Backcountry guilty pleasure

[dlee56]

I'm going to find a way to carry my raw honey with me this year, regardless of the weight. I eat a lot of it throughout the day for energy and it makes me happy!

Honey for sure, last year I packed a little 3oz squeeze bottle full and it was worth its weight in gold. Quick pick me up when you need it and it goes with almost anything.

 

[Skerhunter]

If going through town I will load up on fast food like burgers/burritos - it tastes way better on the mountain after a long hike!

I also carry a can of coffee like Starbucks double shot every day for an afternoon pick me up.

 

[guitarpreston]

I’m gonna have to look out for a deal on one! Unless someone on here is looking to part with one!

There is a thread on here about alternatives, I got one off Amazon for like $30 and really like it for the money

 

[BLJ]

There is a thread on here about alternatives, I got one off Amazon for like $30 and really like it for the money

Which one did you end up with?

 

[dan33]

I plan for a can of dip a day.i don't bring any booze because 1 is not enough and 18 is too many to carry. That being said I live like a viking so deer camp isn't really that much different than regular life for me.

 

[Poser]

I'll often pack in some real food for the first night: venison burgers, pizza, giant burrito....

 

[guitarpreston]

Which one did you end up with?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BV5PY262?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2&th=1

 

[limpet]

Hot apple cider mix and a small flask for cold evenings or celebration

 

[ozyclint]

Boots.

 

[wysongdog]

Beer, ribeyes, and whiskey. I love my mules lol

 

[desertdwellerdyl]

This isn’t a guilty pleasure but from what i’ve read most consider this “overkill” for any type of backpacking or backcountry activity in the US. This deal is hard to pass up though as the reviews are pretty awesome. BOCO (Buy Once Cry Once lol)

 

[Aperventure]

Fresh fruit as said earlier.
Pour over coffee
Spam!
Hard boiled egg
Journal

 

[rootacres]

Gushers

The only time I buy them annually is to go in my meal bags for backcountry hunts.

On a more boring note, I bring a Klymit Static V lux pad. Its heavy by today's standards but good nights sleep is easier to come by now.

 

[BlacktailAddict307]

I know this is a given, but chapstick always goes with me. Especially in the high country the wind can be a killer

 

[long hunter]

I know this is a given, but chapstick always goes with me. Especially in the high country the wind can be a killer

Yes first time antelope hunting a few years back second day in told my hunting partner tonight we go to town for chapstick all I could find was cherry flavored but it worked now there is a lest three chapsticks along one in my pack first aid kit one in my pocket and one at camp, my buddy said he wanted some as his lips and nose holes were kinda crusty but didn’t want to use the cherry I told him I sure as hell wasn’t kissing him and doubted if the goats would find him attractive either. So he gave in for the cherry flavored turned out the antelope must of liked it the next day before noon we both had nice goats on the ground.

 

[WYO_ATL]

Beer.

Hike in a few miles, set up camp. Hunt for the day. Empty pack other than essentials to keep me alive, run back down to the truck in the dark and bring a case or two of beer and a few slim Jim’s back. Repeat resupply every few days as necessary.

Bro, that’s not a guilty pleasure, that’s an addiction


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[FrankieP1988]

A sponge. There is a thread on here essentially asking what do your bring that is priceless, but which you would think you would never bring. Someone said a sponge. I bought one from Amazon that I swear can soak up 55 gallons of water in under a second and weighs less than a few grains of powder. Lots of uses.

 

[Robobiss]

Bro, that’s not a guilty pleasure, that’s an addiction


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Hahahaha my doctor may agree. Kidding.

There’s just something about those mountains that are blue from bobbing up and down in a n icy cold mountain stream for a couple of hours after a hard day chasing elk with bow in hand and sleeping under a tarp.

 

[BigSkyHntr]

Easy cheese and Chicken n a Biscuit crackers! When the crackers run out the cheese is good on everything, trust me!

 

[Lamb503]

Gushers

The only time I buy them annually is to go in my meal bags for backcountry hunts.

On a more boring note, I bring a Klymit Static V lux pad. Its heavy by today's standards but good nights sleep is easier to come by now.

I’m the same way with jolly joes. They are tbe purple box mike and Ike’s. I used to buy a box for shed hunting, hiking, any other backpacking trip. Didn’t eat them outside of that. Hard to find out here so I bought 25 boxes at sportsman’s. They taste like hell after 6 months on a shelf.

And finding the right sleeping pad is where it’s at. I’d gladly sacrifice weight elsewhere