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Post by amydiercon on Aug 13, 2016 0:18:04 GMT -8
Usually, My friends and I go hiking or climbing, we carry pilot breads and fruits to stay our stomach. But this time, my friends plan to cook a meal in the open, what should we take? And I'm not good at cooking. So, I just want to cook some simple food. Maybe the best way is still to take some breads to avoid being hungry.
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Post by JRinGeorgia on Aug 13, 2016 4:12:01 GMT -8
Freeze-dried meal like Mountain House or Backpacker's Pantry, all you have to do is boil water.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 4:36:37 GMT -8
There are many many options! Dried and freeze dried foods. I used to cook separate ingredients like at home, but in recent years have gravitated toward meals that can be heated/reconstituted just with boiling water. For Freeze dried foods Packit Gourmet has some of the best meals around, and there are concoctions (usually soup based since I really like soups) I whip up from grocery store ingredients and put in a freezer bag. Just add boiling water, wait a few minutes and you're done. The thing that stopped me from really cooking outdoors is the clean up afterward. I've gotten lazy about that!
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Post by balzaccom on Aug 13, 2016 4:56:16 GMT -8
For a single night, you don't need to worry so much about weight. Take ramen noodles, miso soup...even fresh fruit and cookies. lots of things in the grocery store that will work fine.
And if you are in the West, you will often need a small stove, because fires may be prohibited.
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Post by ecocentric on Aug 13, 2016 5:26:29 GMT -8
Picking out a stove should be harder than finding suitable food to take. On an overnight, canned food that only needs to be warmed up can satisfy most appetites. Milk powder and cereal doesn't require cooking. There are many quick cooking dry foods that are shelf stable, like rice, potatoes, noodles, and barley. Add some tuna or chicken from a foil packet or small can, some dried veggies and maybe some instant broth for a cheap and quick meal that doesn't need refrigeration.
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Post by Lamebeaver on Aug 13, 2016 5:44:44 GMT -8
I also like freezer bag cooking, but make my own meals instead of purchasing them. If you google "freezer bag cooking" you will get lots of ideas. So now you need some way of heating water. I use an MSR Pocket Rocket, which is simple, light and inexpensive. Another option is the Super Cat Stove This is an alcohol stove you can make yourself. It works great, but the flame is not adjustable. A windscreen is also advisable, which you can make from disposable aluminum oven pan, and some sort of pot or cup to heat your water in. The one remaining element is a cozy, which you use to put your food in while it sits, so that the heat doesn't dissipate too quickly. I use a watch cap for this purpose. When fires are allowed, I will also make a small cooking fire, and forego the above.
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Post by johntpenca on Aug 13, 2016 14:45:59 GMT -8
Fires should not be used in the west. I'm also not a fan of alcohol stoves; they are light, but several fires have been started here in California by hikers using them.
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Post by Lamebeaver on Aug 14, 2016 5:20:40 GMT -8
Fires should not be used in the west. There are many areas where that is true, but also many where they are completely acceptable.
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 14, 2016 6:51:46 GMT -8
several fires have been started here in California by hikers using them. I haven't heard about that, only fires started by camp fires. I'm not saying it can't happen. An alky stove requires some care, since the fuel can be spilled. OTOH: closest I ever came to setting my hair on fire was trying to prime the old Whisperlite. Canister stoves are indubitably the easiest and safest. I'm another who has stopped really cooking on the trail, though since I make all my own freezer bag meals, I do actually put in a lot of prep, just do it at home. The Food section here has some good ideas, including a long discussion of no-cook foods (I think that might have been in the thread on using less water).
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Post by almostthere on Aug 14, 2016 9:20:59 GMT -8
Fires should not be used in the west. There are many areas where that is true, but also many where they are completely acceptable. That becomes less and less true. Wilderness areas on the coast have complete bans -- no stoves, fires, smoking, or things that spark. Yet right now it's burning down because someone thought violating the ban was 'acceptable.' No clue why since there is absolutely no camping in Garrapata - so they were probably breaking that rule too. It is totally unacceptable to build and then leave a fire -- yet I carry a small light bucket because it happens ALL THE TIME. I hesitate to build a fire where they are legal, these days.
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Post by RumiDude on Aug 14, 2016 10:44:07 GMT -8
It is totally unacceptable to build and then leave a fire -- yet I carry a small light bucket because it happens ALL THE TIME. I carry a few of those plastic grocery bags which can be used for various purposes. One purpose is as a bucket. It is as lightweight a bucket as you can get. Durability is suspect, but that is rarely an issue. I have been shocked at the people who have left fires which they did not completely extinguish. People who should have known better. Some people are too lazy to do the work of properly extinguishing a fire. Others just don't care. Rumi
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Post by cajun on Aug 14, 2016 13:33:36 GMT -8
I like to dehydrate a bean spread and or salad that can be rehydrated with water - no need to boil. Spread the bean dip on a tortilla and - voila! Dinner.
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Post by johntpenca on Aug 14, 2016 14:24:18 GMT -8
There are many areas where that is true, but also many where they are completely acceptable. If you are in a campground with established fire rings, okay. In the backcountry, even where it is permitted, no bueno. I haven't heard about that, only fires started by camp fires. There have been a few fires started by PCT hikers here using alky stoves. One was on the north face of San Jacinto below Fuller ridge. Another was in Whitewater Canyon. I've heard of others but don't have the details.
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Post by RumiDude on Aug 14, 2016 14:48:10 GMT -8
There have been a few fires started by PCT hikers here using alky stoves. One was on the south face of San Jacinto below Fuller ridge. Another was in Whitewater Canyon. I've heard of others but don't have the details. The PCTA is trying to discourage the use of alcohol stoves in southern and central California. But as you know, it is sometimes difficult to change a person's way of thinking about stuff like this. They might even think it is bad for others, but they feel that it shouldn't apply to themselves because they know what they are doing. Rumi
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Post by johntpenca on Aug 14, 2016 15:26:57 GMT -8
roger that rumi.
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