Backcountry food

[Hunter1212]

Curious what you guys think is a reasonable amount of money to spend on 1 days worth of food for a backcountry hunt. Seems like the better items are pretty spendy.

 

[Oregonboy]

Tags, boots, weapon, clothes, gas, limited PTO.....food costs are the least of my worries.

That said, maybe around $15-$30 depending on what I’m eating. You can usually get freeze dried meals for around 8-9 bucks a pack if you bargain shop. Add a few protein bars and a homemade sandwich or two, I say you’d be in between $15-$30 per day.

 

[reaper]

Make your own.Few years ago I was eating mountain House and after two days I couldn't **it...I bought a dehydrator,a good one with a timer and I eat good stuff and better for my health now and keep my money.

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[Werty]

I buy all my food in bulk before the season, I can eat all day with freeze dried under twenty a day. That's cliff bars, lara, homemade trail mix.

 

[Theringworm]

I always buy in bulk at Sam’s or Costco and then repack everything by the day in ziplock baggies.
- 2 packets of instant oatmeal
- 2 packets of hot chocolate
- 1 Probar
- zip lock bag mixed with jerky and trail mix
- 1 pouch of freeze dried food
- 1 Gatorade bottle
- Deink mix packet
- hard candy

Agree with above $20-30 at the most.

 

[Hunter1212]

Ok thanks! I sorta figured it would be in the 20 to 30 dollar range.

 

[Spoonbill]

If it is just an overnight, i wouldn’t worry about freeze dried backpacking meals. Cheap easy meal is two packs of ramen or those instant cups of soup. Throw in some bars and beef jerky and you will be set.
you may want to test out some of the freeze dried meals too before you go, my buddy swears mountain house is made in the same factory as ex lax.

 

[nvarcher]

I agree, I would say I’m in the $20-$25 a day range. Could probably be a bit lower but a freeze dried at the end of the day in the backcountry is well worth it IMO.


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[seldomseensmith]

Make your own.Few years ago I was eating mountain House and after two days I couldn't **it...I bought a dehydrator,a good one with a timer and I eat good stuff and better for my health now and keep my money.

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I'm 100% with this guy. And I don't even make my own. I just dehydrate leftovers towards the end of summer a few times.

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[EastMT]

I make my own with instant noodle, homemade carne seca shredded, dehydrated bulk veggies, some seasoning. Basically beef/venison vegetable noodle soup.

I do like to bring a few of the MH biscuits and gravy, that’s a nice treat once in awhile


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[zwickeyman]

Im at a little over 20 a day . I sock up on sale also

1 pack of coffee
1 Cliff bar
3 oz jerky
1 small pack peanut butter
1 3oz tuna and cracker
3 oz almonds
1 bagel sandwich ( peanutbutter, honey and bacon or deer salami and cheese )
1 Freeze dried
1 rehydrate

 

[Fridaythe13th]

I didn't realize dried food was so expensive. We stay at base camp this years food bill came to $93 per person for 8 days of food. Breakfast, lunch and dinner.. Thats ribeye steak 3 nights pork chops, marinated chicken, spaghetti and a couple of hot dishes.
But I might trade all of that not to walk 2 hours in the morning to get to the base of the mountain we hunt. Lol

 

[WCB]

Make your own...Mountain Houses are a waste of money and are sh!t anyways.

Look at making Pemmican (the real stuff). great fuel in a small package.

 

[Clarence]

If you plan on spending a bunch of time in the mountains, and have a little time. I can't recommend purchasing a dehydrater enough. Mountain house doesn't agree with me, and good backcountry food is expensive, and at times can be difficult to source. I can make what I want for the cost of mylar bags and o2 packs. Last trip cost me under 5 dollars a day for snacks and coffee, supplies. I dehydrated leftovers (didn't put that in cost) and made my own granola bars.

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[Highvoltage1]

Not to hijack your post but I’d be interested in any links or how to, recipes even to the homemade dehydrated meals. This is something I’m planning on nailing down before September archery.

 

[Nickofthewoods]

Not to hijack your post but I’d be interested in any links or how to, recipes even to the homemade dehydrated meals. This is something I’m planning on nailing down before September archery.

Freezer Bag Cooking - Post your recipes here to share!

I saw a link on this a while back. This thread is for people to put one recipe per post for others to use. Thanks in advance. I am new to it so I have nothing to offer other than this... http://www.rokslide.com/forums/showthread.php?785-Cereal-for-Home-or-the-Bush&highlight=almonds and...

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[Wilderness Disciple]

I usually spend about $10 for backcountry food. I follow the 100 calories per oz and most of my food is around 150 calories per oz. I buy the nut butter, protein bars and honey stinger for less than $1 ea. I usually will get the MT house at costco when there and that comes to about $5 a meal. I don't do any of the coffee or that stuff so that helps keep the cost down.

 

[Nickofthewoods]

You could go College Cheap

Breakfast: Pop Tarts (Pack of 2) - $.55 / Day
Lunch: PB n J Sammy - $1.00 / Day
Dinner: Ramen - $ .39 /day

Total = $1.93 / Day

Pro Tip: Spend the extra $.39 cents and double up on Ramen for dinner. You'll need the extra calories.

Or Make Your Own Sensible Type Meals

Breakfasts: Granola or Instant Hot Cereal with dried fruits and nuts - Approx $ 2.00

Lunches: Salami/Cheese in Tortilla, Peanut Butter/Honey/Bacon/Bagel - Approx $3.00

Dinners: Instant Potatoes with Stovetop Stuffing Mix, Instant White Rice with Dehydrated Refried Beans and Fritos, Box Mac n Cheese. - Approx $3.00

Total = Approx $ 5.00 - $15.00 / day

Pro Tip: Slowly add these items to the grocery lists months in advance so your wife/husband doesn't notice and you get all of your meal ingredients basically for free.

Spend Lavishly with Minimal Effort

Breakfast: Mountain House - $ 6.00 to $ 12.00
Lunch: Cliff Bars, Jerky, Trail Mix - $5.00 to $20.00
Dinner - Mountain House - $8.00 to $15.00

Total = Approx $19.00 to $ 47.00 / Day

Pro Tip: Bring Fiber Supplements or Suppositories.

 

[Snowcrest6]

My daily bag runs right at $30

 

[cnelk]

BIG difference in dehydrated food and freeze dried food.