food for an overnighter

Summer sausage, a hunk of chedder, and some Saltine crackers.

Corn chips and bean-dip!
 
Buy a dehydrator and you will never be the same. One of my favorites is dehydrated hamburger and mixed vegetables which is the heart of many of my meals.

Such as: Rehydrate the hamburger vegatable mixture in water with a packet of instant beef gravy, add instant potato flakes for a hearty stew, or add more flakes for shepherds pie. All the ingredients are available at any supermarket, it is healthy, very light, and will last almost indefinetly.

Another is to add my rehydrated beef and vegetables mix to ramen, you would not believe the difference over plain ramen, and I much prefer a hot meal at the end of the day. Chris
 
allenC said:
Summer sausage, a hunk of chedder, and some Saltine crackers.

Corn chips and bean-dip!
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For those in areas where water is scarse, make sure that you have plenty of water with you if you plan on a protein and salt diet. Meat and cheese require more water to process in the body and if your on hand water is low, your intestinal tract will take water from other parts of your body, dehydrating you. Saltines make you thirsty, because of the salt.
 
Sausage, flat bread, Jarlsberg, good mustard, carrots, and a apple for lunch/dinner. Oats/quinoa/raisins for a lesurely breakfast, plain instant oatmeal for a quick getaway. Jerky and fruit for snacks.
 
runningboar said:
Buy a dehydrator and you will never be the same. One of my favorites is dehydrated hamburger and mixed vegetables which is the heart of many of my meals.

Such as: Rehydrate the hamburger vegatable mixture in water with a packet of instant beef gravy, add instant potato flakes for a hearty stew, or add more flakes for shepherds pie. All the ingredients are available at any supermarket, it is healthy, very light, and will last almost indefinetly.

Another is to add my rehydrated beef and vegetables mix to ramen, you would not believe the difference over plain ramen, and I much prefer a hot meal at the end of the day. Chris
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This is EXACTLY what I do. I season the ground beef when cooking it and then dehydrate until it's like gravel. This plus some dehydrated carrots, corn, potato flakes, and a cube of bullion and you're good to go.

I also like to take parched corn mixed with muscovado in a small pouch for a snack.

A packet of oatmeal for breakfast and you're ready to rock and roll.

No need to refrigerate anything and it's shelf stable for months and months meaning you can pack it away and not worry about it until it's time for your trip.

B
 
I have heard of people decanting tinned meals, chilli etc, into ziplock bags and then heating them up by dropping the bag into boiling water. You can then use the water you have just boiled to make a hot drink.

Other than that I can only suggest the usual Rice, Pasta, noodles etc with maybe a packet soup thrown in for flavour and some Jerky added for protein !!!

Maybe you could also take some flour mix in a bag with some raisins thrown in so you just add water and then make some bannock bread or bread twists on a stick that you cook on an open fire !!!

BANNOCK BREAD

1 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. double-action baking powder
2 tbsp. powdered skim milk

Can mix up in advance and store in ziplock bag.
Mix all ingredients together and add enough water to make a soft dough. Mold rapidly with as little handling as possible into a cake about 1 inch thick and lay it in the pan that has been greased. Hold it over the fire until a crust forms on the bottom, then turn it over. At this stage, prop the skillet at a steep angle in front of your fire, exposing the top of the loaf to the heat. Cook until brown, about 15 minutes.
 
Hey Guys...

I like to take some coth wrapped hard dry Salami...

vacume packed tuna and or salmon, Smoked salmon, trail mix..
OMG where do you start....

ttyle

Eric
O/ST
 
Pick up THE Nessmuk book, Nessmuk goes into what he took with him, simply in his pack. Fresh eggs packed in flour etc.
 
What I took for my last overnighter was hardtack (not as bad as some would have you think but DO NOT store it in a plastic bag for extended periods; only if it's going to be wet do you want to waterproof it. It needs air to dry), beef jerky, rice premeasured in ziplocs, soup mix and smoked salmon.

I ate like a king for a two day, one night trip and had more than enough for at least another two day. It all fit in a single pouch on a medium ALICE. The only thing I wanted for was water but that was easily fixed.

All that food only cost me about 15 bucks all told.
 
Now we are talking my game >>>>>FOOD<<<<<.
Running boar try instead of potato flakes use rice and add lots of garlic. I dont know about it but we do seem to like same things lol.
here is a good site to check out.

http://www.freezerbagcooking.com/dinnerricedishes.htm

I think it was posted on here once before i hope no one minds me posting it again.
If you want some easy and keep you going breakfast. Try cooking some white rice add some suger or honey to it and some raisens. Taste good and would keep you going long time. For another yummy dinner get some dehadrated cooked shrimp. In a small plastic bottle mix some butter with lots and lots and lots of spices and some rice. Cook the rice and before its done add the shrimp and the spices let it finish cooking. You would get one hell of a good dinner. I had once other packers show up asking what am i cooking and if i got enough to share lol. You also have to wash it all down with a good cup of hot chocolate and if you be lucky there might be a fallen star to make a wish for..... Just in case i love the outdoors if no one noticed lol..

Sasha
 
I'm a recent fan of vacuum pack bag cooking for short trips.

I can take most foods camping for a couple of days with just a single pot for the fire or small stove.

I take almost any of my favorite meals and freeze them after cooking. I then take the frozen meal sized lumps and vacuum seal them with my sealer. They stay in the freezer or cooler until I depart. They stay for at least a day or longer depending on how I pack them and the weather.

To cook I cut a small hole in the top of a bag and boil the meal until it is hot. I eat it out of the bag and therefore have no dishes to clean and I have boiled water for drinking, or whatever. All I have to do is pack out the plactic vacuum bags!

I have tried this with lasagna, teriaki meatballs and rice, bacon and eggs, pasta and meatballs, steak and potatoes, and chicken stew.:thumbup:
 
Hey Sasha try the dehydrated hash browns from the supermarket, I haven't got the handle on dehydrating them at home, with your meat and veggies. Lean fish dehydrates well too, as does chili believe it or not.:thumbup:
 
I did try the chili but it didnt taste as good after as i did before. Im working on it on improving the dish. Another dish im trying is chicken soup. I want to dehidrate everything and then add it to some boiling water. I did find out that for meat to taste better you want to put it in water for an hour before you start cooking.

Sasha
 
What exactly is a dehydrater??? and once certain food is deydrated and stored it doesn't require refrigeration??? Cool!!! Thanks for the grea tposts so far everybody really good ideas!
 
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