Erika
Me and my bf are going backpacking for three days ( in a forested mountainous area) in a couple of weeks, and i have a basic list of what to bring, but i want to make sure we don't leave behind anything important, could someone give me a list of what to bring or even just several things that aren't usually thought of? thanks!
Answer
Remember that if you are backpacking, everything you take, you CARRY!
This is my list from a recent 4 day trip. You will need to add a couple cold weather clothing items. Water is one of the heaviest items. Make sure you know where reliable water sources are, and carry plenty, but don't tank up if you don't need to; there are few things more irritating than carrying 4 pounds of water, over mountains, past half a dozen good water sources!
My partner and i split some items, and since I carried the tent, he carried more of the food. 30 to 35 pounds for 4 days isn't too bad. You will not need to carry quite as much food.
Clothing3.44 Pounds
1 Marmot PreCip Rain Jacket 13 oz
1Marmot PreCip Rain Pants 11 oz
1Under Armor Loose Fit Heat Gear T-Shirt 7 oz
1Magellan West Bay Zip-Off pants 15 oz
1Under Armour Compression Shorts 4 oz
1Thorlo Trekking, Light socks 5 oz
Gear16.50 Pounds (Including Pack)
1Osprey Atmos 65, backpack 57 oz
1AquaMira Purification System drops 3 oz
2Bandanna 1 oz
1MSR Titanium cup 2 oz
1REI Plastic Spork 2 oz
1Big Agnes Seedhouse SL-2 50 oz
1Big Agnes Seedhouse SL-2 Footprint 8 oz
1Lafuma Extreme 600 Long +45 bag 20 oz
1Thermorest Pro-Lite Plus 33 oz
1Highgear Trail Drop compass/watch 1 oz
1Leatherman Juice CS4, multipurpose knife 6 oz
1Petzel Tikka Plus LED Headlamp 3 oz
3Energizer Spare AAA Batteries 3 oz
4REI Stuff Sack 4 oz
1Granite Gear Reduction Dry Stuff 2 oz
1Sony Camera 4 oz
1Sony Spare Battery 1 oz
2BIC Lighter 4 oz
1Whistle - Just in case things get AFU 2 oz
1First Aid Kit Existing 4 oz
1Off Active Off 4 oz
1Suntan Lotion Small⦠4 oz
1REI Duck's Back pack cover 6 oz
1REI 50' Rope 3 oz
1Crocs camp and water crossing 7 oz
1Toothpaste (Travel) 1 oz
1Toothbrush (Small) 2 oz
3Toilet Paper (Small roll) 9 oz
2Wipes (Small pack) 6 oz
1CampsudsSoap, 2 oz 2 oz
6Zip-Lock Baggies various sizes 3 oz
1 Small pad and pencil 2 oz
1 Maps, Other (???) 4 oz
Food, Water14.35 Pounds
2Water In 3.0 L Bladder 70 oz
0.75Water In 25 fl oz Bottle 26 oz
6Gatorade singles various 6 oz
1CamelBakBottle - 25 fl. oz 6 oz
1Platypus Hoser 3.0L Reservoir bladder 4 oz
17.33 Lbs. Food from Menu Worksheet 117 oz
Total Weight 549 oz *** 34.28 POUNDS ***
Concentrate on DRIED food; they weigh a LOT less. Make sure you carry plenty of carbs; you will need it. And make sure you EAT; you might even have to force yourself to stop during the day and eat. If not you will run out of energy.
You will probably want to take a stove; I usually do not. You can get some really nice ultralight stoves like the MSR Pocket Rocket (boils water in a few mintes, weighes about 3 ounces!)
You might want to eliminate a few things that I took that were a little heavy... The Thermorest Pro-Lite Plus self-inflating pad was worth EVERY ounce, but I'm 46. You might be able to get away with a thin foam pad that weighs less than 5 ounces. The crocs are great at the end of the day when you boots are wet with sweat; I put them on at camp and let my boots air out. The Gatorade singles are nice if the water doesn't taste good; the electrolytes don't hurt either.
Mostly HAVE FUN!!! I wish I was going; I'm stuck in my office until May now...
Remember that if you are backpacking, everything you take, you CARRY!
This is my list from a recent 4 day trip. You will need to add a couple cold weather clothing items. Water is one of the heaviest items. Make sure you know where reliable water sources are, and carry plenty, but don't tank up if you don't need to; there are few things more irritating than carrying 4 pounds of water, over mountains, past half a dozen good water sources!
My partner and i split some items, and since I carried the tent, he carried more of the food. 30 to 35 pounds for 4 days isn't too bad. You will not need to carry quite as much food.
Clothing3.44 Pounds
1 Marmot PreCip Rain Jacket 13 oz
1Marmot PreCip Rain Pants 11 oz
1Under Armor Loose Fit Heat Gear T-Shirt 7 oz
1Magellan West Bay Zip-Off pants 15 oz
1Under Armour Compression Shorts 4 oz
1Thorlo Trekking, Light socks 5 oz
Gear16.50 Pounds (Including Pack)
1Osprey Atmos 65, backpack 57 oz
1AquaMira Purification System drops 3 oz
2Bandanna 1 oz
1MSR Titanium cup 2 oz
1REI Plastic Spork 2 oz
1Big Agnes Seedhouse SL-2 50 oz
1Big Agnes Seedhouse SL-2 Footprint 8 oz
1Lafuma Extreme 600 Long +45 bag 20 oz
1Thermorest Pro-Lite Plus 33 oz
1Highgear Trail Drop compass/watch 1 oz
1Leatherman Juice CS4, multipurpose knife 6 oz
1Petzel Tikka Plus LED Headlamp 3 oz
3Energizer Spare AAA Batteries 3 oz
4REI Stuff Sack 4 oz
1Granite Gear Reduction Dry Stuff 2 oz
1Sony Camera 4 oz
1Sony Spare Battery 1 oz
2BIC Lighter 4 oz
1Whistle - Just in case things get AFU 2 oz
1First Aid Kit Existing 4 oz
1Off Active Off 4 oz
1Suntan Lotion Small⦠4 oz
1REI Duck's Back pack cover 6 oz
1REI 50' Rope 3 oz
1Crocs camp and water crossing 7 oz
1Toothpaste (Travel) 1 oz
1Toothbrush (Small) 2 oz
3Toilet Paper (Small roll) 9 oz
2Wipes (Small pack) 6 oz
1CampsudsSoap, 2 oz 2 oz
6Zip-Lock Baggies various sizes 3 oz
1 Small pad and pencil 2 oz
1 Maps, Other (???) 4 oz
Food, Water14.35 Pounds
2Water In 3.0 L Bladder 70 oz
0.75Water In 25 fl oz Bottle 26 oz
6Gatorade singles various 6 oz
1CamelBakBottle - 25 fl. oz 6 oz
1Platypus Hoser 3.0L Reservoir bladder 4 oz
17.33 Lbs. Food from Menu Worksheet 117 oz
Total Weight 549 oz *** 34.28 POUNDS ***
Concentrate on DRIED food; they weigh a LOT less. Make sure you carry plenty of carbs; you will need it. And make sure you EAT; you might even have to force yourself to stop during the day and eat. If not you will run out of energy.
You will probably want to take a stove; I usually do not. You can get some really nice ultralight stoves like the MSR Pocket Rocket (boils water in a few mintes, weighes about 3 ounces!)
You might want to eliminate a few things that I took that were a little heavy... The Thermorest Pro-Lite Plus self-inflating pad was worth EVERY ounce, but I'm 46. You might be able to get away with a thin foam pad that weighs less than 5 ounces. The crocs are great at the end of the day when you boots are wet with sweat; I put them on at camp and let my boots air out. The Gatorade singles are nice if the water doesn't taste good; the electrolytes don't hurt either.
Mostly HAVE FUN!!! I wish I was going; I'm stuck in my office until May now...
Healthy food for backpacking? Suggestions?
FrenzyJan
Hey all,
Last weekend I went for a short backpack weekend to test my gear and to see where I can make some small adaptations before the real trip.
I'm going to backpack in Scotland, and I aim to be close to nature, and I like it to be primitive. Primitive, in the sense that I don't want to hit every shop to buy food, I would love to camp in the wild and so on. I want to trust on the things I carry with me, instead of having the idea of buying what I want when I need to.
The thing is, food is heavy, as is water. I carry as less with me as possible, and stuff the rest of my backpack full of water and food. I'm looking for healthy food, but it need to be compact/high density. I prefer nuts above butter. I need to eat more, when I walk 40 kilometres a day and the food I want to eat must have some benefits. So no chocolate (which has a high density) but e.g. avocados.
The food also has to be in the right conditions, even when I carry it with me a week long, while it is hot.
I made oatmeal cookies with: oatmeal, flax seed, pumpkin seed, sunflower seed, dried fruit, honey and eggs (and tried a batch with butter).
so now, I'm looking for alternatives. I have nuts on my list, as well as avocados, oatmeal cookies (for fibre etc). Do you have any suggestions for other foods? I was thinking about a variation on the oatmeal cookies with peanut butter. I don't think I really enjoy eating avocados as a meal.
I'm a vegetarian for 18 years now, but I was thinking about dried meat as well. (to survive in nature, instead of spoiling meat at Mac Donalds etc, during backpacking it has a higher purpose than just stuffing myself full of meat.) But help me out! Does dried beef exist? Can I make that myself as well?
Thank you for helping me out!
FrenzyJan
Answer
It is not essential to eat meat , all the amino acids found in meat can be found in a variety of beans and seeds. Soy bean products and quinoa seed are both especially high in essential amino acids for example.
As to your hiking you have some good ideas such as the nuts which give protein fats and minerals , be sure to have a variety of mixed nuts and consider adding sunflower seeds and pumpkin seed to the mix , that is what I add to my mix of nuts. Raisins are also good and other dried fruit such as figs apricots and dates are good too.
The oatmeal biscuits is a good idea and they can be made with some peanuts or peanut butter in the mixture. I would not take avocado myself unless maybe to eat on the first day out as they are quite heavy for the amount of food value and have a short shelf life. You are against chocolate but remember it is a high energy source and if wrapped in clothing will not melt on hot days so I believe it to be preferable to avocado.
I would also take vitamin/mineral tablets along and water purification tablets or otherwise a small hikers stove to boil water on so that you can use stream water along the way.
Dried meat does exist and is known as jerky in the USA and biltong in South Africa. It is certain to be available in the UK but probably not common , it is a long process to make yourself as the meat is soaked in a mixture of salt and herbs and spices and dries in the sun. But you really do not need meat , i am also vegetarian and manage very well without it.
I also take along Lactogen Infant Formula which is powdered milk for small children and it is jammed full of every vitamin and mineral that anyone could need plus it has high energy levels , or you could just buy a similar high nutrition powder milk that people who are recovering from illness take . the pharmacy or supermarket or health food shop will have various brands.
Just by the way you mention flax seed (linseed) flax seed is a small hard seed that is not normally crushed by the teeth and so is not digested by the body , it can only be digested if taken in an already crushed form like as flax seed powder or flax seed meal .
It is not essential to eat meat , all the amino acids found in meat can be found in a variety of beans and seeds. Soy bean products and quinoa seed are both especially high in essential amino acids for example.
As to your hiking you have some good ideas such as the nuts which give protein fats and minerals , be sure to have a variety of mixed nuts and consider adding sunflower seeds and pumpkin seed to the mix , that is what I add to my mix of nuts. Raisins are also good and other dried fruit such as figs apricots and dates are good too.
The oatmeal biscuits is a good idea and they can be made with some peanuts or peanut butter in the mixture. I would not take avocado myself unless maybe to eat on the first day out as they are quite heavy for the amount of food value and have a short shelf life. You are against chocolate but remember it is a high energy source and if wrapped in clothing will not melt on hot days so I believe it to be preferable to avocado.
I would also take vitamin/mineral tablets along and water purification tablets or otherwise a small hikers stove to boil water on so that you can use stream water along the way.
Dried meat does exist and is known as jerky in the USA and biltong in South Africa. It is certain to be available in the UK but probably not common , it is a long process to make yourself as the meat is soaked in a mixture of salt and herbs and spices and dries in the sun. But you really do not need meat , i am also vegetarian and manage very well without it.
I also take along Lactogen Infant Formula which is powdered milk for small children and it is jammed full of every vitamin and mineral that anyone could need plus it has high energy levels , or you could just buy a similar high nutrition powder milk that people who are recovering from illness take . the pharmacy or supermarket or health food shop will have various brands.
Just by the way you mention flax seed (linseed) flax seed is a small hard seed that is not normally crushed by the teeth and so is not digested by the body , it can only be digested if taken in an already crushed form like as flax seed powder or flax seed meal .
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