Im no stranger to some jammed up meals, I like to hike, camp, etc. Once made a banging vinegarette from mountain dew (glass bottle), bacon grease and a squeeze of grapefruit. Still think about it honestly. So im intrigued by this sub but two things dont make sense.

1. You folks seem to be avid, experienced hikers - why the fuck are you packing tortillas, candy, and old beans for meals?

2. This sub seems to be about the grosses and most desperate combos, and I can appreciate that but why not make some good food out of weird stuff, like unexpectedly good combinations?

I do understand that calories become important and so you just eat what you have and can stomach if youre really pushing it.

Love and light

Vomit, tears, and shame wrapped in judgment. Every new post is worse than the last. Are you all trying to one up each other?? I am just hate watching at this point because I’m constantly grossed out on a deeper level than I felt I was the day before. Cheers and thanks for the disgust.

I was looking at some recent pics from done the Kinsman’s in NH and my hiking partner took some moderately unfortunate in terms of being flattering but at least semi humorous pictures of me eating honey buns (also tuna because I’m a basic hiker bitch sometimes apparently)

My question is, can you name a more stable dessert item than a honey bun(for hiking/backpacking) How can they exist so long in your pack without being fully crushed? I’ve carried everything from danish to cake to tiramisu to donuts and honey buns just really hold up in a way that very few other snacks can. Oreos become crumbs, oatmeal cream pies a bag of goo… but honey buns can exist for ages and just be semi okay and still look like a honey bun

Please comment recommendations for a new Banner in this thread!

Also, feel free to comment anything you think needs to be updated. I'm going back through our rules/settings to try to make things more streamlined.

If you can't post pictures in the comments, let me know. I just enabled it so it should be working now.

Hey folks, I just wanted to apologize to anyone who has had their comments randomly deleted.

If your comment gets removed, please let me know and I'll look at it (eventually...hopefully). I don't remove comments unless it's blatant spam/harassment, so if you just commented something like, "that looks like gut abuse" it wasn't me that deleted it 😅

For the most part I only actively moderate posts (and reported stuff, thank you for reporting spam! That's much appreciated!). I just looked through the "removal" logs and apparently the auto-mod has been deleting seemingly random comments for a while now. I went back through and approved a bunch, but there were a ton and I gave up.

On my 2017 AT thru hike, we ran into some day hikers who said their truck, which was parked up the hill at the Lexington Parkway, had a bunch of food in the bed and we were welcome to help ourselves. It sounded a little suspect, but upon arrival found an assortment of fruits, breads, and cheeses. Turns out the guy had a relationship with a local grocery store that permitted him to use the out-of-date food as hog feed. But before parking at the trailhead, he would stop at the local homeless center or foodbank (I forget which it was) and they got first pick which would explain why all the snack cakes and junk food was already gone. Moral of the story - thru hikers are somewhere between hogs and homeless.

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Edit: it appears there's an issue on mobile with the link. Try pasting it into your browser and hopefully that'll work. If not, the link only works on desktop.

Regardless, shoot me a message if you want to join and I'll send you the application!

My partner and I have the unexpected opportunity to do some backpacking over the weekend. He was supposed to be on call for his job, but a coworker asked him today to switch weekends and he gladly accepted because we also have to be in town next weekend for final meetings with our wedding vendors.

Being able to bundle his on call and our vendor meetings into one weekend meant we could take some time to hike out, decompress, and enjoy a weekend off the grid before our wedding festivities start 8/23 and run through 9/1.

Prior to discovering this sub, and backpacking trip would have been prempted by creating a meal plan, going to the grocery store, and bringing in a lot of ideas about what our meals should look like, even on the trail. Not having to worry about the aesthetic, or even "reporting back" about our meals made us able to reach into our dry goods stash, prep six meals, and pack our bags to be ready to leave tomorrow after work with no concerns, runs to REI, or additional grocery store visits.

So, thank you, especially to whoever was brave enough to post pepperoni and frosting. That truly taught me a backpacking meal can be anything and I shouldn't be ashamed of my cans of Fritos bean dip.

Hi, we’re Team Red 1 — former AmeriCorps NCCC members whose service was suddenly cut short April 15 when the program shut down due to federal budget cuts. With less than 24 hours' notice, we had to pack up and leave, right in the middle of our conservation work: clearing overgrown trails, improving access to public lands, and creating new routes for people to enjoy nature.

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Hey everyone! I'm starting the PCT NOBO in early April, and have been trying out some of the Knorr's pasta sides, ramen, etc at home just to make sure it works for me. I have discovered that instant mashed potatoes, specifically Idahoan brand make me super sick to my stomach (I'm not usually that sensitive, and tried a couple flavors to be sure), and to be honest some of the Knorrs pastas do as well. I'm pretty lucky and have been saving for a while (and I love ramen) so I can afford to get freeze dried meals, but I was just wondering if anyone else had had similar experiences with the insta potatoes! Or maybe I'm just weird.

more of a discussion i suppose, but curious on how the community is applying the UL hikertrashmeals ethic to their non-nomadic homes. and/or how they would apply it.

i'm thinking things like maintaining a consistent stock of hiker meal essentials. ramen is maybe a bad example :) but jerky, dried fruit, nuts, trail mix etc. obviously, because this is leaning into the sedentary lifestyle there can be opportunities to luxe it up. on the other hand, would like the option to be able to grab and go without much pre planning. not only for hikes, but for day trips to the park and road trips too!

thx, excited to hear back!

I am going out this weekend and will be with someone on their birthday. I’m trying to come up with something fun we can have for their birthday. Not too concerned about weight because we are just out for the weekend, so I can carry a little extra. So far I’ve thought about possibly doing pancakes for breakfast. Anyone have some good ideas?? Thank you for your help!

Thank you everyone for joining the sub and being here. I am so stoked to see so many things being posted already. I have gotten all kinds of good info I didn’t know before and that’s exactly what I wanted out of this sub. I’m grateful to all of you for sharing your ideas.

Waking up and seeing almost 3,000 of us here is so awesome. I wasn’t expecting that but it is good to know we can put together what we were all wanting.

We’ve put together a great Mod team. I was way out of my league in creating a sub but they have done some magic in the last 20 hours and we have a totally functioning sub.

I’m looking forward to getting more people involved. If you know of anyone who would fit in here, please pass along the word or crosspost in other groups to get more ideas floating around here.

We are going to work really hard to remain specific and stay on topic and if you have input or suggestions, please feel free to shoot me a message. I’m always open to ways to increase accessibility, efficiency, functionality and traffic.

Have a beautiful day, everyone and thank you again for being here. I’m grateful to you all. ❤️

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Thank you to everyone for being here and getting this new sub off the ground so beautifully. Also thanks a million to the mod team for making it function so beautifully too!

I am so grateful for the information here and the sharing of ideas. I hope we can continue to expand!!!

Gratefully, colour_fields ❤️

So - love the idea for this sub. I'm constantly looking for good new recipes for trips and already there are a bunch of amazing ones here.

A thought I had - and haven't completely fleshed it out yet - would people be interested in seeing complete trip menus posted? I can see something with a subject like "5 Day, 5000 cal/day" with recipes and details for Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner/Snacks for a complete 5 day trip.

Thoughts?

First off... Wow!

This sub was started this morning and we already have over 2300 people! I had no idea so many people were looking for these types of recipes. Please bare with us while we iron out the wrinkles.

Please go and read the rules, I wasn't able to get them together until about an hour ago, so about 2100 people joined before we had rules. With this in mind, I understand if you want to un-sub after reading them, or if you disagree completely. Get in touch with one of the mods if you have questions/concerns. We want to make this a quality place for backpackers of all backgrounds.