I'm backpacking the PCT soon starting at Timberline Lodge. Last time I went I ate the chicken and waffles and I had to shit continuously for like 14 miles afterwards. What food should I eat to start by trip? Also backpacking food thread.
>tldr what is good to eat when beginning a trip and along the way?
>backpacking the PCT soon starting at Timberline Lodge
Why are you starting already 1/4 of the way down the PCT?
Because unlike you neets I have to work and can only get a certain amount of time off.
NEETs win again in the Game of Life. That is like 100,000 wins in a row!
Except needs can't afford to go nice places or own good gear
I spent a lot on gear when I was a neet. That was my thing instead of the latest video card. My very first backpacking trip, I autistically hiked 32 miles in one day from my mom's house to a state park, camped two nights, then called Mom for a ride home.
I did the same thing when I decided to spend a year as a neet but I made the mistake of putting like 8 tins of beans in my backpack on my first hike and was absolutely fricked after 20 miles. ended up staying in a B&B because I took the wrong turn to the campsite and it was turning dark too.
So you're going to go back to your office and tell everyone you did the PCT even though you already started 1/4 of the way in?
I work at Tractor Supply and my coworkers only speak broken English when their mouths aren't full of skoal and mountain dew, so no.
Haribo sugar free gummy bears. These dense sugar candies are a UL dream. They go stale though so make sure you eat most or all of them once you break the seal.
>sugar free gummy bears.
>These dense sugar candies
hes trying to troll. sugar free gummy bears are made from maltilol a sugar substitute which, when eaten in large amounts will cause you to shit yourself non stop for a few hours
>THATS THE JOKE
Stale/hard bread, cured meats, onions.
Have some tasty stew every night and feel like shit but don’t need to
How much water are you bringing? I have this theory where if you're in an environment where water is scarce and therefore carrying a ton of it, you might as well carry some of it in the form of pre-hydrated luxury foods. But I'm noob, so curious what other anons think.
Raman bomb
Top ramen package, Idaho potato insta mash
Make Raman dump into gallon ziplock bag, use the water from the Raman to make the potatoes super dense I. Calories and light weight can add spam if you want or bring some smoked sausages and toss them in
Does Timberline still have that breakfast buffet?
For my normal hikes I have an early lunch, as I’m usually driving a few hours then starting my hike. On bigger trips it’s often something shelf stable because I’m car camping near the trail (instant grits with precooked bacon, powdered donuts, cliff bars, etc.) or IHOP or something if there’s time.
As for backpacking food, my go-to dinners are:
>Skurka’s beans and rice
Google it. Easily my favorite. Instant refried beans, instant rice, taco seasoning, cheese, and Fritos.
>instant rice and sausage
Seasoned with tomato powder, vegetable bullion, and Italian seasoning. Very simple and easy to find.
>Bear Creek cheese soup and tuna
Weird combo but I like it. Great in cold weather.
I never cook lunch. It’s always something simple like pic. Shelf stable and ready to eat. Breakfasts is usually the same, but in colder weather I’ll sometimes make instant grits or oatmeal (usually grits). That’s a little more rare; we have more hot weather here than cold weather. My snacks are weather dependent as well. From April until October, chocolate won’t last in your pack.
Inb4 nohikes start talking about boiling potatoes in cast iron Dutch ovens and dietary sodium levels.
Last time I checked they closed the buffet down bc of covid. Might have it back up but it's doubtful.
If you eat bagged tuna and granola bars for dinner instead of a high protein high calorie lightweight mountain house chilli Mac w/ beef then you're a frickin moron. That bagged tuna shit is for beta cucks and people who enjoy slurping ranch dressing out of the bottle. The only moderate tuna bag is Thai chilli flavor, and that is acceptable for lunches only.
It's really not that hard
>Cheat water for coffee in morning
>Eat granola bars and vitamin rich foods early
>Lunch is high protein, high vitamin, and high fat foods
>Think nuts/but butters, Thai chilli tuna, cured salami, cheese sandwich crackers, granola bars, drink mixes with vitamins, fruit
>Dinner is the time to cook an easy and filling meal like a mountain house
>Don't buy off brand shit.
>Don't buy bad ones (use your brain)
>Good mountain houses are beef stroganoff (add Cholula), chilli Mac w/beef (add Cholula), spaghetti with meat sauce, Mexican adobo rice w/ chicken (add Cholula)
>Always let them cook for longer than the bag says
>Always stir the bag well, including digging up the corners
>Never buy mountain house breakfasts or deserts unless absolutely necessary.
>”beta cucks”
Is it 2012 again?
>tfw 2011+11
Get a dehydrator and make your own meals. Chili, pulled pork, chicken, baked beans. There’s tons of shit you can make
Does anyone have any good cold soak recipes? I'm messing around with not bringing a stove when its warm to test the waters for thru hikes.
Why would you bring anything? I just fast and hike. Water and salts only.