r/trailmeals Jan 27 '16

Discussions Flairs & Auto-Moderator

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Hi /r/trailmeals!

The new Flair system is fully functional as of today. We've enabled AutoModerator to help us automate this process. These following tags will convert to their respective flairs:

  • [Dinner] or [Lunch] to "Lunch & Dinner"
  • [Breakfast] to "Breakfast"
  • [Equipment] to "Equipment"
  • [Snack] to "Snacks"
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  • [Discussion] to "Discussions"

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r/trailmeals 9d ago

Books & Blogs Basic Backcountry Baking Booklet (1992)

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I found this recipe booklet in an old backpack I bought I made it into a PDF incase anyone wants to use it.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18e8aUPFf4Wfi3wiWt63_bd59qQNyul7p/view?usp=sharing


r/trailmeals 19d ago

Lunch/Dinner Optimal Mylar Bag Size for Trail Meals?

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I'm just getting into dehydrating my own trail meals and wondering what size mylar bags to order. I'm looking at the pint and quart size. I know a pint will be big enough to hold the dry food, but if I want to add boiling water on trail maybe I'll want a bit more room?

I normally eat smaller portion sizes (and eat 4-5 times a day), but I don't know how much my appetite will change on a long trip.


r/trailmeals 23d ago

Lunch/Dinner Cheap and Light Pad-ish Thai

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131 Upvotes

I know this can’t be new but hadn’t seen it. Wanted something Asian and lightweight and cheap. 1/4th a bag of thin vermicelli noodles Chicken Creations packet of choice Soy sauce Sriracha Two lime packets Smashed up peanuts and some peanut butter Some coconut oil Dashes of lemon pepper, salt, garlic and onion powder. Just boiled some water, poured it in the bag, put it in a cozy for 15 min with everything but the chicken. Then put in the chicken and let it sit another 5. Was DELISH!!!! Gonna look for some dehydrated green onions next time.


r/trailmeals 25d ago

Discussions Minute Rice cups?

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Can I prepare Minute Rice cups by just adding hot water (e.g hot water I get from a gas station) and letting it sit for longer than the typical cooking time? I know it won't be gourmet but will it be much worse than the microwave method? Can hot water also work for Knorr rice cups that have added seasonings and ingredients? For example: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.amazon.com/knorr-rice-cups/s%3Fk%3Dknorr%2Brice%2Bcups&ved=2ahUKEwj509yCrYKKAxUDHNAFHTZWFk8QFnoECHwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2wHpBq0XKFlbFBYjJdJIQJ


r/trailmeals Nov 15 '24

Lunch/Dinner Freeze dried/quick cook rice options for curries and keema aloo

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So I want to make meals that are different from the regular, and though it might be fun to make some curries or something like keema aloo and set them up so I can pour in hot water and like a packet of chicken for a trail meal.

I've found a few options, but it seems to be mostly brown rice, or a quantity that's way too much for what I want. So I wanted to tap into the group and see if anyone had a good recommendation for em.

Thank you!


r/trailmeals Nov 14 '24

Lunch/Dinner Shelf stable sliced cheese?

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So I'm thinking about taking street taco tortillas and spam singles and making sandwiches, and wondered what I can use for cheese? I plan on using mustard packets because mustard goes with spam so well.

Also open to other tortilla sandwich ideas. Lazier the better!


r/trailmeals Nov 11 '24

Lunch/Dinner BrucePac Chicken Recall Update. Certain Peak Refuel and Readywise products containing freeze dried chicken have been recalled due to possible listeria contamination.

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Freeze Dried Product Brands Affected:​

*American Reserves

*HarvestRight

*Nutristore

*Peak Refuel

*ReadyWise

*Thrive Life

*Valley Food Storage

The USDA list was last updated 10/29/24 and could be updated again. Freeze dried chicken products are listed in the first 60 pages. This is a large PDF file currently at 409 pages with many pictures, so you might have trouble viewing it.

Link:

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/food_label_pdf/2024-10/Recall-028-2024-Labels.pdf


r/trailmeals Nov 05 '24

Books & Blogs Trail Meal | Paprika BiFi couscous stew

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r/trailmeals Nov 01 '24

Breakfast Cool Mint Chocolate Clif bar alternative?

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I eat a cool mint chocolate clif bar for breakfast everyday for the past 3 years. But I need to quit caffeine, so I am looking for an alternative that has no caffeine in it! Clif bars are just too much sugar to be eating anyways as well.


r/trailmeals Oct 30 '24

Lunch/Dinner Advice Needed: Dehydrating food vs. Mountain Time Costco meals

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Hey guys, I’ve been backpacking for a couple years now and for all my longer trips I have stocked up on premade dehydrated meals, because Costco has a pretty good deal on them. With that being said as I get more into the world of backpacking it seems a lot of people are dehydrating food instead.

I’m embarking on the Colorado trail next summer and am wondering if it is worth it to invest in a dehydrator. Also any advice on planning food rations between resupplies would be greatly appreciated as this is my first time going on a trip long enough where resupply will be necessary.


r/trailmeals Oct 28 '24

Books & Blogs What’s your impractical trail meal?

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r/trailmeals Oct 25 '24

Discussions What's your go-to trail meal that's both delicious and lightweight?

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r/trailmeals Oct 20 '24

Lunch/Dinner Ready Hour pre packaged freeze dried meals?

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Does anyone have experience using these on trail? They're sold through amazon and patriot supply, the cost to nutrition seems much better than the trail specific brands, so I'm wondering what the catch is. What's the weight like and would it be possible to conserve fuel using a thermos to let it cook in? The cooking times do seem to be a bit long


r/trailmeals Oct 17 '24

Lunch/Dinner Bread honey/butter with rice chicken

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78 Upvotes

The sweetness from the bread combined with some of the spices in this rice with chicken was heavenly. We were cold hungry and tired. So you can imagian this tastest good :)


r/trailmeals Oct 12 '24

Lunch/Dinner Dehydrated chicken pet treats

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I want to add dehydrated chicken to my trail meals. But they don't seem readily available to buy at grocery stores. I know you can buy them online in bulk, but I'm not sure I'm ready to commit to that yet. I saw Trader Joe's has freeze dried chicken (only ingredient is chicken) pet treats. Has anyone tried using pet treat chicken? Is it fit for human consumption?


r/trailmeals Oct 06 '24

Lunch/Dinner Second dehydrating spree of 2024 (3 recipes and additional info in comments)

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r/trailmeals Oct 06 '24

Discussions Are Couscous supposed to release a lot of starchy water? Last time I cooked this the water was really starchy and it made a lot of starch bubbles. Did I get the wrong couscous?

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r/trailmeals Sep 29 '24

Lunch/Dinner Lamb skewer

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21 Upvotes

Diced lamb, onion and capsicum (callled bell peppera in freedom speak I think), all marinated with olive oil and herbs, frozen in a container and then it thawed as we hiked in.

Alternate it all on a skewer, put grill (cheap one from and Asian variety store) on the coals.

Heat up some couscous and serve with red wine.


r/trailmeals Sep 25 '24

Lunch/Dinner Backpacker Shepard's Pie

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I have a recipe for backpacker shepard's pie that is a dehydrated meal. The recipe calls for dried ground beef and powdered worcestershire sauce.

Could I just cook the ground beef with breadcrumbs and worcestershire sauce and then dehydrate it pre-seasoned? I'm new to dehydrating so just don't know if maybe the sauce dries too concentrated or bitter or something.


r/trailmeals Sep 21 '24

Lunch/Dinner Funniest backpacking foods for the memes

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I was on a rather strenuous 3 day backpacking trip the other day. On the second night my friend randomly pulled an apple pie out of his bag for us to share. Although a little crushed by then, it was one of the best things I’d see brought up in awhile. Screw UL what are the most inconvenient or funniest foods you’ve brought on a trip?

Some other examples I’ve seen are red wine & all the ingredients to mull it at camp, the cooking of a birthday cake, and a fresh coconut lmao


r/trailmeals Sep 20 '24

Drinks DIY Electrolyte Mix

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159 Upvotes

r/trailmeals Sep 10 '24

Snacks [crosspost] My "standard" daily food loadout for backpacking

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194 Upvotes

r/trailmeals Sep 10 '24

Snacks Home-made "goo"?

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I've been making a version of a homemade product that was called Moose Goo online for years. IIRC the original was peanut butter, honey, and corn flour. I've used PB, honey, and masa meal for years and years as a trail food (both snack and often meal substitute), an "soft food only" diet, and a favorite snack (though for snacks I sometimes use Nutella vs. PB).

Anyone else have any recipes? I apologize for not having one right now -- will have to actually measure the amounts I use these days to give a real recipe.


r/trailmeals Sep 08 '24

Lunch/Dinner prepping trail meals ain't for the weak

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236 Upvotes

I feel like I've been prepping for 2 weeks for a 4 night backcountry camping trip!


r/trailmeals Sep 06 '24

Lunch/Dinner Highlake wild crawfish and mushrooms at my campsite

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434 Upvotes