Backpacking Tips for Beginners: How to Backpack : Backpacking Food: How to Plan, Pack, & Prepare Meals for a Trip

I can't believe I'm saying this, but this was truly a helpful video for beginners from Expert Village. Thank you, Richard Fields.

I disagree when it comes to bringing as much packaging as he has here, though. What's the point of communing with Nature only to bring the "modern" life with you? Just my personal spiritual opinion, of course.

Also, breakfast should always be your meal with the most calories.

Wind screen... couldn't agree more. Ironically, his looks like it might blow away, but...

i don't know if they're ridiculously expensive. $5-7 dollars per meal that feeds two. so that's $2.50 to $3.50 dollars person?. not that bad. not super cheap, sure. but as bakcpacking gear goes it's ok. We've had some that were terrible, some ok, and some pretty good. none were super dooper tastey, but what do you expect from freezed dried instant? for sure we've found a few that we like and try to stick to those. we liked mountain house lasagna w/ meat. what's expensive is trying em all.

COOL THX

I live in the U.K and eat lightwieght stuff for breakfast and lunch and U.S MRE's as my evening meal,(with some of the packaging removed.)
When spending 3 - 4 days trekking and wild camping it's not enough just to survive, I want to enjoy my dinner!

I haven't tried the MRE's, I've been told to stay clear away from them for backpacking trips because they do bad things to the digestive tract, they are too high in fat and they are too heavy. Digitaldown, if they actually fed two for 5 to 7 bucks it wouldn't be a bad deal but the ones I've had don't.

i nomally carry a light back
uncle bens bistro lol i love it so much

Why do every one of these 'expert' village videos push the freeze dried crap foods? Are they all business owners trying to boost sales? Those meals are expensive and taste like ass. They're light, but I'd rather eat bugs.

socks and sandles.

great observation. that's hilarious.

Appalachian Trail: Ramen noodles and high mileage...until you get to the next town. Eat it dry if you don't want to carry fuel/cooker. Then once in town, consume nutrients in preparation for the next section. Repeat. Over and over and over again. Until you reach Maine. Yay!