Hiking Food For Long Distance Backpacking - 5,000 Calories Per Day

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[upupaepops]

How big are you? That's a LOT of calories, even with the extra trail burn. I'm 5'9", and I carry 2500 calories a day, and my food weight is 1 to 1.5 pounds per day, so about half of what you are carrying. On my last Weminuche trip in CO, 5 days, I had 7 pounds of food, and I only dropped about a pound of body weight over the 5 days.

[blackwoodspress]

@upupaepops I'm 6 feet and 200 lbs. For shorter hikes this many calories is a bit overkill and you can get away with a lot less. This is more for a multi-month hike like a Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike. I typically lose about 30 pounds on a long distance hike, despite eating all this trail food and everything in site in towns.

[rycka1983]

Do people still teach how to take basic elements of food and then make something ou of it? I mean not to buy pre-prepared stuff in plastic?

[blackwoodspress]

@rycka1983 Yes, a couple of good websites for making your own hiking food at trailcooking dotcom and onepanwonders dotcom. As a thru-hiker I resupply from grocery stores and small markets along the route and have no time for food preparation, but if you are going on shorter hikes you can make better tasting and healthier trail food from raw ingredients.

[biopermeable]

Do you ever find that the string cheese or salami goes bad? If so, how do you prevent that from happening without a cooler?

[blackwoodspress]

@biopermeable My resupply stops are typically 5 days apart. String cheese and salami will last that long (and probably longer) because they are loaded with preservatives. They do tend to get a little greasy after a few days but aside from that they are fine.

[teddytarp]

I've watched a LOT of videos about trail food and I learned more from this one then

any of the others by far. Great job! I look forward to checking out your other videos.

You also do a good job answering viewers questions.

[mormanman13]

I saw no beef. I would invest in a food dehydrator and make you own dried food, it is well worth it. Also the trail mix, i love that stuff mixed nuts, rasins, reeces peices, sunflower kernels and apercots, its really good. a whole package of each will make about 3 pounds

[CRAPCANNONS]

Is there nothing better than plastic to keep food in?

Or at least an inner lining made of something else, ex. wax paper, etc

Thanks.

[DouglasLee777]

IMPORTANT INFO ON PLASTIC AND HEAT: Google search this PHRASE, click on first linked article... paste below in.

"BPA mimics estrogens, binding to the same receptors throughout the human body as natural female hormones"

[DouglasLee777]

Awesome, we can just pick up bunches of ideas. Short and to the point on each item, thanks!

ps: the plastics release molecules that mimic hormones. For guys, it is just like taking female birth control pills. So, could mess with your tits and sex drive. Simple solution, carry stainless steel bottle :) and NEVER drink or cook out of plastic. 

[rycka1983]

@blackwoodspress Thanks for reply :-).

[DennyRec]

Excellent video to us newcomers to back packing but I'm enjoying it very much. I changed packs once already and purchased what I should have gotten in the first place. This the area I have trouble planning one time not enough food and the next to much food. This video was helpful. Thank you

[jonasgadegaard2710]

Great informative video!!

I don't know about lunch though, but I'm sure it works for you :-)