[at-l] food ideas needed

[daveh@xxxxxxxxxx (Dave Hicks)]

Colin Fletcher's _The Complete Walker III_  has a great seven day list on pp
184-189, for those who limit cooking.

NOLS's _the National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Guide_  has a
great 10 day list on page 175, for those who want to cook.

I personally do a mix.  Also, I dehydrate stuff.  So, to some degree the
menu for any given short trip is driven by the dehydrated left-overs of some
homecooked meals the weeks before it and by what mixes I have been playing
around with.

The next variables for me are the time of year and how much I have hike in
the last month so.  Breakfasts in April will contain hot cereal (real ground
grains -- not your rolled oats, much less instant).  Whereas, You'll not
find a hot cereal in my pack by August.


The following is an actual list I packed for a ten day (nine night) early
spring hike.

I'll send a spreadsheet with weights and calories if you want, but can't
over the list.

General & Emergency Pack
18 Tea Bags
9 Coffee bags
7 oz. Dried Whole Milk
1/2 lb. Sugar
Salt, Pepper & Spices
3/4 lb. Butter
18 Balance Bars @ 2.0 oz

Breakfasts (9)
9 oz Rolled Oats
9 oz Multi-Grain Porridge
9 oz Course Grain Yellow Polenta
3 Bagels @ 4.0 oz
100 Spiralina

Lunches (9) & Snacks
3 Bagels @ 4.0 oz
2 lb. Cheese
1 lb. Dried Fruit
2 lb. Trail mix
6 Soup Mixes @ 2.0 oz
1 lb. Hard Tack

Dinners (9)
5 Freeze Dried
2 Rice Meals
2 Noodle Meals


Total weight in lbs. 17.6 Cals 29,054.
Weight per day 1.96 Cals 3,228

Chainsaw

----- Original Message -----
From: "Leroy Mullins" <iaclm@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu>
To: <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 7:02 PM
Subject: [at-l] food ideas needed


If you were on a seven day hike and had to pack seven days of food, what
would you menu be like on the third or fourth day.  You menu for breakfast,
lunch, dinner, and snacks would be appreciated.

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