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A full list of 17 simple backpacking meal recipes. Fast and easy meals requiring only 4 ingredients or less. Some non-cook meals, others just need to add hot water. You can find most ingredients at your average grocery store on the Appalachian Trail. Feel free to mix and match any ingredients and flavors as well. #backpackingmeals #backpackingfoodrecipe #trailfood #thruhiking #backpackingfood

Lisa Allen saved to Hiking/Backpacking
As we are preparing for our thru hike of the Appalachian Trail we are very focused on what food we are bringing. Food is a HUGE component for a successful trip. And it’s not just the type of food, but the right types of foods so you have proper nutrition

Rowan Bigham saved to hiking meals
High Calorie, High Nutrition, Ultralight, Ready-to-Eat Backpacking Meal Plan from the Appalachian Trail. The Best Backpacking Food for Ultralight Hiking.
Sherry Hondros saved to Camping idea
Here's a complete list of all the backpacking food I brought with me for 8 days while section hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.

Stephanie Lord-Johnson saved to PCT
NO-COOK Backpacking Lunch Ideas!! These lunch ideas are SO simple, they taste delicious, and there’s hardly any cleanup to worry about. Click through to learn more and see exactly what I pack on a backpacking trip for lunch. By Amanda Outside - your source for simple backpacking food ideas and inspiration for your next trip. www.amandaoutside.com #backpackingfood #backpacking #lunchideas

Mild America saved to Hiking
Trail food is a very personal choice. What you bring will greatly depend on your preferences, the nutritional value of the food, and how hard it will be to cook. Keeping your food weight down is a critical lightweight backpacking skill that will take experience to master. Hopefully these tips will help make that task a little easier.

Dona Raygoza saved to Backpacking Meals
Also known as GORP (Good Old Raisins and Peanuts), trail mix's benefits are huge - it’s nutritious, tasty, ingredients are easy to find, no cooking needed, and it preserves and travels well. Here are the best DIY homemade trail mixes and recipes. Some are classic trail mix staples... others are more experimental.

Gina Bronson saved to Food and drinks
The author hiked the Pacific Crest Trail in June 2017 -- 117 days in which the PCT became her home. Learn from her best tips.

Katherin White saved to DO IT YOURSELF
19 · 13 minutes · This Backcountry Fried Rice is a homemade backpacking meal that does not require a dehydrator! Using store-bought ingredients, you can easily make this take-out food classic on the trail. Backpacking food | Backpacking recipe
19 · 13 minutes · This Backcountry Fried Rice is a homemade backpacking meal that does not require a dehydrator! Using store-bought ingredients, you can easily make this take-out food classic on the trail. Backpacking food | Backpacking recipe
Ingredients
Produce
- • 1 cup Dehydrated or freeze dried veggies
- • 1/4 tsp Garlic powder
- • 1/2 tsp Ginger, ground
Refrigerated
- • 1/4 cup Ovaeasy egg crystals
Canned Goods
- • 1 Vegetable bouillon cube
Condiments
- • 2 Soy sauce packets
Pasta & Grains
- • 1 cup Rice, instant
Baking & Spices
- • 1/2 tsp Brown sugar
- • 1/4 tsp Salt
When preparing for our 2018 flip-flop thru-hike, the biggest worry my husband and I had wasn’t what it would be like to live in the woods for six months or how we would hike 2,000 plus miles. Our priority struggle was, “What are we going to eat?” I had researched everything I could on gear, mental preparation, hiking strategies, etc., but the one thing I could not find adequate information on was exactly what we would eat day every day. ...

Alie Gilbert saved to The AT