We're flying out on a seven day moose hunt so I thought I'd throw it out there to see what kind of grub people bring along. I don't care for the freeze dried stuff so I like to precook and freeze meals. Anyone go fancy or is it the old "pork and beans" and weiners? Huntin' season's getting close so let's hear what everyone's favorite camp meals are!
Menu Ideas for flyout
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I've done the freeze dried stuff... And yes, it is lighter & saves space, but... I'm now a fan of canned goods IF you can bring them considering the weight restrictions when you fly into a spot.
How are you planning on keeping 7 days worth of frozen food FROZEN??? You flying into a set up camp? Generator etc?
Cheers
Jay
How are you planning on keeping 7 days worth of frozen food FROZEN??? You flying into a set up camp? Generator etc?
Cheers
Jay
Sask_Hunter
CGN frequent flyer
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- Saskatchewan
Take fresh food for the first few day and take more canned food or food that last for later in the hunt. Fresh fish is great if you can catch it easy. Slab bacon last for ever same with drier meat like salami keeps well.
For freeze dried food mountain house is the best but it's pricey and there really isn't much in it. Seafood chowder is hands down my favorite.
Good luck on the moose hunt.
For freeze dried food mountain house is the best but it's pricey and there really isn't much in it. Seafood chowder is hands down my favorite.
Good luck on the moose hunt.
Dry ice! Tried it for the first time last year and it works great, even cools your beer down in minutes. We have gear stashed in plastic barrels at our spot, but we still fly in lots of stuff(too much). Every year it's always the same old, same old Chili, Stew etc. thought I'd see what others were eating. Cans are heavy (4 people) and we're already pushing the limit on weight, the older you get the more luxuries you want.
Have you tried any of those ShoreLunch soup mixes? I picked some up but haven't tried them yet,hopefully they taste good. We'll usually get at least one fish fry in, but last year the fishing was poor, the temps were in the 30's and the water was down a good 8'.
Sask_Hunter
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Saskatchewan
I've tried on of the shore lunch soup mixes. It was better the second day, that was in town so I'm sure in the bush it would be great.
Dry ice would work good if the cooler was kept closed and sealed.
Dry ice would work good if the cooler was kept closed and sealed.
I hear ya on the same old same old.
How about a bean salad? Easy and inexpensive to prepare. You can pre-make a vinaigrette, add some fresh cilantro (cleaned and kept cool), diced green and red peppers to a couple of cans of mixed bean medleys and you're good to go. A link : http://chefmichaelsmith.com/Recipe/southwestern-bean-salad/ (You can leave out the wax and green beans and grape tomatoes - it's quite good.)
Or how about some spicy Indian chana masala? Lots of recipes on the net or you can buy at a local restaurant that has take out. Can be frozen and served with rice, canned green veggies and some BBQ meat. Very, very tasty and filling. But more importantly - different.
How about a bean salad? Easy and inexpensive to prepare. You can pre-make a vinaigrette, add some fresh cilantro (cleaned and kept cool), diced green and red peppers to a couple of cans of mixed bean medleys and you're good to go. A link : http://chefmichaelsmith.com/Recipe/southwestern-bean-salad/ (You can leave out the wax and green beans and grape tomatoes - it's quite good.)
Or how about some spicy Indian chana masala? Lots of recipes on the net or you can buy at a local restaurant that has take out. Can be frozen and served with rice, canned green veggies and some BBQ meat. Very, very tasty and filling. But more importantly - different.
If you know any canoe tripping folks they will be up on how to eat very well with little weight. Or contact a local canoe club to get the same info. You can also try any good canoe/kayak out door shop for books on the subject.
I have done alot of white water tripping, and you can eat amazingly well with light weight food products. Takes some know how and imagination. You can aquire the know how and ideas from canoer's and books.
If not there is always 7 days of instant oatmeal for breakfast, cup-a-soup for lunch, and Kraft diner for supper.
I have done alot of white water tripping, and you can eat amazingly well with light weight food products. Takes some know how and imagination. You can aquire the know how and ideas from canoer's and books.
If not there is always 7 days of instant oatmeal for breakfast, cup-a-soup for lunch, and Kraft diner for supper.
Mountain House Foods- mountainhouse.com (1-800-547-0244)- Mountain House makes a variety of freeze dried meals, including multi-day meal kits.(for ideas)
Backpack Food From the Grocery
Pasta mixes, rice dinners all are available in the grocery store and are dried and packaged appropriately for a remote trip. These can be also be made into a complete meal by adding some meat to the mix. Be sure to read the label and stick to the foods that only need water to prepare or plan on bringing powdered milk.
You can't live on carbohydrates alone for a week, so it is important to bring along some meat and protein items. Canned goods weigh quite a bit, but there is usually room for a couple of small canned items like chicken, tuna, or corned beef that can be used in a meal or two. Other good sources of protein include items like my favorite, Power Bars, or any of the other various protein bars. Nuts and cashews are another good source and are easy to carry.
Many grocery stores carry great backpack foods, if you look for them. They are usually packed in pouches that can be stored at room temperature and don't weigh a whole lot. Pre-cooked albacore tuna, chicken breast, and even complete meals like chicken stew are available this way, often in the gourmet or natural foods isle. Many of these pre-cooked packaged meals can be added to Ramen noodles for a quick and easy meal.
Some cooking items will be needed for the trip. A can of Pam or spray butter that doesn't have to be refrigerated is great for anything hat has to be cooked in a frying pan, like pancakes.
Drinks are easy to come by for a camping trip. Most grocery stores will have plenty of drink mixes. Look for drink mixes which are packaged for individual servings. It is easy to find this type of mix for iced tea, various fruit drinks, and even sport drinks. Throw a packet in a water bottle and shake it up, it's that simple. Coffee, tea, and hot chocolate are also available in individual servings.
One good trick is to save up all of the little packets of mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, and other various sauces as this is a convenient way to bring some condiments along on a trip. Salt, sugar, and creamer packets are also worth saving. My buddy has a zip-loc bag of these items that goes on all of his hunting trips.
All copied from a web site, that I've taken hints from!!
Backpack Food From the Grocery
Pasta mixes, rice dinners all are available in the grocery store and are dried and packaged appropriately for a remote trip. These can be also be made into a complete meal by adding some meat to the mix. Be sure to read the label and stick to the foods that only need water to prepare or plan on bringing powdered milk.
You can't live on carbohydrates alone for a week, so it is important to bring along some meat and protein items. Canned goods weigh quite a bit, but there is usually room for a couple of small canned items like chicken, tuna, or corned beef that can be used in a meal or two. Other good sources of protein include items like my favorite, Power Bars, or any of the other various protein bars. Nuts and cashews are another good source and are easy to carry.
Many grocery stores carry great backpack foods, if you look for them. They are usually packed in pouches that can be stored at room temperature and don't weigh a whole lot. Pre-cooked albacore tuna, chicken breast, and even complete meals like chicken stew are available this way, often in the gourmet or natural foods isle. Many of these pre-cooked packaged meals can be added to Ramen noodles for a quick and easy meal.
Some cooking items will be needed for the trip. A can of Pam or spray butter that doesn't have to be refrigerated is great for anything hat has to be cooked in a frying pan, like pancakes.
Drinks are easy to come by for a camping trip. Most grocery stores will have plenty of drink mixes. Look for drink mixes which are packaged for individual servings. It is easy to find this type of mix for iced tea, various fruit drinks, and even sport drinks. Throw a packet in a water bottle and shake it up, it's that simple. Coffee, tea, and hot chocolate are also available in individual servings.
One good trick is to save up all of the little packets of mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, and other various sauces as this is a convenient way to bring some condiments along on a trip. Salt, sugar, and creamer packets are also worth saving. My buddy has a zip-loc bag of these items that goes on all of his hunting trips.
All copied from a web site, that I've taken hints from!!
I'd love to take a good Madras Curry but I don't think the rest of the camp would appreciate it!lol Besides there's something about East indian food and trying to stay as scent free as possible that just doesn't mix. Now on a flyout fishing trip.........
Lots of instant rice or instant potatoes to pour canned stews over. Ova easy eggs, (lots of this for protien and bulk) cheese, freeze dried whole milk, raisins or something else to keep the pipes clear.
If you are bringing a fry pan be sure to bring bannock making supplies (oil, flour, soda) and honey, jam, peanut butter to go with it. Fried Bannock rocks! great with everything makes good lunches and is the last word in ultralight eating IMHO.
Really avoid the premade freeze dried meals like mountain house, a man hunting would need 5-10 of them to get the calories you burn in a day and if you did manage to afford it then you'd be dead from hypertension. Nice to have one or two packs for a quick snack but they are worse then garbage IMHO. A handful of instant rice and a small can of meat/fish gives you way more goodness for the same weight. Anyone who suggests eating from 'instant' packages for 7 days while working hard and trying to have fun is nuts. A look at the nutritional info on any of thos packs usually reveals a few hundred calories, half a days salt and not much else.
Don't starve yourself if the plane can carry out a moose it can carry in your grub. Get a weight limit figured out and attempt to eat as close to how you do regularily as possible. Keep in mind that eating is a big part of entertaining yourself in the evenings. Once you burn the fat off your liver you gotta replace it or you start to get sluggish and stop enjoying yourself.
If you are bringing a fry pan be sure to bring bannock making supplies (oil, flour, soda) and honey, jam, peanut butter to go with it. Fried Bannock rocks! great with everything makes good lunches and is the last word in ultralight eating IMHO.
Really avoid the premade freeze dried meals like mountain house, a man hunting would need 5-10 of them to get the calories you burn in a day and if you did manage to afford it then you'd be dead from hypertension. Nice to have one or two packs for a quick snack but they are worse then garbage IMHO. A handful of instant rice and a small can of meat/fish gives you way more goodness for the same weight. Anyone who suggests eating from 'instant' packages for 7 days while working hard and trying to have fun is nuts. A look at the nutritional info on any of thos packs usually reveals a few hundred calories, half a days salt and not much else.
Don't starve yourself if the plane can carry out a moose it can carry in your grub. Get a weight limit figured out and attempt to eat as close to how you do regularily as possible. Keep in mind that eating is a big part of entertaining yourself in the evenings. Once you burn the fat off your liver you gotta replace it or you start to get sluggish and stop enjoying yourself.
LOL just saw the above, how can you say it is the best and then say there is not much in it LOL? There is nothing good about it. You'd be better off with a half sleeve of soup crackers and a can of smoked oysters or slice of cheese. Mountain house is the biggest scam going, a 50 cent pack of instant asian noodles has approx the same nutritional value as a 10 dollar pouch of MH for a bit less wieght.
If you do plan on hunting hard while fueled by mountain house try it for 3 days at home first. You will quickly discover better alternatives.
The only use I see for it would maybe be as a 'sauce' to add olive oil to and pour over rice or over bannock or something.
Got a good recipe? I've made baked bannock but never frying pan bannock. I've eaten it before and find it's delicious with jam,thanks for the suggestion.
370 calories per 1/2 pouch. 31 grams protein per 1/2 pouch. (It takes some doing to get 62 g of protein in one meal.) The same 'meal' is high in Vitamin A, Iron and Calcium.
You did get the sodium part right though.
I personally can't do it, my guts need more variety, but, I know lots of 'nuts' guys who live out of their packs and off of MH and the like when hunting in the backcountry.
Not sure it'd be required in the OP's instance though...
A recipe for the old time, classic bush bannock, is bassically just what you would use for pancakes. All the old time northern Canadians, including the native Indians, made their mix up before they left the cabin, so all they had to do on the trail was mix it with water.
To make bannock you mix it MUCH thicker than you would for pancakes, and it sometimes has a bit more baking powder in it. You have to be careful with both baking powder and baking soda, so as not to get too much. Too much is not healthy and a grizzly bear that once broke into a trappers cabin in the dead of winter, ate a whole can of baking powder and died in the cabin.
The key to making good bannock is to cook it on very low heat and VERY slow. The first fifteen minutes actually is to just let it rise in the pan. The old timers set the pan up to catch the reflected heat from the fire, but the pan over just one or two coals will do it.
A more modern type, but an excellent bushman I used to go on hunting trips with, carried just one pan, a modern no stick frying pan. He mixed the bannock right in the frying pan, then when it was properly mixed, place the pan over a couple of coals and it cooked perfect, with no oil, or grease of any kind.
With any other type of frying pan, some grease of some type would be needed to keep it from sticking. Probably been more bannock cooked with moose fat than any other type of grease.
If there are any wild berries around, even if they are dried up or frozen, they add greatly to the bannock, when mixed in with the dough.
To make bannock you mix it MUCH thicker than you would for pancakes, and it sometimes has a bit more baking powder in it. You have to be careful with both baking powder and baking soda, so as not to get too much. Too much is not healthy and a grizzly bear that once broke into a trappers cabin in the dead of winter, ate a whole can of baking powder and died in the cabin.
The key to making good bannock is to cook it on very low heat and VERY slow. The first fifteen minutes actually is to just let it rise in the pan. The old timers set the pan up to catch the reflected heat from the fire, but the pan over just one or two coals will do it.
A more modern type, but an excellent bushman I used to go on hunting trips with, carried just one pan, a modern no stick frying pan. He mixed the bannock right in the frying pan, then when it was properly mixed, place the pan over a couple of coals and it cooked perfect, with no oil, or grease of any kind.
With any other type of frying pan, some grease of some type would be needed to keep it from sticking. Probably been more bannock cooked with moose fat than any other type of grease.
If there are any wild berries around, even if they are dried up or frozen, they add greatly to the bannock, when mixed in with the dough.
Sask_Hunter
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Saskatchewan
Mountain house is good/best when space/weight and fuel are at a premium. Some MH are terrible but there are a few meals that are good, the best isn available in Canada.
Old outfitter Bannock recipe.
2 cups flour
2 cups milk powder
2 table spoons of sugar
2 tea spoons of baking powder
And a pinch of salt
Add enough water to mix it. bake, fry or cook it on the fire
Old outfitter Bannock recipe.
2 cups flour
2 cups milk powder
2 table spoons of sugar
2 tea spoons of baking powder
And a pinch of salt
Add enough water to mix it. bake, fry or cook it on the fire
