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The Volumetric Calorie Density of Backpacking Food
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Jan 7, 2022 at 9:59 am #3736380
Another good video from GearSkeptic. Here, he goes beyond calories per ounce, but starts to add in calories per volume. You can pack almost 70,000 calories (peanut butter) in a BV Canister! It is a pretty good way to think about minimizing packing volume. My 2 cents.
Jan 7, 2022 at 5:57 pm #3736424Very informative, thanks!
Index 00:21 Introduction (2 types of Calorie Density)
01:31 Mini-Food Chart of Volumetric Calorie Density
03:24 Scatter Plot of Calorie Density (Weight vs. Volume)
05:16 The Theory of Coarse Particulates
06:55 Stacking Inefficiencies
08:15 Theoretical Bear Canister Capacities
10:37 Competing Priorities (Weight vs. Volume)
11:06 Taking It Too Far
13:48 Deflating Packages
14:51 Conformable Packaging
15:38 7-Day Bear Canister Load Out
16:42 Time-Lapse Unpacking
17:19 Menu Breakdown
19:11 Bear Canister Procedural Considerations
19:48 SummaryJan 7, 2022 at 6:16 pm #3736426Oh finally! I’ve been waiting for this one. Volume is at least as important as weight to me.
Jan 8, 2022 at 6:33 am #3736439Very happy to see this; volume problems are always the ones that bother me the most.
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