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What do you guys take for light pack in hunt food? I have my own ideas on this, but any good tips would be appreciated. I am looking for good ideas for two to five day pack in hunts. I pack a small, one burner stove, light pot/pan setup so instant foods can be heated up easily.
 
Mountain House freeze dried meals for dinner, then the usual assortment of landjaegaer, crackers, cheese, dried fruit, instant oatmeal, power bars, super small tins of tuna.
 
You can build a cheap drier from ply wood, light bulbs, wire screen and a small fan. Then start drying beef and barley stew, salsa, refried beans, most foods you can think of with high water content work well.
 
If you are not planning to got lost in the woods --- Pack Anything

Otherwise carry lots of ( sugar ) , it will bring you back to the camp and then you cook up anything you please - Biggs
 
Gatehouse said:
Mountain House freeze dried meals for dinner, then the usual assortment of landjaegaer, crackers, cheese, dried fruit, instant oatmeal, power bars, super small tins of tuna.
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a couple weekends ago i bought a can of moutain house lasagna on a whim to try out ..........

it was absolutely delicious ..... it was all i ate for the better part of 3 days ( till the can went empty )
 
With this statement you completely lost me!

"I pack a small, one burner stove,"

Why would anyone pack a stove and gas on a pack in hunt?
Do you not know that wood burns and makes great cooking fires?
 
Stoves are handy when you are above treeline and/or stuck in a tent while the weather clears etc. The stoves these days weigh very little and collapse up small.

I like fires too,and grew up using fires for cooking but I will pack a light stove for the convenience and speed that is very nice to have at times.
 
H4831 said:
With this statement you completely lost me!

"I pack a small, one burner stove,"

Why would anyone pack a stove and gas on a pack in hunt?
Do you not know that wood burns and makes great cooking fires?
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I'm guessing he's thinking about maybe sheep hunting? I've found that wood up high is either green and wet or rotten and wet. Makes for a hell of a time starting a small fire.
 
I pack the stove for convenience and when a fire isn't practical. It's nice if you are glassing on a rock ledge for hours in the cold to be able to quickly brew some tea or whatever. The stove and a small canister are very light. I don't always like to light fires, or beat drums, wave my hands around and yell for that matter.
 
My stove, fuel and pot weighs next to nothing and can boil water in 3 minutes at room temperature. Nice to have hot chocolate in less time than it would take to gather enough tinder to even strike a match.
 
LordEvilPepper said:
oatmeal for the morning then rice rice and more rice.... some oxo cubes to spice it up. nutts for protien and granola bars for energy for the day
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You hike on oxo and nuts? For how many days?

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I've made my own meals, but most often use Mountain house/backpackers panty type add water boil in a bag meals.

Get a few different kinds and try them at home. Eat them like you would in the bush, go for a big run, and check that they are good on your stomach. Better to know at home.

Also, some of the boil in a bags don't contain any meat. I take jerky either way. Often add bush critter as well.
 
H4831 said:
Why would anyone pack a stove and gas on a pack in hunt?
Do you not know that wood burns and makes great cooking fires?
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Outdoor gear has come a long ways since your days of backpack hunting. There are even better packs now, Trapper Nelsons and cast iron pans have been obsolete for two or three years now for backpack hunting ;)

This stove set up weighs quite a bit less than a can of beans and one can of fuel will last close to a week for one person.

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Now, I will be the first to admit, I don't always embrace technology right away. But, backpack gear of today is ten times what it was in the past, anyone who says different is a fool or has never used the new stuff. I will cook over a fire when the time is right and do quite often, but a small, light backpack stove is a necessity to me on extended trips in the high country. I can eat and have a coffee half done all while glassing for animals, long before the fire guy gets his kindling gathered up and burning.
 
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teenahlake said:
butane sucks in the cold
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Well Google is your friend. There have been some pretty good improvements in some of the butane style stoves in the past few years. Search Soto micro regulator stove for one example.

For really cold temps a small white gas stove or a pop can style stove that uses methanol sits in my pack.
 
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crazy_davey said:
There are improvements in some of the stoves as well, not just the fuel mixtures.
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I'm not sure what the operating temp of my stove is. I've read that isobutane (propane mix) is good to about -10C

Anyone have any experience with this. I've only used it in "cool weather". I wonder if I should have something a bit better for winter.
 
Fire's nice, but, not always the most practical choice. Nothing beats fresh meat grilled over the open flame, in my books, but...

For me, my diet when backpacking is mainly; MH/AlpineAir/etc.(lots of them are pretty good, but, not all), instant oatmeal, lots of nuts/trailmix, protein/energy bars.

My kitchens:

Primus Himalaya
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White Box Stove
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Soto Micro (and a patient customer:) )
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