What food should i take camping?

Question

Some friends and i are thinking of camping for about three days and were not sure what food we should take. There will be about 5-8 of us and we have to hike into the camping ground so we dont want to carry anything to heavy. A couple of the people coming have big appetites so we need enough food to keep them happy. A list or some suggestions would really help. Thanks!!!

Answer 1

Weight is the big factor you want to limit. If you will be hiking more than a mile or two - every pound matters.

Since you will have plenty of water available - pasta is always a good choice. Grocery stores sell flavored packages for under a dollar.

Dehydrated foods are always good. Both fruit and meat are tasty and easy to pack in. Nuts go along with the dried fruit well.

Tuna in a can with crackers or some kind of hard bread is always a nice treat while camping. They even come in lunch size portions.

Oatmeal or a breakfast cereal bar is a good morning choice. You usually don't want anything that will take a long time in the mornings. Think quick and easy for the mornings and hardy during the evenings.

Answer 2

For good hearty calories and flavor, some food is really worth the effort to carry esp with that many people sharing the load. Some sturdy hikeproof choices: Fresh potatos, carrots, cabbage, lettuce, apples, oranges, granola, oatmeal, pasta, rice, lentils, split peas. In a hardside container fresh berries, grapes, bread, chips, and tomatos will make the trip.

Hike friendly choices: pouches of chicken breast meat or tuna, jerky, pepperoni, pita, tortillas, flatbread, bouillion cubes, ramen, mashed potato flakes, Folger's Singles coffee bags, minute rice, couscous (tiny pasta pieces that rehydrate in boiling water), instant oatmeal, dehydrated fruit, real bacon bits (sealed in a jar, by the salad dressing), stove top stuffing, butter buds, powdered milk, carnation instant breakfast powder. If you are going anywhere where the evenings are chilly, bring hot choc packets or tea bags.

You can also probably get a one time handout of condiment packets if you just ask for them at any fast food place, esp if you visit there a lot. Ketchup, salad dressings, etc. A biggie is mayo...without the food poisoning!

You can do chicken noodle soup...dried pasta with cans or pouches of chicken, toss in some dehydrated veggies if you can find them (maybe a soup starter packet).

You can also travel with hamburger if you start out with it frozen solid and well insulated. Use it on the first or second day.

Rice and pinto beans can soak in a pot almost all day to soften, then finish the cooking process with heat from your cook stove. Hearty, not tooo extremely heavy, and so yummy and cheap. Make them on your first stop.

If you have access to a vacuum sealer or a dehydrator, you can make anything you want to eat at home, and package it with you to prepare quickly on the trail. EASY.

USE BEAR BOXES if that is a problem where you are camping. Otherwise, you can use those XL ziplock bags for most of your groceries to waterproof and bugproof your food. Treat them well, and keep an eye out for holes where bugs can get in.

Answer 3

fruit

caned food

rice

veggies

meat in a cooler

Answer 4

go to an army surplus store, and look for MRE,s         or go on line and search for camping meals, calbas, is one place,  

Answer 5

It depends on if you will have place to cook or just picnic like foods. Bring ice chests,water,individual cans of juice something that can be consumed quickly and won't spoil.Lots of snacks,beef jerky, nuts, sodas, if you'll be using an open fire outdoors then the possibilities are endless.make sure to bring a lot of dry matches and flashlights.

Answer 6

Cans of Chili

Cornmeal (to add to the Chili) --- Delicious When starved

Thai Tuna / Crackers

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Bananas

Chips

Jerky

Cream of Corn / Evaporated Skim Milk / Salt and Pepper --- Energy !!!

Stop off at a Mexican Restaurant --- You deserve it.

Answer 7

This is a tough question and with lots of   failure in the feild. M.R.E. are not a good answer, although I found only one meal in a case I

liked. Second they generate a bigger mess than the meal provided. If your into loads of trash that you have to hike out. depending on the distance you have to hike. Three mre packs for three meals are heavy so depending on how much gear you have to carry plus food and then things get heavy. Its never fun to carry a bunch of weight.

I like to go light and if you prepare a little time ahead of your trip you can dehydrate some vegetables you like or buy the dehydrated meals that taste great but can be expensive, Personally  the dehydrated eggs can be made easily with in the pouch just add boiling water, heat up some tortillas and have some breakfast taco,s . tortillas are a better alternative to bread when hiking out, they dont get sguished and the are flat and easy to pack. granola bars or some instant oatmeal,   dehydrated berries,bannana's and some mixed nuts are all good choices for breakfast. I try to take the least amount of trash makers and focus on home prep in order to save money and weight in my back pack.