Meal prep, using a postal scale and identical tare containers. It helps to have a half-dozen containers of the same size and weight so that you can prepare a number of servings before needing to bag them. I do not measure it out in cups or spoons, which does not scale as well. I weigh each serving or meal with a postal scale. Instead, I buy it in bulk and bag it myself. Prepackaged food (e.g. energy bars, freeze-dried meals) is convenient, but most of mine is not. This allows me to quickly get out the door on overnights and weekend trips without having to dedicate a few hours to the process. At the beginning of each backpacking season I prepare dozens of days worth of food and store them in plastic totes. PreparationĮach food prep session involves overhead time: planning, shopping, setup, packaging, and clean-up. So food items that contain water - like tuna packets, tortilla shells, and some cheeses - will have a lower caloric density, often less than 100 calories/ounce. Chocolate candy like Snickers, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and M&M’s.Fried snack foods like Pringles, potato chips, and sesame sticks.Your legs will thank you, and maybe it’ll make the difference of getting that elk or not. Fritos, which is mashed corn fried in corn oil, have 150 calories per ounce.īecause your body needs a certain number of calories per day, you can carry less food weight by packing fattier foods. Pure fats like olive oil contain 250 calories per ounce. instant mashed potatoes and beef jerky) contain 100 calories per ounce. It is the total number of calories in a meal or food item divided by its weight. When meal planning for a backpack hunt, caloric density is an important concept. If you assume that your food has an average caloric density of 125 calories/ounce, you would need to carry 18 to 22 ounces of food per day. The more efficient approach is to simply weigh your food. It is impractical to sum the calories of all your food items, especially on a longer trip. These recommendations do not apply to multi-month thru-hikes. If you’re the opposite, expect to be at the low end. If you are a young, muscular, larger-bodied male on an ambitious trip, you should plan to be at the high-end of this range. My standard recommendation is to carry 2,250 to 2,750 calories per person per day. And, yes, we are afraid of starving, so we pack an excessive amount of food. We are concerned about encountering a bear (even in non-bear habitat), so we pack bear spray or wear dreaded bear bells. We don’t want to sleep cold at night, so we pack an unnecessarily warm sleeping bag. I thought I would share some tips and a list of what I’m packing.
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Four full days of food, less one dinner, plus a bag of extra food that I’ll leave in the car in the event that we finish up later than planned.Ĭolorado’s third rifle season for elk and deer starts on Saturday morning, and so over the next few days I’ll be finishing my preparations for our backpack hunt.
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