How to plan a backpacking trip food menu 11 Articles

by Sue Earle

Carrying a backpack over miles of wilderness is a liberating experience but it can also be hard work. Every backpacking trip features multitudes of little rewards along the way, but to my mind some of the most enjoyable re...read more

by Gena Reddoch

After a long, hard day on the trail, it's nice to look forward to a delicious, easy meal. For me, organization and variety is important, especially if I am going to be out for several days. I always bundle the days por...read more

by realityisperception

There are many considerations and preferences to planning a backpacking trip, not least of all is the menu. Everyone will develop their own preferences, and here I will discuss some of mine and some reasons behind them. ...read more

by Lisa Smegal

Good back packing food is dependent on four factors. These are that the food is: Non-perishable, nutritious, light-weight and not messy. One of my favorite back packing foods is pemmican. Pemmican was has been made for cen...read more

by Ian Loft

Trail rations don't have to be dry tasteless or boring, and with some forethought and careful planning, it is possible to enjoy hot and tasty evening meals after your long day on the trail. To start the planning process, ...read more

by Jared Garrett

On my first backpacking trip to the Lower Black Box in the San Rafael Swell in Utah, I nearly died. Why? Because I did not have the right food and drink packed. I had packed one package of freeze-dried meal per day, a coup...read more

by Matt Paul

Hiking through the wilderness can be a great way to enjoy the beauty that is nature. It is important to plan a hike thoroughly. The details that go in to having a successful hike are plentiful. Clothing selection, bug spra...read more

by Jack Thornton

The question for backpacking food, like most meals, is how much trouble do you want to go through to prepare the meal? If ease of preparation and minimizing the amount of time to fix the meal is important, the answer is a...read more

by Anonomous User1

From camping in the Boundary Waters in Northern Minnesota to attending Burning Man in the Black Rock City Desert, I simply hate having to spend time on food that inevitably won't be as good as a normal meal. Instead, I've ...read more

by Adjusted Basis

There are several food packaging that are very easily made and extremely light. It was originally invented as space food from NASA, however its been commercialized to camping uses. There are a variety of flavors from beef...read more

by Keitha Fisher

Several years ago my husband and I took a month off to hike on the West coast of Canada. To prepare ourselves we did quite a few 3 day hikes and a couple of week long ones. Finding the right balance of things to pack was o...read more