JonnyBoy wrote:Hi all,
I've been reading some of the threads here for advice but wonder if anyone can offer some on this topic ...
If I'm going on a walk for 4-5 days what's the best form of food to take? I do prefer 'natural' (fruit etc) but of course the weight and bulk comes into it! I'm not into dehydrated food as it often 'dis-agrees' with me (!)
Any good tips please?
I usually just use Continental pasta or rice dishes from the supermarket and perhaps some cuppa soups and pre-packaged deserts that you can heat up in boiling water (rather than nuking as the directions suggest). Cheap and light.
DIY dehydrating is the bees knees, but you need a dehydrator and some spare time, so I have never done it.
If you are comfortable carrying extra weight there is no reason hold back. For example we did the Overland Track over 10 days and had proper meals for at least the first 4 days (such as eye fillet steak, fresh veggies, smoked salmon,
sweat sweet and sour chicken, golden dumplings, Pringles etc. But we did have 28-29kg, 80-90L packs. Not a problem if you are used to it, but not fun otherwise. The real issue is getting stuff that won't spoil too quickly.