue corn taco shells and carefully breaking them in half so they nest well. You can’t make a wrap with them but they’d be ok with cheese or instant hummus or whatever. I’m not sure how they’d do in a cal/ounce comparison but I suspect it’s high because of the fat (and because Fritos are quite high in calories).

    I’m a crushed Frito kind of guy personally. I’ve got a bag in the can right now.

    #3547453
    Todd T
    BPL Member

    @texasbb

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    …if I dried them a bit they’d be lighter. But how to do that…

    I don’t understand the question.  The hard thing is keeping them from drying out.

    #3547457
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    No Doug you cannot. Have you tried the corn/flour tortillas by The Tortilla Factory?

    You could pack in masa harina and fry your own corn ones. The smell alone is worth it…

    #3547477
    Doug Coe
    BPL Member

    @sierradoug

    Locale: Bay Area, CA, USA

    Thanks for all the suggestions.

    I found a recipe for spreading oil on flour tortillas and baking them, but I’m too lazy for that, I guess.

    I do carry Fritos for snacks. Hmm, could just bring more for lunch. Or tortilla chips. The whole grain aspect of whole wheat is appealing though. I’ll have to see if I can get Triscuits to fit in my bear can for this trip.

    #3547636
    Matthew / BPL
    Moderator

    @matthewkphx

    I know a person that packs a mix of crushed Triscuits and macadamia nut pieces. He pours the mix into a pouch of tuna in olive oil each day for lunch and eats it with a spoon.

    #3547761
    W I S N E R !
    Spectator

    @xnomanx

    “I know a person that packs a mix of crushed Triscuits and macadamia nut pieces. He pours the mix into a pouch of tuna in olive oil each day for lunch and eats it with a spoon.”

    That might be the finest thing I’ve heard all day.  Going to try it.

    And +1 on the crushed Fritos.  As a snack alone or added to instant potatoes to add some crunch to a burrito.

    #3547765
    Matthew / BPL
    Moderator

    @matthewkphx

    Same guy likes protein shakes which he prebags with two peanut m&ms as a shaker ball to break up lumps. After the shake is done he eats the m&ms.

    He’s a thinker.

    #3547774
    Doug Coe
    BPL Member

    @sierradoug

    Locale: Bay Area, CA, USA

    I settled on bringing Fritos, potato chips, and some (fewer) Triscuits.

    #3547775
    Philip Tschersich
    BPL Member

    @philip-ak

    Locale: Kodiak Alaska

    Crushed and vacuum-packed Chili Cheese Fritos are pretty close to mountain money.

    But they do make a lousy wrap.

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