Backcountry stove less options

[Wesmorr]

I’ve never heard of this until recently but am now curious if anyone else has a system for not bringing a stove/jetboil into the backcountry. Do you all eat dehydrated meals just with cold water, or am I missing something that is packable, lightweight, and will keep in warmer temps? I have a UV pen and keep a filter as a back up if I don’t know the water quality but have still always brought a stove to boil and sterilize the water.

Wes

 

[gfreidy]

I will often go stoveless, especially in warmer months. Jerky, nuts, cheese, crackers, cereal bars for breakfast, trail mix, dried fruit, dried protein breakfast mixes, pop tarts, gummy bears for climbs, chocolate for a pick me up, drink mixes and electrolytes. If it isn’t too cold, this will satisfy me. But a warm meal is nice when it is cold. I dont need a morning coffee dose so that helps. Be free filter works great but I will carry some aqua tabs as emergency in case it locks up.

 

[BigAntlerGetter]

Why isn’t a jetboil light enough? Ur gonna give up hot food for 16oz of weight? Dehydrated meals work with cold water but not well. Pack a jet boil or is easily pack able with meals.


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[NRA4LIFE]

Take the jet boil. Eating cold food for many days on end SUCKS. I'll never do that again. There are many options that are much lighter than a jet boil, reasonably priced to.

 

[Wesmorr]

Why isn’t a jetboil light enough? Ur gonna give up hot food for 16oz of weight? Dehydrated meals work with cold water but not well. Pack a jet boil or is easily pack able with meals.


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No, just curious what people do. I always thought a stove was great for multiple reasons

 

[limpet]

I don’t go stoveless but for breakfast and lunch I try to go with stove optional meals. For coffee I use Nescafe's ice roast that dissolves into cold water mixed with some sugar and nido powdered milk. During bow season a cold coffee mid afternoon when the waters cold from a spring can hit the spot but you can also use it for hot coffee.
For breakfasts I’ll do a cereal or granola with nido that I just dump water into and shake to eat. I also found prepackaged waffles in the bread aisle of the grocery store that work well with a nut butter. I should probably come up with a few more options just the shake things up.
Lunches I’ll dehydrate canned chicken and veggies and mix that with couscous. These can be cold soaked if I don’t want or I can use hot water. I’ll also dehydrate hummus and bring some cheese, meat, and crackers or mini naan breads that make a quick and easy no cook lunch. I’m planning on trying to make a dehydrated chicken salad that will be a good cold soak option as well.
If I hunted later in the season when it was colder or rainy I’d probably do more hot meals but it’s nice to dump water in and eat. I’m still bringing a stove but I can bring less fuel when I go since I only use my stove for dinner or the occasional hot coffee or soup packets.

 

[EdP]

Doesn't anybody use a fire anymore? Perhaps not in the west but what about in the east? Hunting in the high country of Va in early winter I get back to camp at dark and I'm usually cold to the bone. I want a fire in the evening to warm up and relax. I still take a stove and a filter but often boil drinking water via the fire to save stove fuel. I also will bring my evening meal to a boil with the stove but use the fire to simmer for the required time. That saves a lot of stove fuel. If necessary I could cook on the fire but it would take longer.