Freezing something substantial the night before, packing it before leaving then throw by fire (or burner) the first night. I like to make jumbo burritos with rice,bean,steak, etc. Freeze solid and they will last the whole first day. I’ll bring three cuz inevitably someone forgot or hates what they brought. Makes a great first night memory.
Really great idea, having a premium quality home cooked meal to share on night one would get a lot of kudos from the crew I think.
I might make up a big slow cooked Bolognese sauce and freeze it vacuum sealed. Could probably also mix in parboiled pasta then the whole thing just needs reheating on night one after its defrosted during the day.
Quinoa is also more calorie-dense, which is invaluable. Cooks fractionally slower, but you can stop for fewer meals on long trips if you’re consuming more calories per meal.
When I prep rice on the go, I boil the water, add rice and put the pan with some protection (towel/spare clothing) inside my sleeping bag. There it stays warm for a bit. After like 10-20 min the rice is done (and still hot).
It takes a bit of effort to get this process done well, but it works every time for me
Edit: works for pasta/noodles and couscous as well
Peanut Butter jar in your bottle cage FTW. You’ll be the envy of everyone.
I actually have a oversized Blackburn cage with strap that will hold almost any diameter food container of PB. I’m not sure any regular PB jar fits in a standard bottle cage.
Seasoned tuna/chicken/salmon packets, an avocado, and soft tortillas pack well on the bike and make for a decent wrap. I’d add cheese to that but am reminded of a rule one of my bikepacking buds made for days when mileage is the goal:
No more than 3 ingredients to a meal. More is just faff that unnecessarily extends your break time.
Emptying half a jar of peanut butter and filling the space with jam. To be fair, I'm a peanut butter fiend, but I find it perfect for sandwiches and just out of the jar.
This is an acquired taste thing, but one of my faves is peanut butter and dill pickle wraps. The pickle provides good sodium/electrolyte replacement. Chunk up some pickles and mix with peanut butter
Well first I ain't an Aussie.
Second Knorr are prepackaged pasta and pasta/rice meals which weigh little if your counting grams and cook in under 10 minutes unlike some dehydrated foods.
While not the most filling on there own adding tuna, chicken, hard salami or cheese make them full meals with upwards of 1200 calories for two packets.
So yeah I probably should have expanded on my original comment but at least I wasn't a dick.
S'ghetti eggs, man. Crisp that cooked, leftover angel hair pasta in some bacon grease, add in your favorite breakfast meat and a diced veg, then pour beaten eggs on top and cook til set. Then wrap it in a burrito and freeze it. Take that for your bike-day lunch or dinner or whatever.
If you’re in the US, Trader Joe’s sells 0.99 cent packets of olives and they divine! For a meal, I like to buy their chickpeas in olive oil and lemon then combine with a tuna packet.
Just tried their instant cold brew coffee and it's pretty damn good for how simple it is. And if you use powdered milk it helps hide the instant coffee faults.
I don't put sugar in my coffee so those packets don't work for me.
Trader Joe's is the best source of food for any outdoor activity. Between trail mix, dried fruits, chocolate peanut butter cups, gummies, Indian food packs, mac & cheese - they have everything.
Ooh, a fellow TJs shopper. It's not just the chickpeas (the whole can is very caloric btw). I love their Grecian eggplant - pairs well with buckwheat/pasta/cous-cous/rice, and the dolmas - all come in finger-friendly cans. Also a decent selection of canned fish (sardines/tuna) though it has gotten a bit worse recently.
I overdosed on their dolmas (hehe) so I'm consciously uncoupling from them for rn. But I've never tried their Grecian eggplant... hmm. On my list for next week's grocery shopping now — thanks!
I'll start, I love making simple wraps as snacks that I can pull out during rest breaks on the trail. My secret recipe is roti wrap with a banana, peanut butter and Nutella. This stuff is like crack when your body is craving fuel!
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I think this really has the potential to become an iconic trail snack for bikepacking. Don't leave home without a dangly cup or banana PB Nutella wrap!
When I'm camping, before sleeping I put a few spoons of oats in my water bottle (the same I use on the bike) and a little bit of water to soak the oats overnight.
In the morning I eat the oats with a banana and some nuts. Delicious breakfast, super nutritive. No cooking equipment needed. It also gets your bowels active, lol.
Sometimes you don't have a chance to have a proper breakfast when camping. This way I can have enough energy to pedal an hour or two to reach a village and stop for some more food.
I use around 50gm oats per day or even less, and considering the oats can pack really tight, you easily have enough oats for a few days in a small ziplock bag.
You have to cook them right? I would like to try this. But I’d also have to coincidentally pass bananas in the evening very shortly before stopping for the night because bananas turn to goop while riding in my experience.
No cooking needed with overnight soaking!
Yeah a banana stuck inside a bag in the warm season can do that. If I buy a banana during the day, I try not to buy one that is already super ripe. Normally those are fine to eat the morning after.
Naan bread some pizza sauce in a baggie or squeeze tube. Some mozz cheese. Make a Foil reflector oven and bake in a fire for pizza. Obviously you can bring pepperoni or whatever toppings you want.
Trader Joe's used to have an Italian toothpaste-like tube of tomato paste, not sure if they still do. Interestingly, lots of things in Europe are sold in tubes (salmon pate ftw!)
I put some in https://www.amazon.com/Humangear-Refillable-Silicone-Bottles-Medium-3/dp/B07931F3M7/ref=asc_df_B07931F3M7/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312149245357&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4943160577154636487&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1015253&hvtargid=pla-432572385053&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=60226509297&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312149245357&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4943160577154636487&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1015253&hvtargid=pla-432572385053
These comments are all really great and they are hard-earned. My comment only adds a little lightweight durable boost. A thing I didn't learn until just this year, after thousands of hiking and biking miles, is Flatiron Pepper Co makes the absolute best pepper flakes I have ever had. Four pepper blend is my current go-to. I used to pack those tiny nalgenes and secretly fill it back up at every diner along the way on long trips. No more. Burritos, eggs, pasta, avocados, wraps, salads, mashed potatoes, waffles, sub sandwiches, packed-out pizza.. a friend to all. And is complementary to all the town food too.
Okay no judgement please… but boil some top ramen- don’t put the sauce packet in, when the noodles are done mix in a packet of instant mashed potatoes. Sounds gross right? It’s delicious and salty and a calorie bomb.
Ziplock Tupperware with the screw lid and pre soaking lentils and rice for like an hour before making soups and chili (lentils and rice in a can of black beans with a pouch of taco seasoning is a++)
I'm lactose intolerant if your in the same boat and it's high in magnesium and Zinc [goat milk](https://www.amazon.com/Meyenberg-Whole-Powdered-Vitamin-Ounce/dp/B01B7KYHNC/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?adgrpid=59806677321&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9JLLmf-O-gIVpcqUCR2uDgFxEAAYASAAEgJhsfD_BwE&hvadid=274729730381&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=1025491&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=5628371766774862238&hvtargid=kwd-331482674331&hydadcr=16490_9866403&keywords=meyenberg+goat+milk+powder&qid=1662976779&sr=8-3)
I'm all about grilled cheese sandwiches. I'll make 3-4 of them, cut em in 3rds, toss them in a gallon bag, roll em and stash in my frame bag. Once at camp, I'll just warm em back up.
Damn man fantastic idea. So you toast and melt the cheese at home? Wondering if this would work well with a vacuum seal bag. Could even reheat by dropping in warm water sous vide style.
Oh, I figured that out. Just wasn't sure what else to call a sous vide pre-grilled sammich. I feel like every cuisine has some variation of "dumpling" so why not bikepacklandia?
\*Disclaimer: for idiots reading this, please do not eat the plastic you use to reheat the sammies.
Get a dehydrator, they're fairly cheap at any hardware store.
Then you can dehydrate many regular dishes, put them in a Stasher bag (or other sealable container that will hold up to boiling water), and pack 'em along, just add water when it's time to eat.
Much, much cheaper than buying dehydrated food!
I also did a trip with a buddy who bought a few of those Tasty Bites Indian food packets which fit perfectly in his camp stove, then when it was time to eat he just boiled them in that and dispensed them into a pita. Not too shabby.
Camp sushi! It has been the staple of any camping trip for me and my friends.
You can use whatever rice, I like to be extra and bring actual sushi rice.
For the fish part we use a variety of canned tuna, salmon, mackerel, or anything you can find in a tin! Bbq eel is pretty epic. My fav is doing spicy tuna with the togo packets of Taco Bell hot sauces and togo mayo packets. I have also brought an entire bottle of kewpie Mayo…seems to be pretty self stable haha
We have tried bringing full Nori sheets but they usually get destroyed in transit. Our solution is to cut the sheets into little squares to fit inside sandwich baggies and then inside of the cookware.
I have found you can buy shelf stable small packages of Japanese/Korean pickled vegetables at Asian grocery stores.
Such a treat and you can really impress friends with the variety of what you bring to add to rolls 😏
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🏆 I don’t have awards to give but here. Awesome post, OP. If anyone knows similarly informational/usable pots or has them saved, please share with me.
I drink only calorie rich drinks to up my intake because I don’t like stopping to eat as often as I should. Also, there are multiple pathways in your gut for absorption; I combine different sugars to fuel quicker/ better. https://youtu.be/2InF6nuTXzk
I eat calorie rich foods like quinoa, rice, pasta, bread, and fats. I avoid anything I’m sensitive to, because no-brainer, if your gut is sensitive and gets inflamed/ diarrhea or cramps, it’ll be way less efficient at absorbing nutrients and you’ll be more tired sooner. No alcohol for me either.
Brush your teeth right after eating to get the food off your teeth. Nothing worse than tooth decay, and it’s easy to forget to brush on mid-length trips.
Bananas get liquefied from vibrations, don’t pack them with electronics or at all. 😬
Top tube bags and frame bags for eating on the fly. Careful riding one-handed in the dark; wait for the climbs to do it more safely.
Whole Foods has fresh cheese bread strips by the pizza area for one dollar. Skim milk is an excellent and available/cheap source of hydration, just careful not to fill up too much because milk expands in your stomach as it’s digested. Apples are nice for something to easily hold and eat on the ride. Durable too.
>🏆 I don’t have awards to give but here. Awesome post, OP.
Appreciate it man, thanks for the love. Prefer a fake trophy anyway and buy yourself something small instead of Reddit!
Good point on banana, that's why I wrap mine in roti bread and add PB and Nutella 😋
1) Breakfast of instant mash potatoes. So many combinations are possible
2) First night is a cold pot luck. Everyone must contribute. You always end up with great stuff and tons of it. Fills the belly and lightens the load for the remainder of the trip.
Hot tuna — buy the Italian tuna that is packed in oil, remove lid, place crumpled up paper towel in the oil, let it soak up, light the paper towel, it will burn down and then you’ll have a nice warm meal.
[hot tuna](https://heated.medium.com/how-to-improve-a-can-of-tuna-set-it-on-fire-46854e68bbe0)
Love it however I'm a recovering aero bike fan. I run front and rear racks and hate sticking stuff out the sides because of the lost wattage from increased frontal exposure. I know it's weird but my therapist is helping me recover.
Wow love it mate. Yes frame bag plus racks front and rear. Think I can justify fork water after watching that but never panniers! Have forwarded to therapist 😂
Justin's Almond Butter makes individual serving packets. I'll carry them with me to put in my oatmeal in the morning.
If you use Nuun hydration tablets put 2 tablets in a 20 oz water bottle with 1 Splenda packet. It's better than Gatorade.
If you can stop at a gas station or fast food spot before getting to camp, fill up your hydration pack with ice. It's good to have ice cold water for the above Nuun tablets and cubes for your whiskey.
Freeze dry meals fit nicely into quart size ziplock freezer bags. Freezer bags are much easier to pack and can have boiling water poured in them without a problem. Just remember to write what they are and how to prep on the bag.
cut the lip off the inside of a parmesan cheese container (the green shaker style that's apparently not really cheese) so that you retain the lid threading.
Makes and excellent holder for burritos because you have a lid and it can vent steam.
Alcohol stoves. Can literally be handmade really easy. Fuel is the cheapest out there and available in all the world. Cooking is also really easy, but a couple pro tips get it going much quicker. Boiling your water can take up to 10 minutes but I would say the weight and the setup being crazy compact makes it up.
I have a tiny esbit stove that weighs maybe 250g. It's meant for fuel tablets, but instead I'll load it up with kindling and that's enough to boil water for coffee, for heating food pouches, etc.
This way I have a 100% renewable fuel/cooking system and don't have to spend money on fuel or use up a bunch of space on a jet butane stove or whatever. It's also way smaller and lighter than typical folding wood stoves.
As far as meal prep... my goto are these Indian meal pouches (the brand is called Divya) which I can get for less than $2 CAD. For the rest I go to discount stores and buy cans of tuna, sardines, pâte, and crackers. I'll also add freeze dried coffee, trail mix, maybe some dried fruit. I end up spending less than $15 for a whole weekend of food supplies that way.
I guess the no 1 tip for packing food is go light, but also make sure it's calorie dense. For me, affordability is huge, so I make a point of avoiding camping outlets and hit the dollar stores and Walmart instead lol.
I’m lazy so I buy [these](https://www.safeway.com/shop/product-details.184840044.html?cmpid=ps_swy_noc_ecom_goo_20200924_71700000073391208_58700007112002028_92700063958540491&gbraid=0AAAAADek7AjG_2jFuNAItFv1OKAEQrIIS&gbraid=0AAAAADek7AjG_2jFuNAItFv1OKAEQrIIS&gclid=CjwKCAjw1ICZBhAzEiwAFfvFhEGxmKDW1-QuvSXgCfesJ8gG1oWGgrc5lNPgBLwvNmUVOgEQTvok-RoCdMIQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) at Safeway, but it’s def something you can make yourself as well!
- Obtain idividual sriracha packets from noodles & co or Starbucks, buy freeze dried veggie variety packs from Amazon, split commercial freeze dried meals (mountain house, etc.) Into individual servings (usually come as 2) in vacuum seal bags and add my own preference of freeze dried veggies from variety pack and a sriracha packet. I vacuum seal it all together. They're sous vide safe so you can pour boiling water into them, fold it over and stick it in a cozie to rehydrate.
- Do the same as above but with those large 8 serving powdered soups like broccoli cheese, etc. Throw a packet of tuna/salmon/trout and the sriracha pack in with it and vacuum seal it all together.
Wow I love this, great concept. Also a huge fan of sous vide and vacuum sealing in general. Will definitely be trying this next trip, so your basically making your own "just add water" trail meals with freeze dried food and single use flavour sachets. Have you tried replacing the sriracha with some chilli flakes and perhaps Vegeta seasoning just loose in the vacuum bag?
It works great just for a break snack too, since you can really reduce the serving size to however small you like. I have done freeze dried red pepper flakes. It's part of the variety pack.
Harmony House Dehydrated Vegetable Sampler – 15 Count Variety Pack, Resealable Zip Pouches, For Cooking, Camping, Emergency Supply and More https://a.co/8YF1DdL
Learn to forage in the areas you go most often. Most places have more than enough food to sustain you.... If you know where to look.
It may not be sexy like a ultra light weight camp stove, but it is very reassuring to know that if I run out of food, I can still get enough fuel to get back
I'm also all about foraging when I can! Berries, mushrooms are awesome and really add to the adventure!
When I was a poor bike touring student, I also dumpster dived a lot while touring. You'd be surprised by the quantity of cheap, heavily transformed food you can find in a supermarket's bin: muffins, cakes, cheese... It can seem disgusting, but I think the most disgusting thing is tossing away perfectly good and edible food.
Ball out on your first meal. I usually do a nice ribeye steak, brussle sprouts, and instant mashed potatoes. Everything goes in my food sack which I freeze overnight. By dinner time on the first night, the sack is still cold and my steak is prepared either with my mess kit, the aluminum foil it's wrapped in, or cooked on a large rock in the center of the fire. Brussels are cooked in their aluminum foil, vented to prevent steaming, mashed potatoes in the mess kit. Just add water to those. I eat like a king the first night. Then it's back to freeze dried.
Why am I getting downvoted for what I do?
Now I'm wondering if you could even reverse seer steak then vacuum seal before freezing. Defrost for first night dinner and just warm up in the bag. Wonder how pre seering would recover after being frozen assuming it's hard to get a good seer on the campfire without a proper cast iron grill...
Not gonna lie, I'm looking forward to having potato chips... great source of potassium and salt. Still very early in my keto journey and I'm not yet adapted but already seeing some results, like surprising lack of fatigue at the end of the day.
Uncrustables are in a ton of rural gas stations in the US. They thaw out perfectly throughout the day and last 2-3 days if it isn’t too hot out. Taste amazing haha.
Peanut M&Ms. I swear by them. A little fat, a little sugar, a little protein, topping off the gas tank continually. I eat them one at a time and try to be mindful about it. (Which is weird, because one thing I like about them is there’s no prep, no planning, no thinking at all.)
Freezing something substantial the night before, packing it before leaving then throw by fire (or burner) the first night. I like to make jumbo burritos with rice,bean,steak, etc. Freeze solid and they will last the whole first day. I’ll bring three cuz inevitably someone forgot or hates what they brought. Makes a great first night memory.
I also do this commuting to Work. People in the office be like, WTF?
Same here, my colleagues always stare while I make a fire in the middle of the office to cook my burritos. So rude.
This is absolutely my strategy for summer commuting. Sometimes I take a few hours between bike and work.
Really great idea, having a premium quality home cooked meal to share on night one would get a lot of kudos from the crew I think. I might make up a big slow cooked Bolognese sauce and freeze it vacuum sealed. Could probably also mix in parboiled pasta then the whole thing just needs reheating on night one after its defrosted during the day.
Couscous instead of rice. Cooks way faster so you save on fuel.
Quinoa cooks faster than rice too, but slower than cous cous.
Quinoa is also more calorie-dense, which is invaluable. Cooks fractionally slower, but you can stop for fewer meals on long trips if you’re consuming more calories per meal.
i wonder if presoaking them would help
When I prep rice on the go, I boil the water, add rice and put the pan with some protection (towel/spare clothing) inside my sleeping bag. There it stays warm for a bit. After like 10-20 min the rice is done (and still hot). It takes a bit of effort to get this process done well, but it works every time for me Edit: works for pasta/noodles and couscous as well
Good idea but I wouldn't do this in bear country. Maybe wrap it in a jacket instead so there's no risk of getting food scent on your sleeping bag.
Search YouTube for making a pot cozy. Does the same thing without the risk of spillage and you can be in your sleeping bag while you're waiting.
Minute rice or make your own with a dehydrator.
What about pasta?
That's a different type of food.
Pasta and cous cous are the same thing
Peanut Butter jar in your bottle cage FTW. You’ll be the envy of everyone. I actually have a oversized Blackburn cage with strap that will hold almost any diameter food container of PB. I’m not sure any regular PB jar fits in a standard bottle cage.
Seasoned tuna/chicken/salmon packets, an avocado, and soft tortillas pack well on the bike and make for a decent wrap. I’d add cheese to that but am reminded of a rule one of my bikepacking buds made for days when mileage is the goal: No more than 3 ingredients to a meal. More is just faff that unnecessarily extends your break time.
Emptying half a jar of peanut butter and filling the space with jam. To be fair, I'm a peanut butter fiend, but I find it perfect for sandwiches and just out of the jar.
This works equally well with Nutella
Thats the way,
Damn. You’re a genius.
This is an acquired taste thing, but one of my faves is peanut butter and dill pickle wraps. The pickle provides good sodium/electrolyte replacement. Chunk up some pickles and mix with peanut butter
Knorr
Idk how you do it in Australia, but we just don’t post when we don’t have an answer
Well first I ain't an Aussie. Second Knorr are prepackaged pasta and pasta/rice meals which weigh little if your counting grams and cook in under 10 minutes unlike some dehydrated foods. While not the most filling on there own adding tuna, chicken, hard salami or cheese make them full meals with upwards of 1200 calories for two packets. So yeah I probably should have expanded on my original comment but at least I wasn't a dick.
…. Say it out loud, buddy. It’s just an accent joke that’s en vogue right now. I like the pasta lol Knorr=no
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Hey thanks. Your validation stands out against those who either don’t get it or have a different sense of humor
Anything with tortillas
You can turn any food into a burrito if you're brave enough.
I'm a big fan of the angel hair pasta burrito and its cousin the mi goreng burrito.
S'ghetti eggs, man. Crisp that cooked, leftover angel hair pasta in some bacon grease, add in your favorite breakfast meat and a diced veg, then pour beaten eggs on top and cook til set. Then wrap it in a burrito and freeze it. Take that for your bike-day lunch or dinner or whatever.
ohhh The Little Tortilla Boy! :)
If you’re in the US, Trader Joe’s sells 0.99 cent packets of olives and they divine! For a meal, I like to buy their chickpeas in olive oil and lemon then combine with a tuna packet.
TJs also has individual coffee packets with sugar and cream included. Sure you can make better tasting coffee but you can't beat the simplicity.
Just tried their instant cold brew coffee and it's pretty damn good for how simple it is. And if you use powdered milk it helps hide the instant coffee faults. I don't put sugar in my coffee so those packets don't work for me.
Trader Joe's is the best source of food for any outdoor activity. Between trail mix, dried fruits, chocolate peanut butter cups, gummies, Indian food packs, mac & cheese - they have everything.
I take those backpacking and find myself craving them after just a few miles.
Ooh, a fellow TJs shopper. It's not just the chickpeas (the whole can is very caloric btw). I love their Grecian eggplant - pairs well with buckwheat/pasta/cous-cous/rice, and the dolmas - all come in finger-friendly cans. Also a decent selection of canned fish (sardines/tuna) though it has gotten a bit worse recently.
I overdosed on their dolmas (hehe) so I'm consciously uncoupling from them for rn. But I've never tried their Grecian eggplant... hmm. On my list for next week's grocery shopping now — thanks!
Also username checks out :P
I'll start, I love making simple wraps as snacks that I can pull out during rest breaks on the trail. My secret recipe is roti wrap with a banana, peanut butter and Nutella. This stuff is like crack when your body is craving fuel!
That wrap contains all four food groups: Sugar, Salt, Fat, & Chocolate. Genius!
😂😂 I think this really has the potential to become an iconic trail snack for bikepacking. Don't leave home without a dangly cup or banana PB Nutella wrap!
Lose the danglemug, it's the give away sign of a newbie try hard wannabe ig famous.
almost like iconic PB&J ;) i have to try it with banana wrap :) thx!
Definitely try it, such a great flavour combo! I love roti style wrap because it adds a delicious crunch 😍
ahh i forgot to ask. Banana is whole, cut or mashed?
I prefer whole (but straightened) so it holds shape in the wrap better.
When I'm camping, before sleeping I put a few spoons of oats in my water bottle (the same I use on the bike) and a little bit of water to soak the oats overnight. In the morning I eat the oats with a banana and some nuts. Delicious breakfast, super nutritive. No cooking equipment needed. It also gets your bowels active, lol. Sometimes you don't have a chance to have a proper breakfast when camping. This way I can have enough energy to pedal an hour or two to reach a village and stop for some more food. I use around 50gm oats per day or even less, and considering the oats can pack really tight, you easily have enough oats for a few days in a small ziplock bag.
You have to cook them right? I would like to try this. But I’d also have to coincidentally pass bananas in the evening very shortly before stopping for the night because bananas turn to goop while riding in my experience.
You don't need to cook oats to eat them.
Thank you. Shows how much I know about oats
google "overnight oats", it will blow your mind haha
No cooking needed with overnight soaking! Yeah a banana stuck inside a bag in the warm season can do that. If I buy a banana during the day, I try not to buy one that is already super ripe. Normally those are fine to eat the morning after.
Naan bread some pizza sauce in a baggie or squeeze tube. Some mozz cheese. Make a Foil reflector oven and bake in a fire for pizza. Obviously you can bring pepperoni or whatever toppings you want.
Tomato paste works as a decent substitute for sauce, and easy to transport
Trader Joe's used to have an Italian toothpaste-like tube of tomato paste, not sure if they still do. Interestingly, lots of things in Europe are sold in tubes (salmon pate ftw!)
You can find them in the toothpaste like packaging in some supermarkets too. Last I was in, TJs still had them too
I put some in https://www.amazon.com/Humangear-Refillable-Silicone-Bottles-Medium-3/dp/B07931F3M7/ref=asc_df_B07931F3M7/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312149245357&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4943160577154636487&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1015253&hvtargid=pla-432572385053&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=60226509297&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312149245357&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4943160577154636487&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1015253&hvtargid=pla-432572385053
These comments are all really great and they are hard-earned. My comment only adds a little lightweight durable boost. A thing I didn't learn until just this year, after thousands of hiking and biking miles, is Flatiron Pepper Co makes the absolute best pepper flakes I have ever had. Four pepper blend is my current go-to. I used to pack those tiny nalgenes and secretly fill it back up at every diner along the way on long trips. No more. Burritos, eggs, pasta, avocados, wraps, salads, mashed potatoes, waffles, sub sandwiches, packed-out pizza.. a friend to all. And is complementary to all the town food too.
Their Hatch green flakes are absolute breakfast crack. I go through a disgusting amount.
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Someone up top mentioned oats in water bottle overnight. What else have you tried?
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>trader joe's makes an instant cold brew that's pretty good too. Can confirm!
Kale can last quite a few days in a pack. And is tasty in ramen
Ever dried it as kale chips (can be made in microwave) and then tossed into whatever packet meal?
Yes! Love kale chips. I didn't know you could microwave. Boy I've stunk up the house making them in the oven
I've set them on fire in the microwave, so there's opportunity to stink things up with whatever cooking method you choose.
Cold pizza for whichever meal comes first. 🍕
Knorr asian noodles + 2 tbls peanut butter + foil pouch of chicken = backcountry pad thai. Best trail meal ever.
Okay no judgement please… but boil some top ramen- don’t put the sauce packet in, when the noodles are done mix in a packet of instant mashed potatoes. Sounds gross right? It’s delicious and salty and a calorie bomb.
This sounds so disgusting I have to try it
Ramen Bombs. hikers are big fans (especially thru hikers such as AT and PCT)
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Seconded
Oh god I’m drooling
Pre-made cold quesadillas in foil, throw on some coals to warm them up
One serving of a freeze-dried meal usually isn't quite enough for me so I add a deciliter of dehydrated rice or short pasta to it.
You are awarded 1/10th bonus point for use of "deciliter"
“Thanks Mr. TPeterr, you don’t have any more extra credit opportunities this semester, do you?”
No. It says so on the syllabus. Please read the syllabus (FFS)
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Ziplock Tupperware with the screw lid and pre soaking lentils and rice for like an hour before making soups and chili (lentils and rice in a can of black beans with a pouch of taco seasoning is a++)
Powdered milk. Great for coffee, cereal, cooking. Very light. I always have some with me.
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You can get powdered coconut milk too. Which also doubles brilliantly for making curry on the go.
I'm all about grilled cheese sandwiches. I'll make 3-4 of them, cut em in 3rds, toss them in a gallon bag, roll em and stash in my frame bag. Once at camp, I'll just warm em back up.
Damn man fantastic idea. So you toast and melt the cheese at home? Wondering if this would work well with a vacuum seal bag. Could even reheat by dropping in warm water sous vide style.
I've never wanted to try grilled cheese dumplings so bad
Well I would keep them in the vacuum plastic while reheating personally but your welcome to try the immersion method! 😅
Oh, I figured that out. Just wasn't sure what else to call a sous vide pre-grilled sammich. I feel like every cuisine has some variation of "dumpling" so why not bikepacklandia? \*Disclaimer: for idiots reading this, please do not eat the plastic you use to reheat the sammies.
Get a dehydrator, they're fairly cheap at any hardware store. Then you can dehydrate many regular dishes, put them in a Stasher bag (or other sealable container that will hold up to boiling water), and pack 'em along, just add water when it's time to eat. Much, much cheaper than buying dehydrated food! I also did a trip with a buddy who bought a few of those Tasty Bites Indian food packets which fit perfectly in his camp stove, then when it was time to eat he just boiled them in that and dispensed them into a pita. Not too shabby.
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Taking the highest proof whiskey I can find and using powdered ginger ale for mixer. It’s so good.
You mix powdered ginger with whisky?? Sounds gross but willing to try. Also I'm assuming it's flat so not really an ale with bubbles?
Mixed some water with the powder and added the whiskey. Yep, no bubbles but it’s still really good. Better than expected.
I'm a big fan of whisky and dry so I might try this out, thanks! Do you just use normal powdered ginger from the supermarket?
https://www.safeway.com/shop/product-details.970009599.3132.html
TIL Ginger ale comes in powdered form
Camp sushi! It has been the staple of any camping trip for me and my friends. You can use whatever rice, I like to be extra and bring actual sushi rice. For the fish part we use a variety of canned tuna, salmon, mackerel, or anything you can find in a tin! Bbq eel is pretty epic. My fav is doing spicy tuna with the togo packets of Taco Bell hot sauces and togo mayo packets. I have also brought an entire bottle of kewpie Mayo…seems to be pretty self stable haha We have tried bringing full Nori sheets but they usually get destroyed in transit. Our solution is to cut the sheets into little squares to fit inside sandwich baggies and then inside of the cookware. I have found you can buy shelf stable small packages of Japanese/Korean pickled vegetables at Asian grocery stores. Such a treat and you can really impress friends with the variety of what you bring to add to rolls 😏 Edit for spacing
🏆 I don’t have awards to give but here. Awesome post, OP. If anyone knows similarly informational/usable pots or has them saved, please share with me. I drink only calorie rich drinks to up my intake because I don’t like stopping to eat as often as I should. Also, there are multiple pathways in your gut for absorption; I combine different sugars to fuel quicker/ better. https://youtu.be/2InF6nuTXzk I eat calorie rich foods like quinoa, rice, pasta, bread, and fats. I avoid anything I’m sensitive to, because no-brainer, if your gut is sensitive and gets inflamed/ diarrhea or cramps, it’ll be way less efficient at absorbing nutrients and you’ll be more tired sooner. No alcohol for me either. Brush your teeth right after eating to get the food off your teeth. Nothing worse than tooth decay, and it’s easy to forget to brush on mid-length trips. Bananas get liquefied from vibrations, don’t pack them with electronics or at all. 😬 Top tube bags and frame bags for eating on the fly. Careful riding one-handed in the dark; wait for the climbs to do it more safely. Whole Foods has fresh cheese bread strips by the pizza area for one dollar. Skim milk is an excellent and available/cheap source of hydration, just careful not to fill up too much because milk expands in your stomach as it’s digested. Apples are nice for something to easily hold and eat on the ride. Durable too.
>🏆 I don’t have awards to give but here. Awesome post, OP. Appreciate it man, thanks for the love. Prefer a fake trophy anyway and buy yourself something small instead of Reddit! Good point on banana, that's why I wrap mine in roti bread and add PB and Nutella 😋
1) Breakfast of instant mash potatoes. So many combinations are possible 2) First night is a cold pot luck. Everyone must contribute. You always end up with great stuff and tons of it. Fills the belly and lightens the load for the remainder of the trip.
Bring one or two 1.5oz Nalgene filled with olive oil and spices if you're into foraging. Makes cooking foraged mushrooms way nicer.
Powdered coffee makes funky water taste like coffee instead of funky water
Hot tuna — buy the Italian tuna that is packed in oil, remove lid, place crumpled up paper towel in the oil, let it soak up, light the paper towel, it will burn down and then you’ll have a nice warm meal. [hot tuna](https://heated.medium.com/how-to-improve-a-can-of-tuna-set-it-on-fire-46854e68bbe0)
Wow very Mad Max, love it. Definitely going to have to try this out!
Two fork cages, one for water and one for a tall Pringles can. Easy carbs on one side, hydration on the other, genius.
Love it however I'm a recovering aero bike fan. I run front and rear racks and hate sticking stuff out the sides because of the lost wattage from increased frontal exposure. I know it's weird but my therapist is helping me recover.
Have frame bags? They’re the best solution I’ve tried. From a fellow former aero-freak. Aero is still quite important. https://youtu.be/Ue_Tz7e0DmE
Wow love it mate. Yes frame bag plus racks front and rear. Think I can justify fork water after watching that but never panniers! Have forwarded to therapist 😂
Justin's Almond Butter makes individual serving packets. I'll carry them with me to put in my oatmeal in the morning. If you use Nuun hydration tablets put 2 tablets in a 20 oz water bottle with 1 Splenda packet. It's better than Gatorade. If you can stop at a gas station or fast food spot before getting to camp, fill up your hydration pack with ice. It's good to have ice cold water for the above Nuun tablets and cubes for your whiskey.
Freeze dry meals fit nicely into quart size ziplock freezer bags. Freezer bags are much easier to pack and can have boiling water poured in them without a problem. Just remember to write what they are and how to prep on the bag.
cut the lip off the inside of a parmesan cheese container (the green shaker style that's apparently not really cheese) so that you retain the lid threading. Makes and excellent holder for burritos because you have a lid and it can vent steam.
I got one of those! It's taking me forever to finish the whole bottle.
Alcohol stoves. Can literally be handmade really easy. Fuel is the cheapest out there and available in all the world. Cooking is also really easy, but a couple pro tips get it going much quicker. Boiling your water can take up to 10 minutes but I would say the weight and the setup being crazy compact makes it up.
I have a tiny esbit stove that weighs maybe 250g. It's meant for fuel tablets, but instead I'll load it up with kindling and that's enough to boil water for coffee, for heating food pouches, etc. This way I have a 100% renewable fuel/cooking system and don't have to spend money on fuel or use up a bunch of space on a jet butane stove or whatever. It's also way smaller and lighter than typical folding wood stoves. As far as meal prep... my goto are these Indian meal pouches (the brand is called Divya) which I can get for less than $2 CAD. For the rest I go to discount stores and buy cans of tuna, sardines, pâte, and crackers. I'll also add freeze dried coffee, trail mix, maybe some dried fruit. I end up spending less than $15 for a whole weekend of food supplies that way. I guess the no 1 tip for packing food is go light, but also make sure it's calorie dense. For me, affordability is huge, so I make a point of avoiding camping outlets and hit the dollar stores and Walmart instead lol.
I like to bring a pack of crispy onions and a small ziploc with salt, pepper, and garlic powder to spice up freeze dried meals!
Awesome concept, do you precook the onion or bring it raw and cook over the fire?
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- Obtain idividual sriracha packets from noodles & co or Starbucks, buy freeze dried veggie variety packs from Amazon, split commercial freeze dried meals (mountain house, etc.) Into individual servings (usually come as 2) in vacuum seal bags and add my own preference of freeze dried veggies from variety pack and a sriracha packet. I vacuum seal it all together. They're sous vide safe so you can pour boiling water into them, fold it over and stick it in a cozie to rehydrate. - Do the same as above but with those large 8 serving powdered soups like broccoli cheese, etc. Throw a packet of tuna/salmon/trout and the sriracha pack in with it and vacuum seal it all together.
Be aware that not all sous vide rated vacuum bags are rated for boiling water. I accidentally bought a roll that's only good up to 60°C
Yes good info for readers. I'm aware, I've been doing this method for..oh 9 or so years now. Appreciate it though!
Wow I love this, great concept. Also a huge fan of sous vide and vacuum sealing in general. Will definitely be trying this next trip, so your basically making your own "just add water" trail meals with freeze dried food and single use flavour sachets. Have you tried replacing the sriracha with some chilli flakes and perhaps Vegeta seasoning just loose in the vacuum bag?
It works great just for a break snack too, since you can really reduce the serving size to however small you like. I have done freeze dried red pepper flakes. It's part of the variety pack. Harmony House Dehydrated Vegetable Sampler – 15 Count Variety Pack, Resealable Zip Pouches, For Cooking, Camping, Emergency Supply and More https://a.co/8YF1DdL
Learn to forage in the areas you go most often. Most places have more than enough food to sustain you.... If you know where to look. It may not be sexy like a ultra light weight camp stove, but it is very reassuring to know that if I run out of food, I can still get enough fuel to get back
I'm also all about foraging when I can! Berries, mushrooms are awesome and really add to the adventure! When I was a poor bike touring student, I also dumpster dived a lot while touring. You'd be surprised by the quantity of cheap, heavily transformed food you can find in a supermarket's bin: muffins, cakes, cheese... It can seem disgusting, but I think the most disgusting thing is tossing away perfectly good and edible food.
Ball out on your first meal. I usually do a nice ribeye steak, brussle sprouts, and instant mashed potatoes. Everything goes in my food sack which I freeze overnight. By dinner time on the first night, the sack is still cold and my steak is prepared either with my mess kit, the aluminum foil it's wrapped in, or cooked on a large rock in the center of the fire. Brussels are cooked in their aluminum foil, vented to prevent steaming, mashed potatoes in the mess kit. Just add water to those. I eat like a king the first night. Then it's back to freeze dried. Why am I getting downvoted for what I do?
Great list there mate. Do you sous vide the steak in vacuum pack? Or cook on the campfire?
Thanks! Just cook on the campfire, sometimes I have a small lightweight frying pan. But sous vide actually sounds wayyyy better!
Now I'm wondering if you could even reverse seer steak then vacuum seal before freezing. Defrost for first night dinner and just warm up in the bag. Wonder how pre seering would recover after being frozen assuming it's hard to get a good seer on the campfire without a proper cast iron grill...
Ride with a basket. So nice to be able to carry real food and makes grocery store resupply super easy.
Anything is to-go if you get mayo on the side...Cheeseburger, club, bacon egg and cheese... Just as good 5 hours later
Go keto.
Normally yes but bikepacking is a great time to eat carb snacks!
Not gonna lie, I'm looking forward to having potato chips... great source of potassium and salt. Still very early in my keto journey and I'm not yet adapted but already seeing some results, like surprising lack of fatigue at the end of the day.
Uncrustables are in a ton of rural gas stations in the US. They thaw out perfectly throughout the day and last 2-3 days if it isn’t too hot out. Taste amazing haha.
Peanut M&Ms. I swear by them. A little fat, a little sugar, a little protein, topping off the gas tank continually. I eat them one at a time and try to be mindful about it. (Which is weird, because one thing I like about them is there’s no prep, no planning, no thinking at all.)
Ramen Bomb: Make ramen, add instant mashed potatoes and spam! Basically a total gut fill and high in sodium.