Backcountry Indulgences

[taggart_lumpy]

What unnecessary things do you carry in every trip no matter how short, long, light, or heavy, that makes your trip that much better whether it be mentally or physically.

For me i bring in a variety of european sausages and cheese. It’s heavy but man is it delicious after a long day.

 

[CX5Ranch]

I dont back pack but we always carefully pack 2 home (granny) made apple pies in the freezer. They cook nicely with about 15 briquettes in the lodge pot. We handle them like eggs while loading and setting up camp.

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[BeaverHunter]

I like jerky of whatever animal I'm hunting. Just seems right to be eating elk jerky when chasing elk. Good reminder of what I'm doing it for.

 

[loggerchas]

A little flask of happiness for an evening hot-toddy.

 

[pkahnke]

I’ve considered one of those small, lightweight recliner camp chairs but haven’t quite gone that far yet

 

[Gunnersdad49]

I like jerky of whatever animal I'm hunting. Just seems right to be eating elk jerky when chasing elk. Good reminder of what I'm doing it for.

I do the same. “To catch the deer, you must become the deer”.

 

[KClark]

Nutella, that's dessert for me.

Blackberry brandy. Not sure why it tastes so good after a tough day when it's cold out but it sure does, I wouldn't touch the stuff the rest of the year.

 

[dirtclod Az.]

Always bring big steaks for first night,usually day before the season starts.
Then have the leftovers for lunch the next day.

 

[87TT]

Blackberry brandy. Not sure why it tastes so good after a tough day when it's cold out but it sure does, I wouldn't touch the stuff the rest of the year.

I keep it for snake bite

 

[BrokenArrow]

I hike in a pound of fresh ravioli, parm chz, and self dehydrated spaghetti sauce.
Also, “A Man Made of Elk” by Dave Peterson. I like to call that one wilderness tv

 

[Bojangles21]

I dont back pack but we always carefully pack 2 home (granny) made apple pies in the freezer. They cook nicely with about 15 briquettes in the lodge pot. We handle them like eggs while loading and setting up camp.

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Do you put them all on top?


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[Desk Jockey]

Hot sauce. I use the individual packs but have been known to haul a small bottle. Dark chocolate, good dried salami, good hard cheese. A small, portable blue tooth speaker for camp tunes.

 

[ChrisAU]

Radio is essential. We had one that we hung on a tree between our tents, sure helped us first timers relax at night. Not blaring, but you could pick up the tune from in the tent. Really helps you got back to sleep when you randomly wake up, instead of your mind revving up to 100 mph thinking about bears eating you or how excited you are about the next days hunt you can just start singing the songs in your head and then you drift off easily.

 

[Mosby]

Radio is essential. We had one that we hung on a tree between our tents, sure helped us first timers relax at night. Not blaring, but you could pick up the tune from in the tent. Really helps you got back to sleep when you randomly wake up, instead of your mind revving up to 100 mph thinking about bears eating you or how excited you are about the next days hunt you can just start singing the songs in your head and then you drift off easily.

No offense, but I couldn't hunt with you guys. I get grumpy when I'm tired, I don't like music that much and it would do a better job of waking me up than putting me to sleep. It probably wouldn't survive the night.

 

[Dos Perros]

Indulgences are for the other times of the year, IMO.

 

[87TT]

Music has no place in the woods. If you must have it, wear headphones. If you want a real indulgence, I suggest some instant pudding in a ziplock. Have some powdered milk in another sandwich bag and mix it with cold water. Then add it to the powdered instant pudding of your choice and mix it thoroughly and if possible, set it in a creek for 15 minutes or so. Voila pudding! Don't add the powdered milk to the pudding without mixing it into milk first or it won't set properly. (took me a few tries to figure that out). Enjoy.

 

[CX5Ranch]

Do you put them all on top?


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I use approximately 10 or 12 on bottom and say 8 or 10 on top to start. I rotate quarter turn every 15 minutes or so as to not burn a hot spot. The last 15 minutes all briquettes go on top to brown that crust baby! And dont forget to add rocks or horse shoe below pie pan so you create circulation

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[Jacob_Outdoors]

I like how a thread asking about YOUR backcountry indulgence turned into some people criticizing the choices of others.

How I eat is my indulgence. Candy bars, cookies, cocoa in the evenings, other calorie dense foods. Basically I take some “garbage” foods that give the most calorie bang for the buck when backpacking that I rarely eat otherwise. If I’m base camping at the trailer then I really get carried away. I’ll make lasagnas and other things to pop in the oven while I resupply for the next day.


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[JohnnyB]

A pouch of Levi Garrett. Don't use any tobacco unless I'm hunting. Adds a nice camo pattern to the top of my bino harness.

 

[camping1601]

A flask of sleep aid .