something not mentioned yet, of late I have took to taking spaghetti as a change from noodles/mash etc, the quick cook variety (3-5 minutes) dried Italy spaghetti packets from Tesco, 59p for a 500g packet (they do a 500g packet for 20p which takes 9 minutes to cook), you can add loads of things to personal taste, I add some colemans cheddar cheese sauce and a bit of dried milk powder and you've got a type of pasta and sauce then throw in a bit of salami or small tin of tuna (I've stopped eating the batchelors pasta and sauce as the taste seems to have changed for the worse, prob just a personal thing), something I have seen in Tesco which I might try but haven't yet is small packets of cornmeal porridge in various flavours, never tried it before might give it a try.
Lightweight food from supermarkets.
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I wanted to try making my own rat packs of dehydrated food for backpacking but don’t have a dehydrator... Hmmmmm?
How hard can it be? Some zip lock bags, Granulated chicken stock, Granulated vegetable stock, quick cook pasta & a few carefully chosen dehydrated ingredients from the net....
Dehydrated soy sauce who knew?
A one stop shop
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/fruishion...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562
My selection was...
SOY SAUCE POWDER, TOMATO POWDER 100%, WHITE ONION POWDER, CARROT POWDER, 100%, SWEET RED BELL PEPPER POWDER & to add texture, fibre & protein some SOYA MINCE & SOYA CHUNKS,
Put some quick cook pasta or spelt spaghetti in the mix & I'm sorted! So I now have all the raw ingredients to play with? I just need to mix & match... So what do you recon guys? Do I need to add anything?
How hard can it be? Some zip lock bags, Granulated chicken stock, Granulated vegetable stock, quick cook pasta & a few carefully chosen dehydrated ingredients from the net....
Dehydrated soy sauce who knew?
A one stop shop
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/fruishion...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562
My selection was...
SOY SAUCE POWDER, TOMATO POWDER 100%, WHITE ONION POWDER, CARROT POWDER, 100%, SWEET RED BELL PEPPER POWDER & to add texture, fibre & protein some SOYA MINCE & SOYA CHUNKS,
Put some quick cook pasta or spelt spaghetti in the mix & I'm sorted! So I now have all the raw ingredients to play with? I just need to mix & match... So what do you recon guys? Do I need to add anything?
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Sorry for the misunderstand, I thought you meant packing for each 24 hour period!
If you are just outside for 24 hours, like I have been countless times, I find that a nice streak to grill on the fire is nice.
This is how I used to do:
Get a nice steak ( your favourite) a day or so before. Put it in the freezer. On the day of departure, take the frozen meat out, place in a strong Ziplock bag, then put a dash of oil, black pepper and whatever spices/herbs you like for marinating.
It will thaw out during the day and get nicely marinated. Wonderful to cook on an open fire!
In the beginning I did it with unfrozen meat, but a couple of times the meat went off if the day was hot.
As there are no problems with weight, I used to take a couple of beers too. Cans to save weight.
Woodfire grilled meat and a couple of beers while watching the stars = Heaven!
Pity MRE's are not so available here in the UK as they are over the pond. And at a decently affordable price.
I bought them from a company that sold Landrover Defender parts and ex MOD stuff. In West Sussex but I do not remember the name.
MRE's are fairly heavy, I always preferred to carry dehydrated stuff.
MRE's are fairly heavy, I always preferred to carry dehydrated stuff.
I tend to bring homemade food myself - beans, bacon, sausages precooked and mixed together then reheated is nice; chilli, curry etc.
I'd go with noodles, packet soup and whatever else you can fit in your pot. Try bringing a herb/spice mix to liven your food up. I make large batches of this at home:
6 tsp freshly ground coriander seeds
6 tsp freshly ground cumin seeds
6 tsp course ground black pepper
6 tsp paprika
6 tsp garlic salt
6 tsp oregano
3 tsp chilli powder
This makes enough to fill a medium "clip-fresh" container.
One thing I did used to do when a scout, was that every person brought a tin of something to camp and we mixed them all together in a billy for a surprise camp-stew. Worked well as long as everyone didn't bring a tin of potatoes!
I'd go with noodles, packet soup and whatever else you can fit in your pot. Try bringing a herb/spice mix to liven your food up. I make large batches of this at home:
6 tsp freshly ground coriander seeds
6 tsp freshly ground cumin seeds
6 tsp course ground black pepper
6 tsp paprika
6 tsp garlic salt
6 tsp oregano
3 tsp chilli powder
This makes enough to fill a medium "clip-fresh" container.
One thing I did used to do when a scout, was that every person brought a tin of something to camp and we mixed them all together in a billy for a surprise camp-stew. Worked well as long as everyone didn't bring a tin of potatoes!
