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The Volumetric Calorie Density of Backpacking Food

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PostedJan 7, 2022 at 9:59 am

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.

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PostedJan 7, 2022 at 5:57 pm

Very 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 Summary

Matthew / BPL Moderator
PostedJan 7, 2022 at 6:16 pm

Oh finally! I’ve been waiting for this one. Volume is at least as important as weight to me.

Bonzo BPL Member
PostedJan 8, 2022 at 6:33 am

Very happy to see this; volume problems are always the ones that bother me the most.

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